Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-11-23
STATE NEWS.

| The Lewiston journal says it is now
Thought that the carriage way of the new
bridge over the Androscoggin between that
city and Auburn, will be open to travel about
| a week from next Monday
At the educational convention in Portland
next week, free entertainment will be fur
nished to limited number of ladies, provided
| they apply to A. Z. Stone, Portland, inclos-
ing stamp for return letter. Only those will
be entertained who receive letter from him.
assuring them before the meeting, that their
application is received. The railroads will
furnish free return tickets to members of the
Association.
1t is said that lightning never strikes but
once in place, but Mr.. Martin of Brown
field, has been insured in six different fire
companies, in as many years, all of which
have failed before his term of insurance ex-
PRED. The last, in the Putnam, was broken
down by the Chicago fire.
In Oxford county, DIR. True says that more
than three hundred teachers have been ex
amined and a graded certificate has been
given during the last year.
The chief of the Penobscot Indians, Gov.
Newell, with few of his tribe, is giving ex-
hibitions of the manners, customs, rites and
ceremonies of their ance stors in various parts
of the State.
The Oxford Democrat says that Mrs. Sus-
annah Winslow, of Canton, died Oct Both,
aged l04 years and months. She was the
mother of nine children, five of whom lived
to be over sixty years old.
The examination of classes at Westbrook
Seminary will occur this week, at the close
of the present term. The fall exhibition
takes place on Thursday evening.
The Press says that on Thursday after
noon, about two o'clock, the body of wo-
man was discovered floating on the water
near the Portlands Company's wharf. 1t
was taken on shore and Coroner Gould called.
who had the remains taken to Richs under
takers shop, on Exchange street, and the
woman was recognized as the wife of John
O'Neal, who lives on Pleasant street. Mr..
O'Neal says his wife left the house about
half past o'clock Tuesday morning, after
which he heard nothing of her till her body
was found. He says he don't know in what
condition she was when she left, but she was
somewhat intoxicated Monday night. The
probability is that she wandered off in
drunken state and fell overheard. When
found she had on,no outside garments She
was abont 40 years Of age.
Mr.. VIM. M. Rollins, well known through
out the eastern section of the State as
prominent lumberman, died at Orono on Mon
day.
The Gardiner journal says that on the 30th
inst. Geo NJ. Gordon of Chelsea, while
chopping wood in the woods for Thomas
Searles, Esq, by glance of his axe, re-
ceiyed the whole force on the front part OF
the thigh Just above the knee joint, severing
the tendonous union of the extensor muscles
of the thigh with the patella. DIR. Small
happened to be at Mr.. Searl's at the time on
a protes sional visit, and dressed the wound
The patient is doing as well as could be ex-
pected.
A Richmond correspondent of the Lewis
ton Journal writes that arrangements have
been made for course of lectures and con-
certs to be given under the auspices of this
society. 1t is hoped that the series of enter
tainments will be opened Thanksg giving day
evening, the 30th, with an Old Folks Con-
cert. The following lecturers have already
been secured Gov. Perham, Prof. Barbour
of Bangor, Prof. Hayes of Lewiston, Rev.
DIR. Haven of Boston, and n. Dingley, Jr,
of the Lewiston journal. The course will
consist OF eight entertainments.
The Augusta correspondent of the Bangor
Wing gives the particulars of strange pre-
sentiment. Charles F. Berry, musician re-
siding in this city, played at a ball at Ken
dalrs Mills on Monday evening, and after the
the ball retired to rest as usual, but was rest
less and unable to sleep, and a sensation of
dread of something wrong took hold of his
mind He stroye 10 shake it off, and courted
sleep in vain. So strong did this uneaslness
become, that he at length arose and took the
first train for Augusta, and Immediately went
to his home, where he found his wife and
little son Of four years of age, both nearly
sufiocated from coal gas. 1t was Il long time
before they could be revived. Had he been
absent an hour longer, they would doubtless
have both been dead.
A large number of Swedish emigrants came
to Portland by the Ilibernian on Tuesday,
some of whom will settle in Aroostook coun-
ty.
The catalogue of Nichols Latin School in
Lewiston shows a total of 20 pupils for The
academic year just closed. The special OBJ
ject of the school is to thoroughly prepare
students for the Freshman class of any col
lege, though students who do not contemplate
a college course are admitted to any of the
classes which they have the qualification to
enter The course Of study comprises three
years and as many classes.
A Cornet Band has recently been organ
lied at Mechanic Falls with fourteen MEN,
bers.