Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-12-23
STATE NEKS.
Yesterday was Forefathcrs' Day.

| Yesterday was Forefathcrs' Day.
| A little son of Mr.. George s. West, of Bid
deford, had his collar-bone broken Saturday,
by stone thrown by another boy.
1t is estimated that sixty thousand bushels
of potatoes have been purchased by the deal
ers at Dexter depot since Oct. l, 1870.
Aroostook is already beginning to feel the
good effects of railroad communication with
the rest of the world. New manufacturing
| enterprises are starting up.
1t is rumored that the Great Eastern will
run between Portland and Liverpool next
spring in connection with the Portland & Og.
densburg Railroad.
Mr.. Simeon Morgan, for many years an in
habitant of Dexter, died very suddenly, on the
evening of the LIST inst He was in his usual
health during the day.
We learn that the change of the guage of
the Belfast & Moosehead Lake Railroad was
completed on Wednesday, and that passenger
trains will soon commence running.
The Machias Union says that Mr.. Elbridge
Farnsworth had his thigh crushed in horri-
BILE manner, while at work in the Jonesboro
granite quarry, by huge piece of granite
falling on him.
Work on the new bridge at Saccarappa is
suspended for few days-until the defective
work which caused the giving way of the
truss can be remedied. The work will then
be pushed on to early completion.
The new church edifice, built up the second
+. Baptist church in Poland, will be dedi-
Gated on Thursday, Dec. 29th, services to
commence at 10 12 o'clock, A. M. 1t is
ta1 hat I p,,rn ,,;n nl,
the dedication sermon.
The Machins Union says that on the 10th
inst, snow fell to nearly the depth of foot;
and at Meddybemps the northern mail stage
driver reported the snow level with the tops
of the fences for distance of more than three
miles.
The Assistant Marshals of this State, who
have recently been engaged in taking the
census, held a meeting in Portland on Tues
day. There were forty persons present.
They were unanimous in favor of petitioning
Congress for an increase of pay for the SER
vices which they have rendered.
The Houlton Branch Railroad Company
contemplate the extension of the track Of the
Houlton Branch to some point nearer the
business centre of the town. The Times says
preliminary survey is to be made the pres
ent week, and it is hoped and expected the
work will be performed next season.
The following are the officers of the N. L.
Association of Railroad Superintendents -
President, C. 0. Russell of the Albany road
Vice President, S. Morrill, of the Vermont
Central Treasurer, Francis Chase of the
Portsmouth, Saco & Portland road; Secre-
tary, VIM. ID. Hilton of the Providence &
Worcester road.
The Journal says that the Water Power
Company in Auburn is to start at once in the
construction of the new dam on Little An
droscoggin. 1t is estimated that the dam
can be built quite as cheaply now as in the
summer-the water being so low. In this
event it is probable that some mills will be
built on this power next spring. The Com
pany has just sold several hundred cords of
wood off the adjacent property which is to be
surveyed into house lots-sufficient shade
trees being reserved.
The following are the newly elected officers
of the Gardiner Y. NJ. C. Association:
Presidents. Il. johnson.
Vice Presidents.-I. S. Mitchell, b. +.
Ring, Chas. T. Parsons, Jas. NJ. Larrabee,
Jas. Williams, j. Il. Glass.
Corresponding Secretary.-I. A. Stan
wood.
Recording Secretary and Librarians. C.
Mckinney.
Treasurer and Collector.-N. w. Cross.
Directors.-Daniel Larrabee, Ammi Dav-
export, J. c. Aver, Chas. Bridge, A. X. p.
Buhum, Richard Elbridge,
The weekly meetings of the Association
are held Sunday evenings, ut 6 IA o'clock.
Monday evenings, at Z l2 o'clock. Con-
interest has attended them of late.