Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-08-09
STATE NEWS.

Gardiner is building three large reservoirs
One near the city hall, one near the common,
and one on Brunswick street, near the New
Mills road.
A despatch from T. C.. Jersey, Esq, at
PASSPORT, says the temporary repairs on the
hull of steamer New England are about com
pleted; lighters are being put in place to
float her, and the work of turning her over
will begin on Thursday next.-Portland
Press. =.
Three young men from Pennington village
.. L. Wheeler, Warren Hiscock and Geo.
Stevens-went Iroutiug out in Kingtfeld one
day last week, and returned with between
SIX and seven hundred of the speckled beau
ties.
William Merritt, Superintendent of the
Baston and blaine railroad, sailed for Europe
on Tuesday.
Over seventy applications have been made
for admission to the Freshman class of the
Maine State College.
Tuesday night house, stable and barn in
Exeter owned by the heirs of the late Nathan
+. Brown. were completely destroyed by fire
The loss is estimated at $4,000.
We noticed in yesterdays paper, the de-
structon by fire of Fletcher's plaster and
grist mill in Pennington. The Press gives
additional particulars. Mr.. Fletcher had
just completed the mill, and was doing quite
an extensive business. The mill contained
two sets of burrs for grindidg corn. also
plaster mill and grocery story. 1t was pro
vlded with all the latest improvements in mill
machinery Ii is supposed the fire originat-
cd in the engine room. Mr.. Fletcher had
been expecting some corn and was intending
TO grind 1t that night, and steamed up tor
that purpose; as 1t did not arrive he fixed
everything safe, as he supposed, and went to
the circus, leaving fifty pounds of steam on
The loss Is about $50 900; insured for $1,000
in the Home of New York. ard $500 In the
Etna. Three hundred pounds of wool were
III the building, one hundred pounds of which
were saved Mr.. Fletcher saued his safe and
all his books and accounts. He will proceed
Immediately to rebuild the mill.
A Grant and Wilson club has been formed
in Winthrop with the following officers: l..
Z. Moody, President; Capt. Amos Wheeler,
Vice President; DR.. Josiah Carr Durham,
Recording Secretary; Col c. A. Wing, Cor
Treasurer; A. G. II. Wood, j. r. Nelson, J
E. Brainard, John II. Morrow and Henry
Woodward, Executive Committee.
Capt. Pray, of the Auburn Light Infantry
lies critically i'll at his home in Auburn.
On recent passage of the brig Mary G..
Mariner from the port of Portland to Turk 5
Island, Capt. +. A. Durgn's little son. about
five years old, was knocked overheard over
the stern The brig was going four knots at
the time, but Capt. Durgin was quick enough
to seize the end of the main sheet, leap into
the ocean, catch the boy, and holding the
rope in one hand and his son in the other
was drawn over the stern, distance of four
teen feet from the water, the vessel being in
ballast.
The Wing says that the number of deaths
in Bangor during the month of July just past
was tfteen-Twelve adults and three children
The causes of the deaths were as follows ::
Consumption, 4 accident, 4; old age 81 fe-
yer, ,; congestion, / dropsy, l.
A young man by the name of Chas. Brady,
employed in Sargents steam saw-mill at
Brewer Village, had Il portion of his right
hand sawed off by a circular saw on Tues
day.
Collector Washburn of Portland, has been
quiet i'll.
The premium to be Offered at the State Fair
aggregate So 600.