Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-06-21
State News.
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A Lewiston lady, who has made several
attempts at suicide recently procured guam
tity Of laudanum Friday, and her last attempt
was almost successful. 1t was with great
difficulty that she Was resuscitated.
CUMBERLAND.
The Atlantic Squadron on the occasion Of
it's visit to Portland will be under command
OF Capt. Robert Boyd of the Tennessee, q
native of Portland.
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The citizens Of Brewer, in town meeting,
have rescinded the vote by which it was decided
to build sewers.
In the three Mattawsmkeag drives q. 5.O00,-
900 feet will be secured this year, 1000, 900
being left behind in the Drew dead water
near Kingmsn.
Mr.. James A. Gauld, the late General Sec
retary of the Bangor Y NJ. c. A., has re-
ceived unanimous call from Akron, Ohio.
Eleven bears have been killed in Argyle,
Milford and Greenfield during the past few
weeks.
The little Prouty boy injured BY the train
at Veazie Thursday afternoon will probably
recover.
SAGADAHoC.
On Monday morning striped bass weigh
ing "a pounds was taken from the weir Of
Richmond parties
Bath has decided on water-works. and
Richmond is agitating the subject.
SOMERSET.
Hon. w. p. Bartlett of Eau Clair, Wis,
native of New Portland and a graduate of
Colby University, class of 1853, has been ap-
pointed to the position of Regent of the Wis
consin State University.
WALDO.
few evenings ago, reports the Belfast
Journal, Mr.. W. X. Morrison was notified
that the grass near his powder house was on
fire. With crew he hurried to the spot and
| found the fire about two hundred feet from
the powder house but working directly toward
it. With brush the fire was fought out Mr..
Morrison thinks it was the intention of some
one to blow it up.
The new butter factory at Monroe was
started Thursday morning, and is expected
to do large business.
| The Progressive Age says that one of the
oranges in Waldo county, after discussing
the various topics relating to manures, crops
stock, house and dairy work, etc., is now
wrestling with the question: "Is digg,ag
CLANS farming or fishing"
1t has been planned for Stockton and the
Searsport harbor district to celebrate Inde-
PeHuebce Day toRetner N SANDY HOOK.
There will be boat races, base ball, etc.
| wild animal is creating q sensation in
Searsport. young lad by the name Of
Heath was driven from the woods by 1t, and
followed almost to the honse. His mother,
who saw the animal, says it is Ms large a. a
calf Ii is thought by some of the older
citizens Of that vicinity to be an Amer can
cougar, as when about to seize its prey it
crawls on its belly, or assumes a fawning ap-
pearance.
YoRK.
| Mrs. Magdalena Luce, mother of Rev.
Israel Luce, died at Old Orchard, Wednes.
day. She was 70 years old.
AT LARGE.
| The apple trees in this State are showing
some strange freaks this year. The tree in
Limington which has been reported as bear.
ing large blossom like a rose, has been out
done by n tree in the yard of ex Mayor
Holmes of Ellsworth. Grow ing on the branch
of the tree was, to all appearances, q full
| blown white rose of usual size. 1t is rather
past the season of apple blossoms, and on the
same tree are an abundance of little apples
The Pittsfeld Advertiser saws that Mr.. T..
w. Clark of Dexter discovered, on a Ouch
ess of Oldenburg tree in hi. orchard, several
OF these hugh blossoms, besides many buds.
The blossoms are nearly two inches in diam
eter.
Miss Georgia, daughter of John M. Jewell
OF Clinton, picked another of these flowers
from crab apple tree short time ago.