Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-10-07
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The stockholders of the Pejepscot National
Bank have not yet come to any decision upon
the question of continuing or of closing up
the bank. committee is now consulting
with the stockholders in relation to the mat
ter. Ii is understood that the stockholders
will lose so per cent. on their capital.
further discovery of the loss of bonds was
made on Monday last. About three years
ago, Capt. r. L. Merryman, of Brunswick,
master of the ship Gen. Shepley, placed
three $1,000 government bonds, on deposit
with Mr.. Rogers for safe keeping. Subse-
quently Mrs. Merryman took out one leaving
two on deposit. On Monday morning. Capt.
Alfred Merryman received letter from Capt.
r. L. Merryman, still at sea, notifying him
of the facts in the case. He at once went to
the bank; an envelope was found inscribed
with the name of Il. L. Merryman, but the
bonds were gone. Capt. Alfred visited Mr..
Rogers in Jail, on that day, but got no in
formation from him as to the disposition of
the bonds, Mr.. Rogers remarking that after
he got TO Thomaston he wrote about the mat
ter.
The Bath Times understands that the
paper pulp mill at East Turner occupying the
new building erected there during the past
summer by DIR. Gilmore of Bath, is now
nearly ready for operations. This is said to
be one of the finest mills of the kind in the
State.
The journal says that the laying of the
track on the Maine Central extension was
completed to the line of the Grand Trunk
at Danville junction yesterday morning.
The latter track has not been crossed as yet.
There are three miles more of track to grade
up before it will be ready for trains.
Mr.. c. D. Gallison, lately one of the pro-
prietors of the Dexter Gazette, has retired
from the concern, on account of i'll health,
and Mr.. Il. 0. Robbins is now the sole pub
Usher of the paper.
The Maine Democrat learns that Hon.
Charles A. Shaw of Biddeford will soon erect
large factory and re-engage in the manu-
facture of sewing machines on scale sufi-
Gent to give employment to several hundred
men.
Several races were advertised for the An
droscoggin Riding Park Thursday afternoon.
The horses entered for the three minute race,
for purse of SIS, were as follows A. G.
Fitz named Bemis, VIM. Covell named Rang
ley Boy, G. M. Delaney named Telegraph,
John Coomb named Meddlesome. Meddle-
some won the race in three straight heats.
Time, 252, 2.52 ga, 2.52 IA. The follow
ing were entered for the 2.40 race, for purse
of $l.75 :---Shaw named Kitty Wild, A.
G. Thurlow named Phil Sheridan, c. N.
Jones named Butter Ball, J. b. Kelsey
named Belle of the Woods. Butter Ball won
the race in three straight heats. Time 2.45.
King William was withdrawn.
At the X. & L. r. R. company's machine
shop in Bath, work is going forward on a
new passenger car for the earstern road
Prescott Hazelton, a prominent and honor
bla business man of Belfast, died at his home
in that city on Saturday morning.
The Arson Advocate says that Messrs.
Burrill, Greene & Co., of Skowhegan, are
doing big business at their flour mill in that
place. They grind about $500 bushels of
corn and grain week. They have one of
the best constructed mills in the State, with
a capacity of 60 barrels of flour day. They
also grind about 6o0tons of plaster year.
The Pennington Chronicle says that last
week, j. ii. Kinds and son, of Salem, we're
offered 81 500 for their two years old Knox
colt, by parties from Massachusetts.
Attorney General Reed has gone to Rock
land to conduct the prosecution of the st.
George murder case.