Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-07-12
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STATE NEWS.

An unsuccessful attempt was made By q
pickpocket to pick the pocket Of j. 8. Buker,
on the evening Of the 4th, in the crowd tina,
stood in front Of the Evans Hotel. Mr.
Buker had just received some money, which
the thief probably saw him transfer to hi.
pocket. He cut hole about five inches In
length, down the side of his pocket, but failed
to get his pocket-book, which showed, evi.
IDENTIFY, that he was unskilfnl in his profess
sion. Mr.. Bukcr felt some one touch bis
coat and he put his hand back to his pocket
and discovered that it had been cut, but he
could not tell wo did, in the crowd.-Gardi-
ner Journal.
There has been unusual activity in ship
building at Bath, and the Times gives the list
Of the vessels now on the stocks there.
Goss & Sawyer have three three.masted
scho0ners, from 800 to 100 tons burden.
building in their yard, two in the frames, and
one just lauached and fitted for the sea-
Also, one building for them in the yard of O.
Moses, adjoining. They employ 100 men,
and their pay roll amounts to about 81, 800
weekly.
The Messrs. L. 4 A. Sewall hav. ship on
the stocks of about 800 tons.
Mr.. Chss. Harrington has had his hands
full of yachts and other small fishing crafts
and last week pushed the last one into the
water.
Messrs. Hagan & Thurlow have two yes.
sells in process Of construction, double deck
schooner of 600 tons. and another single deck
OF 800 tons burden.
Mr.. Hathorn has also two schooners On the
ways, both double deckers, of 500 and 700
tons burden.
Ia1r l., h.,,
deck frame underway of about 800 TONS
having also just launched schooner of SINH
lar dimensions.
Messrs. Deering & Donnell have a 800 ton
double deck vessel in construction.
MIR. Alexander Robinson has a small
schooner OF about 100 tons also building
The days are now fifteen hours long and
growing shorter ~ the rate Of ono or tvo
minutes per day.
Our democratic friends III TINS city swal-
lowed the "bi,ter pill yesterday, but they
made good deal of fuss about it. They en-
ploved somebody 10 ring the bells and fire
some guns, on the grave yard principle, but
they kept themselves we'll out OF sight during
the nolse. 1t is bad enough. they feel, moor
fellows Bath Times.
The Fourth of july wa, especiaiit dis
tinguished in this city 10y the entire absence
Of drunkenness and fights. A year ago OR
that date the Jail was about full OF temporary
boarders.- Ellsworth American.
The new building at Colby University de-
signed tor the use of Prof. iiamin rs Il chem
cal laboratory, Natural History and recita-
ton room, has been completed AMI will be
occupied next term.
Wednesday, colored giti named Leah
Roberts, about - years of age, who has been
employed for some time domestic at the
American House, on India street. in Port
land, was arrested and committed to Jail for
concealing the BIRTH Of and numbering her
Legitimate child.
Some of the L. s. authorities has been pay-
ing visits to Blddeford parties who have neg
lected to take ont licenses for liquor selling