Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-11-04
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The Pennington Chronicle understands
that the people of Phillips and vicinity are
working with zeal to have the Androscoggin
Railroad extended from Pennington to
Phillips. John Reed has already commenced
survey of the route.
There are about five prisoners in the York
county Jail at Alfred.
A Mr.. Slower of New Sharon, few nights
since, had twenty-four turkeys-his whole
iock-kiiled by fox. He was an eye wit
ness to the slaughter, but was unable to
prevent it.
The Portland Press is informed that one
day last week Mrs. Gould, of Cape Elizabeth,
accidentally ran the points of pair of scis-
sors into the palm of her hand. She dressed
the wound and thought nothing more about
it. Two days afterward lockjaw supervened
and she died. Her husband is absent at sea.
VIM. N. Harvey of Bangor, has obtained
patent on a lubricator for axles and other
spindles. Under date of Nov. Z, 204 patents
will be issued. During the past week PIG
applications and 81 caveats were filed.
Skowhegan traders are advertising goods
at 'grasshopper prices"
The Arson Advocate learn that the town
meeting at Norridgewock, Monday, to see if
the town would endorse or purchase $50, 900
of the mortgage bonds of the Somerset rail-
road, resulted in an adjournment without ac-
ton, and that the Directors have concluded"
to seek a conference with the Maine Central,
with view to change of base-a sage con-
clusion, though ungraciously reached at the
eleventh hour.
The Progressive Age says that the first
carload of slate from the newly opened quarry
of Messrs. Forbes, Lane and others in Unity
Plantation was brought down last week. 1t
is smooth and handsome and of excellent
quality. Some twenty men are now employed
in the quarry and are getting out the slate
quite rapidly.
Nearly thirty four million feet more lum-
Der was surveyed in Bangor, during the ten
months ending Oct. 3lst, than in the same
months of last year, and about thirty seven
million feet more than in the corresponding
months in 1869.
The Jameson Guards of Bangor are to
practice target shooting next week for u
prize.
The subject Of erecting a steam mill, for
grinding corn, planning and other purposes is
being agitated at Winterport.
Henry, son of Henry Whelpley, Esq, of
this town, was shot, while on a visit at Perry,
on Saturday last, by a lad named Ross. The
tive boys had been out cunning in the fore
noon, but in the afternoon Ross went out
alone. He returned with two partrdges,
which he laid on the ground. Young Whelp-
ley took up one and said 'What would YOU
do if l should run off with this?" Ross re-
piled that he would shoot him. Whelpley
started toward the house with the partridge,
and Ross fred, the shot striking Whelpley in
several places fortunately no shot struck
vital part of the body. Young Whelpley was
brought home by his father on Sunday. There
was no intention on the part of Ross to shoot
his companion.-( Eastport Sentinel,
Measures are in progress for the organiza-
ton of Boating Association in Bangor.
O'Niel w. Robinson, the Portland forger.
has been arrested.
The catalogue of the Maine Central Insti-
tutelat Pittstield has been published. The
summary shows an attendance during the
year as follows; College preparatory course.
%; Ladies' course, %; Normal department.
So; Academical, It's. The aggregate attend
ance for the year was $50. The school is
under the charge of Geo. b. Files, A. B..
and E. Eugene Wade, A. B., graduates of
Bates, and is attaining high rank among
the educational institutions of the State.
The Lewiston Journal learns that a new
brick cotton mill is to be built in that CITY,