Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-11-02
STATE NEWS.

STATE NEWS.
Rascals, not having the fear of the liquor
law before their eyes, have been stealing
cider from cellar in Brunswick.
Down in Calais they can't fnd sufficient
help to dig their potatoes.
Several depredations have recently been
committed in the vicinity of Pennington,
says the Chronicle. The house Of Mr.. Til
ton. at North Pennington, was entered and a
watch and other articles stolen. Mr. Lyman
Preston's corn-barn was robbed OF about ten
bushels of corn; a Mr.. Holley lost abont the
same amount of corn. But the 'spasiiest"
theft was OF twenty bushels of apples, which
were worth at the present prices for CO usaaon
apples about two dollars. The most dsring
robbery which has occurred in this county
for some years took place in New Vineyard.
The house of widow lady was entered, ana
while one of the burglars forced the lady to
keep quiet. confederate transacted the house.
The "haui' however, was not large, consist
ing of So in cash, half bushel OF corn meal,
and few other articles.
Capt. Cyrus McKowan of Bootabay, is the
largest taxpayer in that town, and pays !, tax
of $3.50.
Bradbury Post, No. Is, Department Of
Maine, Grand Army of the Republic, was in
stituted at Machias on Saturday evening.
Oct. l2th.
The Machas Union says that she Nortl,
Lubec Goldfish feet have arrived with their
last fare and report the best seasons fishing
since 1868. The herring fishery has been al
most a total failure. The fish have been
plenty but small, and sold to the farmers for
dressing. In 1871 there were smoked in Luz
bee 800, 900 boxes of hurting, including 3d.
900 boxes Of Magdalens; this year there has
not been put up more than 200 h0yes. in
Guiding 1000 boxes of Magdaens.
The Bath Times says that Messrs. Treat
Lang & Co. have just placed in their mill
Woodwork planning machine with attachments
by which deck plank for vessels can be plan
ed on all four sides, beaded and beveied Tor
caulking, all at one operation. Its capacity
is 10000 feet per day. Messrs. Treat, Lang
& Co., have their new two story cooperage
building nearly completed, and will soon
erect another building, to be used for drying
lumber, on the vacant space south of the of
fee and next to Water street. Workmen are
engaged in hauling lumber ont of the dock
and pling i. up for winter.
VIM. p. Hubbard, Esq, TreasuI err OF the
the State Agricultural Society has had $1,000
placed in his hands for the payment of pre-
miums remaining due to exhibitors at the
State Fair
On Monday night, Mr.. T.. +. Morton of
Thorndike met with severe loss in the burn
ing OF his three barns, granery and sheep
she'd with between 40 and 30 tons OF hay his
grain and most of the corn in his courthouse.
About o'clock Mr.. Morton went to the barn
to put up his cattle, and set his lantern down
in the floor. An OK ran into the floor and
tipped the lantern over, and being one burn
ing kerosene, the flames sprang up, and in a
few minutes were through the root. The
neighbors saved the house. The barns were
insured for 5000.
The sem-annual session of the Good z EN-
plars closed at Bangor on Wednesday. The
Committee on the Prohibitory Law Endorsed
fully stringent and impartial law. Another
committee reported the following with refer
encc to the cider clause of the present stat
ute:
RESOLVED, That it is the opinion of this
Grand Lodge that the prohibition of the sale
of cider at retail should apply to the manu-
facturers as well as others
Considerable discussion was had upon the
proposition to place State lecturers in the
field, but the question was finally left to be
decided at the next meeting of the Grand
Council, which occurs on Fri1sy, November
ladies'. presented Rev. David Boyd, Grand
Worthy Chief Templar, with an elegant sill
yer tea set, as token of their esteem and APP
probation of his labors in the cause OF tenn
perance. Mr.. Boyd responded, expressing
his thanks for this token of remembrance, in
appropriate remarks.
The session was adjourned to meet in April
next at Augusta.
A young gentleman, in this city last week
in starting ON his wedding tour took the trunk
his brother had brought home from school,
instead Of the one containing his own good
clothes. The telegraph helped him cut of
the dilemma. As it was the first time he was
ever married, perhaps he was little ilustrat-
ed Gardiner journal.
William w. Thomas Ir., the Swedish Com
missioner of Emigration, has arrived in Port
land, and reports the colony at New Sweden
| in Furnishing condition. He says that the
crops throughout Aroostook have been very
much affected by the heavy rains, which the
county has experienced in greater degree
than any other part of the State. As proof
of the engery of the Swedes he says they
have two steam. mills and saw-mill in oper-
ton which he thinks is doing well in manu-
features when we consider the colony has
only been two years in existence.