Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-03-30
STATE NEWS.


this season, will increase the population of
Lewiston at least 5000 souls. and carry the
combined population of Lewiston and Au.
burn up to $4,000.
The Cattle Show and Fair of the West
Somerset Agricultural Society will be held
on the first Tuesday and Wednesday Of Oct.
next.
The Annual Show and Fair of Franklin
County Agricultural Society will be held
Tuesday and Wednesday, Oct. lst and ID
The following generous offer has been
made to the temperance people of Farming
ton village: "If the people Of this village will
start good temperance lodge, and keep it
up, will make them present of piano to
be placed in the lodge"
The aged brotherhood of Portland have re-
Gently published in pamphlet from a revised
list OF their members, numbering POS names
The average age Is seventy one and a half
years, the oldest, Hon. Elias Thomas, lOc
years; the youngest Go. There has been
added list of deaths since their organiza-
ton from which it appears there were four
teen deaths in 1870 and thirteen in 1871. all
after the 4th of june. Of the whole number
AZ are natives of Portland.-Portland Ad-
vertiser.
Some one removed the windows of the
mathematical recitation room at Dowdoin
College the other night, and class recited
the next morning with the windows out. its
members doubtless enjoying the breezy at
mosphere with the mercury down to zero.
The Somerset Reporter says that the store
owned by Mrs. A. Il. Houston at Monson,
and occupied by L. II. Haynes & Co., was
burned about eleven o'clock on the night of
the 10Th The building was totally destroyed
and the whole of Haynes & Co.'S stock was
burned as well as their books, and also the
books of the Town Treasurer. The post
office was kept in this store, and the most of
the mail matter was burned. Mrs. Houston
has an insurance of $3.50 on the building in
the Piscataquis Mutual. Haynes & Co., were
also insured.
The PASSPORT Sentinel reports that travel
by land in that vicinity is almost impossible
at present, to any extent. Rev. Mr.. Whit
tier united Mr.. William Dudley and Miss
Nancy J. Runnels 1.-TWO happy juveniles,
aged II and Is years, of Dennysville,) in the
holy bonds of marriage on Tuesday the 18th
inst.
There is great scarcity of corn meal in
most Of the markets down east.
The Ellsworth American says that parties
at Bluehill are in correspondence with gen.
tlemen in Boston, regarding the starting of a
frst-class hotel there, for summer boarders
and others. gentleman, who has the man.
agement of one of the leading hotels in Bos-
ton, will visit Bluehill next week, perhaps
sooner, with view to this object. 1t is in
tended that the enterprise shall be commenced
at once, and the hotel in operation the ensu-
ing summer.
Launched Tuesday from the shipyard of
Albert Hathorne in Bath, beautifully
modelled and finished vessel Of about 100 tons
new measurement.
-Woodsmen are coming out in limited num-
bers. There will be general stampede from
the logging swamp in week or so, if it is
possible for the men to get out. If, however,
there should be long stretch of thawing |
weather, it will be extremely difficult to get |
over the roads.
The Piscataquis Observer says: dexter
Pond is SO low just now, that number of
mills at that place are obliged to suspend OPP |
eratiens for lack of water. Piscataquis river |
shows no signs of the severe droutht at this |
place, and all the mills are running as usual. |
But wells and cisterns around US are nearly
all empty, and there seems almost panic
fear for the want of water; but we don't APP
prehenu mucn sunerlng In consequence
providing one has wood to burn-for we have |
on hand snow bank that bids fair to remain |
till next September, unless we have warmer
weather"
Some of the prominent citizens of Bangor
have issued call inviting their fellow cit-
zens interested in the establishment of manu-
to meet them at the City Hall on
Monday evening next, April /, for the con-
sideraton of this subject. as to its bearing
upon the present and future welfare of the
city, and to devise measures for the develop
ment of this branch of industry.
Bangor physicians prophecy the advent of
the small pox as soon rs the river opens.
The Portland Press says that on Thursday. |
about II o'clock, Mr. Alonzo Ilasty former
ly an Overseer in one of the rooms of the |
York Mill, No. 3, in Bddeford made an at. |
tempt at suicide by leaping from the covered |
bridge between Saco and Biddcford. The |
leap into the river below-about twenty feet |
was Il success. After short disappear
ance beneath the icy water, he reappeared,
having, evidently, changed his views, for
mantuly struggling to keep to the surface,
he finally managed to secure a hold upon
cake Of floating ice, from which he was
speedily taken by persons who had witnessed
his rash attempt. -Mr lasty has lately been
suffering from mental arrangement