Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-08-11

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The Journal says the engineer on the
the $50 train from Lewiston to Brunswick.
"wednesday afternoon, run down herd Of
cows standing on the track. near Culvers
bridge about to miles below Lewiston, and
killed two Of them. The legs of one of the
animals were broken, and the other vas
killed outright, A butcher was hunted cut
At q house only few rods distant, and the
animals will make beef. The train shot
upon them around short curve, and could
not be stopped. 1t is . much more serious
matter to run down cattle on the track than
Is generally supposed. Generally q COW viii
stand facing the engine with horns uplifted
| until the cowcatcher reaches her, and rolls her
from the track. Trains are occasionally wreck
ed by an animal rolling in under the locomo-
tives drivers. Trains kill great numbers
of sheep every year. 1t wasn't many years
ago that flock Of two hundred sheep were
being driven along the dusty road near Var
| mouth. The flock stampeded from the road
to the track, huddled into the narrow-notch,
| and the locomotive moved a clean cut swath
through them, splashing the track and rocks
with blood. Out of two hundred only thirty
were unhurt. A hog is the worst thing to run
| into, and flock of turkeys once on a track,
are there only to be killed, no amount of
| whistling being powerful enough to brighten
| them away. One man Jumped from the
train Wednesday afternoon for fear of de-
railment of the train, and narrowly escaped
| serious injuries.
Thursday morning two well dressed men
stepped into the counting room OF Mr.. John
Dryden, the we'll known flour dealer ia Calf
Block, Portland, and one of them asked Mr..
Dryden to change a ten dollar bill. Mr.. Dry
den did so and the men passed out. Mr.. Dry
den saw them several times during the day,
| and, in the afternoon, was called by his bust
ness to the rear ofthe store to attend to the dis
| charge of flour from the second story. While
there one of the two men approached him and
engaged him in conversation as to the prices
of -four. When MIR. Dryden returned to his
counting room his pocket-book had been ab-
stracted from his coat which had been left
hanging on nail, and Sl4S contained in it
was gone. Probably while Mr. Dryden was
talking with one of the men at the rear of the
| store the other, who had seen him change the
ten dollar bill in the morning and noticed
where he kept his pocket-book, had slipped
in and seized the property.
Monday man hired team at one of the
stables in Portland to go to Deering. In
stead of going to Deering, the fellow drove
| to the Cumberland house. and sold the team
| to the hostler of the stable for $40. The stable
proprietors notified the police. when the man
failed to return with the property as agreed,
and search was made for the missing proper
ty. Thursday morning Marshal Andrews
found the team at the stable on Cumberland
street.
LINCOLN.
A. dispatch from Southport, Tuesday, to
the Boston Fish Bureau, reports three arrv-
ais with 60, 81 and 81 barrels of mackerel,
| respectively; were out over month; saw
nothing except t;nkers and dogfsh; crews
were much discouraged and it was hard work
| to hold them. Twenty sail of the mackerel
fleet were in BOothbay, Tuesday. All report
| unfavorably. Small mackerel and dogfish
as plenty and as troublesome as ever. Eleven
sail landed 900 barrels of mackerel, most OF
good size. Sold from vessel at So, $l2 and
| SIG per barrel.
| SOMERSET.
Arrangements are being made for series
of races at the Fairfield Trotting Park. The
first race will take place Saturday, Aug 18th,
with $3.50 in purses, divided as follows :
| Three minute class, 500; 2 80 class, 500;
3 and years cid class, $50. The two days
races will be held Friday and Saturday, Sept
9Th and 8th, with purses amounting to $500.
The races Friday will be in the three minute
class, purse 500, and ? SO class, purse $50.
Saturday the races will be in the so class,
purse $780, The track is being put in first
class condition.
| Seth Moore of Moose River, lost COW
and heifer from the effects of Paris green,
July Goth.
The Reporter says among the passengers
on the train which met 18th such a frightful
accident in Carleton, N. Y, last week were
| two daughters of Mr.. Daniel Rowell of Hart
land, who were on their way home to visit
their parents. Mrs. Clara Salisbury of Bat
tie Creek. was so severely injured that it is
not thought she can recover. Mrs. Ella Ire
land of Granite Falls, was not so badly hurt.
They both had children with them.
MIR. II. c. Burleigh started from England
| on Wednesday of last week. Before leaving
Hereford, he, in acknowledgement of the
many courtisies shown him during his sever
al trips to England, gave public dinner to
the principal breeders of Herefords. on the
| 4th of July, at which toasts we're offered and
speeches made. Mr.. Burleigh brings home,
this trip, about POO head OF cattle. Messrs.
Bodwell & Burleigh are among the largest
| importers of imported stock. in this country
and the Hereford stock has been brought to a
high degree of perfection in New England,
| through the efforts of Mr.. Burleigh.