Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-02-03

taken at one haul at the mouth of the river
in Orland last week, worth S75.
A Welsh student in Bangor Seminary is
preaching to the Welsh quarrymen in the
State quarries, and also supplies the Brown
vile church.
The Wing says the Directors of the Maine
Central Railroad have informed the Directors
of the Belfast & Moosehead that they will give
decision relative to the lease of the latter
road on February 10th.
Qnartermaster General Meigs annual re
turn of contracts made by his department,
shows that the consumption of coal at Fort
Sullivan, Eastport, was LOCO, 600 pounds, at
s9.l5 per ton; Fort Preble, $4,000 pounds,
at 1873 per ton.
The Minneapolis Tribune of recent date
chronicles the marriage of Mr.. j. w. Pruce,
a wealthy gentleman of that city, President
of the City Bank. TO Miss Laura A. Elwell
They Immediately left for tour to the Pa
cific coast. The Tribune says -" Miss Ell
well came TO the city last August, from Frank
fort, Maine. She is well known in society as
a lady of rare accomplishment and grace"
The Wing understands that the Directors
of the Bangor & Piscataquis Railroad Com
pany have obtained loan of $50, 900, pledg-
ing bonds as collateral. This, with funds OBJ
tanned from other sources, will enable the
Directors to pay the Jones Indebtedness and
put the road in good condition.
The following decisions of the Law Court
have been announced, in cases originating in
Penobscot county Elizabeth Rogers ct ais,
vs.. Inhabitants of Greenbush. Case to stand
for trial. Jacob Rogers VS.. Inhabitants of
Greenbush. Plf nonsuit. State of Maine
vs. William Bremen. Exceptions overruled.
Judgment on verdict.
Mr.. n. n. Martin, the veteran teacher of
Stockton, now sixty-tive years old is en-
gagged in teaching his nnetieth school. He
has been II years teacher, and has taught
three generations. the parents, children, and
grandchildren,
The Congregational Society OF Turner Vii
lage, has invited to its pastorate, Rev. Mr..
Norcross, of Union. Mr.. Norcross wrote
that he would be unable to come before June
LIST, when the Parish replied; 4" Come then,
and sooner if possible"
Rev. f. w. Jackson, of Gorlan, who was
chaplain of Armory Square Hospital. in
Washington, during the war, and who has
been so long aad favorably known as an ear
nest worker in the temperance cause, has
been appointed General Agent of the Con-
gressional Society.
A Frenchman by the name of Peter Ross.
in the employ of Newhall, Gibson 4 Co., and
at work on Churchill stream, Sapling Town
ship, worked the forenoon of the 10th, and
started in the afternoon and walked to Ken
dall's Mills a distance of one hundred miles.
in thirty hours, carrying pack weighing
thirty pounds.
The Patten Voice says that on Monday
last, Daniel Lord, of Patten, in taking up a
horses foot, had his arm caught in such man
ner that he was unable to remove it. With
the arm thus held, the horse fell over towards
him, breaking both bones just below the ell
bow. At the time of the accident, Mr.. Lord
was ten miles - into the woods. lie took
off his coats ''to see whether the cracking
came from his arm or not when he found
that both bones were broken short off. He
tied his handkerchief around the arm, put his
coats on and drove home.
On Sunday morning Il fire occurred in the
mills of Messrs. Gates q Wentworth and
Copeland & Duren, at Midtown, Calais. The
first named firm lost three shingle machines,
single house and 300, 900 shingles. Loss,
81, 200; insurance, $4,000. One hundred
thousand shingles belonging to Mr.. G. A.
Boardmen & Co., were also consumed
Messrs. Copeland & Duren lost a gang and
lath machine. valued at 1000. Insured for
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