Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-05-20

stand that Mr.. Withee has paid out about
81 900 for the "raw material" He hauls
to Dover Village, about miles distant, and
ships them thence to Bangor.
Messrs. Rideout & Lord of Calais, have the
frame nearly up for a frst-class Sch. of the
following dimensions 90 feet keel, ~ l-2
feet beam, 8 12 feet hold. She 10 to be
built Of the best material, and will be launch
ed in September. Capt. BENZ. Bradford
(now in command of schooner Morelight) Is
to command her.
The Ellsworth American says that the
lobster business in that section 10 getting to
be quite business. In Brooklyn 1t is esti-
mated that $4,000 will be paid out this year,
to catchers and the hands in the factory 1t
Centre Harbor. So generally have the peo-
pie gone into the business, that sea captains
cannot get crews for their vessels in the
town.
The Wing says that while the trains were
shifting at Kendall's Mills Thursday after
noon, span of spirited horses, owned and
driven by Mr. Newhall, became frightened and
broke the pole strap in their struggle. letting
the pole drop to the ground Had it not been
for the prompt assistance of the bystanders
who seized and held the horses, the occupants
OF the carriage must have been severely :
injured.
The Piscataquis Observer says that Fox
croft village came near being scorched last
Monday noon. A little boy, living in the
Davis building, threw lighted match from
the window on the back side, but surprising
it had gone out took no further notice Of It,
until some shavings and sawdust near the
house, were discovered to be on fire. An
alarm was given, and few pals of water ex-
tinguished the flames before doing any dam
age.
A lady living in Strong, once discovered
skunk in barrel of corned beef, into which
he had found his way through an aperture in
the head. Having heard that if such an ami
NAL could be secured by the tail he might be
dispatched without emitting his favorite
aroma, she succeeded in grabbing hold of
that defensive appendage, and taking him to
the wood pile, held him against log with
one hand and beat him till he was dead with
the other. Mr.. Skunk did not let off any of
his disagreeable effluvia.
According to the Ellsworth American, Mr..
Summers Wooster, of South Hancock, was
ninety six years old the first of the present
month. He has good health, is able to read
coarse print without glasses, and remembers
distinctly the declaration of peace At the close
of the Revolutionary war. His wife 10 two
years younger than himself but on account
of lameness is confined to the house. Mr..
Wooster still works little and occasionally
walks mile for exercise.
The Belfast Age says that large hotel is
being erected at Fort Point. 1t is three
stories in height with French or Mansard
roof and will contain one hundred rooms for
guests, exclusive o: Office, kitchen and ser
wants rooms. 1t looms up quite imposing
near the head of the bluff, and will afford
fine view of the Penobscot bay and surround
ing scenery. Work is progressing very rap
idly upon it, and it is to be ready for occu-
pancy the 4th of July.
The Biddeford Journal says that the Rev.
o. M. Cousins who is leaving Eliot for Hal
lowell has been nine years in York County,
in the work of the christian ministry. This
is rather an unusual thing in such system
as that of the Methodist Itinerancy which re-
moves men so often and such distances. 1t
is true part of his first parish was in Cum
berland Co., but large part was in York,
since which time he has been stationed at
Scotland, york; Newfeld and Eliot He
carries with him the esteem and good wishes
of many friends in York county.
The Pennington Chronicle says that the
Scythe Rifle shop of S. Simmons at Farm
ington Falls, was entirely destroyed by fire
last Saturday evening. The proprietor, who
lives near by, was out for the evening and
returned about o'clock, when the alarm was
given, but the flames had got under such
Roadway that little or nothing could be saved.
Mr.. Simmons says that he had occasion to
build a fire in the afternoon, and when he had
completed his work threw quantity of
water upon the Goals and left the shop, when
he supposes a few Goals rettled ont of the
stove door. A large quantity of scythe rifles
and other material used in the business was
destroyed. Loss $4,000; insured for 81 800.
The Maine Wesleyan Seminary celebrates
its Semi Centennial the first week in June,
from the fifth to the eighth day. Rev. DR..
Cummings is to pronounce the Grafton, and
Rev. Mark Trafton the poem. 1t will be q
great gathering of the old students of this
successful school. Among those of the
alumni expected to be present are Senators
Hamilton and Morrill, of this State, Senator
Howe and Hon. George w. Lakin of Wis
consin, Bishop Clark, President Cummings
of Middetown University, and Allen of Gil
rard College, Hon. Henry W. Paine, and
Hon. II. G. Herrick of Massachusetts, with
professors, preachers, business men and 9TH
ers too numerous to mention, make up the
elements for big time.
The Press says that the steamer New Eng
| land, from Boston, arrived at Portland on
Thursday with IS Swedish immigrants, en-
route for New Sweden via. St. John. They
are chiefly in families and many children are
in the party. They arrived in New York by
steamer City of Limerick, and report that
they had not had a case of sickness since they
left home. They are a remarkably inteIli-
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