Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-10-29
STATE NEWS.

The fifteenth semi-annua session of the
Grand Lodge of Maine, ]. 0. of G.. r.. will
be held i'll City Hall in Bangor this week,
commencing at o'clock Tuesday afternoon,
and continuing through Wednesday.
The Wing says that Hon. Charles Shaw of
Dexter was the purchaser of the interest of
II. S. kngman, Esq, in the tanneres at
kingman, and that the price paid was $780,
600. Mr.. kingman designs removing to his
former home at Sparta, Wisconsin.
Notice has been given that meeting of the
persons mentioned in act of incorporation,
passed by the Legislature Of Maine and APP
proved by the Governor, February 29th,
1872, under the name of the Maine Indus
trial School for Girls, will be held at the
Mayors office, in the city OF Portland, on
Tuesday the twelfth day of November, A.
D., 1872, at ten O'Clock, A. NJ, to oganze
said corporation, adopt by laws, and transact
such other business as shall be necessary and
proper.
Mr.. Edward l.. Mari, worthy and enter
prisng citizen of Southport, died this, Mon
day morning. He was one of the traders in
that town, member of the Masonic frater.
nifty, Good Templer and Town Clerk.
The enterprise of starting shoe factory in
Noway, by parties from Lynn, Mass, is likely
to be carried forward, as we learn from the
Advertiser. Good inducements are rendered
by the business men of the town.
There is a movement on foot to urge the
next Legislature to take the town OF Dexter
from Penobscot county and annex it to Piscat-
aquis.
Portland company is negotiating with
Mr.. Sidney A. Jones of Camden, for his
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establishing the "Lobster Canning business
in that locality.
The gold medals given by Mayor Kings
bury and Capt Sturdivant of Portland, to the
best Evolutionary students at Kents Hill, were
awarded Thursday evening to A. f. Abbott of
Etna, and S. T. Pope of Manchester. A third
prize was given NJ. b. Holt. F. A. Morrill,
of New Sharon. took fine photograph of
Prof. Thwing's class, gathered in front of the
college.
Hon. A. w. Paine of this State presided at
the late National Insurance Convention in
New York.
There has been a new post Office establish
ed at Thorndike, on the Belfast and M. ii.
Lake branch of the Maine Central railroad,
and Hon. Il. S, Rich has been appointed Post
master.
Sewell Thurlow and John Farwell were
among a company of people gathered at
Richard Colleys at Gray, on Friday, for q
husking trole, and during the evening quar-
rel sprang up between the two, in which Far
well stabbed Thurlow in the abdomen, letting
out his intestines. Two physicians were cal.
led to attend the wounded man, and gave tht
opinion that the wound would prove mortal
Farwell was arrested.
A kerosene lamp burst in the gymnasium
of Mr.. Abbott's school at Little Blue, Farm
ington, the other day, and little son of Nj
j. ii. Fletcher of Portland, with great pres
ence of mind procured blanket and extr
guished the flames.
Last Wednesday night two boys apple
for lodging at the Reform School. The.
were aged eight and twelve years, and ha
left their homes in Lewiston because the
> were ill-treated and tramped to Portland
distant of seventy miles.
e The Lewiston Journal says the daughter G
h Scion Clark, aged three years, died Thurs