Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-11-21
STATE NEWS.

Gen. Hersey of Bangor, who has been con-
fined to the house tor some weeks past by q
sprained knee, 10 able to be- about, with the
help Of crutches.
An irreverent young man, not used to at.
tending prayer meetings, Was present in II
very excellent prayer me- ting in one of our
churches last Sabbath. Being asked at the
close of the meeting how hr enjoyed it, he
replied: at was an excellent meeting-I
enjoy prayer meeting where there isn't an,
loafiig. Lewiston journal.
The house and barn of widow Kenney OF
Yarmouth, were destroyed by fire on Mon
day. Mrs. kenney was absent from home /
the time ut work. Two heiters and pig
were burned in the barn, where the fire orig.
mated. The cause of the fire is unknown.
Two children were at home at the time. Sew
enty five dollars in money in the house which
the poor woman had saved from her ,canty
earrings were also burned, with the entire con.
tents Of house and barn.
Patents issued to Maine inventors for the
week ending Oct %:
S. c Ripley, Portland, Adjustable Desk
for Chairs.
Under date of October 90
Nathan Wood, Portland, Apparatus for
Spreading Plasters.
}. N. Anthoine. Bddvford, Car Coupling.
Woodard Thompson, Gardiner, Road
Scraper.
-Four valuable granite quarries in the town
Of st. George, owned by the State ct Maine,
will be sold by auction at the sales room o,
the State Prison at Tnomaston tomorrow af-
ternoon at 2 o'clock.
The North Star advocates the building of q
wooden railway of twelve miles, with its ter.
minus at Caribou. to connect with the Freder-
ickton railway.
The Portland and O gden burg have secured
better line through the Notch, the heaviest
grade being l6 feet to the mile, and by the
end of the week the line will be establish, d
from Conway to the twin Mountain House, a
distance OF eight miles, OF which six miles
are already graded.
Mr.. Allen of Morrill's Corner, who was in-
jured fortnight ago, by falling from the
steamer "Hanter," got back to work at the
Portland Machine Works on Monday and
yesterday took ot' the top of the index finger
OF his lett hand with planer.
Nasty lectures on Hannah Jane before the
NJ. l.. A. .ext week, at Portland.
The Portland Advertiser says the stock.
hpiuCis W EuIUpcdu ~ NOTtu AMERICAN
Railway in Maine at their adjourned meeting
yesterday ratified the terms of consolidation
with the Z 4 n. A. Western Extension from
st. JOHN, prepared and agreed to by the
officers Of both companies some weeks since.
The Stockholders of the New Brunswick
Company will huld a meeting at s.. John for
The purpose Of considering the articles of
consolidation, on Thursday next.
The Oxford Democrat says that George AL.
mon, little son Of Mrs. Betsey Ltnding
aged about two years, was drowned in we'll
Nov. 10, at the residence Of Mr.. Daniel Glenn
ms OF Hiram, where she and her little boy
were living. The little fellow was in the
iooryard'a at play he slipped one of the planks
from uf the well near the curb, and untortu.
aately tell into the we'll and was drowned
Mrs. Landing lost a little daughter in SINH
lar manner less than year ago.
The Bangor Commercial intimates that
VIM is not The earthly paradise; at least, so
II is hinted by those who ought to know. A
man, and husband, died there recently, and
mis- widows nuptials followed all to quickly
upon his funeral. The angry shade now
naunts the newly married pair, and there are
I'D hearts in VIM. That ghost should be
laid.
Thanksgiving next week-when marriages
,ccur. Court, the week afier-when di-
vorces are in .-fOxford Democrat.
The following officers have been installed
in the Sebaslicook Lodge +. and A. M. of
Clinton: Oren Learned, W. M; X. w. Ger.
AID, S. W.; ID. 5. Wa,dwel, j. W.; VIM.
Lamb, Treasurer; b. +. Foster, Secretar,
Il. w. Dodge, S. d.. +. W. Hatch, j. d.;
Ruel Flagg, Chaplain; Henry Hersey, S. s..
Il. Weymouth, J. S.: Frank Rolf, Tyler;