Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-06-12
ST ATE NEWS.

a correspondent OF tHp ITeSS Wilteo
John Smith, a farmer at kennebunkport aged
about so, was chooked to death by piece OF
meat while eating his dinner, on Thursday.
All efforts to extricate the substance proved
fatal He was well known and highly re-
spected by large circle of friends, who will
deeply regret his sudden demise.
ST. John Commandery, Knights Templar,
Of Bangor, visit Dover this month to par
ticipate in the Masonic celebration there on
St. Johns Day, the oath. De Molay Com
mandery of Skowhegan propose to take part
in the exercises of the day.
Stephen Berry at his job printing Office on
Plum street, Portland, rejoices III cool COM
fort over steam fan suggested by Mr.. c. w.
Bean, foreman of his press room. There are
six of these novel pastboard fans in success
full use, running one wooden shafting by
| means Of belts from the main shatting. Two
circulate the all in the counting room and the
other keep the pressmed cool while at work
| in hot weather.
| The Journal says the Belfast Savings
| Bank has just made its dividend for the quar-
tiers closing its third year. The deposits are
| S436,OO1, an increase over 100000, since
| last year. The interest on 2, 3, 4 8, and G
months deposits was $40, 7O7, being the semi
| annual dividend of 3 per cent.
The Maine Eclectic Medical Society will
| meet at Waterville, Continental House, june
| 30, 1871 at 10 o'clock A. NJ. There will be
| a meeting of the Councillors at 8 o'clock A
NJ. the same day.
The Chronicle says that Mr.. J. W. Averil
who, in 1912, left his home in Wilton and has
not been heard from for sixteen years last
March, and was given up as dead, returned
to his family and friends, May 23d. His
present home is in Nevada, where he has a
wife and three children.
A match game of base ball was played in
Portland on Wednesday afternoon between
the Mountaineers and Rather base ball clubs,
WEIGH resulted in favor of the former by q
score of 20 to 10.
w. B. McCrate has been appointed Post
master at East Sullivan, vice j. Bean re-
signed, and ii. Bowden at North Sedgwick,
vice VIM. Corthell, resigned.
The Houlton Times says that two hundred
and sixty Swedes, men women and children,
arrived at Woodstock on Friday last, by a
steamer from st. John. One hundred and
ten proceeded on to Tobique, whence they
were transferred overland, to join the colony
at New Sweden. The remainder came in
teams to Houton, en- route for Kingman, and
the E. & n. A. Railway, where Mr.. Thomas
had made arrangements by obtaining employ
ment for the men as laborers in the tannery
and on the railway line. There was minis
ter and physician, both Swedes, with the
party which went up river. Many of the en-
igrants bring considerable money with them.
They all appeared well and in good condition
though fatigued by lifelong sea voyage and
trav cling in the excessive heat of last week.
They appear to be just the right sort of reo-
pie to go into the forest, or engage in any
other employment, and help to develop the
resources of Aroostook county.
The PASSPORT Sentinel says that the fires in
the woods lately must have damaged the tim
Der lands considerably. Smoke has been
coming from the westward for the last fort
night. Showers of cinders come down &C.
casionally.
Senator Hamlin and Hon. VIM Frye have
returned from their fishing trip to the Range
ly lakes, bringing abundant evidence of their
skill as anglers.