Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-04-22

society in East Harrington, is nearly ready,
anu Il VIII soon be occupied by the pastor, Rev.
The Dwelling house of William G.. Burrill
OF Dedham, was struck by lightning dur;no
the tempest of Friday night, iniurinr the
house badly, and Mrs. Burrill slightly.
The Lewiston Journal is informed that a
large steam saw mill is to be erected at Bret.
tuns Mills, and that large shoe factory ia
also to be erected, the machinery Of which
is to be run with power from the steam mill.
The Ellsworth American says that Elson
has finished his walk of ninety-six consecu-
tive hours, and is now busy with promenade
OF sixty miles every twenty-four hours, for
six days. The course is the Bucksport road
| The Ellsworth American says that at Dy-
ers Bay, Steuben, Ella Yeaton girl of 10,
fell through place in the scaffolding of her
fathers barn, breaking an arm and otherwise
| severely injuring herself.
Patents have been issued this week to
Charles p Kimball, Portland, for shifting top
for basket phaetons; d. w. Brockway, Dow
er, for shawl strap; c. L. Haines, North
Newburg, for cheese press.
The Lighthouse keeper at Duck Island,
"ii' SHdIles mas lOSt an OK, D COW
and twenty sheep from eating DANA ged flour,
which was strewn along the shore from a
| stranded Nova Scotia Vessel.
TIE road bed in the Salem tunnel has been
lowered thirteen inches to make room for the
sleeping cars to be run on the new night
train between Boston and Bangor. The COW
ers of all the bridges over the road eastward
are to be raised for the same purpose.
Some of the friends of Capt. VIM. E. Dem
nison, the popular commander of the steamer
City of Richmond, presented him with an
elegantly wrought gold watch and chain,
valued at about $500, on wednesday evening.
The presentation occurred in Portland.
The Journal says that at a town meeting in
Lisbon on Tuesday, $4,000 was appropriated
to build school house on the Plains-similar
to that recently built at the Factory Village
$500 was also appropriately to build
school house in the Frazier district.
General Chamberlain has not engaged to
deliver an Grafton at the proposed Winthrop
Centennial, but has only agreed to be present
on the day, and speak to the assembled peo-
pie, as he may be prompted by the occasion
and its surroundings. The Centennial exer-
cises will take place May 50th.
VIM. Coburn Of New Sharon, has kept an
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has fallen in that town the past season, and
communicates the figures to the Pennington
Chronicle: October, inches; November,
10; December, s.; January, 4; February,
IL March, 10; April, IA. Total, 6S.
The Portland Press says that the India
street Universalist society of that will issue
bonds for the completion of their church
edifce in denominations of $50 each. The
sons of Capt. Jas. C. Curchill-now deceased
will give memorial window to be placed
back of the pulpit.
A correspondent writes the Press that the
Methodists, Baptists and Free Will Baptist
of Parkham, have each minister, by the
name of Libbey. The wife of Rev. Charles
E. Libbey, M. E., lies at the point of death,
all hopes of her case, being abandoned by
her friends.
Mr.. Geo. W. Hardy, of Little Deer Isle,
committed suicide Saturday, by drowning.
No satisfactory cause can be given for the
act He has at times during the last few
months been depressed in spirits. On the
evening before his death, he told his mother,
who lives with him, that he thought his work,
here, was about done. He leaves a family
wife, children and mother.
lions Herald says that on the evening Of
the Sth inst, a very pleasant and agreeable
representation from the different religious
societies in North Arson, assembled at the
house of DR.. Isaac Palmer, and before part
ing left donation purse, well filed, for the
benefit of the subscriber, who for twenty
years, had been endeavoring to bless and
enrich them with "gold tried in the fire."
The Gardiner Journal says that at a recent
meeting of the City Council, an ordnance was
passed establishing Public Ribrary, and
appointing five Directors,-one for five years,
one for four, one for three, one fer two and
one for one. The Directors elected to serve
as above, were Hon. J. Gray, Hon. J. Berry,
S. T. Richards, J. Maxcy, David Dennis.
The ordinance also provides that one Direc-
tor shall be elected each year, to serve for
five years.
Concerning the recent abolition of the ''re-
turn ticket system on the Grand Trunk, the
Press understands that at Yarmouth the citl-
zens were so incensed by this action that they
preferred to walk half or three quarters of q
mile to the junction and patronize the Port
tand & Kennebec road, paying full fare to
Portland to travelling over the former road !;
and the effect was to reduce the receipts for
passenger tickets between these stations in
one day from 80 to four dollars. This brought
the Grand Trunk managers ''to their milk,
and the ''return-tisket" system has been re-
established from Portland to Yarmouth. This
is what the Yarmouth people report.