Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-02-08
STATE NEVIS

Rev. o. Richa rdson, late of Buxton Center,
has entered upon his labors as pastor of the
church at Warren.
Rev. c. Parker has resigned the pastorate
of the Baptist Church in Norridgeweck and
accepted the call o. the Baptist Church at
North Livermore.
The Reporter says S. c. & j. s. Chase, of
Skowhegan, have an order for 200 gross of
toy hoops, to be finished before March LIST.
They also have large order for bats
The lumber for the railroad bridge at Mat
tawamkeag is all on the spot, the masonry
completed, or nearly SO, and the bridge will
be put on at once. The ice is thick enough
to greatly facilitate the operations.
Mr.. Frank L. Harmon, Superintendent of
the York Manufacturing Company, of Saco,
has been appointed agent of the Warren Cot
ton Mills, at West Warren, Mass, and we
understand will leave Saco in a few days to
enter upon the duties of his new position.
A son Of James c. Jordan, about eight
years old, in attempting to climb into wagon
driven by A. c. Baker, Saturday, in Portland,
got one Of his legs caught in the spokes of
one of the wheels and had both bones broken
between the ankle and tho knee.
William G. Andrews, son of Hon. Leonard
Andrews, and clerk at the Biddeford depot,
was instantly killed at that station Monday
afternoon, by falling under the engine of the
3 o'clock train from Portland.
An accident occurred Saturday night on the
p. s. & T. r. T., near knights Pond, in So
Berwick, to freight train. Ten freight cars
were thrown from the track, but the damage
is inconsiderable. In the debris broken rail
and broken wheel were discovered, hut
which Of these was the primary cause of the
accident is unknown. Fortunately none of
the train employees were seriously injured
The Wing says the dwelling house of Mr.,
VIM. c. Taylor, of Orono, caught fire on
Monday morning, and Notwithstanding the ex-
ertions of the firemen and citizens, the entire
upper story and root of the main house was
burned off. Considerable damage was also
done to.the ell part and stable adjoining. The
furniture was mostly saved Insured for $500.
The Reporter says that Somerset county
has some smart axe-men, if the following is a
sample. chOpping match which recently
came off at Cambridge, between J. B. Gould,
of that place, and Nelson bore, Of Harmony,
ten dollars being the incentive. The wood
was poplar and juniper, twelve feet long.
Each stick was cut twice. Joshua cut thir-
teen cords and fifty one cubic feet, and Nelson
nine cords and ninety-nine cubic feet, be-
tween sunrise and sunset.
The officers Of Pacific Lodge, Free and
Accepted Masons, were installed at Exeter
on Wednesday, by George w. Whitney, d.
ID. G. NJ, as follows VIM. II. Carr, Master;
F. C. Hersey, s. W.; George Bond, J. w;
Samuel Skilin, Treasurer; John Whitney,
SECRETARY; A. Merriam, S. D.; John Jack
man, ]. D.; G. ii. Foster, S. S.; Emery
Robinson, J. S.. J. S. knight, Tyler.
1t is said that a new watering place is to
be established in this State. The location is
Old Fort Point, in Stockton, where hotel is
to be built by a stock company, and the requi-
site amount is nearly all subscribed. 1t is
expected that the house will be ready for COM
pany by the first of july The site is some
400 feet back Of the lighthouse.
The Experimenting School Committee, of
Rockland, have made beginning of library
for the High School. They have procured
from II. Vincent Butler & Co., Boston, on
very liberal terms, books, the retail value of
which amounts to 1858. The Free Press says
the catalogue embraces works mainly valua-
BILE as standard works of reference, and is
good basis upon which to build