Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-11-28
STATE NEWS.

A Directory of Bath, Brunswick and Rich
mond has been published. ~
The steamer Lewiston makes her last trip
to Machias for the season Dec. 9th.
Nathan Longfellow, Esq a wealthy and
esteemed citizen of Machias, died Nov Goth,
aged so years. se5s ss 2
d. II. Bartlett is building a large 90 freeze
house" for the protection Of meat and poultry
which he forwards to market.
Patents have been issued to Daniel R.
Allen of Cumberland, for seat for vehicles.
and Charles II. Mayo Of Bath for saving ma
chine.
While a temperance meeting1 ives in pro-
gress at South Berwick, week ago Sunday
evening, barn owned by Robert Fernald
was set on fire and totally destroyed. The
object being to break up the meeting.
The news says small house near Taylor's
wooden factory in Bridgton, owned by Mr..
j. H. Ilsley, and occupied by Jeremiah Kim
ball, was destroyed by fire Nov. 18th. Mr.
Kimballs family lost nearly all their furni-
ture and clothing.
The Ellsworth American says that Polly
Banks OF Castine, nearly 70 years of age,
died in her house, alone. Nov. 18th. Dur
ing the later years of her life she was assisted
by the town. After her death she was found
to have had over $500 in her possession.
Gen. A. A. Humphreys, chief of the eng-
neer corps, has made his annual report to the
Secretary of War, in which he asks. among
others, for an appropriation Of $4,000 fer
the improvement of the Penobscot river, at
and below Bangor.
The twenty-fourth annual convention of
the Delta Kappa Epsilon Fraternity was
held with the Chapter of Brown University
last week. +. S. Stackpole and j. B. Abbott
were delegates from Theta Chapter of "Bow-
doin."
The delegates of the Franklin and North
Franklin Agricultural Societies met at the
Stoddard House, in Pennington, last Satur-
day, and unanimously elected Maj. Lorin
Adams of East Wilton, member of the
Board of Agriculture from this county for
the ensuing year.
Hon. Aipheus Lyon and his wife-well
known former residents of Waterville-celc-
brated their golden wedding at their home in
Bangor on Monday evening. Nov. IL, as we
learn from the Banner. Children, grand
children, and warm friends were present, and
the occasion was very pleasant and crafty
ing. .~
Walter Mace of Portland, was run over by
the cars in the yard of the Z. & X. Railroad,
Friday, and injured SO that the right leg was
amputated near the thigh, the left at the knee.
and the left arm at the shoulder. He had
severe scalp wound, considerably extended,
and one finger of the right hand was also cut
off. He died in few hours thereafter.
VIM f. Brown who died in Lincoln Ne
braska, few weeks ago, was formerly resi-
dent of Sidney in this State. He entered
Waterville College in the class of 1864 but
went into the Third Maine Regiment and
served throughout its three years. He was
wounded at Getty sburg. He atterward read
law and was in practice for time at Fitch
burg, Mass. sHNt}
| The Reporter says that d. II. Bartlett and
E. j. Smith of Harmony, give the prices of
country produce as follows: Dried apples,
to cts. ;butter, 80 to 35c. I; beef, 6 to Zoe. ;
beans. So to 2 l-2; cheese, lsc. corn, Slips;
eggs, 3Oc.; turkey, IL to l6c.; geese, 10 to
l5c chickens, 10 to l4c. oats, Csc. barley,
9Oc. hay. Sig to Is; round hogs, lie. po-
tatoes, SOC.
The Somerset Reporter says Hon. S. D..
Lindsey will doubtless make the largest num-
Der of entries of any attorney IN the county
at the next term of the Supreme Court, as he
is bringing actions against those stockholders
whose shares in the stock of the Somerset
Railroad were sold at auction last August, to
secure the differences between the amount
due at that time on the shares and the amount
received at the auction sale.