Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-08-07
STATE NEWS.

Charles Haviland, son of +. P. Havland,
Esq, of Waterville, graduated with marked
| honor at the late Commencement at Union
College, Schenectady, N. Y.
The Maine Central extension is all ready
| for the rail, and considerable part of the
track is laid and is being graded.
1t is said, another bottle has been picked up
| in the ofiing at Lubec, containing an accoun,
| of the loss of the steamer ''City of Boston. y
No doubt some member Of an excursion has
tried his hand again to hoax the community
| The Law Court at Portland has overruled
| the exceptions in the case of Sarah p. Miller,
libellant, VS.. Nathaniel j. Miller, and refused
| new trial.
Hon. L. D. M. Sweat and wife of Portland,
have just returned from trip to California.
The Presque Isle Sunrise says that Adams
H.. Merrill, Esq, visited New Sweden and pro-
| posed through an interpreter to several fami
lies to go with him to Piscataquis county and
work in his quarry. When they had been made
| to fully understand his proposition, one of the
women replied, ''We came from the northern
part of Sweden where the sun in winter does
not shine more than six hours in the day.
We know what cold weather, deep snow and
hard work are. The woods do not alarm US.
We came here to get farms and we intend to
have them"
The Eastport Setinel says that an in
quest was held in Robbinston on the 3lst ult.,
| upon the body of John K. Hickey of Robin
ston, who died on Saturday last at about
o clock p. NJ. 1t apperrs that Hickey and
George Pulk had QUARREL about Pulk's
cattle getting into Hicke's field. Both got
very angry, and Hickey struck Pulk with a
hardwood club, knocking him down. Pulk
soon recovered and took Hickey by the collar
and threw him into the ditch and took the
club from him. Hickey got up, and after
few angry woods had passed between them,
they separated. Hickey went a few rods and
fell down and died in fifteen or twenty min
utes. The post mortem examination showed
what is termed by physicians fatty degen-
Grafton of the heart, with valves diseased.
The Rockland Gazette says that Thomaston
is really astir with enterprise. Within
week measures have been taken, looking
toward the early establishment of the boot
and shoe business on a liberal scale. There
is movement for the building up of large
carriage factory, headed by one of the most
active and enterprising men in that town;
and the mechanics and owners of small YES
sells are discussing the putting in of railway
for the repairing of vessels, thus giving regu-
lar employment for those now obliged to seek
for work elsewhere.
A paper manufacturing company are nego-
tiatng for the old wooden mill site and privil-
eye at Little Falls, Windham, on which to
build paper mill.
Patents have been issued the past week to
the following citizens of Maine: James
Webb, jr., of Portland, for trimming jack for
shoes and boots; Samuel w. Emery and
Erasmus p. Doyen, OF Portland, for steam
generator; Asa f. Colby, of Bath, for hem
mer for sewing machine; Albion II. p
| Walker, of Richmond, for watchmaker
chunck; Augustus S. Lesner, of Midtown
assignor to himielf and G.. M. Wentworth
same place, for blind fastening.