Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-01-24

republic. The writer gives it as his opinion
| that Paris must fall before the expiration Of
the present month.
STATE NEWS.
The Bath Times says there is considerable
sickness in town at the present time.
The steamer City Of Richmond has been
| withdrawn from the route between Portland
and eastern ports for the winter.
E. c. Spinney, Esq, of Kittery, is ship
ping large quantities Of Pressed hay the
present winter from York and Eliot.
| Mr.. John B. Rand and Henry A. Jewett, of
North Waterford, are engaged in numbering
operations, giving employment to quite q
| number of men.
Mr. William w. Watson, at South Water
| ford, is doing quite an extensive business in
preparing ASH lumber for the shovel factory
of the firm of Messrs Andrews G Waldron,
located at Bridgton.
Friday evening as a Miss Jane McCuller,
residing with Mr.. J, ]. Wingate in Portland,
was passing down stairs with a glass lar in
her hand, she tripped and fell tumbling to the
foot. The jar breaking, frightfully lacerated
her left hand, and her face was badly cut and
bruised. She also broke her wrist by the
| fall.
The Arson Advocate is confident that the
only way in which Norridgewock can retain
| the positions as shire town of the county ia
| to secure railroad connection with Skowhe-
gan.
| Mr.. c. B. Clark, employed in G. H.
| Matthew's bakery, in Waterville, was seri-
| ously injured yesterday, by having his foot
! caught in the machinery while attempting to
quiet refractory horse, the motive power.
| The Watervillc mail says that the new
| bridge has been accepted by the building
| agent appointed by the County Commission
ers; and the County Commissioners them
| selves were highly pleased with the work,
| and during their examination had abundant
evidence that the bridge was public con-
venience and necessity
They have got town way down east with
| the pretty name of Dickeyville and Dickey-
vile wants its name changed by legislation.
1t should not be done; Dckeyville should be
punished for submitting to such name so
long. Let her wear it till it chokes her.
Past Grand Master Murray of Portland has
opened a "School of Instruction." in Mason
| ry, which meets on the second and fourth
| Friday of the month; and its value may be
| inferred from his well known reputation as a
Grand Lecturer.
The Bangor Wing says: Mention has
been made of the gold medal to be presented
by New York gentleman to the member of
the Jameson Guards showing the greatest
proficiency in drill and we learn that one
of our citizens has offered silver medal
valued at $50, to the second-best drilled man,
to be awarded by the same committee at the 4
competitive drill on Feb. ED"
Great anxiety has been felt in regard to the
fnfrv 49, h., AI- q
Guptil, which sailed from Baltimore for Port
land on the first day of December last, and
the final giving up the vessel as lost on the
part of the owners. But now word has come
of the safety of Capt. Guptil and the crew of
the schooner, who arrived at Plymouth, Eng
land, on the 9th instant, per ship Belle Morse.
The ship picked the men up at sea on the
18th of December, and being so well along on
her voyage carried them across.
George II. Brown, the fellow who was ar
rested a few days since by Marshal Hill, OF
Biddeford, for swindling, and who was dis
charged, there being no evidence against him,
was again arrested by officer Wyman, of Port
land, last Friday evening, by virtue of dis
patch from Marshal Tarbox, of Saco.
The Argus says that Mrs. Juliet Griffin of
Harrison, wife of Charles Griffin, machinist
working in Boston, was taken suddenly i'll
while visiting at the residence of a friend in
Portland, Saturday evening and died before
medical assistance could reach her. A fit or
disease of the heart was the cause. Coroner
Hall was called but upon careful enquiry into
the circumstances he deemed an inquest uu-
necessary. Mrs. Griffin was "a years of age
She leaves no children.
The Oxford Democrat says '.We under
stand that the Revenue Collector of this dis
trict, has been examining the Court records
| in this county to discover what liquor sellers
have been indicted, and have been selling
without a license. Any such will have to
pay up or go to Portland and answer.
The Bath Times says Mrs. Lydia Lowell of
Livermore, saw two intoxicated men near her
home, disputing about the right to drive
horse. She knew the horse to belong to q
friend of hers and knew they were too drunk
to take proper care of him, and while they
were quarreling about who should drive, she
embarrassed the horse and put him in the
barn and kept him until her husband came
home. Mrs. Lowell is one of the daughters
of the old stage-driver, Hewett, who used to
drive from Livermore to Lewiston.
Messrs. Elliott & Bartlett, of Stonenam,
spool manufacturers, are putting in twenty
horsepower engine, for the purpose OF run
running their machinery when there Is
drouth of water. The Oxford Register says
the manufacture of spools is getting 70 Dc
quite an extensive business in that town, tnns
furnishing ready market for the forests o.
birch which abound in that section, ana when
have hitherto been deemed OF little vsine' "a
cept for wood.