Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-04-01
STATE NEWS.

The Portland Press says, in remarking
upon the enforcement ofthe new liquor laws,
that no sudden or sweeping measures will be
adopted in that city. On Monday the Sher-
if will begin system of notifications by per-
sonal interviews. Everything will be done
quietly and no attempt will be made to sur
prise any one. It is the Sheriff's purpose to
close all open bars after timely notice. He
will endeavor not to make the law, which he
feels compelled to enforce, unnecessarily Of
fensive. We confidently predict judicisus
and cautious action with as little injury as
possible to any ones interest.
Marshal S. p. Laws, who was detected
some two months since in wholesale en-
bezzlement of letters in transit through the
Boston Post Office, where he was employ ed
as clerk, has been indicted for stealing let
ter directed to Sarah E. Dalzhll of Ellsworth
Maine, which contained So, and is now on
trial in the U. S. District Court at Boston.
The $4,000 needed for the erection and
equipment of the shoe factory at Belfast have
been secured and Mr.. Lane, CT the firm of
Jenkis, Lane & Co., Boston, has been there
and closed contract for the occupancy of
the building when completed. Work will be-
gin at once, and the factory is expected to be
in operation, with $50 hands in June.
John II. Martin of Deering, has been
granted a patent for head block for shoe
makers.
"Uncle Sam" has just 'sgone for" thirteen
unlicensed liquor sellers in Biddeford.
That excellent and newsy local paper, the
Dexter Gazette, appeared last week in a
handsome new suit of type.
A fnu mir hto t1,1 .1I
Great Falls, Windham, owned by John Lind
say was seton fire by an incendiary and COM
pletely consumed.
The Steamer Star of the East made her
first "trip to the Keneebec on Tuesday last
arriving in Bath about o'clock P. NJ. She
is reported to be in fine trim, and is Differed
as follows:
Capt.-Jason Collins.
Mate-Edward Bradstreet.
I'd Mate--Chas. Littleield. ~ o.
Plot-W VIM. Baker.
Engineer-L. s. Davis.s .
cd Engineer-H. A. Collins.
CIerk-Hiram Fuller. ia as
I'd Clerk-P. @. Reed, fof the firm Of
Blanchard & Reed of Gardiner.
Steward-Frank Dunphy.
Assistant Steward-Chas. Stetson.
Baggage Master--E. c. McClintock.
The Waterville Mail says that among the
Maine cattle sold at Brighton this week, was
one pair fattened by A. j. Libby, of West
Waterville, weighing $500 pounds; two pairs
Ayr lds, fattened by VIM. p. Blake, OF the
same place, which we're very handsome, one
pair being twins the whole weight of which
was 1900 lbs. a pair. Mr.. Tiffany, of Sidney,
also had pair. E&e
The Pennington correspondent of the
Portland Press says that Mr.. Thomas Stew
ems, of Industry, met with serious and pain
full accident on Wednesday, while on his way
home from this village. He had on heavy
load of corn, which was in bags, piled eros :
horse started quickly, and as the pung struck
the bottom, Mr.. Stevens was precipitat.
forward and the entire load was thrown upon
him in such way that he was unable to
move, doubling him up. Luckily neighbor
was coming along behind him, and extricated
him. Mr.. S. was seriously injured in tie
spine.
Arthur Macarthur, Esq, of Limington, is
the oldest surviving member of the York
County Bar, having been admitted in 1915.
The Sedgwick correspondent of the Bangor
Commercial writes to that paper as follows
"You who have railway communication with
hay producing districts can have no idea of
the terrible scarcity of feed which is prevail
ing here. Nearly one half of our citizens
have scarcely hundred pounds of hay in
their barns. As there is none to be had any
where around here, and as all communica-
tons with Belfast is stopped by the ice in the
bay we can't get any corn. We shall have to
kill our cattle or let them starve."