Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-05-27
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The game of base ball in Portland Thurs
day afternoon between the Crescent and
Cushnoc clubs of that city, resulted in score
of 20 for the Crescents and IA for the Cush-
noes.
As the cars from Princeton were passing
the Dyer Mills Monday week last, they
struck three horse team belonging to Mr..
JAS. Murchi, engaged in hauling lumber from
the mill, and killed two of them.
ST. Johns Commandery, X. r., Of Bangor,
| have decided to attend the Dedication of the
| Masonic Hall at Dover and Foxcroft, on
Wednesday June 2lst. 1t was also voted
that the invitation to visit Portland Com
mandery must be declined.
The Argus says that it is stated by friends
of Columbus A. Thompson, who was found
dead in the Grand Trunk woodshed in Port
land, that about four months ago he attempt
ed to take his life with a common jackknife,
but struck rib and was disheartened. Pre-
vious to that he made two futile attempts up
on his life while not in his right mind.
A movement is making in Belfast for a
fonrth of July celebration. Fire works, row.
ing match and other amusements are pro-
posed. 1t has not been decided whether to
have formal exercises, Grafton &C., as yet.
the Moscow district, who was to Ill to attend
| the session of the Legislature last winter, is
still quite feeble-unable to attend to bust
ness. 4tsa
Stephen Ellis of Stockton, died sudeHly on
Friday morning last. He rose as usual, COM
planned of pain in his chest, sat down upon
lounge. and died almost Immediately. Mr..
Ellis was II years old, and a soldier in the
war of 1912.
A scientific gentleman declares that our
snakes, with the exception of the rattle snake,
few of which are to be found in this State,
and at only few places, are absolutely harm
less. He declares he has handled almost
every different variety, has repeatedly been
bitten, but in no instance has he suffered
from the bite.
The Belfast Age says that Mr.. Osgood who
does the wood saving for the Maine Central
for all the Stations east of Waterville has
quite novel and convenient arrangement.
He has diminitive locomotive which he runs
over the road and which does the saving;
and then he has a kitchen and sleeping car
where he and his crew of four or FIVE live.
| This is under the charge of Mr.. Esty and
wife of Detroit. He saws and prepares Is to
20 cords per day.
The Piscataquis Observer says that Mr..
j. Smart's drive in Northern Piscataquis,
was injured some three weeks ago, which re-
suited fatally last week. He was being
brought from the Lake to his home in Med
ford, on Monday, but being unable to pro-
coed farther, stopped at his sisters Mrs.
| Knox in Foxcrott village, where he fingered
in great agony until Thursday night, when
he was relieved by death. His remains were
sent to Medford for interment, where a wild
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| have been married,
The Journal says that Mr.. Joseph Flint
jumped from third story window in Lincoln
Block, i'll Lewiston, Thursday-falling some
80 feet. Fortunately he fell into the grass,
| and it hoped, has not sustained serious in
| jury. DR.. Garcelon was called. Mr.. +. sus-
| tanned a confusion on his head, and sprained
! ankle His hack was also somewhat injured.
| He was laboring under temporary insanity at
the time. He was discovered while getting
out of the window, and was caught, but man
aged to escape the grasp of the person and
fell as before stated.
The Brunswick Telegraph says that Mr.. J.
S. Clapp, of South Winsor. Conn, who has
had charge of paper mill, in that town, is to
take charge of the Topsham paper mill. He
is making the necessary arrangements to
complete the wood work of the mill, and to
provide for setting up the new machinery
when it shall be completed The Company
expects to have the mill running during the
month of September, working at the opening
only about half the capacity of the mill which
will employ from 40 to so hands, men and wo-
men. Room for more labor and of an intelli-
gent character.
Calais shipbuilding items from the Adver-
tiser: The Messrs. Robertson Bros. have
fine schooner of $50 tons burden, timbered,
scaled, and partly planked. Messrs. Rideout
! & Lord have fine schooner OF about 200
tons on the stocks, timbered out and ready
for scaling and planking. Messrs. Parret
has schooner nearly ready to launch for
Messrs Wadsworth, Kelley & Murchie. A
fine schooner called the "B. +. Waite"
named after the owner, was launched on the
9TH inst. She is about 200 tons burden, and
built in most thorough manner. A hand
some. thoroughly built schooner of about 100
tons, old measurement, was launched at Mill
Cove, in Robbinston, about the Sth inst. She
was built for Messrs. Gates & Wentworth;
she is called the Jas. A. Pike" in compli-
ment to that gentleman. Mr.. Joseph Eaton
| has a neat little steamboat almost ready to
| launch. She is some ten or fifteen tons bur-
den, propeller style, her boiler is in, and the
rest OF the machinery is ready to be put in.
She will be ready to launch next run Of high
tides.
We copy the following railroad item from
the Dexter Gazettee THE Maine Central
X. II. Co., have had their agents prospecting
in this section of the country for the past
week or two, with view, it is said, to the
extension of the road from this place either to
the upper country, or to Dover. We under
stand that this is the precursor of a regular
preliminary survey, which will be commenced
in few DAYS in such direction as shall be de-
cided upon. If The Piscataquis Co. mean
business, and commence the extension Of
their road from the Dover and Foxcroft ter
minus towards Guilford, it is given out that
the road viii certainly be extended from TINS
station. Whether it will go to Dover. or
towards M. ii. Lake, remaines 70 De seen
In either event the object sought py tne
Piscataquis Company, which is to secure al
the up country traffic, will be very eneetaaiiy
blocked"