Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-08-26

| lusenSlOIe IOT nearly TWO hours.
The Reporter says that on SATURDAY. IRE
broke out in the lumber dry house owned nv
White & Dane of this village. The Are had
got under considerable Roadway in the dry
pine lumber with which the building was
filed, before it was discovered, but was soon
subdued by the prompt action of the citizens.
Loss 5000.
At the annual meeting of the Westbrook
Manufacturing Company, August 22d, the
| following officers were chosen: Rensselaer,
Cram, Andrew Spring, Nathan Cummings,
Joseph Walker, Rufus E. Wood, Directors
Rufus E. Wood, Treasurer.
The annual session of Somerset County
Lodge, 1. o. of G. T., will be held with Pres
colt Lodge, at Hartland, on Wednesday
Aug. Both inst. commencing at ten O'Clock
A. M. 1t is expected that every Lodge in
the county will be fully represented.
Messrs. Goss & Sawyer of Bath, launched
from their yard on Thursday, a schooner that
is said to be the best and handso NEST that
ever sailed out of Bath.
Orlando A. Corey of Brunswick, aged Is
years, had one of his thumbs sawed off last
week, while at work in Colby's mill where
he was employed.
| Inc ooSouaiOc county IAlI Will t8k0 place
at Topsham on Oct. 10th, 18th, and 18th.
The society offers 81, 100 in premiums for the
present year, for great variety Of articles,
and the inducements offered are superior to
those of any previous season.
: A child of Mr.. E. g. Simpson in Bruns-
wick, was quite severely scalded on Wednes-
day.
The price of hay in Piscataquis county
seems to hang at about &25 per ton, but it Is
not taken remarkably quick at that. Many
express the opinion that it will not bring more
than $40 next spring. The wholesale sacri-
flee of stock which prevails in some sections
may be carried too far. Secretary Goodale
gives some advice on this subject which ap-
pears to be reasonable.
The Dexter Gazette says that on last Sat-
urday evening, Mr.. p. r. Whiting, of North
Newport, while making call with his wife,
upon a neighbor, hitched his team in the
yard. When ready to go home, he found
that his horse and wagon had been taken
away and no traces of them could be discov-
cred. His team had not been recovered at
last reports.
| While Capt. Seth Emerson was alighting
from corn car on Barnard & Sons wharf in
Calais, Monday evening, he stepped on q
round stone, and fell, breaking his leg just
below the knee.
Mrs. Lydia Brown, now living with her
daughter Mrs. John Wood Of PASSPORT is now
in her eightieth year, and lived to see her
fifth generation. Her oldest child. Mrs,
Wood, is in her sixty third year. She, (Mrs.
e b. has eight children, forty grand children,
: and eight years ago, she had thirty-eight
s great grand children, now, a great great
grandchild, eighty -seven in all.
The man who lost his onions by grass
hoppers is not alone in his affection, if q
correspondent who writes to the SkowheQan
Reporter can be believed. poor man in
that vicinity, had in his garden not only the
usual quantity of tomatoes, cucumbers, and
string beans &c., but, being poor and Q great
lover of the weed, planted as usual q small
patch of tobacco. Well, the wretches took
first one thing and then another winding off (of
course) with a good stiff chew Of tobacco.
But what was worse than all the rest Che
says when he caught some of the scamps,
and upbraided them for their ungentlemanly
conduct, they added insult to injury, by
splitting tobacco juice all over his hands.
The Mechanic Blues of Portland, will at
tend the grand opening of the European and
North American Railroad at Bangor in Oct
instead of going to Providence.
The Soldiers monument to be erected by
the Hon. T. III. Cushing at an expense Of
some FIVE thousand dollars, will be located
on the apex of "Oakman Hip beautiful
spot just north of the village cemetery. 1t
will bear the names of all soldiers, living
and dead, that went into the war of the
rebellion from this town. The location is
livery eligible one, and the monument when in
place can be seen for miles in every direction.
Next month will see the monument com.
pleted. &
Lincoln Co. Fair will be held at Jefferson
October Sd, 4th. and 9TH.
The Eastern District of Piscataquis county
including Milo, Brownville and etc., have
agreed upon the following class representa-
tons: Brownville to elect in 1871, To- 10;
Atkinson and Williamsburg, in l872-'76-'SO;
Mile ard Ornsville in 1s78-'77; Sebec, Bar
nard and Bowerbank in lS74-'7S.
The annual Fair and exhibition of the
Waldo and Penobscot Agricultural Society
will be held Wednesday and Thursday, Sept.
20 and 81, on the trotting park at Monroe
village.
The Argus says that the funeral Of James
II. Mitchell, son of Capt. William Mitchell
whose untimely death on the Maine Central
Railroad we have heretofore recorded was
observed with impressive ceremonies at the
residence of his father in Deering yesterday
afternoon. The services were conducted by
Rev. Mr.. Dalton of the st. Stephens Church
and were very impressive. The casket was
decorated with flowers and the grave was be-
decked with evergreen and floral offerings
There were many well known railroad men
! present, among whom were Messrs. Alden
Cushman, Clapp, Lincoln, Dodge and others.
Deceased was most worthy young man and
the honor rendered in these last sad rites, by
| those who had been associated with him,
was a fit tribute to his merit and evidenced
the high esteem in which he was held. AL
though it was his first and as it proved his
fatal trip, he had been for some time con-
nected with the road and was very shortly to
have been promoted to much more respon>
sible position,
The Age says that the republicans Of the
al