Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-02-20
STATE NEWS.

A gentleman who went on a hunting ex-
cursion to Cedar Lake, from the Sd to the
last day of January killed twenty-one deer.
The Machias Republican says that nearly
$4,000 were expended in Lubec village in
1871 for vessels, and as much if not more
will probably be invested in the same proper
ty this year.
The Eastport Sentinel says that on the
evening of the Sd inst, Mr.. Joseph w.
Chandler Of Charlotte, who was holding an
infant in his arms, in attempting to answer q
knock at the door, mistook the cellar door
for the entry door and fell to the bottom Of
the cellar with the child in his arms. Strange
to tell, while he was badly bruised himself
and was confined to the house some DAYS, the
child was not injured.
The North Star thinks that no danger need
be entertained Of the small pox at Jackson
Brook Station as it has been confined to the
house Of Thomas Kennedy. One party has
died, the others are recovering.
The Wing says that the store of Gates &
Butterfield. at Lincoln Centre, was entered
ny some person or persons on Monday night
last, through a rear window, and some SIS
IN money and quantity of goods, shirts,
boots, &C., taken away. The same store was
entered again Thursday night, apparently by
and about the same amount of money and
goods were taken.
| The North Star says that company has
been formed in New Sweden for the purpose
of purchasing and running steam power for
the manufacture of shingles boards, &C., and
for carrying grist mill. This company con-
sists of $50 shares. They have bought of the
Hinckley and Egery Iron Co., Bangor, an
engine OF 36 horse power, a single mill, saw
mill and other machinery amounting to
S26S5. They expect their stuff along in
about two or three weeks, and man comes
from Bangor to set up the engine and show
them how to manage it. The single ma
chine they have purchased will cut twenty
thousand and five hundred shingles per day.
The Camden Herald states that Mr.. Alex
der Thomas of that village who deceased last
week, died at the very hour he was to have
been married, and was laid out in his we'd
ding suit. He had his will made out five
hours before his death.
The air in our school rooms, heated as the
most of them are by those internal machines,
box stoves, is simply poisonous.
The spring term of the Eastern Normal
School at Castine opens on Thursday, March
1th, under the most favorable auspices. Lee
lures are to be given during the term by DIR.
Cutter of Massachusetts,, on Physiology, and
lessons in Elocution by Prof. Taylor Of Bow
dom College.
Brig Eugenia, of Bangor, Captain LARA
bee, cleared at New York for Mayaguez, last
Wednesday, and while proceeding to sea, lost
overheard a seaman named Simeon Collins.
Every effort was made to save him, but with
out avail.
billiard hall is among the attractions
| which have been added to Pennington society
thisSwinter, located in Central Hall.
The North Star says that number of GRIM
inal cases have arisen in the vicinity of
Winn, on account of the lawlessness of young
men who are numbering there from the Prov
inces. Recently a riot occurred in that
neighborliood in which three young men en-
tered house in the night and knocked down
the inmates and destroyed property in the
house.