Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-10-14
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has just made the quickest voyage to South
America and back ever known, making the
round trip from Portland to Buenos Ayres
and back to New York in four months and
eighteen days, taking full cargoes each way,
and laying 1t the outward port forty-two days.
The Ella, of Portland has made the passage
one way in thirty nine days.
The Saco Democrat says that Mr.. T. G..
Mulvey, postmaster at Hollis Centre, lost q
three year old colt last week. The colt had
been loosed in the yard and found impaled
upon pick fence. 1t is supposed that he
had attempted to jump the fence. He was
valued at $500.
Mr.. Samuel Hanson, of Buxton Centre,
and Mr.. Warren Downs of WATERFORD, have
purchased the mill at South WATERFORD, and
are putting in steam power for the purpose Of
manufacturing shook and boxes. The BUSH
ness of that section of the town is increasing.
There was quite an exciting horse trot at
North Windham Tuesday. Horses were en-
tered by Grin Chaplin, v. C. Hall, Leonard
Shaw, James Smith and Caleb Murch. The
race was mile heats, best three in FIVE to har-
ness. The first money was won by the Smith
horse, second by the Shaw horse and third
by the Murch horse. The time made was not
recorded. There were five or six hundred
spcStasoiS pfeocub Oh thc BEounus
A good plan has been adopted in Saco and
vicinity of giving the operatives in the fac
tories and machine shops an hour at noon.
John Rogers, the defaulting cashier, is re-
ported as we'll salts fled with his sentence.
The warden has placed him in the bake
shop. He is in remarkable good spirits.
A lady in this city in the year 1874 had a
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let containing between three and four hum
bred dollars with her. After she left the city
no one in these parts ever heard from her
until last week, when she came back, hunted
up the loser and returned the amount. She
was a Catholic and for several years after
committing the theft refrained from attending
the confessional. When she did, and made
known the crime, the Bishop advised that she
should restore the money. When she had
accumulated the requisite amount she con-
suited her adviser who correspondent with
Bishop Bacon, and found that the lady was
widow, and lost nearly everything by the
great fire. She returned and made herself
known and was freely forgiven. After hav-
ing closed the account, as the loser supposed
she drew her pocket-book and repaid the
sum.-Portland Transcript.
The cash subscriptions in Portland for Chi
/, cago now exceed seventeen thousand dol
lars.
1t is estimated that a million and half of
timber will be taken from the South Water
boro depot to Saco River the coming winter,
if it should be favorable for numbering.
There is large quantity Of excellent ship
timber and some very good pine lots still re-
naming in WATERFORD, notwiths landing the
immense quantity that has been cut off within
a few years
The new machine shop being erected for
Albert Gilman, off Seaman street, Saco, is
fast approaching completion, and no wonder
when such men as Augustus Seaman and
David B. Hill have charge of the work The
building is of brick, 32xS2 feet, and two
stories in height
Clement L. Midram of Wells, has been APP
pointed route agent on the Portland and
Rochester railroad.
The horse Camors, which was sold in Bos-
ton the other day for $4,000, after showing
mile heat in 2.26, was bred by Mr.. Levi At,
wood, the well known oyster dealer of Port
land. He was a Knox colt after the old
General, and was sold at auction when two
years old to Mr.. r. o. Conant for $500.
A S40O. 90 match race came off at Calais
Sept. god, between the stallion Gen. Will
liams, owned by Chas. Eaton, of Calais, and
gray mare Lady West, owned in Houlton, re-
suited in an easy victory for General Will
liams, who won in three straight heats
time, 2.45, 2.4S, 2.45.