Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-04-12
STATE NEWS.

tory in that city is progressing finely. The
lumber, brick and materials are all contracted
for, and ground has been broken on Pleasant
street, where it will be located. There are
plenty of offers for labor on the building, and
Col. Hersey says he has had more than forty
applications for work when the factory is
| completed. 1t will be finished sometime in
June. The building will set in ten feet from
the street and will be three stories on Pleas
ant street and two in the rear.
| A novel suit was entered in the Superior
| Court on Tuesday, in which DR.. john B.
Hughes is defendent in civil suit for procur-
ing an abortion upon the wife of Charles. S.
Lufkin of Yarmouth, and thereby caused her
death. The suit is brought by The husband
and the damages are laid at $4,000. Lufkin
alleges that his wife went to the doctor in his
absence without his knowledge or consent,
and she being in an advanced state of preg-
nancy, the doctor used instruments, iniuring
her in such manner that she lived but abont
month after the operation. The case will
be in order for trial at the May term and is
looked forward to with some interest, as one
not only novel in its legal aspect but involv-
ing crime which is growing alarmingly
prevalent. Dr. Hughes was indicted at the
March term of the Supreme Court in 1868,
for procuring an abortion upon woman by
at the same term and sentenced to one years
Imprisonment in the State Prison, but before
being imprisoned was pardOned by Governor
Cony.-Portland Press.
The Wing learns that Rev. Robert Collyer
of Chicago, the well. known divine and ora
tor, will lecture in Bangor on the evening of
Fast Day, 18th inst n-H-F.~
Isaac Carkn of Thorndike, sold to Carlton
& Fisk of Camden, two yoke of oxen, five
years old, one yoke girting s feet inches for
S415. The other yoke girting feet for S225l
Whole amour: for the four oxen 500.
1t is thought the ice will be out of Machiss
river this week.
petition has been signed by. the principal
wholesale and retail dealers in Portland, to
be presented to the County Commissioners
against street peddling.
There certainly is desperate lack of corn
throughout the State. The Machias Union
says that the steamer Richmond brought
little or no corn on her first trip. On account
of scarcity Of hay, corn was greatly needed
as the market was bare. The Wing also says
that the supply of corn, -four and coal is not
large in Bangor, at the present time, as deal
ers are waiting for the river to open before
they get in large stocks.
A number of families in Bangor, have made
arrangements to send to Sweden for servant
girls and cooks, by purchasing tickets for
their passage to this countryside money
thus expended to be refunded from the girls
wages.
The drinking mems reform movement be-
gun on the Kennebec, promises to extend IN
to other parts of the State, and accomplish
Al. ,,,ta rafN nj
wears ago.-Rockland Free Press.
The following are the officers of the North
Franklin Agricultural Society: President,
Seward Dill, Phillips Vice Presidents,
James M. Kempton, Strong, S. ID. Davis,
Phillips, Lionel True, Freeman; Treasurer,
Winthrop Norton, Strong; Secretary, II p.
Dill, Phillips; Trustees, Capt. John Dyer,
Freeman, Stephen Morrill,, Strong, A. L.
Bradbury, Avon, Orrison Dill, T. b. Hunter,
Phillips.
The Portland Advertiser learns that there
has been hauled on the Lake Umbagog near
ly four million feet of timber. during the past
winter. III. Winslow, Esq, of Portland, has
contracted for this timber, which is to be run
down the Androscoggin to Bethel Steam Mill
where it will be manufactured.
A Waterville correspondent of the Lewis
ton Journal writes Prudon Letourneau OF
West Waterville, bought the mare Topsey OF
Henry Day of Monmouth, last week, fol
81 800. Letourneau Bros. have sold from
their stable in West Waterville, within the
last six months, four fine horses for $4,000 (;
they have besides Topsey very fine Drew
horse that is fast, also several fine blooded
colts winthrop Morrill,, Knox and Drew.
j. w. Hersom sold pair of work horses last
week, to parties in Rhode Island, for SOU
Henry Day of Monmouth, sold hne morse r
last week to gentleman ia Waterviie ior