Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-03-28
STATE NEWS.

The Sentinel says the late Mr.. VIM. Owen,
who died on the 18th inst, was the Oldest
native inhabitant of PASSPORT.
Between fifty and sixty French Canadians,
male and female, reached Lewiston last Fri
day. in search of employment.
Gen. Hyde has resigned his position of In.
spector in the Bath Custom House, and Mr.
Z. A. Morse has been appointed in his place.
Rev. f. r. Keys formerly pastor of the
Chestnut street M. f. church in Portland
has received and accepted call to the pastor
ate of the Swedenborgan Church in Phila-
delphia.
The Calais Advertiser says the Congrega-
tional Society in that city have decided to
erect new house of worship on the site Of
the present edifce, on the avenue, instead of
attempting to repair the present building.
Elliot Smith, Esq, one of the oldest and
most respected citizens of Norway, has held
the office of Secretary of Oxford County
Agricultural Society for a quarter of cen
tury
At Machias, Alfred Elson the pedestrian,
lately accomplished the feat of walking Jog
consecutive hours without sleep or rest, ex-
cept 80 minutes in each n hours.
An old gentleman named Grant, belonging
in Greene who claimes to be relative of
President Grant, now in his Slst year, says
he has cut and corded within the past year,
two hundred cords of wood. On his S0th
birthday he cut and corded two cords and can
DO it again.
The town election in Warren, (adjourned
meeting) last Monday, resulted in the cleo
ton of an entire board of Republican town
officers. DR.. Buxton was up for Selectman
and Town Agent, but was defeated. For
years Warren has been Democratic.
At a recent entertainment in Calais two
full grown men, whose united weight would
as ''the babies in the woods" some wag de-
clared that "those babies were brought up OF
the bottle"
The Press says keeper was placed in the
Argus office Saturday on a suit commenced
| against that paper by Mr.. III. N. Jose, foi
| libel-the damages being laid at $4,000. II
is reported that other suits against the Argus
are to follow, from parties, named in connec-
ton with Mr.. Jose, in the articles which gave
rise to the suits already commenced against
the Argus and Mr.. Neal.
| lad named John McCabe was arrested il
| lOrtld0u OuHudy tNeHLiS iOE III
indentures. He hpd been an inmate of tn
Reform School, and had been bound out to
farmer in yarmouth, and after being in hi
new place one day cleared out and went t
| Portland, where he has been loafing round il
the day time and sleeping nights in barns
outhouses or any place he could find. III
has been returned to the Reform School.
Speaking of the cases of persons who hav
been injured on the highway, Mayor Little
field of Auburn tells good story. He says
few years since man claimed to have bee
seriously injured while riding in the highwa
in Auburn, by being thrown from carriag
The man took to his bed and lay there appa
emily in very suffering condition, from il
juries sustained. The town authorities il
vestigated the case and found the man hs
been confined to the house several month
1t seemed to be case where the town Ia
better get the best terms possible and sett
withou: law suit. Finally the case WI
/ settled, and the poor sufferer who, it W