Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-09-28

Thomaston last Wednesday, called the Hattie
Turner, to be commanded by Capt. Turner.
This is the first centre-board vessel ever
built in that town.
Launched in Rockland, from the yard of
Ames & Rankin, handsome schooner of $50
tons, called the X. c. Rankins.
The Orient says that canvass of the Soph-
omore class of Bowdoin College, resulted as
follows: Grant, 4s; Greeley, 3; Neutral, g.
Crawford, who shot and murdered Mr.. C.
Fl. Davenport, former resident of Bangor,
In his store at Peabody, Kansas, last March,
was on Wednesday found guilty of the crime
after long and exciting trial, and sentenced
to be hung.
The Maine Central depot in Bangor is to be
repaired.
Edward Z. Preble and VIM. Poole of Port
land, come in for a share of the prize money
for capturing the Alabama. The former was
ensign Of the Kearsage and the latter quarter
master at the time the engagement.
Potatoes are selling by the cart-load in
Skowhegan for thirty cents per bushel.
Wednesday morning workman in one Of
the ship yards at East Deering was at work
above and struck him on the right thigh,
covering an artery and inflicting a severe
wound. A surgeon was procured as quickly
as possible, who took up the artery and
dressed the wound, but the patient had SUIT
fered the loss of great deal of blood.
Joseph Batchelder & Sons of west Water
vile, are turning out over 500 chairs week,
now, and they are sold in advance Of their
capacity for manufacturing. Their business
was never better than now. A. d. Bates &
Sons are also driving their business. They
make car load of saw-horses in two weeks.
The Kennebec river at Norridgewock is
filled with railroad sleepers. Parties are
booming and taking them from the river for
the Somerset railroad.
The shoe factory of George w. Perkins &
Son of Norridgewock is doing fine business
this season. The sales of this firm averaged
the past year, 81 900 per month. Their sales
are confined principally to this State.
The people Of Sherman obtain their bricks
for building purposes from Bangor, distance
IS miles.
A. G. Whitman, formerly of Auburn, one
Of the instructors in the Boston English High
School, has just published volume entitled,
"Notes on Mineralogy; designed for use in
the English High School, Boston
The Calais Advertiser says that while lad
named Willie Woods, son of Mr.. John
Woods, and another lad were lettering on
log in the shipyard, on Saturday last, it rolled
on to young Woods chest, and so badly in-
jured him internally, that he lived but short
time after the log was taken off him and he
was carried home. Life was extinct before
the doctor, who was called Immediately,
could get to the house. He was fine bright
little fellow of about seven years Of age.
The Sentinel says that the Messrs. Allan
of Dennysville have just contracted for the
building OF another schooner of about 240
tons.
The Northpoat cheese factory company are
preparing to commence business early next
spring.
The wing says that few days since Charles
Pillsbury of Garland, a young man of FL
years in the employ Of Mr.. Davis of Corintb
was out cunning In the woods in that town,
when on setting the but of his gun on rock
it slipped and the hammer struck the rock,
exploding the cap and discharging the piece,
sending heavy charge Of shot into his wrist.
The shot pillow ed its way up the whole length
of the arm, badly larcerating the flesh and
muscles, but fortunately breaking none OF
the principal bones. 1t was feared at first
that it would be necessary to amputate the
arm, but it is now hoped that it may be saved.
Charles Scovill, son of Abner Scoyin, II
years of age, left home in Eastport Friday
| morning at half.past four, to go to his weir
for herring. He launched the small dory
Qhe marks Of which were seen), in which he
left the shore. Fears are entertained that he
was drowned, rs the wind was blowing too
hard for so small boat. 1t 10 supposed that
the boat drifted cut to sea, past Quoddy Head.
The Press now says that the Maine Central
Railroad Company have purchased the boats,
landings, depot and franchise Of the Kenne-
bee l. Baston Steamboat Co., whose boats
run to Bath, Gardiner, Hollowell and Angus
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