Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-07-13
state News.
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An Auburn firm received few carloads O
bran from st. Louis. last week At Il cents
per hundred, the cheapest freight on reeord
twenty-five per hundred is the ruling rate
from Chicago to lewiston
CUMBERLAND.
The Chief Justice of Halifax. July II. in
the case of the Allan steamship Sardiaian VS..
Bark Sarah E. Frazier of Portland. Me-.
which was sunk in collision BY the Sandman
while on a voyage from Portland to Matan-
zas. gave Judgment against the Sardiaian
with costs.
KENNEBEc.
The Lewiston Journal saws: There will be
a grand temperance rally at So. Monmouth.
Sunday. July gath at 3 p. NJ. Speakers are
expected from Lisbon. Winthrop. Liichfeld,
Webster and Monmouth.
KNOX.
Mr. Perry editor of the Camden Herald.
caught his right hand in q press the other
day and the four fingers we're badly crushed.
His physician thinks he will be able to save
all the fingers.
PESoBscoT.
The Lewiston Journal says: There have
been rumors in Corinns the past week Of a
murder in Exeter. As near as can be learned
the story sprung from a very serious quarrel
1t seems that a man by the name of Ellis of
Exeter Mills, and his wife have quarreled 3
great deal. while ago Ellis got enraged Al
his wife and threw a large hammer at her.
In this last quarrel Ellis seized knife. said
to be a cleaver, and stabbed his wife in the
breast, inficting a serious. but not fatal
wound. Ellis has been arrested.
The Maine Spiritualists' camp-meeting is
to be held in Buswelrs Grove, Etna. com
mencing on Tuesday, the 10th day of August
TO continue until the Sunday night following.
E. W. McFadden, Esq, of Fairfield has been
elected to preside.
SAGADAHoc.
Five members of the Middle street Chapel
Society of Bath were baptized SUNDAY after
noon on the southern side of the Maine Cen
trail lower wharf. Mr.. John Shea, Mrs. John
Shea, Miss Lizzie Curtis, Miss Nelia Thomp-
son, and Miss Emma Scollay.
The Bath Times says: Willie, a Is year
old son of Frank Spinney. who resides on
Washington street near Pleasant, was
drowned about o'clock Monday afternoon
while bathing near the south side of
Hathorn's shipyard. The body was re-
covered shortly after the occurrence by VIM.
Ray.
Eighteen vessels are in course of construc-
ton in the different yards in Bath.
SOMERSET.
Farmers in Somerset county are in the
midst of having. The rain of two weeks
ago, has increased the crop one-fourth.
There will be about two-thirds of crop in
that county. The heat for a week past has
been intense. The mercury at New Port
land has been from 80 degrees to 100 in the
middle of the day, in the shade. Rain is
much needed.
WALDO.
The Wing says; "A young man named
Cilley was drowned in Pitcher Pond, North
port, Monday, by the capsizing of a boat.
The body was not recovered"
There was launched from the yard Of Car
ter Co., Belfast, Saturday evening, the three
masted schooner Fannie A. Gorham, of
about $40 tons. Capt w. WEIGH.
WARRINGTON.
A bear recently killed two sheep and a
lamb in the barn-yard of Mr.. ID. j. Fisher of
Charlotte, and wounded three sheep and a
lamb. The three sheep died, but the lamb
survived. The next night Mr.. Leonard Fish
er of the same place lost a sheep in his pas
ture near the barn, from the depreciation Of
the same or another bear.
YORK.
Biddeford recently sold $4,000 of its 4
per cent. bonds at per cent. premium, and
the remainder of the issue at higher pre-
MUM.