Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-04

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| about 100000 logs, is tied IN
The names of no less than * mo, an
| pear on the rolls Of the Fourth Maine
BATTERY from towns in Somerset county
| me Androscoggin county and second
congressional district Populist conyen-
lions VIII be held in Auburn hall
Auburn, July so.
Lea Shaw son of the postp,star 90
Sebago Lake. attempted suicide Ia e.
week by shooting himself. In tba rast
once reports the Portland Argus.
work has begun on the construction
OF new hotel at Dennysville. ia ra-
! pace the old-time inn kept by Land
| iord j. y. Allen for many years and
which was torn down recently.
| The st. John Sun says that OWING 70
| the iateness of the season in cove
| localities in the Maritime prov;noas
the lobster season has been extended
to July 15
Elvin Farnsworth of Marshfield h,s
| gathered and prepared 80 barrels ~
pine cones to be sent to Washington
ID. G.. to represent the Pine Tree Stata
at the Christian Endeavor Convention
TWO photographers who have been
| taking pictures around Biddeford and
Saco and other places have skipped
and the usual number of unpaid bills
are left as remannt of their tenn
porary stay.
The Berlin Mills Company have lust
sent Two men to the Seven Ponds town
ship, in Franklin county to arrange for
building camps and dams. Sixty men
and eight horses are to be sent in nexf
week to begin the work. The lumber viii
9e cut the coming winter and driven
down the kennebago stream and to Ber-
lin Falls.
>. u. Graves. who has been the editor
OF the Rockland Star, has resigned on
account of ill health. He will be sue
ceeded by Mr.. Oliver l.. Hall, who has
for some time been connected with the
staff of the paper and who is familiar
with Maine and Rockland affairs.
The Mechanic Falls murderer, Holt
is rather fussy at the Hospital of Our
Lady OF Lourdes at Lewiston. and
causes a great deal of trouble to his
attendants. 1t is said that though he
mas to take his food through pipe in
serted in his throat, he can talk, and
the fact that he is held for murder does
not make him bit more humble
The State cattle commissioners are
at work in the Old Orchard milk SUP
ply district. One herd of Is cattle was
tested Tuesday with the result that
eight of the number have been placed
in quarantine to be disposed of. Six |
OF the cases are reported badly dis |
eased and will be killed Other herds |
are now in the hands of the tester"
and the result in each case will be |
known shortly. The authorities pro-
pose making thorough work
Gen. A. p. Martin has made another
grand addition to the library in the |
state OF Maine building at Poland |
Spring. consisting of the government |
report Of the Rebellion, in 1Oi volumes. |
and 80 portfolios of maps to accompany
them. These works comprise every re- |
port, telegram. letter or order relating
to the war and are as complete as ii is |
possible to make it, these documents
including everything on both sides of |
the contest. The maps are beautifully |
done, and very complete in nunlberI
and quality.
a singular case is reported from the
Norton Flat school. Pennington |
Thursday afternoon Mr.. a. l.. Wolcott, |
the teacher. noticed blood on the floor
near the seat of little Herschel Paul. |!
the eight years old son of Mr.. and Mrs |
John Paul. and on inquiry learned the |
little boy had pulled out two Of his |
teeth, and the blood came from the |
cavities. Later, the boys nose began |
TO bleed, and the teacher let him go |
out, and is minutes later allowed him |
to go home as the blood did not stop |
flowing from the nose. After arriving
home the bleeding not abating, DR.. H. |
Is. Palmer was soon summoned. He
reports the bleeding to be due to q |
somewhat uncommon disease known to |
the liedical profession as ''purpura |
hemorrhagica." characterized by bleed |
ing from mucous surfaces. under the |
skin, into any organ of the body. The |
boy at the present it in precarious |
condition
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