Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-10-06
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STATE NEWS

A young lady came near losing her life at
Etna station, on Monday, while getting OF
the cars.
Mr.. Leonard E. Getchell, long known at
his well managed store, North Vassalbero',
has sold out to Dorman G Stevenson. pair
of live men, who bid fair to make his place
good.
Horace w. Jordan of Brighton, Mass. while
out shooting Wednesday with friend in Ells-
worth, had his right arm badly shattered Ut
the elbow by the accidental discharge Of his
companions gun. ra4 VI .as 9nsilaa
A deputation from Philadelphia was in
Bangor the other day waiting on Professor
Barbour with a view to move him southwark.
The Wing 10 pleased to state that in this case
the delegation returned alone. aiaSf "
Mr.. F. W. Huntington, son Of Mr.. A.
Huntington of Portland, while on hunting
excursion in Bradford was accidentally shot
in the arm by gun in the hands of young
man who accompanied him. The whole
charge passed through the left arm, between
the elbow and hand. H6l ts.t
A FIRE in the dry house of C. d. Lawrence
& Co., of Fairfield village, Wednesday aitef-
noon, was speedily extinguished, with loss
of about $500. The Fairfield Furniture Co.
lost about 800 feet Of walnut lumber.
The Mail is of the opinion that the recent
exhibition of The Eennebec Agricultural So
ciety has been triumph over the best efforts
of the past. Oxen, cows, young stock, colts,
pigs, lambs, chickens, each in its kind was
triumph. ~ bD'.s1#
At the regular monthly meeting of the d.
rectors of the Maine Central Railroad, held in
Portland on Thursday evening, it was an
nounced that four stockholders owning five
shares, and residing at Kendall's Mills where
the parties who, it has been said, had brought
bill in equity to obtain an injunction against
the road building the bridge at Watcrville.
The reason these parties allege 10 that the
company is spending their money illegally
while the company claim the real reason that
these parties desire the road to be built
through Kendall's Mills which the Waterville
bridge will prevent. The other side say ~
Kendall's Mills subscribed over one hundred
thousand dollars toward building the road,
they feel that they should have had 8 hearing
before the bridge was located. The hearing
will be held in Skowhegan in the course of .
fortnight. .,srE
Capt. Abner M. jackson, who died on Sun
day morning last at the residence of his son,
Mr.. James A. jackson, In Farmipgdsle, 1t
the advanced age of 70 years, was . native of
Pittston, and one of the oldest sea captains
on the Kennebec. having followed the sea in
the capacity of commander fof over 40 years.
He was commander OF the ship .'Gardinef,"
built by the late VIM. Bradstreet, of Gardi-
ner, and one Of the first vessels of any con-
siderable size built in Gardiner.
Our paving crew are progressing slowly,
but as fast as possible with the material at
hand. Considerable trouble has been expert
enced by the contractors in getting the paw
ing stone to the ground. Two cargoes have
arrived this week from Dix Island, and sev-
eral small lots from Hallowell, hut not enough
to keep q very large crew at work. Mr.. Car
ter was at Dix Island Friday to try and make
arrangements for speedy shipment Of the
necessary material to complete the work.
Gardner Reporter.
Mr.. d. C. Robinson, night Waterman in
Skowhegan, had an adventure with . burglar
last week, and received some ugly scars. The
same night robbers entered thshouse of Mark
Hilton, in that town, occupied that night only
by Mr.. Hiltons wife and child. His object
did not seem to be plumber, for he took moth
ing, and in the morning he was quietly past
ing out when he was observed by Mrs. Hilton
whose knowledge of his presence was when
he started to leave the house.
| The annual parade of the Rockland Fire
Department will take place next Thursday.
The Western Union Telegraph Company
have set force at work putting up new
wire from Boston through Portland to Ban
gor. This is to be part Of the new cable
line to run from New York to Plaster Cove,
which is connected by means Of short cable
with Hearts Content.
Rockland will soon he called upon to vote
upon the question of aiding the Bay & River
railroad, to the amount of her proportional
share of the 100000 asked for from the
Knox and Lincoln towns, which will be $751;.
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The Eastport Sentinel says that troops At
Fort Sullivan are to be removed. A private
despatch has been received stating .h.: the
order has been issued for their removal to
Sackett Harbor, N. Y.
In connection with the fair of the Knox
county agricultural society, to come of a.
Rockland this week, there is to be balloon
ascension on Wednesday afternoon, the sth.
The aeronaut is Mr.. James X. Allen, Of
Providence, r. L., who has been in the bust
ness for twenty years.