Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-03-27
STATE NEWS

The Lewiston journal says that Prof. Z. h.
Hamlin of Colby University, who WAS in
town the other day, looked over the shells
found in the Franklin Company's brickyard
shells belong to species now existing in Lab
rador and Greenland. He has found such in
Waterville, but none exist as far as he knows
near the present seashore. They indicate a
glacial period.
The two marine railways in Boothbay are
having all they can do, and vessels are wait
ing for their turns, to go on. There are two
schooners on the Boothbay railway, the Van
guard TO be re- calked, and the Celeste which
is being most thoroughly repaired. She is
fast sailer and easy worker, and is intended
to run between Boothbay and Boston, for
Messrs Heal & Brothers, and will be COM
manded by Captain Warren Reed. She is
owned by j. Nickerson, Warren Reed, John
Dixon and Heal & Broahers of Boothbay,
and B. l.. White, of Boston.
A part of the additional evidence connect
ing Wagner to the Isles of Shoals murders, i.
that pencil peculiarly marked, which was
given to Wagner by one Of HE comrades, has
been found at the house on Smuity Nose
Island, where the murders were committed
Another connecting link is that Mrs. Charles
Campbell, who lives near the beach at New
castle, saw man land on the beach from
fishing dory, push it off to sea. and then run
to clump of woods. This was early on the
morning of the murders, and but short time
previous to the time Wagner was seen cross
ing the bridge from Newcastle to Portsmouth.
Mrs. Campbel's description of the man an
swers to that of Wagner. The blood found on
Wagner's clothing haa been nalyzed, and
ascertained to be human blood.
At the annual town meeting in Yarmouth
held Monday, P. N. Blanchard was elected
moderator, Richard Harding clerk, p. n.
Blanchard, +. G. Wagg, j. NJ. Buckman,
selectmen, assessors and overseers of the
poor; Charles Humphrey treasurer; d. l..
Mitchell, collector; E. II. Sargent, Z. G.
Wagg, W. w. Thomas, experimenting
school committee.
George Ingalls,, an insane young man,
about 90 years of age, recently returned from
the Insane Hospital, attacked his mother on
Tuesday, and abused her until she escaped
from the house.
Child number eighteen has recently blesse,
New Haven family Exchange.
| Unless missinformed, family in one o
our adjoining towns was blessed with chill,
number nineteen. about two years ago, and
was the "parient's" ambition to make tn
number an even score!-[ Machias Union.
The Wing heals it stated that the gauge O
+. & N. A. Railway is to be narrowed, so a
to be uniform with the Maine Central tn
present season.
The Press says that the citizens of Port
land have subscribed quite q sum Of money
to be offered as special premiums, as an in
ducement to the Maine Poultry Association
to hold their first exhibition in Portland.
Capt. Joseph Bryant, Jr., at Englishman
River, recently caught deer alive, unaided
by man, dog or gun.
The Lewiston people agita,ing the question
j.. of putting on a line of coaches between Lew
iston, Auburn and the Hotel Road station on
tho Grand Trunk, with a view to more init
mate connections with the Boston Maine.
According to measurements made by Prof.
Fernald at the State College, the amount OF
snow fall up to the 22d inst, was feet, IL
inches.