Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-04-05
Last Saturday Mr. Darius Brown, while at

Last Saturday Mr.. Darius Brown, while at
work in his mill in Naples, with circular
saw had his right hand badly injured so that
the fore finger had to be taken off. The am
putation was performed by DIR, L. w. Brooks.
The Bangor Wing says the maple sugar
makers in that section Of the State, say that
this has not been good season for them.
At the annual town meeting at Machias, it
was voted, without opposition, to exempt the
capital stock of wooden factory costing not
less than fifty thousand dollars, and to be built
within two years, from taxation for term of
ten years.
| Messrs. Edward Cushman and Z. Palmer
of Patten have been on hunting excursion
for few weeks in upper Aroostook, where
they caught nine beavers, three offers, eight
black cats, six minks and twenty-one sables.
Rev. L. NJ. Haynes of Lewiston, on Sunday
received to his church five persons-three by
baptism at the river and two by letter.
The Normal School at Castine, though
opened but comparatively short time, is
already achieving remarkable successful
teachers being in attendance this term.
The York County Independent understands
that the Delugc Engine Company are making
arrangements for a grand United States Fire
mems Muster at Saco, on the 4th of July
next.
The Argus says u day or two since most
unfortunate accident happened to lady, Mrs.
McKennvy, OF Buxton. She was STOPPING
quickly to pick up something dropped upon
| the floor when a knitting needle In WORK
basket which was under cover of a table lid
pierced her lip and affixed itself between two
of her teeth. She instantly fell in fit and
before she entirely recovered was seized by
apothar and n third one that has left one side
partially paralyzed.
| The Lewiston journal says 'there seems
to be general movement on the part OF our
churches to get out of debt The Court st.
Free Baptist Society, Auburn, is making eff
forts in this direction, with every prospect of
success. Saturday evening, at a meeting of
some members OF the Parish Sl400 was sub
scribed for this purpose. $1,000 has thus far
been raised, and the debt is only $500.
The journal says that Mr.. Henry Day of
Monmouth, brings to the Lewiston market
2000 pounds of beef per week. Mr.. Day is a
good specimen of the farmer in a town full of
excellent farmers. Last year he raised 66
! bushels of wheat and l0S bushels of heavy
oats, from six acres of old field. On piece
of pasture land of about two acres, he rails ed
$50 bushels of potatoes, without manure.
! The potatoes cost him in the cellar not over
% cents per bushel. Mr. Day harvested
| 80 tons of hay. His last years crops were
valued at over Sl,00O-and his stock pro-
duced goodly income in addition. Good
farming, is, after all, the best business in the
world
| twill be rccollected that about two years
ago. the house of Alexander Longfeiiow in
Westbrook was entered and lot of securi-
| ties stolen, including several Atlantic & St.
| T Il, I'D Goo
est from a bond issued by the city of Port
Land. 1t will also be remembered that in
February, 1870, broker in New York sent
by the Eastern Express company to broker
in Portland, three Atlantic s st. Lawrence
bonds, one of the denominations of $1,000
and others of $500 each, which proved to be
the stolen bonds. Last week pocket book
was found in the vault at the Commercial
| House which contained five coupons cut from
city bond, and which proved to be the same
coupons which were stolen from Mr.. Long
| fellow.