Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-02-14
STATE NEWS.

We learn from the Norway Advertiser that
the Norway Paper Manufacturing Company
are doing growing business at Steep Falls
They employ "a hands, and make $500 pounds
of paper day. They use 500 cords of wood
and 250 cords of poplar timber per year. The
latter is converted into pulp.
Both feet of William Peabody of Norway,
we're amputated the other day. The feet
were frozen last December.
| The Bangor Wing says that on Saturday
afternoon last John Wallace, of that city, at
work in the woods for Darius Eddy, at Mil
| lnsocket, on the West Branch, went out
about one o'clock to chop some trees. He
cut off a large pine, which lodged in another
| tree, and while chopping the latter both came
| down together, and limb striking him in the
forehead, crushed his skull, killing him in.
stantly. Not appearing at the camp at sup
per time. his fellow workmen went out to
| look him up and found his body about
o'clock at night. Wallace was about 80 years
of age, and leaves wife and family.
Mrs. Philip Greeley whose death last Fri
| day in the S5th year of her age, has been an
| nounced, was one of the oldest citizens of
Portland.
The students at Winthrop Seminary have
issued the first number of new paper called
1.-The Seminary Student"
The Aroostook North Star says that Philip
Longley of Caribou was telling spruce tree
last Thursday W hen it lodged near the ground
in another tree. He climbed to dislodge it,
when it slipped, coming down and crushing
one of his legs, and holding the leg fast. He
was thus on the spruce and the spruce was on
his leg. This happened about sunrise, just
after the loaded team had started for the
landing. 1t was about ten O'Clock before the
teamster returned to give him relief. The
unfortunate man had his axe in his hand and
he tried to cut away the tree, and in doing so
hacked badly his own leg, but he did not feel
it or know it. He is under the care of
physician.
The annual meeting of the stockholders Of
the Portland & Kennebec railroad was held
Monday afternoon in Portland, and the fol-
lowing gentlemen elected directors for the
ensuing year. Richard ID. Rice, VIM. d.
Sewall George F. Shepley, John B. Brown,
Darius Alden, Philander Coburn, Nathan NJ.
Whitemore, Horatio N. jose, and George
M. Patten. The reports of the directors and
treasurer were not presented, but will be in
corporated into the reports of the Maine Cen
trail Directors The number of shares repre-
scented was l4l1.
Mr.. Richard NJ. Robinson, well-known
grocer of Portland, died suddenly of heart
disease on Monday morning.
Caroline F. Courcy, about Is years of age,
disappeared from the residence of her sister,
Mrs. Edward Seaman, on Parker street, in
Bangor, nearly two weeks age, and no trace
| to her whereabouts has been obtained.
| The Independent is ventiating the "Novel-
ty Company" of Saco, which advertises $3.50
month, horse and carriage found" After
exposing the concern the Independent says
the location is not in Saco, but in Bidde-
ford.
Gov. Perham lectures in Richmond on
! Thursday evening.
The Times says that Messrs. Goss q Saw
yer of Bath, have on the stocks a three-mast-
ed schooner of about 800 tons which will be
launched in June. They also have an order
for a larger vessel, of about 700 tons. This
will be commenced as soon as the timber ar
rives, and work upon it will be pushed
through as rapidly rs possible, so that it will
be ready for launching in April. Two or
| three more contracts are being talked up,
and will be closed if satisfactory terms can be
agreed on.
A Readfeld correspondent of the Lewis
| ton Journal says that fatal disease has made
| its appearance among the cattle. They are
seized with violent trembling and breathing
The gall of the dead cattle is found to be en-.
| larged.
The Lewiston Journal says that John But
Ter has bought the privilege on the Hopkins
stream in Mt. Vernon, and put in shingle
machine which is already surrounded by huge
piles of lumber hauled by the surrounding
farmers. The mill is destined to do a large
amount of work. Reuben A. Huse at the
head of Crotched Pond is using some two
hundred cords of birch, in the manufacture
of bowels, for which he pays from 50 to 81
per cord.
The Wiscasset Oracle says that the town
has mean range of tide on the coast OF from