Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-01-27
STATE NEWS.

There is now a daily mail between Machias
and Machiasport.
The Bangor Gas Light Company manufac-
tured during the year 1874, II ,4s3, $50 feet of
gas.
A. II. S. Davis editor Of the Pennington
Chronicle, will lecture before the New Vine
yard Debating Society, Friday evening, Feb.
3d.
w. w. Thomas, Jr., has received the sum
OF $40 from George Baty Blake, Esq, of
Boston, towards the formation of library
for the colony of Swedes in New Sweden.
II. X. Dawes, Esq, of Ellsworth, has re-
covered from his illness, and is able to attend
| TO business once more, as we learn from the
| American.
Mrs. Nancy Carr, OF Searsport. aged l04
years, died on Sunday last. She was born
in Ireland, and came to this country 81 years
ago.
Il. B. Crosse, Sheriff of Knox County has
appointed the following Deputies J. L. Tor
rey, ROckland; Isaac Carkin, Appleton:
James Burns, Washington.
Over 10000 bushels of potatoes have passed
down the Androscoggin Railroad the present
season. The prices paid at the stations now
is from 20 to 80 cents.
The telegraph poles for the line from East
Eden to Somesville are now being put on the
| spot, preparatory to commencing operations
in early spring, rs we learn from the Els
worth American.
| Tobias Roberts, Esq, of East Eden, is
making an addition to the Agamont House,
| 3x5O, two and half story. When completed
| the Agamont will be the largest sea- side house
on the Island, says the Ellsworth American.
Thursday night, January 18th, some dogs
| came into the sheppard Of John j. Holman,
| of Dixfeld, who has fine flock of sheep OF
about one hundred and twenty-five, and killed
and mangled large number:
Mr. Turner Small, of Wellington, aged 81
years, while in logging camp at Beach
river, was killed January Goth, by two trees
coming in contact He lived only one hour,
| says the Lewiston journal.
| A boy by the name of John Duncan had
his right arm frightfuly mangled Wednesday
| morning, while at work in the carding- room
of the Hill corporation, he having caught it
| in the machinery. Amputation was neces-
sary.
Joseph Smith was induced to leave East
port by the offer of abandonment of prosecu-
ton for some of his short comngs, if he
| would stay away two years.
In the Supreme Judicial Court at Auburn,
a verdict of Sl39.S7 has been recovered
against DR.. William Mcclellan, for NAL
practice in setting fractured leg for a boy,
in 1862
There are more than fifteen hundred lakes
in Maine, and the observers on Mt. Wash
ington say that as they reflect the sunlight
from the newly formed ice they are almost
as dazzling as the sun itself.
The Sunrise speaks of the timely discov-
cry, one night last week, whereby three fami-
lilies at Pressure Isle, escaped danger and loss
from a wooden box full of hot ashes, which
was just ready to blaze, as it did when the
air reached it.
The stockholders of the International
Steamship Company held their annual meet
ing in Portland Wednesday afternoon. and
elected T. c. Hersey President, II. J. Libby,
Clerk and Treasurer, and j. c. Coyle, ). f.
Spring, H. B. Hart of Portland, and A. l..
McSeeley of st. John, Directors.
The legal voters of Auburn will vote on
Saturday, February 4th on the question of
loaning the credit of the city to the Andres
coggin Railroad Company, on certain condi-
tions, for the purpose Of extending the An
droscoggin road to the Grand Trunk.
Mr.. Pllsbury, of New York, was the auc-
tioneer who sold the pews in Beecher's church.
The Ellsworth American says Mr.. Z. was at
one time member of the auction firm in
Bangor. of Head & Pillsbury They had a
public crier to announce their sales, who al
ways wound up his notices with, - Head on
Pil'sbury, oxen's ears
The Ellsworth American says II. Richard
son, Jr,, of Mt. Desert, has an Indian Ratchet
or battle ak. found at eastern point, Gouces-
r. = -
three-fourths inches wide, the back is five
inches long, terminating in point, and it is
formidable looking weapon, and must have
been dangerous one in the hands of Tehon-
waeghriyagi.
A correspondent writes the Pennington
Chronicle that the Rev. S. McKeown is hold
ing protractcd meeting with the f. b.
church in Starks. The meeting has been in
session now ten days, and over hundred
have made start for Heaven, the most of
whom are now rejoicing in hope. The work
is becoming general, and the leading men of
the town are sharing in it.
The Pennington Chronicle says Rev. A. S.
Williamson, Free Baptist, of Starks, was re-
Gently visited by a large number of his friends
who presententod him with about $50, be-
sides large quantity of usefnl material for
housekeeping. On the 9th inst, Rev. Mr..
crockett, Methodist, received his parish
toner's under like circumstances, they leaving
him some $75
In Portland Tuesday, the Cumberland Bar
Association met and elected the following
officers for the ensuing year:
President, Joseph Howard; Vice Presi-
dent, Nathan Webb; Secretary, T. M. Civ
cen; Committee, Bion Bradbury, Sewall c.
Strout, j. II. Drummond, Phinehas Barnes.
The Greenleaf Law Library Association
reelected the same officers as last year.
The new and beautiful ngregational
church just erected in Bridgton, will Be ded-
icated this afternoon, and the pastor, Rev.
Edward p. Wilson. will be ordained in the
evening. The dedication sermon will be
preached by Rev. Mr.. Wilson in accordance
with the unanimous request of his society and
it is understood that Rev. Kingsley Owning
OF Cambridge, Mass, will preach the ordina-
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