Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-11-29

A large steam pipe, in the basement of thu
store Of Oven, Moore { Co.. Portland. burst
Monday. and fllled the apartment with steam
and water. The damage to the goods il e..
timated 1t 81 900, on which there 10 no In
sufance.
HANCOCK
Castine, in this State, vas the last point
quilted by the British troops At the close Of
the Revelation. Hon. Joseph Williamson of
Belfast, writes to the Bangor Commercial
that the true date Of the evacuation Is the
middle Of January, 1874. Mr.. Williamson
thinks the coming centennial of so important
an event should not be suffered to pass with
out some kind of . celebration. This is .
good suggestion. In Castine, historic spots
are as thick a. Castine's clam shells. II
seems to US that it will be we'll to revive the
study of history in Hancock county next
January, and to observe in some fitting man.
ner. the anniversary of one Of the great
events in American history.
The new hotel built at Isle au Haut by MIR.
Bowditch. of Boston, for summer guests, is
approaching completion. 1t is located on
the point owned BY Mr.. I. NJ Barbour, on
the north side of the island and commands
very fine marine view. 1t will accommodate
about 20 guests, and it is to be finished and
fitted up in excellent style. 1t is expected
that daily landings will be made there by
some steamer next season, and the island will
receive a large number of visitors. Many
hotels will soon be built, and Isle au Haut
will become . favorite resort before many
years.
OXFORD.
John Jones Of Otisfeld, recently shot 4
partridge with two heads. Que is smaller
than the other and somewhat shriveled up,
but is . perfect and distinct head. He only
wounded the bird, and found both heads to
be alive, and to move separately. 1t is .
great curiosity and has been seen by many.
A Mr.. Haskell of Otisfeld. attempted sui
eide last week. He went into the barn,
climed upon the big beams and tying one end
of rope round his neck and the other round
the beam, jumped of. The rope was SO long
that his feet struck the floor and he escaped
with severe injuries. Cause, business de-
spondency.
Hunters from all parts of Oxford count
says there are literally no gray squirrels this
fall. As they were very plenty last year this is
strange. Migration is the only plausible
theory for their disappearance.
AS was riding through the beautiful vii
lage Of Paris Hill says correspondent of the
Portland Argus, l saw q smart, intelligent
looking, though rather a small man, came
out of the printing Office. His face was
working and writhing with passion, and his
eyes fairly shone with anger's baleful light.
He carried q shotgun at full cock in his
hand. Silently, stealthily, as savage on
the death trail, he crept around the corner.
A loud report of q gun, followed by long,
loud, blood-curdling cries and screams and
shrieks of terrible pain. 'Good God!" l
cried. He has shot some one," and rushed
around the corner. Sold again. 1t was
only the editor OF the Oxford Democrat try
ing to shoot his neighbours cat. He didn't
hit the cat. but he did hit dog about 200
feet to the left, hence those awful yells
of agony. The pen is more mighty than the
shot gun in Bro. Watkins hand.
PENoBsCor.
The British steamar Creighton. having I'm
ished loading, was cleared Monday by T. J.
Stewart & Co., for Bowling. Scotland, with
1856. 900 feet of spool stock, most of which
was loaded at Bangor, a portion, however.
having been taken on board at Portland. The
presence offs 200 ton ocean steamship in Ban
gor, is something novel, aside from the in
teresting fact that the city is thus brought in
to more intimate relations with foreign coun-
tries and Q new market opened up for the
products of our State.
A meeting of the Trustees of the State Col
lege at Orono, Tuesday, all the trustees were
present except Mr.. Chapman. The usual
routine work was done and an entirely new
board of officers elected, viz. Hon. Lyndon
Oak, President; Hon. w. T. Haynes, Secre-
tary; Messrs. Oak, Robinson and HAYNES,