Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-01-06
STATE NEWS,

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The Ellsworth American says the Baptist
and Congregational pulpits of fremont, are
vacant.
A Lewiston shoemaker received, recently,
an ordre for IA pair of esq. Toad Shooze."
Nothing like free schools.
The story is told that farmer in Lining
ton has given Il COW worth sixty dollars, for
one potato of new variety, name unknown.
Rev. c. C. Long is acting as General Mis-
sonary for the M. B. NJ. Convention. His
field of labor is all of Maine east of the Pc
nobscot
First Lieutenant Charles w. Reyes, of
Maine, who has been on duty on the Freed.
mems Bureau in Kentucks, has been re-
| tired
The Androscoggin County Commissioners
Court was organized Tuesday, by the choice
of John Read, Esq, as chairman. The Board
adjourned to the first Tuesday of March.
Mr.. Ansel Tucker, conductor on the p. S.
& Z. Railroad, completed his thirtieth year OF
service with the road in that capacity on Sat
urday last.
James Lurchin and Harriet B. Joy of Luz
bee, both in the 18th year of their age, were
married on the 9th of November. They
each have children on theshady side of fifty.
An elegant hall measuring fifty by eighty
feet has just been completed at Oldtown. 1t
has galleries on three sides and the walls and
ceiling have been handsomely frescoed by
George D. Jost of Portland. 1t is said that
few halls in Maine surpass this in beauty.
Herring have been abundant in Eastport
waters the past week, and the weather hay
ing been favorable fishermen have done good
business. Capt John C. Pike took $4,000
herring out of his weir last Saturday. They
were worth about SIPS.
Mr.. Charles johnson of Machias, while at
work for John Ellwell at Mortified last Men
day, fell from staging and broke his collar
bone. About ane year ago Mr.. j. met with a
similar accident breaking two of his ribs.
The Ellsworth American says Walter Rob-
inson, young man about twenty-one years
| old, was drowned in Sawyers Cove, fremont,
last Saturday, while attempting to board the
schooner Pavilion, alone in a boat, there
being strong breeze at the time. The body
was recovered on Monday.
The Aroostook Pioneer says house in
Richmond Station Gust above the line) has
the reputation of being haunted, but sumises
that some enterprising smuggler has selected
the spot as basis for his operations, and has
adopted the role of ghosts to keep away per-
sons who might otherwise be tempted to pry
into his secret.
| The Press says Chaplain Geo. w. Barker
of the National Military Hospital, Augusta,
is now in Portland soliciting books for the
Soldiers Library. Mr.. Barker is laying this
matter before the clergymen of Portland who
heartily cooperate with him, and will soon
present the cause to their respective churches.
| The Journal says the Gardiner High Street
| Grammar School seems to be unfortunate in
| teachers this winter, or rather in losing them.
Mr.. Pattee was obliged to leave last Thursday
on account of sickness. much to the regret
of the school Mr.. Emery of Elliott, was
elected by the committee in his stead.
A young man, an Englishman, named
| Walter Robinson, was drowned at Sawyer's
Cove, fremont, ON Sunday, Dec. 25th. He
started to go on board a vessel in The Cove,
and not returning as soon as expected, search
was made, and his boat was found, containing
his coat and an oar; and on sweeping the
Cove the next day, his body was found, about
half way from the vessel to the shore. He
wss buried ON Wednesday afternoon.
The Portland Argus says officer Miles ar
rested in that city two boys, named Larkin
and Barry yesterday, for stealing coal from
the elevator belonging to the Grand Trunk.
| These boys confess that they have carried on
quite business in the stealing line. Besides
| coal, they have stolen sugar, ten and fifteen
pound2 at a time, from the New York boat,
also rags from the same place, also canvass
from Mr., Mayberry on Commercial street.
At the annual Convocation Of Piscataquis
II. A. Chapter at Foxcroft, on Tuesday eve
ming, the following officers were elected for
the ensuing year: f. b. Averll, H. T.. w.
Buck, King; w. w. Hall, s.; +. G. Thonp-
son, c. of H.; j. II. Roberts, Z. s.. ii. A.
Robinson, r. A. c.; Ns3hl Parsons, NJ. Sd
v; ID. +. Lowell, NJ. I'd v; l. II. Jordan,
NJ. LIST v; T. 4. Dyer, Sec. C. B. Kittredge,
Treas.
The Ellsworth American says DR.. II. III.
Bingham of Castine is very sick, and but lit
tie hopes are entertained of his recovery
The Doctor has been prominent man in the
politics of this county, and successful Phys
ician. DR.. Jos. l.. Stevens, his attending
physician, has been in practice in that town
since 1915, and is now more than eighty years
old
The Portland Press says that at the meet
ing of the Portland & Waldobo-o' Steamboat
Co., held on Tuesday last. it was reported
that the steamer of this line, the "Charles
Houghton," during the past season made 75
trlpS, ana eaTHtu doOut SZl,ObU. MS is al
increase over last year of $1,000. The net
gain in $4,000. The capital stock of the com
pany is $25, 900, and the dividend declared is
ten per cent.
The Portland Press says last Tuesday
evening some scounarel deliberately felleC
a tree across the line of the international
Telegraph Co., between Yarmouth and Free
port, breaking the wires and interrupting tn,
business of the company for seversl hours
The company has had several such expert
ences since it went into operation. 1t is Il
be hoped that measures will be taken to dis
cover the perpetrators of such malicious mis-
chief The penalty provided by statute 70
such felony is very severe.
The Lewiston Journal says the late suddel
changes in the temperature have induced al
unusual prevalence Of throat diseases-dip
iberia, putrid sore throat, and membraneou
Group. On Monday the wife of Joseph Lit
tla6alJ ESQ nf Apburn died of a sewers