Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-10-01

fackaru launched to-day handsome
schooner of 6a5 tons. named Spartan, owned
BY Lorenzo and Philander Lewis, Capt. G.
R. Hodgdon who commands herr and others
| of N,w Haven. Conn.
SportSmen.s Tournament.
PORTLAND. September 80. At the tourna-
ment of the Maine Sportsmen's Association,
Pomeroy of the Androscoggiu club, Lewis
ton, won the diamond badge and it heing the
third time he has the right 10 hold it. The
second prize, a double-barrel, breach loading
fowling piece, was won by WinthropI. Jones
of Peaks Island c. S. York, Riverside
club. Brunswick. third prize, S22. II. c.
Harmon, Forest City club. Portland. fourth
prize, go pounds of shot J. f. Randall,
Peaks Island club, Portland, fifth prize,
$3.50. p. Jerris, Androscoggin club, Lew
iston, sixth prize, half a case of powder.
G. S. Bracket. Peaks Island club, Portland,
seventh prize, sS.e5.
Sweepstakes-H. c. Harmon, Fo,est City
club. Portland, first money, Sla. W. S.
Jones, Peaks Island club, second, s..
Glass ball sweepstakes-Benj. J. Willard,
Peaks Island club, first prize, 50. A. W.
West, Forest City club, second, $3.50. p.
ferris, Androscoggin club. third. ST.. 60.
In the glass ball shoot at Peaks Island the
! following won the prizes for getting the best
score out of a possible 10: A. G. Sterling of
Peaks Island won the champion gold badge.
ii. A. Jones of Peaks Island, $40, for largest
totals below the badge. ii. +. Farnham,
Cushnoc club, $40, for largest score on
| singles. A. z. Goud, Riverside club, $40,
for largest score on doubles.
Marine Disaster.
BosToN, Mass, September 80. A letter
from the collector of customs at st. Angus
tine, Fla, says large vessel came ashore
bottom up twenty miles from there, three
weeks ago, and on the Goth ? portion of the
forward part of the wreck was discovered on
the beach near the lighthouse. on which the
name Miriam was engraved. Barque
Miriam of Camden, Me-, Capt. Arthur Par
ker. sailed from Pensacola. Angus: 18th, for
Rio Janeiro, and is supposed TO be the wreck
ed vessel. 1t is feared all hands are lost.
Wreckers made an attempt to get the vessel
afloat, but did not succeed. The Miriam
was 59s tons, built at Camden in 1877 and
owned by George Follensbee of that place,
Thomas B. Witherspoon of Boston and
| others.
Agricultural Gatherings.
CORNISH, September 80. The second day
of Ossipee Valley Agricultural Society
exhibition continued to-day. The horse trot
brought out big crowd. First money won
by Pickpocket. Time-2394.
| DAMARIscoTrA, September 80. Second
day of the county fair was favored with a
large attendance Exhibits in every depart
ment were very full and fine, especially fruit
and stock At a meeting of the society the
following officers were elected Henry
/ ingalls,, President; John p. Rafter, George
| Winslow, Geo. +. Weeks. Trustees; +. w.
Dunbar, Secretary; l.. II. Winslow, Treas
urer; Edwin Flye, Auditor; +. w. Stetson,
member of State Board of Agriculture. Fair
concludes tomorrow, with trotting.
BIppEroRD, September 80. Thirty-thiri
annual cattle show and fair of York County
| Agricultural Society began here to-day, to
continue three days. There was good at
tendance. Cattle show was not so large as
| in former years but the fair-which opens to-
night with an address from W. J. Corthell of
Gorham Normal School-bds fair to be sue
cess, entries already being quite extensive.