Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-01-23
STATE NE VS..

Mr.. Edward Parker, for seven years the
teacher of the Biddeford High School, is
soon to remove to North Bridgewater, Mass
William d. Haley has been appointed by
the Secretary of the Treasury, Assessor of
Internal Revenue for Sagadahoc county, vice
f. c. Hyde, resigned.
There is machine in operation in East
Sumner which can make thirteen thousand
tooth-picks in minute, yet the demand is
greater than the supply.
Manning Dunbar, Sheriff of Washington
county, has appointed the following Deputies.
Harrison 7, Smith, Machias; Emerson Z.
Stoddard, Pembroke; James johnson, East
port and William Spear in Calais.
Messrs Case and Kimball of Rockland,
were in Holden last week for the purpose of
effecting contract for 40, 900 railroad sleep
ers to be used on the Knox & Lincoln rail-
road, now in process of construction.
The Cornish Cornet Band have elected the
followed officers r. G. Smith, President; f.
w. Barker, Treasurer and Secretary; j. M.
Pease, Leader; c. Z. Woodbury., I'd do E
Barker, S. B. Knight, A. l.. Boynton, Direc-
tors.
A little son of Mr.. William Hanscom of
South Berwick, six years old, was drowned
last Thursday. He, in company with another
small boy, was coasting on the river when
he disappeared in hole. The body was not
recovered, though hundreds joined in the
work of searching for it,
At West BaSS Harbor, Mount Desert, re-
sides a live Chinaman named Daniel Call,
who keeps a small store, is shrewd and indus
trious, has accumulated some property, mar
ried an American wife, and is generally re-
spected by the community, says the Ellsworth
American.
The store of Mr.. J. S. Wall. on Main, near
the corner of Myrtle street, Rockand, was
broken into on Monday night. The thieves
entered by breaking out pane of glass and
stole about SIS in money, quantity of but
ter and sugar, and some other articles,
amounting in all to about $40.
We learn from the Bridgton News that
Messrs. r. T. Bailey, of North Bridgton, and
S. A. Miller, of South Waterford, have pur-
chased a waterpower OF Messrs, Taylor &
Perry, near the Forest Mills, in Bridgton,
where they propose to erect buildings for the
purpose of carrying on the machine and
foundry business on an extensive scale.
The following. are the officers Of York
Lodge, f. and A. Mp. w. Wiggin, M. NJ.
f. w. Morton, S. W.; NJ. II. Lord, J. W.;
Stephens Perkins, Treasurer; F. c. Simonds,
Secretary J. H. Mason, S. D.; T. c. Sweet,
j. D.; X. II. Kimball, William L. Stone,
Stewards; c. C. Vinal, Chaplain; Alfred Lit
tlefeld, Tyler.
The deep cut through the Tallman farm, on
the line of the Knox road, as now completed,
is said to be the deepest and most expensive
one ever made in Maine. 1t is some sixteen
hundred feet long and twenty four feet wide,
and there have been removed therefrom over
$4,000 cubic yards Of rock, and Al 900 cubic
yards of blue clay.
The house of widow Sears Eldridge, in
Bucksport, was totally destroyed by fire on
Thursday evening. The fire originated about
7 o'clock, from some unknown cause. The
house was occupied by Mrs. Eldridge and
Daniel Emerton and family, but both were
absent at the time of the fire. Loss estimated
at about $500. There was but little saved
from the building.
Friday evening the following officers were
installed of Greenleaf Lodge, No. III, o.
Cornish; j. Bradley, w. M. C. Il. E. Hub
bard S. W.; M. Spring, j. W.; w. S. Nc.
Bartlett, Chaplain; c, L. Woodbury., Mar
shall; J. T. Jameson, S. D.; S. Burbank, j
D.; Q. U. Bracket, S. S.; p Durgin, j. S.
A. V. Tufts, Tyler: G. Chase, j. +. Jane
son, and A. G. O'Brion, Committee of Fl
nance.
The Advance says it hears from Maine tina
in some of the back counties, such as ARGOS
took, the demand for the old fashiond spin
ming wheel is so great that merchants make
the article one of the most common in theil
stores. The Machias Republican sayss this
is no doubt the fact; and not alone in ARGOS
took, but even in Washington county such il
the case. few days ago we saw a team GO
ing out of Machias with two of those ole
fashioned implements of wooden manufacture
on it. We have often seen it in full opera
ton in Machias. The spinning wheel is no
out of fashion yet.