Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-07-18


Al the reference case at Mechsnic Falls.
sn nesen the town of Poland claimed $1,000
Dar damages to the roads, caused by Messrs.
town Sano dams, the referees awarded the
Ill. lewiston journal says there are about
S Ssn. nunared cords Of wood on the river
y. n IN ~ cru which is now being thrown in
W 'he Anoroscoggin to be foated to Lewiston.
Mrs: Eunice lehman of Matipicu. . .,n.r.
oIo iady, aged VI years, in almost fnl, noe.
session OF all her faculties, has lived To ace
the fourth generation of children descendsd
rom her, There are now living 50 children.
grandchildren, great-great-grandcbildre
many Of whom live within q circle of half T.
mile Of her.
| GU VI thursday morning of last week, James
S sa"i ana Abner McFadden caught a live
NJ, mhl,e gong to the fish wier in Baileys
Mistake Harbor, Lubec The men were in
little dory, and approaching the animal
whiie asleep, caught him by the flinners as
ne lay on the water, and drew him into the
| boat, when he commenced vigorous assault
| which endangered the lives of the men. a.
last by several well directed blows from the
| oars he was killed. The seal measured about
six feet in length, and weighed $50 pounds.
The Wing says boy about IL years of age
son of the steward on the dredging machine,
now at work in Penobscot river below Ban
gor, was missed on Thursday forenoon, and
it was feared that he had fallen into the wa
ter and was drowned. These fears were con-
firmed in the afternoon, for the huge grapples
employed in digging out and raising the edg-
Ings and other rubbish from the bottom, lifted
the body of the boy.
James Morrow, Esq, informs the Bangor
Wing that he has shipped during the past
year II 900 bushels of potatoes, 10000 Of
which he has purchased in Belfast. The
average price paid was about s5 cents per
bushel, amounting to $50, $50, which he has
paid directly into the hands of the farmers
excepting occasionally, a small commission
paid for buying.
The Brfdgton News details the systematic
robbery of the town treasury, to the amount
OF some $40, by young man of good stand
ing, whose name it suppresses, and who was
apprehended in the act of making further de-
mands.
An adjourned meeting for the purpose of
consulting in regard to building railroad
from Milo to Brownville and Sebec, was held
at Brigs' Hall in Brownville, July 10, Eon.
c. l.. Dunning of Brownville in the chair
There was very good attendance from
q
Der of gentlemen from Bangor were present.
letter from s. II. Dale, Mayor of Bangor,
regretting his inability to be present, and ex-
pressing his sympathy with the object of the
meeting was read. Very able and effective
speeches upon the demands for q railroad to
Brownville and Sebec, and the means for Sc
curing it, were made by Hon. Isaiah Stetson,
Wm II. McCrillis, Esq, A. G. Wakefield,
Esq, Hon. j. II. Rice and Moses Giddings,
Esq, of Bangor; Hon. A. NJ. Robinson Of
OF Dover, Hon. p. Tolman of Milo, S. A.
Smith and E. Mason, Jr., of Brownville.
Resolutions expressing the demand for a
railroad, and the willingness of the people to
aid any company in the construction of one
were adopted. committee of 10 from
Brownville and adjoining towns was appointed
to ascertain how much can be raised in aid of
railroad in this vicinity, and to confer with
those interested in Bangor. The meeting
then adjourned to be called together again by
the committee, as soon as they are ready to
report.
The Lewiston Journal says the cottages at
Squirrel Island are going up rapidly. Mr..
Wakefield's, Mr.. Hams and Mr.. Mitchell's
are each completed. Mr.. Stevens is well un-
der way and will be charmingly picturesque
affair. The stars and stripes were unfurled
for the first time on Mr.. Stevens cottage at
the Island on Friday afternoon from a tall
flagstaff which rises from the centre of the
tower: A grocery store is being; put up by
an enterprising Bath man, and everything
locks exceedingly lovely at the Island.
Several tents are pitched by Lewiston parties
and next week there is likely to be quite q
stampede of the shareholders in the Island
Friday, mackerel were being caught plenti-
fully in the vicinity.
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