Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-05-07
STATE NEWS.

Drake Of the Norway Advertiser, has bar
gained for piece of land to plant, and now
adyertises for some one to pillow it.
The Norway National Bank has received
its bills, and is now getting under way.
Mr.. John w. Philbrick has recently been
advanced to the post of General Master Me-
chanic of the Maine Central Railroad Com
pany, with the superintendent of all the
shops of the Company. Mr.. John +. Mer-
riH, who has long been in the employ of the
Company, takes Mr.. Philbrick's place as
Master in the Watervlle shop.
The Bowdoin Athletes gave grand exhi-
bition at Bath the other evening. A cores
pondent of the Argus says that laundering"
applause was given by the audience.
The lightning is beginning to strike the
| liquor dealers in Penobscct county outside of
the precincts of Bangor. The other day a
| fearful bolt in the persons Of Deputy Sheriff
Bean and Officer Weymouth struck the house
| of Mr.. Ames in the little town of Hermon
| Saturday, and disclosed six flour barrels,
! whose innocent slaves contained six ten gal.
| len kegs of whiskey. The barrels were
| seized and brought to Bangor.
man down in Foxcroft has been hoisted
on his own petard. He petitioned for d.
vorce, alleging desertion and abandoned con-
duct on the part of his wife. His mother-in-
law comes ont with card stating it is true
that her family are in humble circumstances;
that her daughter did quit her husband, the
fibellant, but it was because he assaulted her
with pitchfork, while she was pitching his
hay. and that he had also beaten her with
goad-stick, leaving the stripes for weeks;
that her daughter, unused to such treatment,
did flee to her mothers house; that the
charges OF immortality are not only scan
dalous and false, but malicious, wicked and
cruel. This spicy card is followed by the
names of about sixty lldies and gentlemen,
numbering prominent and influential citizens
of Foxcroft and Dover, attesting to the good
reputation and conduct of the wife.
1t is said that spring is three weeks earlier
in Aroostook county than last year.
Arrangements are being made to make inn
portant improvements at Squirrel Island be-
fore the opening OF the season.
Friday night the house of Elias Norwood
on Lowell street in Portland, was entered by
burglars. They secured about three dollars
in money. Before they left they attempted
to fire the house by kindling fire in a small
salesroom, but Mr.. Norwood was awakened
by smoke and extinguished the fire before
nluCu udfiiaSS was ooiic.
Record & Foster of Buckfeld village, are
doing quite a business in manufacturing boots
for Auburn parties. They employ ten or
twelve hands, one of whom runs pegging
machine.
The Sunday school convention for Andres
coggin county is to be held in Lewiston at the
Free Baptist church, on Wednesday.
The new board of directors of the Lewis
ton & Auburn railroad, has been organized
by the choice of N. w. Farwell, President
j. Il. Ham, Clerk; +. +. Packard, Treas
urer. The survey of the road in being made.
A Kennebunkport correspondent of the
Portland Press says; "Mr. James Wake
field of this town, an cstimable and Christian
man, having been absent from home much
longer than lie usually required to draw ms
lobster pots, some neighboring boats were
sent in search, which soon found ms BOAT,
and near by his dead body, a short distance
| from the shore. In thick fog he propaoiy