Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-10-20

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CUMBKRLAND.
II. d. Lindsey of Worcester, has sued the
Portland and Rochester railroad for alleged
personal damage TO the amount of $4,000,
said to have been sustained on October 10.
1882, while slighting from car At Rochester.
Messrs. Seabury & johnson, manufacturing
chemists of New York presented Friday to
the Maine General Hospital an elegant lee
ture case Of black walnut, containing sam
Piles Of pharmacopR and surgical plasters,
antiseptic dressings, absorbents. etc, ETC.
During the parade of the Portland boys
Blaine and Logan clubs, on Thursday even
ing. while marching up Free street, they
we're attacked at the corner Of Centre street
BY a party of young roughs, coming from
the democratic neighborhood, who amused
themselves by breaking the drums of the
drum corps. and snatching the caps of the
torch bearers. IL Was . particularly mean
and disgrsceful performance.
KRSKRBEc.
Some 80 houses have been erected in
Waterville this season.
On the 9Th inst, 40 DR.. B. +. Neal of
Belgrade vas about leaving his residence the
door bell began ore continuous ringing. He
proceeded TO open the door when he vas met
by party of friends who boldly walked in
and soon made themselves At home. Others
came and still others At length all were
assembled and speech makieg was suggested
to different members of the party. till Mrs
Stiles, a patient from New jersey, was called
upon, who read poem written for the occa-
sion to DR.. and Mrs. Neal. The poem feel
ingly expressed the appreciation of disinter-
ested deeds and words of friendship received
alike from this worthy couple At the close
of the meeting portrait of the doctor was
presented to him. The gift is the work of
the donors brother. Mr.. Chas. Buttertield of
Newark, n. J.
| Probably very few Kennebec beef eaters
are aware of the extent TO which importers
and breeders of blooded stock are pushing
their enterprises in the Western States and
| Territories. controlling power in this
business is the Indiana Blooded Stock Com
pany," Hall c. Burleigh, Esq, of Vassalboro,
whose importstions we have reported from
time to time. is president of this company
and the immense operations Of Burleigh and
Bodwell are conducted in harmony with it.
KNOX.
Robert Dempster Of Clark's Island, opened
a vein in his arm Friday evening. it 10 sup.
posed with suicidal intent. He was discov-
ere dsnd cared for before he lost much blood.
The Clark's leland Granite company
have taken large contract to cut the granite
for q reservoir In New York.
OXFORD.
Daniel Boynton's house at East Browntield
was burned Wednesday morning about sew
en- o'clock. reports the Advertiser. The
greater part of the furniture was saved
small insurance.
PESoBscoT.
The game of base ball between the Colby
and Maine State College mines that was TO
have taken place at Orono Saturday did not
occur, as the Colbys declined to play OWN g
| to the lateness of the season.
! The crew of the schooner E. G. Knight
which was wrecked on Nantucke. Shoals q
few days ago, came to Bangor from Boston
on the Cambridge Thursday night The
schooner belonged in Camden and the crew
were residents of that place.
The Bangor Wing says; There is ton.
serial artist, an enthusiastic republican by
the way, with his shop on the principal street
in a neighboring town, where he is in the
habit of improving the personal appearance
of his many patrons at ten cents q shave
When, one dav recently. as q democrat walk
ed in among = room full of customers, to
enjoy the gossip, he of the razor quietly re-
marked: ~ shall have to charge every
democrat fifteen cents for shave after the
November elections!" why So" said one.
Because Ohio has gone republican, and
after Blaine 10 elected their faces will be &C
long cant make fair wages at any low
price,"
SoMERsET.
Friday morning. says the VAUDEVILLE Sen
tinel. two horses belonging to A. II. and C. Z
Duren, backed off the bridge leading to Du
ren's planning mill Fairfield, and fell distance
of nearly ten feet into the pond. The MILL
were Immediately shut down and several
hundred men assembled to assist in rescuing
the drowning animate. Aftsr considerable
difficult they were partly embarrassed and
brought to the shore. Ii was thought for
time that one of the horses vas dead, but he
| revived, and in a short time both we're al
work a. though nothing had happened. The
horses are valued at five hundred dollars.
YORK.
The attendance at the meetings of the Sal
Walton army in Ssco is much beyond thu
capacity of the hall. Hundreds are obliged
to retire for want of standing room. Tn,
members of the army who started their cam
paign in Ssco on Sunday are much pleased
with their success.
Harry F. Perkins, 20 wears of ago, while
examining revolver, accidentally dis
charged the weapon, the ball taking effect il
the fieshy part of his right thigh DR.. War
rem of Bddeford examined the wound, bu
has not vet succeeded in extracting the ball
| AT LARGE.
The steamers on Moosehead Lake do no
now make connection with the morning pas
senger train. The boats leave Greenvill,
for the upper part of the Lake in the earl,
morning.
The Maine Central Directors car wen
through to st. John Friday night. The Gov
ernor General of Canada, the Marquis Of
Lsnsdowne, together with high railroad Off
cisls of the Dominion, are to make tout
over the New Brunswick Railway, and thi
car will be occupied by them.