Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-03-27
STATE NEWS.

There is now some pretty heavy guessing
in the papers about what the weather will be
this spring. cold Probability" will fix it all
| right.
| The Machias Union says that Jabez Pike
son OF Jabez M. Pike, Esq, of Lubec, ageG
about eight years, while wrestling with an
other boy about his age, Saturday morning
was thrown back, striking on his right arm
and breaking it, about half way betw cen tn,
| wrist and elbow. 1t was about four week,
| ago that Mr.. Pixies oldest son broke his lie,
| coasting down hill, so that now, the two boy
| are laid up with broken limbs.
The Bangor Commercial got ahead of grin
death the other day and announced the dennis,
of Daniel Thompson when Daniel was ''aliyt
and kicking"
All honor ard glory to Oxford unty,
Me! No crime is there, and no litigation
The Supreme judicial Court went there the
ether day, to hold session; but not one
lonesome bill did The Grand Jury find More
| over, rs 10 civil business, there were no
eases; or at least, none which the parties
cared to try.-They did, (probaby for the
| sake of keeping up appearances) catch one
poor solitary subject for the Grand Jury bu,
upon due investigation it appeared that he
WAS OF snow white innocence, and so they ig
nore1 him. Happy oxford county, Me. y
| y. Y. Tribune.
| Dexter held is town meeting Monday, ant
| elected the following officers: Moderator
| Josiah Crosby; Sclectmcn, Nathan Wyman
| +. NJ. Tibbetts, and Joseph NJ. Hazeltine
Treasurer, I. ". Barren; Collector, S. Nc
Crillis; Town Agent, Hiram Carr-all repub
licaEs except the first Selectman.
The ice in CaStine harbor is fro zen into q
mass, so that people easily cross over from
Brooksville. But twice since the year 1921
has the harbor been so completely ice bound.
The State papers are all commencing the
temperance reform now in progress in Gar
diner, liallowell and Augusta, and utter words
OF encouragement.
A writer in the Wiscassot Oracle saws: "It
is true we have been somewhat cut off by the
railroad improvements of the State; but all
We need, TO remedy this, is to complete our
proposed inland railroad to Augusta and Pitts
field. In one direction that proposed road
will open our harbor to all the towns on the
kennebec; and in the other it will open it to
the counties of Lincoln, kennebec, Waldo,
Somerset, Penobscot, Piscataquis and Aroos.
took. This, in connection with the Knox &
Lincoln road, which is already secured to us
will make our harbor the great center, fol
importing and exporting, to three fourths O
the whole State and consequently make oul
| town the best point for large wholesale es
| adjustments in the State. Therefore, thinl
We still have reason to believe that Wiscas
set has privilege, yet remaining, to achiev
| uccess, and all that is wanted, is enterprise
on the part of its citizens
Westbrook Seminary has now over 2O
pupils in attendance. This institution ha
never been in a more prosperous condition
than at present.
The house and shop of VIM. Mayall o
Gray, situated mile from the Corner, were
destroyed by fire Sunday morning. Mr.. May
all built fire in his shop and went to break
fast. When he had finished his meal he dis
covered that the whole upper part of his shoI
was in flames. Most of the furniture in the
house was saved. Loss estimated at $1,000
no insurance.
The house, barn and outbuildings of Hiram
B. Foss, of Charleston, were destroyed by
fire on Friday night. Only part of the fur.
nitnre and household goods were saved, and
the loss is estimate at $1,000; insured fol
SIS in the Penobscot Mutual.
Governor Perham has nominated L. NJ
Stillwell, Esq, of Bangor and II. o. Stan
ley, Esq, of Dixfeld, as Fish Commissioner
| for the State