Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-04-23
STATE NEWS.

STATE NEWS.
Bangor has voted "no" on the proposition
to loan the credit Of the city for $50, 600 Il
aid of the building of the Bangor and CIail
Shore Line Railroad. The vote atood-..
Yeas, 1l19; nays, 749, and two-thirds vote
in favor being requisite for the acceptance Of
the proposition it will be seen that it was de-
feated. a'-. r.
| Pursuant to orders issued by Gen. Cham
berlain, Gen. Beal, Chief Of STAFF, held .
meeting for the election of officers for the
Norway Light Infanty, Saturday night, which
resulted as follows: w. w. Whitmafsh,
Captain; H. R. Millet, 1st Lieutenant A. z.
Deunison, I'd Lieutenant. -
the Press says that Gen. Sheppard 10 to
commence fine house at Skowhegan ct this
season, which will require two ea,s to com.
plete as he designs. s...r
Adjutant General Murray has appointed
Cyrus Z. Berry as orderly sergeant Of ths
Biddeford Light Infantry.
The Lewiston Journal states that one day
last week as the driver of the Turner stage
was making his way over the wretched roads
from Lvermore to Turner, in pung, with
the mails and lady passenger, the puns
went over. throwing the occupants out ua-
tremendously, and bruising the face Of the
lady somewhat. The horse acted ridiculous.
ly, breaking both thills of the sleigh and
leaving the dasher looking as If it had been
struck by lightning. k es
The citizens of Bath were surprised and
panied on Tuesday morning, to hear of the
sudden death of DR.. Samuel Anderson, &C.
nior member Of the firm of DR.. S. Anderson
& Son. DR.. Anderson has been successful
practitioner Of Electric School, was much
respected, was always ready to lend q help
ing hand to the poor or the unfortunate, and
was punctiliously honest man. A large cir
Gle will sadly miss his kind ministrations.
The deceased was &C years of age.
Mr.. A. Heseltine of Stoneham, on the goth
inst, came near being drowned in Crooked
River, while attempting to cross on raft.
The rapid current broke the raft, and he not
knowing how to swim, the chances Of gaining
the shore were precarious. After being car
ried down several feet. he succeeded in catch.
ing limb on the bank. 1t was with the
greatest effort that he reached the shore.
Mr.. Charles Adams of Phillips, committed
suicide Sunday, the goth inst, by hanging
himself in his shop with small chain. No
cause is assigned for the act.
Davis R. Stockwell of Bangor. has return
ed from his orange grove in Florida. Mr..
Stockwell says that very large number of
Northern people spent the winter in that
State.
The Bangor Commercial says it 10 rumored
that the company owning the steamer City of
Richmond, and Lewiston, intend selling the
latter and placing the former on the Lswis-
tons old route, which will deprive the towns
ON the Penobscot river of the old and favorite
inside line.
Patents were issued unde. the date of April
lst to L. j. Higgins of Mount Desert, for
door-spring; c. Ii. knowlton Of Rockland,
for car-coupling; and j. W. Stockwell of
Portland, for machine for operating drills.
A good way for the unintiated to detect
the new counterfeit fifty cent scrip, is to read
on the left hand side of the genuine, "Act
approved March Sd, 1868" In the counter
felt the two cps" in approved and the ''R" in
March arc reversed
David Chandler fell dead in Portland on
Monday, while measuring lumber on Burn
hams whaff. Thomas B. Cook, died in Port
land Morning, at the age of 90 years. Mr..
Cook was Portland man by birth, and Was
from 1888 up to last January member of the
tailoring firm of Cook & Ayers, one of the
Oldest irns in the city. He re,ired from
business last January on account of failing
health.
A correspondent of the Wing writes from
neighboring town that few days since three
hard-hearted fellows seized large Newfound-
land dog, dragged him half a mile by a rope
around his neck, then shot him and pounded
his head with an axe until he was apparently
lifeless. They then buried him in snow
drift, which they trod down over him. The
in fbo oh or o,.1h no
the poor dog whining as they passed the spot
where he was buried, and one of them merci-
fully put an end to his sufferings.
A family by the name of Nelson, residing
in Sanford, has little four year old boy. Not
long since, early in the morning, Mr.. Nelssn
stepped out of the house, leaving Mrs. Mel
son in bed with an infant, and the young
hopeful in cradle near by. The boy got up
and went to his fathers vest, left hanging on
the bed-posl, and took from the pocket q
match and lighted the same. With this he
set fire to his mothers dress, hanging on the
wall. Mrs. Nelson was awakened by puff
of fire in her face. The infant appeared to
be nearly suffocated with the smoke. A liber-
al pouring on OF water soon put out the fire,
but not until tseveral dresses, skirts, vest,
coat, ETC., had been nesrly ruined. The
shock to Mrs. Nelson's nerves was quite se-
we're.
The Press says that q corps of enginees
will commence at an early day making ex-
aminations and surveys for the continuation
of the Eastern Railroad from Portsmouth
through the towns of Kittery, York and
Wells to intersect with the present road at
Biddeford. The construction of this road
would make the ancient town of Yorke one
of the most attractive and desirable summer
resorts on the coast.
Launched in Machias, April l4th, from the
yard of Messrs. VIM. c. and L. Holway,
builders, barque I. Sargent, 1877 tons old
measure. This is the largest and one of the
strongest and best built vessels ever launch
ed on the river. Length of keel l42 feet;
breadth of beam SO feet; depth of lower hold
II feet; between decks feet.