Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-09-30
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Mr.. Thomas D. Kimball. formerly of
the calkers at Mare Island Navy Yard, Cali
fornia. The Rockland Free Press SAYS he
is thorough master of his business, and
for that sound reason was selected for the
position.
John II. LETTERS, of Portland, committed to
4 the State Prison, Jan. 81, 1879, under a SEN
tence of seven years for larceny, died in that
institution last Sunday. His remains were
sent to his friends, by request. His age was
20 years. -
The fourteenth semi-annual session of the
Grand Lodge of Maine !. o. of G. T. will be
held at Reception Hall, City Building, in the
| City of Portland, on Thursday and Friday,
at O'Clock P. NJ. Thursday. A public
meeting will be held at City Han Thursday
evening. The usual arrangements with the
railroad and steamboat companies will be
made for h If fares. z
List of patents issued to citizens of Maine
for the week ending Sept 20:
A: B. Crosby, Greene; Amalgamation Of
| Gold and Silver.
T. b. Brown, Kendalrs Mills; Machine
for Making Wedges.
j. w. Stranger, Bangor; Steering Appara-
tus. -ettfHisffsa - sr1at
The counsel of the Grand Trunk Railway
Co., which was convicted in the Superior
Court on Wednesday of the murder of Mr..
Pullen at Yarmouth, has filed exceptions.
claiming to be a doctor, attempted to impose
upon lady in Portland Thursday. He in
quirea into the nature of her complaint and
asked her if she had faith that she would be
cured. She told him that she had very little
faith in him. He then said that if she would
give him five dollars he would cure her She
let him have the money, whereupon he left
Complaint was made and he was Immediately
arrested. -. ~.
The Falmouth Farmers Club will hold
their third annual cattle show and fair at the
town house in Falmouth on Thursday, Oct
5th. e+ tt# b. -
A lady who has probably resided in Ban
gor longer than any other female now living,
having moved their in 1902, informs the
Wing that the cannon found Monday in the
river near the mouth of the Kenduskeag, was
taken from the same place where many 9TH
ers were found and raised in former years,
by men who used diving-bell, after the old
fashion. The pieces came from the vessels
of Commodore Saltonstalrs fleet which was
defeated by Sir George Golfers feet at
''Bagaduce" (now Castine) on or about Au-
gust ID, 1873. The ships Monmouth, "a
guns, Sally, 22 guns, Black Prince, Is guns,
and Hector, 20 guns; the briggs Hazard, l6
guns, Diligence, IA guns, and Tyrannicide,
IA guns; the sloops Providence, II guns,
and Spring Bird IL guns, and several trans
ports got away and came up to the mouth of
the kenduskeag and were burned and sunk
to prevent their falling into the hands of the
Britsh--their guns being thrown overboa d.
As late as forty years afterwards, portions of
the wrecks were visible ut low water, and a
party of spectators made large sum of
money by raising the iron work. cannon and
cannon balls. HW
A large collection of valuable books be-
queathed by the late Hon. David Sears of
Boston to the inhabitants of Searsport, as the
nucleus of public library, has Just been
gratefully received by the selectmen. The
town was named for its liberal benefactor.
The P. o. Department has contracted with
Mr.. Goodale of Exeter, to carry mail be-
tween that place and Dexter, by way of Gar
land, daily. The stage will arrive at Dexter
in the morning to connnct with the western
train, and depart for Exeter on arrival of
evening train from the west.
Teachers Institutes, for Penobscot county,
will be held as follows At Etna depot, Oct.
10th and llth Dexter, Oct. 22th, 18th and
l4th; East Corinth, 18th and 18th Bradford
Corner, Oct. 18th and 10th; Hampden Acad-
envy, Oct, goth and 2lst. County Supervisor
Plummer will be assisted at these Ina titutes
by n. a. Luce, Supervisor of Waldo County,
and W. Ii. Bigelow, Supervisor OF kennebec
County.
Friday being the 25l anniversary of the
wedding OF Hon. Lyndon Oak, OF Garland,
his friends to the number Of two hundred or
more took him and his wife by surprise by
filing their house to the overflow ing, and
leaving presents of silver to the amount of
500 and over. Poems, speeches, and music
were the order of the evening, which was
spent very pleasantly. Mr.. and, MRS. Oak
received mementos from friends connected
with the State College At Orono, and Others
at Augusta, Gorham and Exeter, -s-.,
John Mcfarland brings the Reporter some
peanuts that he raised in Skowhegar from
two or three planted last spring. The season
was too short for them and they had partly
matured when the frost killed the tops. Pea
nuts, as every boy knows, grow in che ground
yerp much like potatoes.