Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-06-13

The Mechanic Falls correspondent of the
Lewiston Journal says that sad topic Of
conversation for the past few days in that
vicinity, is furnished by the accident on
Thompson's Pond, Craig's Mills, Friday af-
ternoon, as already stated in this paper. The
boat was found and raised, Saturday. All
day Sunday there were gathered on the banks
of the Pond-coming and going from all the
country for eight miles around-crowds of
sympathizing and curious friends,-at times
| full eight hundred persons. The parties
drowned-Dr. Verrill, Messrs. Baker and
| Edgcomb, all resided and were in active BUSH
ness at Craig's Mills. DIR. Verrill was
young and promising physician, and building
| up good practice, much esteemed by large
circle of friends. 1t is now feared that the
| bodies will not be recovered, that being the
case several years ago when youth was
drowned in somthing the same manner.
c. o. Sheperd of Linconville committed
suicide Saturday. After taking opium he
cut his throat. He was seventy-three years
old.
| The Argus says that committee from the
Iaverhill, Mass, Commandery of knights
Tempar was in town Saturday, making ar
engagements for visit of the Commandery to
Portland on St: Johns Day, June oath. They
will arrive in the boat in the morning, max
| ing their headquarters at the Falmouth, and
after parade through the streets will make
an excursion to the islands, and return home
by the six o'clock express train the same eve
| ming.
Messr Russell Lewis, and J. S. Winslow
& Co., of Portland, have purchased for S22,-
| 200 new barque recently built at Sandy
| Point. She IS 600 tons burthen, 1870 feet
long, 80 feet beam and feet between decks
The barque rates A. l for seven years. and is
now lying at Central wharf.
The Kennebec County Lodge ofGood Tenn
pars held session at Temperance Hall, in
Gardiner, last Wednesday. In the evening
public meeting was held at the same hall, at
which addresses were made by several prom
inent temperance advocates.
The Babtist Church at North Windsor has
just been repaired and improved throughout
making it a very neat and attractive place Of
worship. The interior of the church wa:
very finely frescoed and grained by Mr.. E.
w. Parkhurst of Gardiner.
The Portland Odd Fellows have gone on a
trip to Lynn.
Wilson & Clark are building an opera house
in Calais.
| The exercises at Bowdoin College COM
mencement week, May 9,-li, are as follows ::
| Sunday, baccalaureate by President Harris /;
| Monday evening, prize defamation by the
Junior class Tuesday afternoon, address be-
| fore the Alumni by Rev. f. 7. Parker, of
Hartford, CT, class of SO; evening concert
by the Germania band of Boston, assisted by
Miss Annie L. Carey, Wednesday, Com
mencement days Thursday forenoon address
before the Phi Beta Kappa, by President Nc
Gosh of Princeton; afternoon class-day ex-
ercises, Friday, examination of candidates
for admission to college.
| The Portland Star truly says that one of
| the most striking refutations of the old doc
trne that machinery lessons the demand and
pay for labor in New England, is seen in the
fact that help for our factories is growing
much more scarce each year, that is, those
| factories that run on full time. Girls are
very difficult to get for ordinary mill work,
and the want is a serious one in many locali-
| ties.
The new bridge over the Presumpscot river
at Sacarrappa is completed and cost $4,000.
The Lewiston Journal learns that son of
| Gov. Perham is preparing to remove to that
! city to enter into business.
| Mrs. Anna Place of Portland, has reached
the extraordinary age of one hundred and
two years.
! The three slate quarries at Monson are
now employing fifty men, and before the
season is out the number is to be increased
| to 100.
John Mace, formerly baggage mas ter on
the Portland & Kennebec Railroad, has been
| appointed conductor on the Belfast branch of
| the Maine Central Railroad.
William BODICE, for many years freight
| Conductor on the Maine Central road, has
been appointed Conductor of the Pullman
train between Waterville and Bangor.
| The Wing says that of the class which was
| graduated from the Bangor Theological Sem
| mary last week, the following have procured
places of labor: Mr.. j. Elkanah Walker OF
Forest Grove of Oregon, goes as a Mission
airy to Turkey; Mr.. John I. Rea of Boston,
Mass, goes to Taftsville, Conn. Mr.. Alvin
B. Jordan of Raymond, to Turner; Mr.. Al
bert N. Jones of Weld, to Brooks; Mr. VIM.
c. Hulse of Johnston, Wis, to Michigan
Mr.. d. w. Hardy of Chicago, ILL.,, to Sher-
man Mills Mr.. Edward z. Eastman of No.
Conway, n. H., to Conway and Mr.. VIM.
II. Bolster of South Paris, to Wiscasset
A newly arrived Swede bought farm in
Aroostook county, paying therefore S2500,
nearly all cash down.
The editor of the Presque Isle Sunrise is
trying to keep the children of his neighbor
hood off his ploughed ground by tempting
| them with strawberries and cream.
| dwelling of the Morse Statue,