Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-07-07

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| CENBERLAxD.
| Mr.. E. G. Willard, the owner Of the schoon
er Cushing. seized by the Canadian govern.
ment. received q despatch Monday from oul
consul at Shelburne. saying the three seized
schooners, the Harrington. Gushing and CITY
Point will be released by tine government if
| the owners of the schooners will paw S4OC
and costs on each vessel. Mr. Willard tele-
Rraphed in reply that he should take no &C.
ton in the matter until after consultation with
our government, as his vessel. when seized
was not within eight miles of any custom
honse.
Captain Benjamin ]. Willard. of Portland,
harbor master and manager of the Forest
City Steamboat Line. met with an accident
Monday morning which is quite serious. He
was about to get into q wagon. the horse was
startled by the swapping of torpedo and
started, throwing Captain Willard under the
wheels and badly fracturing one of his legs.
PESoBscor.
DIxMoST.-Our correspondent writes, July
9th Mr. c. o. Howe, who has been the Yves,
extensively engaged in stock raising, owing
TO the sickness of his eldest son returned TO
his home last week.-Diphtheria has broken
out in town, and is raging quite badly; there
have been eight ar ten deaths from this dread
| isease-Frank Douglass and John Partridge
were each arraigned on Wednesday before L.
r. Toothaker, trial justice, on the charge If
breaking. entering aad larceny of S25 from
Mrs. George A. Partridge, while she was alb
sent from the house. There not being suff-
cient testimony 10 hold the resi- o ldents, they
were discharged. -Sewall Craig, aged about
10, son of John C. Craig, lett home while his
parents were away q few DAYS ago Upon
their return they made inquiry and found he
went to the store about q mile away, and
from there they have no trace of him Any
Information concerning him will be gratefully
received by his parents.
SOMERSET
NoRRIDGEwocK Our correspondent
writes, July 6 The Fourth was celebrated
here Monday. Early III the day the small
boy was abroad with horns, small arms and
the ringing of bells. AT 8 A. NJ. the antiques
and horribles paraded, led by the Marshal of
the day, II C.. Powers The regular morning
train from Arson brought 800 people, while
an excursion train from Oakland brought the
Oakland Brass Band and 200 people. At 10
A. NJ. they assembled in the grove in front of
Rev. E. Nugents, where the Declaration of
Independence was read BY G f. Nugent and
an Grafton by Rev. J. A. Jones. The after,
noon was devoted to sports at the Elmwood
Trotting Park, where two races were trotted.
| There was bicycle race also, in which X. +.
| Patten was the winner, and a foot race in
which Master Farrand of Norridgewock was
the winner. One of the trotting heats
was broken by the sorrel mare owned
by f. J. Watts throwing her driver
from his sulky, and taking free run
around the track and across the Park.
Strange to say NJ, one was seriously injured
by the accident and the mare went into the
next heat. After the first heat had been
trotted the roam mare Maud r. owned by Ira
S. Rogers of this town was sold to S. A
| Nye of Fairfield for Sl200 Fully 5000 peo-
pie witnessed the races and the owners of the
park realized a handsome sum- which will be
put into permanent improvements of the
park. In the evening there was a display OF
| fireworks near the village. There were no
serious accidents during the day. No signs
of drunkenness, and every one seemed happy
and satisfied
| PALMYRA-Our correspondent writes, July
9TH Haying has commenced in earnest with
| the farmers around here Our summer
boarders have commenced to arrive-Diph-
liberia is prevalent. One death is reported,
and there are several critical cases.
WASHINGTON.
town, has recently constructed twenty -four
hour dial clock. At midnight, by this clock
it is twenty -four o'clock and strikes twenty.
| four times on metal bell. The dial has
twenty-four figures; the outer circle of which
is divided into Minutes, while the inner cir
Gle is divided into quarter hours. 1t has 8
pendulum and weights. 1t was first set going
Jan. 26. 1886. 1t strikes correctly and keeTs
good time.
The first time in the history of Machias
the stores were all closed Wedne sday even
ing last June 80 This was done by unan
imous agreement and it is to go on each Wed
nesday evening until October 1st.
The Congregations, Society at Jonesport
are about to build church Work is going or
already preparing the foundation. The site
is on the corner near ID. j. Sawyer's house
hr. Sawyer is one of the most active in build
ing the new church.