Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-10-01

The river impror ement at Cherry field is
said to be of incalculable advantage to that
town. The river Is an entirely different
stream. From rushing, ripping and roaring
down over rocks, and breaking over shoals,
below the bridge, it flows on calmly and
peacefully, dark and deep.
Capt. George Chase of Gardiner has beer
appointed freight master at the Maine Cen
trail freight depot in that city. in place o
Capt. b. A. Neal, resigned Capt. Neal will
occupy similar position in Massachusetts.
The Lewiston Journal says that in the case
of Mary O'Harro, whose body was found in
the canal in that city on Friday, the Jury OF
Inquest return that the deceased came to her
death ''by accidentally walking into the ca
nal near the bridge crossing the canal at the
lower end of Canal street, in said Lewiston,
the said night being dark, and no protection
being there to prevent her from walking into
said canal at said place"
The permanent organization of the andre.
scoggin Artillery Company was effected last
evening by the choice of the following off,
GERS: Captain, A. s. Perham; Senior LIST
Lieutenant, G. s. Foliinsbee; Junior LIST
Lieutenant, j. r. Perkins, Jr.; Senior 2d
Lieutenant, A. A. Miller; Junior I'd Lieuten-
ant, T. B. Mennea1y.
Albert Davis, only son of Hon. Jesse Davis
of Lisbon. died on Sunday OF typhoid fever.
Mrs Mabel Burnham has been engaged to
sing in series of concerts in this State some
time in January next with the popular "Tem-
pie Quartette' of Boston.
The Aroostook papers are urging the far
mers of that county to bring forward their
best products to the county fair.
young man named Smith had his RICH
| hand so badly cut by a circular saw in tn,
steam mill of Gideon Morey at Jonesboro
that it had to be amputated. Mr.. Smith il
about twenty -four years of age.
| A fire broke out on Sunday afternoon in {
tenement building in Portland, owned b,
| Thomas Flannery, marble worker, but wa
| extinguished with only the destruction of on
side of the roof. and the flooding of half til,
house with water. Fully insured.
A little three years old son of William
Smart of Parkman was severely bitten abou,
the face and neck, on the 26th ult., by a bull.
dog.
: The. material for repairing the Hampdeu
road bridge on the Maine Central road ar
rived on Saturday. The bridge is TO be
timed and greatly improved.
shipbuldlng items from :the Machias Re-
publican: Capt. L. A. Knowles of Harring-
ton has three masted schooner nearly ready
to launch. She has been sold to parties in
Philadelphia for a26, 800. He commences
work Immediately on another of the same
size-five hundred tons. The Messrs. Look
have begun work on a schooner of about two
hundred TONS Owing to the scarcity of Ia
borers they were under the necessity of de.
laying work till some of Capt Knowles crew
are discharged. At Harrington a workman
seven,y-two years of age is paid 80 day fol-
work in the yard. This does not look much
like Tilton's perpetual Sunday all over
Maine, shipyarhs idle, and men nothing to
do" MIR. John H. Cradon of Columbia Falls
will launch his new vessel about the middle
of October. Another one will be set up in
mediaiely upon the launching of this. Mr..
John T. Allen, master builder. Master
John Shaw of Machias has his vessel planked
up outside, and she begins to look like ves-
sci indeed. Master Nash and Master Stevens
are also progressing with theirs.
Thomas Thorn, says the Press, who is
again attracting public attention, from the
fact that he has just been released from a
twenty nine years imprisonment, was in
town Saturday en- route for New York State
where he has relatives with whom he will
hereafter make his home. He had long
conversation with Hon. +. 0. j. Smith, the
survivor of the gentleman who defended hin
at his trial. MIR. Thorn is tall and spare
with high cheek bones, gray hair, and heat
partially bald. He bears the marks of hi,
long confinement, and looks at least ter
years older than ordinary men of the same
age The people of Rockland contributed
$50 to start HIM In lie again, and collec
ton for the same purpose was taken in Port
land. he has the good wishes of everybody
in the community, we hope.