Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-02-28
STATE NEWS.

AhS oitiaiu papers IepOIl tildt w altpI
Wells, Esq has received an offer from the
Messrs. Fairbanks, the celebrated scalemak.
ers, to take charge of their advertising depart
ment with handsome salary, and headquar-
tiers at New York city. Should Mr.. Wells
accept, he Will be great loss to the State.
The new Bangor Manufacturing Company
incorporated by the legislature will soon &C
into operation. The corporation is author
lied to carry on in the city Of Bangor, tn,
manufacture of cotton, wool flax, iron, steel
paper, -four lumber, leather, boots, shoe
and moccassons, and other articles which
may be lawfully manufactured and sold
1t is said that Zaccheus Buker of Milo, il
this State, formerly of Bowdoin, has aver
aged catching fox each week from Septem
Der until April of each year, for over nifty
years.
The Vassalboro' Manufacturing Compan,
have had some $500 cords of wood hauled
into their yards this season. The above com.
pany still maintain their reputation for max
ing first class woolen goods fit for the back
of prince or an editor" Their doeskins
cassimeres and bevers are excellent and
their tricots cannot be surpassed by any max
ers in the United States.
The Eastern Normal School at Castine
closed its winter term on Thursday, Feb.
22d, with pleasing entertainment at Normal
Hall in the evening, consisting of music, rec
itations, tableaux and farces. The little girls
of the Model Glass were dressed uniformly
in white with blue ribbons, and went through
their exercises with credit to the Normal
training. Among the exercises was the read
ing of Iongfelow's new poem-''B Baron de
Castine." The spring term begins March
9TH.
The Portland Press says as DR.. Berry
of Ferry Village was crossing the railroad
track near Portland bridge on Friday last,
an engine was started out from behind train
that concealed it; the whistle was blown to
warn the doctor of his danger; his horse took
in the situation at once and became unman-
ageable, dashed wildly off the plank crossing,
leaped the rails at bound, shattered the
sleigh into kindlings and left the doctor
stunned upon the ground. No bones were
broken, but he was badly bruised, and the
shock upon his nervous system will inca
pacitate him for business for few weeks.
The Argus says that on Monday noon a
young girl named Mary Alexander, nineteen
years old, employed in the boot and shoe
mandatory of Sawyer, Webb & Co., on
Union street in Portland, made misstep
and fell the whole length of a long flight OF
stairs. She was picked up in an insensible
condition and taken home and it was found
her shoulder blade and collar bone were
broken, besides which she sustained other in
juries.
The Portland Company now employ near
ly 400 hands, and the monthly payroll aver
ages $40 1000, probably supporting from
twelve to fifteen hundred persons.
The correspondent of the Lewiston Journa
SAYS the incorporators of the Winthrop SAY
ings bank met Feb. oath, to confer and or
ganize bank, and voted to accept the char
ter gained by the legislature this winter, bu
as the legislature has a bill before it tina
seems to have some Objectionable features il
it, they voted to adjourn till March 9th, tw
weeks. At the same time they raised com
mittee to draft \ code of bylaws and repor
at the next meeting. Henry Woodward, L
kempton and Levi Jones were chosen sal
committee. Our people feel quite anxiou
about the bank.
The Augusta journal speaks in deserved
complimentary terms of the legislative dis
patches furnished by the agents of the asso
ciated press. His reports have been full an
accurate, and at the same time unineumbere
with useless verbiage. Bath Times.
Hon. Chas. L. Gibbs has been appointe,
! Postmaster at Bridgton, vice s. NJ. Harmon
resigned.
| Ebenezer johnson, a soldier Of 1872, Nv
ing in Lubec, has been pensiored by govern
ment.
The Saco Independent says that the eoiier
dam, which was being built at the isiaha