Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-01-17

vas lover than fo1 Uany yoekeb aea
| ber of very larxe tee4A 0f soue anI1al fon&
ago native Of Maine forests, we're foand I'm
| beslded in the sand at l0w water mark The
largest we're about three inches long BY two
eide. II IL believed thew belong to the moose
/ The manager q the Grand Trunk railway
has solicited A icferris~ with the railway
ieonssittee q Bsidgton. Tie latter have re-
porsed in ahe aArmatise. and will meet Win
hin next Tuesday n Nnrsay.
The examination and graduation af Cor
~ Norunal School will fake plsce on Tnes-
dav, jan 18th
| We regret TO learn that Prot. Stones new
map of the ssHersebacks of Maine" in the
preparation of which he has spent about two
| months of hard labor, vas completely de-
stroved by smoke and wafer during the recent
! Hall. Kent's Hill.
Rich commenced filling his houses in Farm
| inyisle. Monday week, and has been filing
| it in pretty lively all the past week The
late snow storm rather put an end to work
in the ice houses
President Robins of Colby University is
contemplating = foreign trip
g. X. Howard's house. in Manchester, had
a narrow escape from being burned early on
Monday morning. A bedroom was Quilted, a
bed burned up and big hole made through the
ceiling. By strenuous efforts on the part Of
the family, the flames were subdued. 1t Eas
almost confagration.
PENoRscOr.
The Gazette reports the following atrocity:
siOn Wednesday Of last week = couple of
came from. ST Adams to Dexter. and from
here they started for Corinna- They were
pretty drunk when nsey got to Dexter and
still drunken when they left. They abused
their horse in most shamful manner, the
people between here and Corinna hearing
their bowls and the blows which they laid up
on the poor beast, ut distance Of about q
fourth of mile from the road. Finally they
go; the horse down and we're to drunk to get
him up again. and in this predicament they
aroused one of the farmers on the road.
where their accident happened, and he went
for Mr.. +. G. Higgins. one of the selectmen
of Corinna. Mr.. II. on his arrival saw the
horse was spoiled for future use. and very
humanely ordered him to be knocked in the
head The animal bled nearly as much
from bruises he received as he did when his
throat was cut.
The Gazette SAYS that the wife Of Arthur
Chase of Dexter, met with quite severe ac-
cident on Monday last. While in the act OF
carrying kettle of boiling water across the
floor she slipped in some way, and the con-
tents of the kettle were spilled over her per-
son, scalding her face quite badly.
SAeADAHOc.
There is an American colony in Dresden.
-Kennebee Journal.
Richmond people who have crossed the
Kennebec, can vouch for the truth OF the
above statement. Bee.
Better invite some of 'em over brother.
Capt VIM. Lewis of New Bedford. Mass,
has contracted with Messrs. Goss, Sawyer
Packard Of Bath, for the building of third
steam whaler TO be employed in the Arctic
Ocean fishery, the success Of steam in those
waters having been demonstrated by the large
The new ship will be called North Star. and
will register 700 tons.
WALDO.
Nine divorces have been granted by the
Supreme Court at Belfast.
WASHINGTON.
Since Nov. 26th M to the present time this
season there have been 81 cargoes of frozen
herring shipped from PASSPORT, containing
about II 800, 600 herrings. There have also
been some 5000 barrels shipped by steamer.
While the number of cargoes is considerably
larger than last year the quantity shipped by
steamer is smaller.
10000 tons of ice will be cut on the SacO
this season.
The Saco Republican has given up the
ghost, and ''still there's more to follow