Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-12-15
STATE NEWS.

DR.. Googins of Mlbridge, assisted by Drs.
Milliken of Cherryfeld. and Chandler of Ad-
olson, on the goth of Nov. performed the OPP
Grafton of extirpation of a schirrus breast for
Mrs. Robinson of Milbridge. The wound
has healed very kindly, and the patient is
up and about the house.
p p. Burleigh, Esq, State Land Agent
says that more settlers lots have been taken
IN Aroostook county the past year, than for
the three previous years. Settlers are re-
quired to occupy and improve the lands, and
in addition give notes to the State for small
sum, payable in labor upon the roads, thus
enabling them to secure comfortable homes
at very slight outlay in money.
At the annual meeting of the North Waldo
Agricultural Society, the following officers
were chosen: President Seth Thompson,
Vice President Benjamin Fogg, Secretary
John Royal, Treasurer Eli Vickery, Agent
and Collector Benz. Bart!ett-all of Unity.
Trustees, George w. Clark, Benjamin Hunt,
Unity; Peter w. Aver, David johnson,
Freedom; Chas. Hutchings, Job c. Vose,
Knox; Joseph Higgins, Charles II. White,
Thorndike Elijah Davis, Edward Miliken,
Burnham; Mark Piper, David Mitchell,
son; j. @. Adams, Ezra Croker, Dixmont;
DR.. VIM. c. Gorden, Clarendon Butman,
Plymouth.
Lewiston boasts that six babies have added
to the population of one street this week,
and three more days yet to hear from.
The Ellsworth American says that Henry
McGown of North Ellsworth, a married man,
returned to his home from the logging camp
here he has been at work. on the % inst.
On Sunday he started for the camp taking
with him his skates to cross Reeds Pond.
As he did not arrive at the camp, as was ex-
pected, some one started for his home to as
certained why he did not return, when his
day, and search was then made on the ice,
| and his hat was found near the shore on the
ice. 1t was evident, then that he was
drowned, for the ice was broken up near the
shore. He evidently struggled hard to reach
the shore, but became benumbed and sank.
His body was found on Thursday near where
his hat was lying. He leaves a wife and two
children.
A geography in use in our public schools
in its description of Maine gives the "prin-
cipal towns on the Penobscot river as Ban
gor and Rockland and states that the s.prin-
cipal towns" on the kennebec river are Mos
cow. Scion, Norridgewock and Waterville.
Augusta, Hallowell, Gardiner and Bath, it is
presumed are hardly large enough to be
mentioned in this connections Bangor
Wing.
During the past year GO females under is
years of age have been arrested in Portland,
and besides these many young girls have
been found roaming about the streets, by
the police, and taken home to their pa
rents the Argus thinks that no better argu-
ment can be offered in favor of an industrial
school for girls.
In the case Of Geo. F. Emery VS.. Nathan
Woodman, in the L. S. District Court in
Portland, Judge Fox rul,d that a wife has no
claim of dover in real estate of partnership
when the estate is insolvent.
Launched on Wednesday, from the yard
of Henry McGilvery in Belfast, the schooner
Sarah l.. Davis, 2l3 tons. She is owned ly
the builder, Geo. w. Cottrell, b. +. Black,
+. Knowlton Of Belfast, d. II. Bickford, Bos-
ton, a. S. Davis of Chelsea, (for whose lady
she is named and Buck Bros. of Bncksvile,
S. C. She will lse commanded by Capt. c.
Y. Cottrell, Jr., and be employed in hard pine
ireightiug.
A dilligent reader of the journal became
obsorbed in its contents that the paper
took fire from the lamp, and was not dis
covered till TOO late to save the sheet. Who
says the journal is not Interestingly Bel
fast journal.
The copies of the Journal that come to this
office are never so dry as that
The next term of the Maine Medical School
at Brunswick will commence February 18th
and continue sixteen weeks.
The Belfast journal learns that Sears ISL
and, at the mouth of the Penobscot river has
been sold to Francis Cobb, and other Rock
land parties, for $4,000. The heavy growth
OF timber on it will be cut.
The Free Press says that a few leading
capitalists have started a subscription for
Rockland Shoe Factory, and propose to raise
sixty thousand dollars. They Will undoubt-
ly succeed in doing ii.
BY a vote of 7,200 IN favor to 10 against
the Boston & Maine Railroad have decided
to increase the capital stock authorized by
the act of extension to the amount of s., 900 =
900 and to divide it into shares of SlOO each
and that stockholders shall have the right to
subscribe tor the stock pro rata and pay for
the same instruments, and on such time as
may be proposed by the directors.
The Stavc Mill at Cobb's Mills, in War
rem, owned by Kinsley Swift, was burnt a
| few weeks since in the night time, with all
| its contents. No insurance. A new mill is
being erected.
| According to the Arson Advocate they are
ahead of anything heard of in this section as
regards cold weather. During the frosty
spell, week before last, the mercury fell to 4
| and 10 degrees below-some point, the AID
vocate does not say what, but we suppose it
was zero.