Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-02-09

Tho ruAofS that the foot and 00ath dis
ease has broken out among the castls q ths
government quarantine station q East Deer
ing 10 ineeEFset. Dr.. Thayer, ths govern
mest veterinary inspector, Thursday aads
careful inspection Of the entire herd Of Here
ford's now there and says that there i NO
contagious diseases among them The herd
Of tventy-eigAs Herefords there are very
valuable. One Of the cows recently gave
birth 70 . calf, which vas sold for 9, 500,
and i've heifef calves have sines their arrival
been sold, for delivery when the quarantine
period 10 over, 1t $500 each
Mike Barry Of Portland says he viii Aght
Robinson Of Bangor, after his match With
Delaney Of Biddeford.
On Wednesday night burglars entered the
store Of Royal Leighton at Woodford's Cor
ner but did not succeed in finding any thing
of much value. The drug store Of Charles
Fox At the same place vas also entered
through . back window. They got about
$500 in money and an overcoas there.
FRAHKLIx.
An adjourned meeting Of the Franklin Ag-
ricultural Society was held this week and
Vas thinly attended. The society voted to
authorize the treasurer 70 negotiate . loan
for sum not exceeding $1,000, for new fair
building.
KIxxKBEc.
Samuel Clark, Of Sidney, the extensive hay
dealer, recently deceased, LEFT . will naming
- his executors without bond, Oscar Holway
Of Augusta, and Frank Abbott of Sidney.
He leavea his homestead to his son. Samuel
Clark, Jr., subject to providing and main
tanning . homo for his wife, chill
dren and sister. To his wife, $500; to
his daughter. Edna CLARK, $1,000; to his
sister, Julia A. Clark, $1,000; to his brother,
Chas. H., $500; to his sister Martha $500;
May Sanborn, $3.50; to his nephevs. Charles
L. N. CLARK. Frank E. Clark and Howard ].
Sanborn. $3.50 each; to his son, Saml
Clark. Jr., $4,000.
The report of the Rockland liquor agency
shows porht of e57.25 for the month ending
Jan. 3lst.
The Georges river 10 open to navigation up
to Thomaston. Three vessels sailed On
Thursday.
The total amount of lime manufactured in
Rockport during the year ending December
81, 1883, was fully $50, 900 barrels. Three
fourths of all the lime distributed by the
dealers in Boston. 10 manufactured from the
Jacobs quarries in Rockport village. A large
amount of this lime 10 sold 10 Portland aad
the Southern cities Of Wilmington, Charles
ton and Jacksonville, are almost wholly sup
piled from this point. The Quarries are in
exhaustible and the manufacturer state that
the demand steadily increases every year.
Walter Smith, young lad l6 years of age,
hailing from Edgecomb. was arrested last
Friday by Constable Libby for stealing .
watch and e25 in money from his roommate
BY the name Of John Mason, at Rockport.
PBNoBscoT.
The total ice harvest on the Penobscot will
probably be about 360, 900 tons. The ship
ping demand 10 expected to come entirely
from Baltimore and ports south of that place.
Some dealers have contracts to fill for
southern markets. Prices are expected to
be low.
A four days fair opens at Richmond Feb.
9th. There are 25 gifts, aggregating $500,
including gold watch. 800, silver watch,
e2S, sewing machine, $40, stove, French
clock. hanging lamp, etc.
At the annual meeting Of the Bath Board Of
Trade. held Tuesday afternoon, the following
officers were elected presideut. A. J. Fuller;
vice president, Jarvis Patten; Sec, and Treas,
F. W. Weeks; port wardens, J. r. Kelley
and John Mcdonald; committee on finance
auu mcmoCLouipp o. - DOuo0A \CuoAk ASous/
ID. o. Foye and F. N. Hyde.
The Bath Times tells of . family from
ArOostook that arrived in that town ON Mon.
day without money, having been burnt out
in Aroostook. They were given q pass over
the Knox & Lincoln r. X.
York.
John Demaris.o of Biddeford, who WAS thrown
from bridge at Salmos Falls, N. H., on to
eha toe hall A,s&s NJ fnpt foos he ehpnn
unknown parties, New Years night, was
brought home Monday, and now lies in .
helpless condition. 1t 10 thought that he will
be cripple during the remaining portion Of
his life.
DIR. Grafton, who was conspicuous ngure
during the recent Biddeford mystery, BY
reason of startling statement Of blind-foldsd
wanderings about the city 1t midnight, Gomez,
out in = new role, being accused Of stealing
. watch and money of one Goddard, while the
man Goddard was in an intoxicated condition.
Blaney says the fret thought Of murder
that came into his head was on the Sunday
prior to the time the killing. took place. and
then the thought was suggested to him BY An
interested party. The first words said to hin
were, "Wouldn't il be . good thing to 60
of the head?" to which Oscar replied. "That
would be COW ardly." And yet the cowardly
wretch stole near him in the dark and wounded
him, and then killed him when he was injured
too much to help himself.
Ar LARGE.
w. s. Mains, liquor dealer, Portland, has
failed and gone into insolvency. ]. H. Perigo,
merchant tailor, Milo. has been attached.
Francis NJ. Lane, hotel, Vinalhavsn, has
been attached.
The Maine Central railroad is among the
roads which has adopted very stringent rulss
in regard to free passes.
The decision of the Maine railroad CON-
missioners refusing to give their consent to
the construction of the Franklin and Somer
set railroad excited much comment and dis
approval in Pennington. The friends Of the
road are not cast down, but they will take
the question to . higher tribunal.
Many London ladies crop their hair short
and wear an almost entire wig, and conse-
quently catch cold more frequently than their
American cousins. but Of course they all use