Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-12-13
STATE NEWS.

The telegraph line has been extended
from Boothbay Harbor to Hodgdon's Mills.
John Jackson has been appointed Post
master at Dixfeld, vice J. T. Medder, re-
signed.
Mr.. A. W. McCausland of Gardiner, has
received from parties in New York an order
for 60, 600 base ball bats.
The editor of a western paper asks his
readers to excuse the looks of his paper, as
he is in bed from the effects of fight with
delinquent subscriber.
young man by the name of Collins had
his arm considerably jammed while Stacking
cars at the Grand Trunk depot in Portland
last Friday.
The Sebago Lake Navigation Company
are building fine boat, much larger than the
Oriental, to take the place of that vessel
next spring. The steamer is building at
Bridgton.
The Reporter learns that thel Gardiner
School Committee have secured the services
of Mr.. John A.. Andrews as Principal of the
High Street Grammar School. Mr. Andrews
is teacher of many years experience in
this and neighboring cities.
A meeting of merchants and ship owners
was held at Portland, Saturday afternoon,
to demonstrate against the taking away of the
revenue steamer from that port, and substi-
tuing a cutter. Great interest was exhibited
and an able committee appointed to act
The new locomotive ''Francis Cobb" be-
longing to the Knox & Lincoln Railroad,
crossed the river at Bath, Saturday, on the
| ferry boat City of Rockland This is the
| first locomotive that ever crossed the kenne-
| bee below Augusta.
The Wing says Messrs. Smith and CAMPBELL
| of Bangor, have paid out this fall, curing the
| potato season, for l.. S. Kimball of Boston,
for potatoes, something over $4,000, and
for Pierce 4 Morrow, $2l 1892. 80. Most oil
| this money goes direct into the farmers
hands.
The following are the newly installed Off
GERS of Lebanon Lodge, +. 4 A. Masons, al
| Norridgewock A. G. Emery, w. M.
Harry c. Powers, S. W.; David E. Parsons,
h. w; Robert IIussey, Treas. Milton L.
Emery, Sect; Charles A. Whiting, s. ID
J, Ii. Doyen, J. ID.
| The Bath Times says, our streets to-day
exhibit the nastiest specimen OF nastlness
that ever was seen out of doors. We hope
| those of our citizens who are so rreconcila-
mixed enjoy the mixture of dust and water
with which we are all so bountifully blessed.
| Last week a son of DR.. Sweat of Cornish,
shot himself under singular circumstances.
| His father requested him to go to school but
the boy refused. The father insisted and the
boy rather than obey took pistol and in
fiicted a wound upon himself which it was
thought would prove fatal.
The Herald says that an informal but earn
est meetieg of friends of the Penobscot Bay
and River Railroad was held at the Bay View
House, Camden, few evenings since. Hon.
\. G.. Hichborn, President of the corpora
ton, was present, and made statement in
regard to the condition of the enterprise, its
prospects, and the plans for an early con-
struction of the whole road, that was en-
couraging to all interested.
The Western Union Telegraph Co., have
| laid wire from Bangor to Matawaumkeag,
sixty-five miles. L. S. Plaisted with four
climbers, climbed seventeen hundred and
sixty-seven poles, and put up forty-eight
miles of wire in twenty-six and one hall
hours. Most of the route was covered with
foot of snow. The line will be in opera
ton in few days.
The Lewiston Journal says that Messrs.