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

The Belfast Savings Bank has Just declared
its tenth semi-annual interest dividend, being
at the rate Of six per cent. per annum, T.
mourning to the sum Of S20, 1867.
Fales, the veteran musician, il about organ
izing band, both brass and orchestral, in
Waterville.
The Belfast journal says that while Levi
Chapman or Nobleboro was quietly milking
his COWS the other morning, his house was on
fire and well under way. ). Y. McClintock
of Belfast was riding by and rallied the
sleeping household, and by his promptness
and energy saved the house.
The Fairfield Chronicle says that serious
and most fatal accidet happened May 3lst at
the mill of Howard & Fletcher in Burnham.
Mr.. Albert Reynolds while at work in the
mill was thrown upon the cutting-of saw, by
means Of rolling log, and received severe
and miraculously escaped being mangled in a
horrible manner.
Extensive fires are raging in the woods
near PASSPORT.
Portland is proud Of piece of the limb Of
the tree upon which Cullen, the Aroostook
murderer was hung.
The Chronicle is informed that the direct
ors of the Fairfield bridge refuse paying the
nine per cent. heretofore allowed the toll
keeper for his services, but require him to
give bond releasing that percentage during
the time that the railroad corporation make
use of the bridge. This, to US, seems very
niggardly meanness.
The Western Union Telegraph employees
in Portland have presented S52 to the Maine
Hospital Fair.
A little child OF f. G. Meader of Water
vile, was walking on the side walk few
days since, when gust of wind took from
its fastenidgs heavy sign, which, striking
her dress skirt, felled her to the ground.
Sharp thieves have been stealing razors
from Bangor BARRIERS.
The contest for the 80 class prize, Bow
doln college, came off at Lemont hall, Mon
day evening. The following was the order of
exercises:
William the Silent w. A. Blake.
The Relation of the Age to Religion and Gull
ture, j. i. Elliot.
Religion as an Institution, A. Z. Herrick.
Is our Age Degenerate? A. F. Moulton.
Creeds, C. M. Walker.
Modern Progress IN China. f. A. Wilson.
The Wing says that Mr.. S. II. Cushman of
Dexter, was thrown violently from his buggy,
the other day, and was seriourly injured in
ternally.
A fire broke out in the lumber yard of j.
ID. Hopkins & Co., at Ellsworth, Sunday az
ternoon, destroying nearly million feet of
lumber the mill adjoining being saved with
the greatest difficulty. The fire caught a. /.
supposed, from the edgings which had been
burning near the mill and which were consid-
cred as burned or taken care of Saturday.
The high wind that prevailed on Sunday af
ternoon spread the fire so rapidly that it was
impossible to save any of the lumber. The
fire covered two acres of land, and the loss
will probably be ten or fifteen thousand dol
lars. Some of the lumber destroyed was
valued at S34 and $40 per thousand. This
firm lost their steam mill last year.
The reunion of the 4th Maine Regiment is
to be held il Rockland, August 18th and 18th.
clam bake and other festivities will come
off,
Mr.. Preble of Bath met with serious ac-
cident in Treat Lang & Co. 3 mill Thursday.
having three fingers from his right hand TAX
en- off in planning machine.
On Wednesday afternoon, as Mrs. Loring,
wife of the Superintendent Of the knicker-
booker Ice Houses, and girl were going in
skitf, to visit the sunken schooner, Harry
l.. Wilton, to see the steam pumps work, by
some mischance they fpitched into the river.
Mrs. Loring chung to the girl, and the man
on board also chung to the girl, by which
means both were rescued. The current is
very swift there, and it was very narrow
chance for them.-Gardiner Journal.
The correspondent of the Bangor CONNER
cal was in error in stating that the loss of j.
d. Hopkins & Co., on Saturday last was from
$40, 900 to $4,000. Mr.. II. informs US that
he estimates his loss between $1,000 and ST.
900. Neither did this firm lose a steam mill
last year. About 500 NJ. lumber, mostly
hemlock, was consumed. Ellsworth Ameri
can.
The Gardiner Journal pleads for the ex-
tension Of the accommodation train to South
Gardiner.
Mr.. f. A. Perry Of the Bangor Wing, who
has just sailed for Europe, has been appoint
ed by the Governor, an Honory Commission
er from the State of Maine To the Worlds
Exposition at Vienna.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Gardiner, have
already on hand $500 To go towards =
Soldiers Monument.