Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-04-10
STATE NEWS,

Rev. L. S. Fletcher will supply the pulpit
of the Universaist church at Wells, during
the season Of 1871.
The newly organized Universalist church
in Skowhegan, Rev. Mr.. Nutting paster, con-
sisis OF some forty-tive members.
In Piscataquis county. combined effort is
making by prominent temperance and leading
business men to overthrow the liquor traffic.
The Press says that the Annual Conference
of the s,ethedist Church comes off at the City
Hall, Portland, on the Goth inst
The barque sSunbeam," of Thomaston,
was totally wrecked in Pigan river on the 3Ist
of March.
Hon. VIM. P. Wingate, of Bangor, has so
car recovered from his late illness as to be
| able to be out. 8&
| The Trustees of the State fund for The bene-
| fit of the orphans and soldiers and seamen.
paid out to thirty-nine families in Portland on
Friday, the sum OF $40 or Sl2 to each family
II. X. White of Skowhegan, has sold his
interest in the door, sash and blind factory
to Avery Allen of Waterville formerly con-
ductor ON the Maine Central r. r.
William Earl, who was injured in the picker
of the Newlckwannock Manufacturing Com
pany, at South Berwick, died Sunday of lock-
jaw: He was 50 years old, and leaves
family
The semi-annual examination and exhibit
ton of the Abbott Family School recently
took place in Farmington, and were witnessed
by an unusually large number Of citizens. The
various classes passed most satisfactory ex-
animation. - s
The Charlestown, Mass, City Guards,
Capt. Marble, an organization of the militia
of Massachusetts, are to visit Portland on an
excursion next June, and the Portland Light
Infantry have volunteered an escort ON that
occasion.
On the afternoon of April Sd, little daugh-
ter of Mrs. Thomas of Canton, fell from
stable chamber. distance of thirteen feet,
striking upon her head. She was taken up
insensible and at last accounts remained in a
precarious condition.
The Free Press says that the granite quar-.
res at Dix Island, Spruce Head, Vinalhaven,
Hurricane, &C., in that vicinity, will probably
employ nearly two thousand workmen
through the sumner. The foreman of the
granite works complains of the unrestricted
sale Of liquor to their men, and that it has a
very bad effect.
| The Grand Lodge of Maine, Independent
Order of Good Templars, will convene in
Thirteenth Annual Session, at Fluent Hall
in the city OF Portland, on Wednesday, April
| l2th, commencing at 3 o'clock L. NJ con
tinuiug in session through the following day
and as much longer as is necessary to trans
act the legitimate business of the GranG
Lodge. Ia cv~ -~-9'
The Free Press, (RockIand) states that
Dea. Daniel Robinson, one of the prominent
Lii. 81 Iia1 CIV atfrht
He was proprietor of the Rangor, Buckspor
and Castine stage line, Agent of the Steamer
City of Richmond, and Superintendent of the
Bangor, Bucksport & Castine Telegraph Co
The Piscataqus Observer says that Mr.
Henry Richardson of Sebec, commenced lum
bering on the 10th Of November last on the
Ship stream in Elliottsville Plantation, anC
by the 18th March, he put in 1000, 600 feet o
timber mainly spruce and ceder. He hao
only four horse team employed and about
twenty men.
Portland gentleman recently in London
took great pains to secure the best English
razor strap he could find and by carefully
secreting it about his cloths was enabled 10
land il on this side unknown by the custom
House Officers. He was displaying 1t the
other evening TO party Of friends when one
of them was mean enough to point out to him
the name of SANDERS, New YORK stamped
on the handle,
young man by the name of Frank Sher
burn. who has been leading an idle and disso
lutte life in Sanford for some time past, wa
recently committed to Jail at Alfred for break
ing and entering the store of VIM. L. Ener,
Son, and stealing therefrom some 81
worth of pocket knives and pocket books
The proof is positive as to his guilt.
1t is said that Hon. Samuel Thacher Q
Bangor is supposed to be the oldest ex-Con
gresham now living. He was elected to tn
House of Representatives from Massachusetts
in 1902 and held his place until 1905. ii
served eleven years in the Massachuset'
Legislature, and was Sheriff of Lincol
County from 1914 to 1921. He was born bt
fore the Declaration of Independence, is tn
oldest graduate of Harvard College, and
now in his nine fifth year. sF ..ntT sta
The Wing says that Mr.. Edward Brown hs
built small machine-shop pear the larg