Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-12-26
STATE NE US.

Mr.. Oliver Smith, of Kennebunkport, while
helping reef the mansail of schooner Frank,
of kennebunk, on the afternoon of the Dist
inst, near the Isles of Shoals, was knocked
overheard by thu boom. The wind being
heavy and the mainsail down, the schooner
could not be brought to in season to save him.
Mr.. Smith was 81 years of age, unmarried
and temperate and worthy man.
The Gazette says the Lime Rock Bank,
Rockland, is having its vault protected with
a formidable lining of interlocked and bolted
railroad iron, and have also put in new first
class safe. 1t will not be short nor an easy
job for the smartest burglar to go through
that wall.
Mr. Geo. Stanley is cutting a canal near
Hiram and Porter to supply his mill pond
from Ossipee river. atE
The News says it is expected that the new
organ. clock and bell for the new Congrega-
tional church: at Bridgten, will be ready about
the middle of next month, and that the house
will be dedicated during the latter part of
January. rtfgl IL. nara
| The PASSPORT Sentinel says Mr.. Z. 7. Hal
lett and son launched from their yard in Luz
bee, a few days since, finely modelled
schooner called Little Minnie" She was
built about three quarters of a mile from the
shore and was dragged by the aid of oxen and
pulleys TO the water. She is intended for the
! fishing business.
ster's Mills Library Association which dur
ing the six years since its formation, has had
unusual success. A lively interest has been
kept up and the library has continued to in
crease until at present the association have
about six hundred volumes of choice books,
besides handsome surplus of funds at inter-
est
The Congregational Society of Midtown,
est. Stephen last week added 800 to the
salary of their pastor, Rev. Mr.. Foster. The
PASSPORT Sentinel says this kind of ''sum in
addition" which some other ministers would
be pleased to work out. cf
MIR. Elijah Leighton, a well known ship
builder of Eastport, while engaged in repair
ing vessel last week fell from the deck to
some rocks, breaking two or three ribs
A post of the G. A. r. has been organized
at Houlton. The times says it is very appro-
priately called Post Hasey, in honor of Adt
Chas. II. Hasey, who was killed at Freder-
icksburg.
The first consignment of freight from Bel
fast, via b. & NJ. l.. Railroad, toward the
westward, was takento Waterville on Wednes-
day night. i,io.,f b.fn .t.
The Gardiner Reporter understands that
Messrs, Baker & Fabens have purchased the
interest of the other members of the Kennebec
Ice Company, and have become sole proprie-
tors of the property. The new company will
be known by the same nau,e--kennebec Ice
Company.
company, comprised of number of
Gardiner citizens, has commence preparing
ground for the erection of ice-houses on the
farm of Mr.. Rollins, on the south edge of
Chelsea. The Reporter says the company is
known as the Kennebec & Chelsea Ice Com
pany.
The Gardiner Reporter says Mr. Freeman
| Williams, of South Gardiner, is the owner of
a hen that knows her business. She has fur.
nished an egg day for fifty-three consecu-
tive days. She is supposed to be descendant
of that ''old grey hen with yellow legs"
whose touching history is related in one of
the reading books of Eye ancient times"
The cooper and blacksmith shop belonging
to George Littlehale of Union, was burnt on
Wednesday night last, together with about
200 lime casks. Loss $3.50.
The dwelling house of +. G. Singh, on
Ocean street, Rockland, was totally destroyed
by fire last Friday, with a portion of its con-
tents. Insured for $1,000.
Rev. b. A. Robbie, pastor Of the Congrega-
tionalist church in Waterville, has received a
call from Wilmington, Mass. The Mail says
it must be pretty loud one to separate him
and his people