Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-09-07
One half Of the balance to the Maine Bsp-
fist Educational Society

One half of the balance to the Maine Bsp
fist Educational Society
The other half of the balance to the Main,
Baptist Convention to constitute permanen
fund, the income of which is to be appropria.
ted to aid aged and infirm Baptist ministers
and their families.
Sumner Kimball, Esq, of Springvale,
who has for ten years past held several i'm
portant and responsible positions in the
Treasury Department at Washington, left
New York on Wednesday last in steamer
Russia for Europe, entrusted with negotia-
tions to an amount such as but few men have
been entrusted with since the organization of
the government.
The Belfast Advertiser calls for enlarged
hotel accommodations in that city.
The Machias Union says that the steam
mill at Jenesboro is about completed, and the
mill will shortly be started up. The frame
and work all through seems to be substan.
TALLY and thoroughly done. The chimney
is about eighty feet high and three feet square
at the top. The owners of timber lands will
feel more encouraged to cut in the growth
and make returns with property heretofore
somewhat: unavailable. Messrs Crandon's
mill and Mr.. Morey's mill will cut quite
large amount of lumber yearly. circular
saw is to be used in the steam mill.
fatal accident occurred in Lubec Aug
both. Mr.. Loring Winchester of Eastport,
while at work in Messrs. Lnngmaid & Mug
ford's ship yard, fell from a staging on his
head and shoulders. He was conveyed to
his boarding house, and medical aid was i'm
mediately rendered. He was found to be
badly injured and died at 10 o'clock the
same evening.
The price of hay all over Maine is tending
downward. 1t sells for $40 in Piscataouis
County. The probability is that hay will be
no higher than it has been, and plentier than
reported
The dwelling house, out-buildings and sta.
Bile of e. j. Harlow, Esq, at Dixfeld, were
burned Monday, with their contents, consist
ing of horses, cows, hogs &c. Two other
houses were also burned. Loss over 81, 600
No insurance.
There have been some mysterious digging
in Deering, supposed to be made for the pur.
pose OF obtaining treasure. 1t is on the lot
of Benjamin Bailey, about half mile from
the depot at Morrill's corner. When the
land was cleared up, twelve years since, an
old gun was found, and abot $40 in silver
change scattered over the ground. Last year,
about the same season, some unknown per-
sons went upon the very spot, in the night
time, and dug place in the ground some ten
feet long, seven wide and six deep. A few
nights since the operation was respected, and
another large excavation made. According
to the Argus the mystery is unsolved.
Mr.. Howard A. McKenney of Gorham,
who graduated at Wesleyan University at
Middletown, Conn.,, has been elected Profess
sor in the Claflin University, Orangeburg, S.
Z. He will enter upon his duties in October
next, at the commencement of the college
year.
The schooner VIM. Corners of Bangor, re-
Gently met with narrow escape. 1t was of
Cape Cod some 20 miles, the Cape bearing
SSW, the weather was very thick and strong
wind was blowing. All the lights were in
place and torch was burning at the time but
suddenly an unknown steamship came down
under full steam, just grazing the schooner.
| flying lib-boom. By the skilful seamanshiI
of Capt. Toole, the schooner was brough
round sufficiently to save further collision
but it was narrow escape. Had the steamer
struck the schooner fairly, probably not ont
on board would have been saved.
Bangor physician has a "head light,
similar to those used on locomotive, but on
a smaller scale, which he attaches to the DASH
er of his carriage while riding nights The
light is thus thrown upon his horse and far
ahead in the road, rendering it as safe to drive
as in the day time.
Conductor Gray has recovered from the
effects of his injuries received in the Hamp-
den Road bridge disatter, sufficiently to re-
sumo his place on the mail train once more.