Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-07-11

The Press says Mr. James W. Buck. tho
wen known mal-carrier of Portland presents
a soou record for fidelity and regular habits,
,no me a' oeen driving seventeen years last
liiou.n' ana has not been off his wagon a
v we1h III al that time. He has made 1872
5lgn. Trips from the post office to the Boston
uepol, from ~ to IL o'clock, without missing
co; never played cards does NOT knav o~a,,
the different names of cards: never was
drunk; never sat up with sick or dead nor.
son; mas not been ten nights away from
home for seventeen years; neither has he
eaten ten meals out of his own house. and
never was in billiard saloon but twice.
During his life he attended church twelve
years without missing more than five Sun
oays; lie don't know how many horses and
wagons he has used up during his seventeen
years service, but he has owned a good
many OF both, and has been a kind master to
his animals.
AS the g.. train from Portland for Rostor
on the Portland, Saco & Portsmouth road
was passing Oak Hill station, Saturday morn
ing, coupling broke and the platforms of
the adjacent cars were smashed. Mr.. Indy,
brakeman, received some slight bruises; no
one else was hurt. The train was about an
hour late at Saco in consequence of the ac-
cident.
| The Lewiston Journal Journal says that q =
| girl of l6 years, walked from Pittston to that
| city, 30 miles, few days since, snd the next
morning she walked to Mechanic Falls be-
| fore breakfast. She said she was homesick.
What could such girl do, when in good
spirits?
The Portland Star says in relation to the
decision in the railroad case between the
Boston and Maine and p s. P. 1t was
ga full hearing Of the whole case" and with
out dissenting voice the verdict is in favor Of
compelling all connecting roads to make such
business connections as the public conven-
fence demands. And the judges have even
gone further than the terms of the decision
itself, and have declared that the court will
hold its hand upon all the railroad corpora
lions in the State, and compel them not only
to keep the letter of the law but the full spirit
OF the charters under which they have organ
lied.
We do not argue this question, but only
state what we know about the decision.
There is no chance for reversal of this de-
cree under the present state of facts, and we
Judge that the inside managers fully under
stand it so, various conjectures have arisen
as to the effect OF this, and nobody seems to
think that we are any nearer peace. 1t is
said that the next move by the p. S. & P,
acting under the direction of the Eastern,
will be to refuse to sell through tickets over
the Boston & Maine. THE has been expect
ed any time, and probably will be precipitat-
ed now. Already have the free passes of the
b. & nj. been refused, and all persons here
tofore enjoying the cOurtesies of the latter
corporation are now compelled to pay tribute
to its enemy. There is much interesting his
tory that might be written regarding this con-
troversy, but there is but one tribunal that
can determine the destiny, and that is time.
The Androscoggin Medical Association at
recent meeting passed resolves pronounce
ing false the charges against the Medical
Profession as increasing intemperance, and
declare their belief that society would be
benefited by the total Punishment of liquor;
also that town agents should have the privi-
leGe of getting pure liquors whenever they
may be found.
A fire broke out in one of Mr.. Moses
Browns barns in Norridgewock, about one
O'Clock Saturday afternoon, entirely consum-
ing it, and setting fire to and burning another
barn adjoining, there being a very strong
wind at the time, causing the cinders to fly
nearly half mile and setting fire to the
buildings of Benz. Townsend, son-in-law of
Mr. Browns, burning his houses and out
buildings. The furniture was saved. Esti-
mated loss $4,000; no insurance. Mr..
Browns loss will not exceed 81 500; fully
insured. Cause of fire not known.
large business in manufacturing upper
leather is done at Bridgton by Albert Fogg &
Co., whose sales reach 100000 per annum.
Their main building (two and half stories
high) measures $50 feet by 90, and contains
l0i watts. They have another building so by
80, in which are SO vate, teaches and coolers.
They tan 10 900 hides annually, and find con-
slant employment for % hands and 8 horses.
Their engine is Of twenty-five horse power,
and they have one of Rhodes patent boilers.
They have one of Fitzhenry's patent leather
securing and hide working machines, two
CLOSING machines, one of Blake's patent
donkey pumps, besides two of Johnson's pa
tent rotary pumps, large suffer, one of
Kinks splitting machines, and Allen & War
ren's leach, which holds eight cords of bark,
with patent sprinkler attached. They con-
sumo 10000 cords of bark annually, for
which they pay seven dollars per cord de-
| livered. ltl