Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-07-08
General News.

Lowell is provided with gas at dollar and
sixtv-five cents for thousand feet
Newport and Long Branch will probably
be the scene Of greater expenditure this year
than ever before.
The WATERFOWL dwelling house erected in
l7l5, where Gen. Warren ate his last break
fast is to make room for a modern structure.
Secretary Sherman is building in Washing
ton near his present residence, a substantial
red brick house which is to cost about $685.
900.
The Emperor of Austria has introduced
the fashion of wearing breast-pins or watch
charms in the form of the golden pig. This
particular ornament is believed to carry good
luck to the wearer.
Archibald Leach, member of the church
from Kennebunk, Me-, came to Boston to
celebrate the Fourth. and last evening loaned
a young fellow on Portland street So, lust
tor couple of minutes" He is out So
Trareller.
William H. Vanderbilt has agreed to give
seventy-five thousand dollars to pay the cost
of the transportation of the Egyptian obelisk
to this country. He was asked to be one of
ten to bear the expense, but preferred to pay
it all.
Drs. Moore, Wright. and McCosh, of the
Chambers-street Hospital, last evening at
tended nearly 80 cases, mostly boys, who had
shot themselves while celebrating the s'glori-
Gus Fourth" None of the patients were Sc.
riously injured. The toy pistol was the in
strument of torture in the majority of the
cases.-NeW York Times.
1t is currently stated that the sale of the
New Brunswick Railway has been effected
1t is understood that syndicate of Montreal
and New York fnanciers, including also two
of the present owners of the road, have pur-
chased the railway and all of the lands. The
price in round numbers, is stated to be 81
600, 900, of which, $500, 900 will be held bv
the two persons referred to, and the other
81 100000 by outside persons, the present
bondholders receiving the face value of their
bonds, less per cent. The control of the
road will remain for the present in the hands
of Mr.. Gibson. 1t is said that the road is to
be pushed through at once to the St. Law
renee, that the road-bed is to be widened,
&C.
Mrs. EIizbeth r. Tilton and her mother,
Mrs. Joanna Morse, continue to live together
at 3S1 Macon street, Brooklyn. Mrs. Tilton
is provided for by her husband, Theodore
Tilton, who continues to live apart from her,
and Mrs. Morse receives a supply from her
Union Ferry Company, from whom she has
been separated number of years. Mrs.
Tilton's two sons, Carroll and Ralph, contin-
ne to live with her. The former is studying
for the ministry, and the latter is just about
to begin school life. Misses Florence and
Alice Tilton remain in Stuttgart. Germany.
where they are studying music and art.
Their father sailed few days since to paw
his annual visit to them. Mr.. Tilton's former
home in Brooklyn is rented. and the occu-
pants hold spiritualistic seances there. Mrs
Tilton leads most secluded life.
The census enumerators of Louisville, Ky.
found centenarians in every block. One
registered the name of lady who reached
her ll5th birthday last month. She walks
about the house with ease. is unusually affable.
has never been sick in her life, and can
thread needle as quick as young girl
She resides will, her great grandniece, who is
her only living relative. James Stone is IO3
years old, and says he has been married
eleven times. A colored woman named
Rosette Washington had reached the ll7th
year of checkered existence She was yerv
certain of her age, because she remembered
distinctly Of doing up the Sunday -go-to meet
ing clothes for her old Virginia masters fam
ly to wear to Washingtons inauguration.
She re rendered all about the revolutionary
war.
The truth of the following wonderful snake
story is vouched for by the North San Juan
Times. Last week daughter of Mrs Pickle
who resids few miles from Columbia Hill,
in passing along the ditch of the Eureka
Lake Company. near that place, came across
tin can on the bank of the ditch, which had
been used by Mr.. Gardiner, the ditch tender.
as a drinking cup. The girl. only thirteen
years of age. picked up the can. and looking
into it discovered a large ratlesnake coiled up
In the bottom of the can. Nothing fright
ened. she determined to capture his snake
ship and carry it home. and with this purpose
in view she went off short distance and pro-
cured hammer, and then returned to the
spot where she had placed the can She then
with the hammer battered in the sides of the
can In such manner a. to prevent the snake
from escaping. She then picked up the can
and carried it with its contents, to the resi- |