Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-07-26
STATE NEWS.

A Miss Eva Nicholas, daughter of Shep.
pard Nichols, of Belfast, has been removed
to the Insane Hospital.
Bridge Bill, Ellsworth. boasts an eagle
which measures from tip to tip OF wings some
six feet or more. The bird is not yet able TO
fly, and was captured by three boys who had
no fear of the maternal parent putting in an
appearance while they were ascending the
tree after the nest and eaglet
Mr.. William NJ Hall. of Belfast, who has
been decorating the walls and ceilings of sew
eral fine houses in Gloucester, is RECURRING
quite reputation in his business
Judge Rice has been at Bangor, and made
an examination of the depot and other prop
erty Of the Company in that city with view
to future Improvements.
The Journal understands that the lobster
factor at Searsport will have TO -aspend Cd.
eratiols 80 - want "a supply OF lob.
sters.
Col. A. E. Buck, Of Mobile, formerly of
Foxcroft, 10 this State, and member of the
Forty frat Congress from Alabama, is now on
a visit to Maine.
While some boys were bathing in the river
above the new bridge, near D. s. HadIey's
in Amherst, on the 18th inst, James, eldest
son OF Simeon G. Hapworth, of Maraville,
was drowned. Aged nearly II years.
The Argus says that on Tuesday afternoon,
between Bath and Brunswick a greenhorn
was swindled out of twenty or thirty dollars
His heecers entraped him into playing Gu
chre and then dealt him good poker hand
He made an exclamation and was persuaded
to ''back his hand" which of course proved
to be inferior to that held by his opponent
The Loser held four queens.
Launched, at Pedob. cot. 10Th inst, schr
Ida Blanche, fine vessel of IS tons, owned
by parties in Penobscot and Castine, and de-
signed to run as a packet between Boston,
Penobscot and Castine, to be commanded by
Capt. Frank Sellers, of Penobscot
The store of Edward Warren & Son and
the harness shop of James Larrabee in AL
fred, were entered by thieves on Tuesday
night last. 1t is supposed they became alarm
ed and made hasty retreat as but few ar
ticles are missing.
little son of Mr.. Almond Dow, of East
Dover, aged about 10 years, fell from tree
on Tuesday forenoon striking on his head.
The little fellows skull was fractured and
crushed in so that now he lies in a very cri,i-
cal condition.
The loss of the steamer New England will
make no difference in the building of the
steamer to run between Yarmouth, n S.. and
Boston. The Yarmouth merchants have
filled their subscription of So, 1000.
The natives Of Mt Desert don't exactly
understand the enthusiasm of visitors over
the wonders OF its shores. Asking a gray
beard if Thunder Cave was worth seeing, he
replied, with half amused. plying sort of
smIlp 11W all some folk tbink Aunth.
er old man said he had lived all his life on
the island and had never seen the Spouting
Horn. He did one day happen to stumble
into the Devils Oven and he thought it was
a curious kind of place.
The Calais Times says the Messrs. Board
man Bros, launched from their yard on
Wednesday last, a fine schooner of about 100
tons. She is built Of hardwood and hacma-
tack, and is intended for a coaster. Her
name is Louisa A. Boardman.'
There are in Winthrop fourteen individuals,
and corporations who pay tax of over 800,
the rate of taxation being 10 l-2 mills on the
dollar. They are as follows p. c. Brad
ford, Sl56.59; Moses Bailey. SG72 80; c. NJ.
Bailey. 2,455lS; s. ID. Bailey, sos A b;
L. NJ. Clark, SloS.77; Levi Jones, SIG 80 ;
Jones & Bradford, Sl23.75; G. A. Longtel-
low, SOILS; j. p. Putnam, $l33 II; Leon
ard Sturtevant, Sl02 80; Stephen Sewell,
Sl4603; David Stanley, s255,96 Luther
VIII tman, $l56.G3; Winthrop Mills Co.,
81 1876 G5. The total amount of collection is
! $40, 934.4l. A. c. Carr is collector, and the
rate paid for collection is l-2 mills on the
| dollar
The second game for The championship of
Maine between the Ironers and Dirigos, will
probably be played Saturday on the Rolling
! Mills ground in Portland.