Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-01-27

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The Chronicle says that WIN. Woods. EGG.
formerly Of Tarminston, now residing ID
Milford, Ga, met with Q severe accident On
the 9Th Of Dec. last. His hand vas eaugh,
IN the machinery Of the cotton gin, swearing
oil the cords on the back Of the hand, draw
Ing some Of them out from the wrist, ftactur
the dssh over the knucklss.
The annual meeting Of the several Posts
Of the 0rsud Army q the Republic in the
Ssdss will b. held with the Post 1t Saco,
commencing ,Tuesday evening. Jan. 00th.
The election Of officers and other important
business will make the meeting Of unusual
interest.
The Portland papers warn the public Of an
imposter. A man representing himself to be
9 member Of Baptist church, and q sufferer
BY the fre In Chicago, having two children
burned to death. and himself and wife badly
injured, swindled the Young Mems Christian
Association Of Portland, out Of the contribu-
ton taken at the meeting Saturday evening.
he proposes to visit other towns in the State.
The internal revenue. assessments in the
irst district for the monsh of December, 1871
were $2l,77l.94.
The corn and plaster mill of A. H. Tlscth.
er, near the railroad depots in Pennington
village, has been completed, and work was
conmsnced In earnest Tuesday morning.
The widow Of Byron Greenough, ESQ,
died suddenly 1t her residence in Portland
on Thursday.
Watervills has voted to exempt from taxa.
ton for ten years any new enterprises for
manufacture Of cotton and wooden goods.
A stock company has started up In Fox.
croft for the manufacture Of spools, and will
occupy the Jordan Mill, and expect to place
therein 10 machines which will convert l00(
cords Of wood into spools yearly. This will
furnish employment for about so hands.
The Maine Central company propose max.
Ing some important improvements about the
depot In Belfast, the coming season.
Capt. Ephraim McCobb, who died in Ken.
duskeag on Monday last, was soldier in the
war Of 1912. He had reached the advanced
age OF seventy. nine.
The Lewiston Journal aays that yesterday
morning, Adelbert Holland died In the lock.
up In that city, from the effects, probably, o.
| strychnine which he said be had taken .
| short time before. He had been drinking
also. He was about 81 years Of age, ant
| leaves widow and three chileren.
The people Of Sebec have sent out circu
lars showing the peculiar natural advantages
| which that town Offers for the investment o.
| capital. 1t Il stated that the water Of Sebes
and Pleasant rivers does not fail in the dry.
| est seasons, and that, while there 10 power
| enough to carry as much machinery a. there
10 in Lowell, there are immense qualities Of
wood, lumber, slate, granite, &C., in close
proximity and very easy Of access. Besides
the natural products above mentioned, this ID
q aourishing farming region. If the proposed
railroad from this place to Sebec and Brown.
vile. should be built, we should think that
Sebec might be a very desirable point for the
investment Of extensive capital.-Dexter
Gazette.
Small '.jags" of hay are selling in Bangor
As high IS $35 ton. Straw, Sl8.
Up in Piscataquis county cold and sore
throats are prevailing to considerable ex.
tent A mild form Of diphtheria is also pre-.
vailing
The Brunswick Telegraph says that the
machinery for the paper mill is all or nearly
all delivered and workmen are rapidly setting
it up. The machinery is of the. very first.
class as is everything about the mill. In five
or six weeks, at the latest we shall probably
see some sample sheets Of paper from the
mill. The farmers Of Brunswick and Tops.
ham nnd . ready market At the pulp machine
for the popular wood, at $500 per cord, 9
triae dearer than the wood from the upper
Kennebec BY rail, but Of better quality. A,
the present rate of hauling the wood will soor
be exhausted for it does not exist in large
quantities. The pulp machine finds the mar.
ket, for as fire wood, poplar Is the poores
stuff out The air business 10 quiet, fol
though good force can be furnished by the
new compressor, some bad leak in the pipe
prevents practical work.. Probably the frost
is the cause OF the trouble.