Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-02-25
State News.
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serious distemper is prevailing among
dogs. Several of the best bred dogs in
Lewiston have been sick. The disease
came from Massachusetts,. A peculiar
phase of the disease accompanying . bad
cough. 10 q large lump in the dogs throat
The Salvati )nists seem to be prospecting in
Lewiston, in spite of such trifling drawbacks
as peltings in the street and disturbances of
their meetings. Capt Happy Jack saws,
with renewed emphasis, that s.'E will ave
Lewiston in spite of hall"
CUMBERLAND.
Postmaster Barker of Portland. is about
to establish four branch post-ofices in differ
ent parts of the city. One will be established
at Munjoy hill, at the other end of the CITY,
and two down town.
A fire caught from kerosene lamp under
giue-pot in the leather betting room of H
w. Race & Co., in the large block on the
corner of Pearl and Middle streets, Portland
Monday evening. about half-past six Three
Harden fire grenades extin yuished the flames
before water was put on. The loss will not
exceed two hundred dollars
Gorham was blessed with four town
caucuses for the nomination of municipal
officers on Saturday.
FRANkLIN
Arthur Beedy, fireman on Lewiston train,
fell from the engine tender near Pennington.
FRIDAY. while taking on coal. The engine
startedwithout notice and he fell upon the
track, striking his head on the rail. He was
taken to Lewiston, where he received medi-
cal aid, and was brought home Friday night
The scalp was badly cut. and it was feared
the skull was cracked.
KENNEBEc.
Winthrop will dance at March 4th Inau-
guration Ball.
LINCOLN.
between Bristol and West Bristol, to COM
mence July lst.
PENOBscoT.
Bangor merchants report trade a. gradual.
" growing better. The improved condition
Of the country roads aids to produce this end
The State College nine are intending to
compete for the base ball championship of
the State during this season.
SAGADAHoc
Mr.. Alfred Meilett. formerly of Bath, and
lately of the regular army, stationed il
Washington Territory, has been discharged
from the armv. He has recently come into
possession Of a large amount of money, and
in order that he might take care of it., asked
to be discharged.
YORK.
The Biddeford Journal relates that one of
the privates in Capt. Jumping Lampton's
Salvation army heard that an old acquaint-
ance of his was confined in the station house,
for being drunk. He went into his cell and
labored with him. The result was a release
from imprisonment and conversion to the
red-jersey religion.
AT LARGE.
Says the Lewiston Journal: The market in
corn and meal is in a surprising condition.
The big snow blockade in the west still oper-
ates against New England and car of corn
in the market, is as precious as the mama in
the desert. In all the markets the
condition is the same. In Portland and
Boston corn is absolutely understandable BY the
carload. A car now and then leaks through
1t is eagerly taken Lewiston and Auburn
handle, dealer estimates. from 1000 to
2. 900 bushels of meal and corn day in fair
seasons. Only one or two carloads have got
in during the past two weeks. "There was
never anything like the present condition Of
the market" said a wholesale dealer Monday
carload of old corn was scraped up to sup
ply the retail trade. Saturday 1t was corn
grown year before last and stored over"
Corn has been advanced ten cents per bushel
at retail The price is now 81 50. Not car
load of corn came in over the Grand Trunk
to Lewiston last week A Wholesale dealer
informs us that he has two thousand bushels
of corn on the road. that were ordered two
months ago and shipped from Chicago. The
towns in eastern Maine that do business with
Lewiston are calling loudly for the regular
supply of corn that cannot be obtained.