Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-11-16
STATE NEWS.

Charles NJ. Richards, Esq, of North Jay,
has a colt five months old, sired by the Ethan
Allen horse owned by A. Dolbier, which
weighs $40 pounds.
1t is estimated that there are 1000 cows
with an aggregate daily product of 5000 qts.
of milk. now supplying Lewiston and Auburn
with milk.
The dry goods and other merchants Of
Thomaston are well pleased with the ar
engagements made by the Knox & Lincoln
railroad, whereby the people of Rockland are
enabled to make them an early call, do their
shopping, and return by the noon or evening
train.
Hon. j. w. Stone of kennebunk has re-
Gently discovered on his farm deposit re
scmbling a species of mari, which promise.
to prove of great value as a fertilizer. Col
Stone has during the last season tested its fer
tilizing qualities, the wonderful effects o
| which can be seen on his premises.
Preparations are being made for the cree
ton OF large hotel early the coming season
near the sea shore in kennebunkport.
The first logging crew has gone into the
woods at Rangley. The snow is about six
inches deep there, which makes nice time
for yardng logs.
A few days since Mrs. VIM. Harris of Dix
mont fell forward fIom her chair into the fire
in an open Fireplace, and was SO shockingly
burnedithat she died after lingering forty
eight hours in terrible agony. She was over
sixty years of age, and had for long time
past been subject to fits, in one of which it is
supposed she fell into the fire, as she was
alone in the room at the time.
Stephen knowlton of Belmont, an indus.
trious farmer has lately become insane, and
a few days ago wandered away from his
home, and no intelligence has since been re.
ceved of him.
A man in Gray has wheeled another mar
out of town in wheelbarrow, just because
Grant was elected instead of Greedy.
One of the citizens of Skowhegan some
time since, confident of the success of Gree
ley, made bet, the loss of which obliges him
to peddle through the streets two barrels OF
Holsters, the proceeds Of which go to the win
ner of the bet.
Dexter has the hippozootic; Pittsfeld has
the epihippic; Winterport has the hippoma-
laria Paris Hill has the equine influenza
Belfast has the catarrhal epizootic; Foxcroft
has the ipporhinorrhea; the woods are full
Of the hippoty hoidlarygite.
The citizens of the creed Brook" school
district in Ellsworth have become divided in
opinion as to the location of their new school
house, and some of them are acting very
naughty, as we learn from the American. The
experimenting school committee located the
house, and the bad feeling eliminated on
Thursday night of last week, by the cutting,
saving, and destruction of the timber pre-
pared tor the house. by some persons as yet
unknown,
Mr.. Summer Wooster and wife of Hancock
will have been married seventyfiye years on
the Goth day of December next, at which
time they may celebrate their diamond wed.
ding.
The Swedes at New Sweden have two
steam saw mills in operation, the only mills
driven by steam in Aroostook county.
The Durham family held a meeting in
Portland on Thursday evening, to look after
a little matter of thirty millions of dollars to
which they think they are entitled. Mr. Chas.
Russell of Boston, who is the agent engaged
in prosecuting the claim, was present and
read document purporting to be copy of
the last will and testament of Benjamin Burn.
ham of Liverpool, in the county of Lancaster.
The will which bears TIL date OF January Sth,
1855, bequeath all his real and personal
prop erty to ms three brothers, John, Thomas
and kooert Burnham, supposed to be in
America. The document appears to be legal.
ly drawn, and is duly witnessed by three per.
sons. Lots of people will be found now
whose names are Burnham.