Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-11-26

A correspondent Of the Lewiston J0asnai
says that Mrs. Owen Getchell Of Carthage,
died on the 9th Of November. She had been
sick through the past summer, and Q few
evenings before her death her dauRhter
lighted the lamp, and set It on the stand near
her mothers bed, and by permission Of her
mother, left the room for q short time. The
wick of the lamp was not adjusted exactly
right, and Mrs. G., in reaching out hsr hands
to make the proper adjustment, failed in 70.
turning the lamp to its proper place, when It
fell on the floor near the edge Of the bed
clothes, the blaze of the lamp streaming up,
and the bed was quickly enveloped In flames.
Her daughter on hearing the noise ran into
the room and found her mother on the door
with her clothes nearly burned of She WAS
quietly removed into . bedroom, and her
daughter had one Of her hands badly burned
in trying to extinguish the FIRE. Mrs. @.
lived but few days longer, and the probable.
ity is that the accident was the means of
shortening her life.
A man sold ten barrels of -four to 60 to N.
Ridge, Wells, Maine. NJ. Ridge happens to
be the name of the station, 90 he 10 now lock.
ing for the purchaser. ~tfH
Notices have been issued by the agents o (
the Bates, Androscogein and Lewiston Mills
in Lewiston, that on and after December LIST
| there will be slight reduction In pay Of EN-.
| ployees. The Journal learns that the reduce
ton foreshadowed is less than ten per cent.
| On the Continental, Lincoln and Hill corpor-
atoms no notice of reduction has been made.
| The iron ore found in the Wade plantation,
Perham and Castle Hill, has been analysed
by competent analyzers and pronounced to be
of the best quality, and there 10 nothing lack
ing but means OF transportation to render tn
iron works of Aroostook as noted az those o +
Pennsylvania says the Sunrise.
The Camden Herald states that Hon. N.
G. Hichborn gives encouraging reports Of the
Bay River Railroad prospects.
G. A. Stuart of Kents' Hill, has just closed
as Principal, the fall term of the Monmouth
high school. 1t is understood that he is to be
retained for the spring term.
The senior members of Litchfield academy
held prize exhibition in the Congregational
church on Friday evening, Nov. n. The ex.
ercises consisted Of declamations and recita-
tons. The selections OF the gentlemen
showed much taste. The ladies acquitted
themselves finely. Four prizes were award.
ed, equally divided between the ladies and
gentlemen, consisting of the works Of most
| popular authors. The competitors we're 80
w. C. Plimpton, Litchfeld. 1st prize, W.
f. T. Blake, Bowdoinhani, ID prize; and the
successful ladies, Miss r. Lane Of Mon.
mouth, received the first prize, and Miss A.
K. Smith Of Litchneld, the 2nd prize. After
the awarding Of the prizes, the minority Of
the audience resorted to another building,
where oysters we're served in abundance.
Later in the evening there was happy gath
ering Of the friends Of the Institution, at the
house Of the principal. Under the efficient
| superinte ndence of the Drincinal Mr. Ninth
| the school is in q prosperous condition.
Lewiston journal.
| Prosecutions have begun in the United
States District Court al Portland against
Charles A. Boardman of Calais and Charles
H. Dyer of Eastport. Mr.. Boardman 10
charged with having struggled large guam
tity of Cape wool into the port of Calais,
which wool was originally imported into Bos-
ton, where it was Withdrawn from warehouse
for expectation to various ports in New
Brunswick, and from the latter places, - is
alleged, was smuggled - Aforesaid.
Entries were made at Calais Of . compare
lively tritiing portion of this wool, the princi-
pal part being brought in, it 10 alleged, with.
out the payment of any duty. At Calais the
wool was cleansed, and then returned to
Boston and other markets, where it went into
consumption. The amount sued for il said
TO be something over $4,000. II 10 claimed
that the Government lost over 82O, 600 in
duties by this firm in less than years time.
The case against Mr.. Dyer 10 for knowingly
aiding in the smuggling of quantity Of haks
fish from the island Of Grand Mehan, in
October, 1869. The amount sued for 10
about s., 900. The books and papers of said
Dyer were seized on q warrant, and disclosed
such evidence as to warrant this prosecution.
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