Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-10-28


Caleb b. Lord, Esq, of Alfred, has been
appolnted Assessor of Internal Revenue for
Tue FIRST District. Mr.. Lord has been
member of the Legislature. and also Clerk of
Courts ior York county, and is we'll qualified
for the office to which he has been appointed.
Inc town OF orrington having erected and
finished handsome new Town Hall, the cit
izens Will celebrate Its completion and OPEN
ing this Saturday evening.
One thousand boxes of smoked HERRING
were shipped in one week, lately, from Lu,
bee.
The Wing says that the house and barn of
Geo. Carter at North Searsport, were burned
on Sunday night last. The origin of the fire,
which was first discovered in chamber, is
unknown. Insured for $500.
Colby University, according to the cata-
logue just published, has Seniors, 13 Soph-
ignores and 20 Freshmen, one lady being in
Guided in the latter. Fifty-two is the total
number of undergraduates. This institution
deserves high degree of prosperity, having
placed itself in the front rank of progressive
institutions by increasing the list of its cleo
tive studies, admitting women and greatly
charging its facilities for giving instruction
by adding new buildings and making ample
provision for the wants of the scientific de-
partment.
The Dexter Gazette says that at Dover
South Mills, there is child now nearly
year old, which is bright and active, but has
no eyes. In the same neighborhood there is
girl IL years old, who, as if to make up for
the lack of vision in that section, has ewes as
large as horse-or rather a horses eyes.
Notice has been received in Brunswick of
the death in Massachusetts, of Mr.. Joshua
Webb, formerly of Brunswick, aged sc.
The Ellsworth American says that on
Tuesday of last week Horace Sperry, a work.
man in the saw mill of IT. Wallace at +.
Sullivan, about % years of age, fell off of a
log, into the pond, and was drowned. On
the following Saturday, Capt, Thos. b. Hill,
accompanied by his son Ellwood, his nephew,
Willie simpson, son of q. Il. Simpson,
David Graham, son Of Aaron Graham, start
ed in a skiff to go to Stewards Island in
Flanders Bay. On the passage down the
bay, by some accident the skiff was upset.
and Graham was drowned, After clinging
to the boat for about half an hour, the re-
naming three were rescued in a very ex-
hausted condition, by Capt. Hanna, of
schooner ------. who was going down the
bay outward bound. Young Graham was
promising young man about nineteen years of
age.
The Saco Democrat says that one morning
recently, gentleman in Saco stepped into
his stable quite early and thinking he heard
groans, a search was made and man found
SO chilled that he could not make himself un-
derstood. restorative was applied and he
was soon able to walk but not to stand. He
proved to be an Irishman, and said he was
from Nova Scotia lie was taken in charge
by the proper authorities.
The Lewiston Journal says that two young
men of Saco, went out to the beach cunning.
last Saturday. In the course Of their pream-
bulations they came near an apple tree on
which an apple was espied. One of the men,
Daniel Lowell, dubbed his musket, double
barrel shot gun. to knock the apple from the
tree, and in the attempt the gun was dis
charged, and the charge took effect in Lo-
wells leg, making quite severe, though not
dangerous, wound,