Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-01-09
STATE NEWS.

Oren Tufts, sheriff of Franklin county has
appointed the following deputies james E.
Thompson, Phillips; Isaiah Mitchell, Strong
Gilbert Miller, Wilton.
The new NJ. L. Church at Andover Corner,
Me-, will be dedicated Jan. 18th, at o'clock
p NJ Sermon by Rev. A. Sanderson, pre-
siding elder.
Thirty-fve liquor cases wore disposed of
in the S. J. Court for Penobscot county,
during the past year, in which fines to the
amount of So, 200 were paid, and two commit
tails were made.
The Sentinel says Charles S. Carpenter,
Esq, an old citizens of Eastport, died on
Monday, at the age of eighty years. Mr..
Carpenter, in his younger days was one of
the prominent business men of the place.
The Hancock Wooden Company at Orland,
commenced operations last July. In four
months they had manufactured 1860 yards
of wooden goods, 444s yards of which were
repellants. They run but eight looms, but
soon expect to increase the number to twelve.
The Advertiser says Mr.. George NJ. Chase
of Kansas city, Missouri. SENT last week, to
his uncle. d. X. Chase, Esq, of Calais,
present of the carcas of fine young buffalo,
which Mr.. c, cut up into liberal slices, and
distributed round amongst his friends.
j. S. Mitchell having resigned his position
as President of the Oakland National Bank,
in Gardiner, Hon. Joshua Gray has been
elected President, and p. N. Barstow to fill
the vacancy in the Board of Directors, as we
learn from the Gardiner Reporter.
Father O'Callan who in his connection with
the Catholic Cathedral in Portland, has - on
high degree of respect and love from the
worshippers there has been transferred to
Bangor, and Father insolvency, of St DOM
mics, has taken the place made vacant at the
Cathedral by Father O'Callan's departure
Judge Fox, of the District Court of the
United States, has decided that assignees
under the State law are not entitled to retain
any of the property assigned to them, either
for their services or expenses, when such
assignments are avoided by proceeding
under the Bankrupt Act, and are entitled to
no fees.
The Reporter says beech logs that formerly
were cut into cord wood and hauled to the
Gardiner market for $500 per cord, now
bring $500 per tree (small ones at that, and
our ice merchants arc obliged to 30 into the
country some distance in order to obtain
them. They are used to make ''ice runs"
with, we believe.
The Oxford Democrat says the citizens of
Woodstock, met at School House Hall, at
Bryant's Pond, Dec. 9th, and organized a
Farmers and Mechanics Club by choosing
Ezra Jewell, President Benjamin Davis, Jr,
and Albion z. Cole, Vice President; Alden
Chase, Secretary, and Merrill J. Rowe, Treas
urer.
At the annual meeting of the Piscataquis
Cen. Ag. Society the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year President, A.
NJ. Robinsoa; Vice Presidential. A.
Thompson, Seth Lee; Secretary, Treasurer
and Collector-Lyman Lee; Trustees-Wm
n. Thompson, Leonard Robinson, Henry S.
Cofren, Joseph Morrill,, Charles Loring;
Supt of Ag. Bcilding-Wm. n. Thompson.
The second annual reunion of the Bowdoin
Association of the East occurred last Thurs
day evening in the parlor of the Calais House.
The following officers were elected: Dr. c.
c. Porter, President; Charles F. Todd c..
B. Rounds, Vice Presidents Fred ii. Board
man, Sec; Charles A. Boardman, Treas.
c. A. Boardman, G. F. Granger, w. G.
Novel;, Elk. Com. DIR. W. II. Todd, Cor.
Sec. t
The Gardiner Reporter says the other day,
while workmen were digging for water, at
the N. Y, Boston & Kennebec Ice Works, in
blue clay, 22 feet from the surface, deposit
that had every appearance of being cinders
from blacksmiths forge. When apd how
they came there are questions for the curious
to speculate upon.
The Reporter says there will be no change
in the Somerset County officers the present
year except that Sylvanus j. Walton Esq, of
North New Portland will succeed William
Folsom Esq, as County Attorney and John
Russell Esq, of Cambridge will take the place
so ably filled on the board of County Com
missioners by Hon. Chandler Baker of Bing-
ham. Hon. Simeon c. Hanson of New Port
land is chairman of the board for the year
| 1871.
| The News says the shovel handle Factory
of Messrs. Andrews & Waldron, near the For
est Mills Bridgton, is about completed, and
will be in running order as soon as they pro-
cure their betting. They have had good
success in forwarding the work upon the fac