Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-04-01
STATE NEWS.

Rev. A. Sanderson, Presiding Elder Of the
Portland District, is confined to his home in
Monmouth by sickness.
William L. Wilson, ESQ, a merchant long
and favorably known in Portland, died in
Santa Barbara, California, last Saturday. He
was staying in California for his health.
week ending March llth:
T. A. johnson, Portland; Foot Rest for
Chairs.
G. W. Manson, Auburn; Pegeing Ma
chine, VIM. Nevins, Bridgton; Sled.
The steamer City Of Richmond will leave
Portland on Wednesday, April 9Th on her
first trip for the season to this port or as far
up the Penobscot as the ice will allow.
The Enquirer. successor and sole legatee
of the River Echo, Portland, has suspended
publication.
There is some talk of putting up tele-
graph line along the Bangor and Piscataquis
railroad
Under the late act of the Legislature Hon.
w. II. Vnton, E. N. Perry and A. ]. Chase
are investigating the causes of the fire at
Cliff Cottage. A decision will not be reach.
ed for some time.
The Journal says that young lady in Al
burn caught sudden cold on Saturday, and
died the third day, Of lang fever.
The Gardiner Reporter says that Dr. Hill,
of Augusta, assisted by DR.. C. w. Whitmore
Of Garnider, removed an ovarian tumor
Thursday afternoon, weighing sixty Eve lbs.
from the side of Mrs. Sidelinger, of Gardi-
ner. The patient was placed under the in
fluence Of ether during the operation. Little
hopes are entertained for her recovery.
The following town officers were elected on
Monday, March 24th:--
Midway Observation-Disclosures, George
Cutler; Clerk, B. n. Fisk; Assessors and
Overseers of the Poor, j. +. Twitchell. Geo.
Cutler and B. N. Fisk: S. S. Committee, F.
W. Webster; Road Commissioners, B. N.
Fisk and Chas. Powers.
The town voted to raise 5000 for schools,
81, 700 for roads, 500 for the support of the
poor, $500 for meeting house, and $500 for
miscellaneous expenses.
Ripley-Moderator, John L. Laugton;
Clerk. Geo. r. Sampson; Selectmen, VIM.
z. Felker, James B. Lewis. E. B. Hoyt;
Agent, Wm p Felker; Collector, John L.
Jones; Treasurer, S. Z. Stone; s. 5. Gem
mittee, Daniel hurry.
A strange accident happened on the Town
/ send Marine railway, at Boothbay rev Gays
ago. While launching the schooner Linnet
from the railway. upon which they had been
undergoing repairs, the bilge blocks slipped
out, owing to their being icy, and she fell
over breaking in her blge. The finally
launched and rightsd her up, and again took
her on the railway, the b-oken bilge timbers
were taken out and she is once more being
thoroughly repaired. She has been new
planked up and will be ready for sea in few
days.
The North Star says that Mr.. Samuel
Stevens, proprietor of the hotel in Fort Kent,
hgs in his possession the relics Of French
sword which was found in the vicinity under
a cedar stump inserted in the ground. II il
hard telling whence and how this sword came
there. but 1t is evident from THE marks Of
time upon it that it has been there for many
years. The cedar tree must have grown oveI
it after it after it after it was placed there
All that remain Of the sword 10 the steel.
Reliable information set the annual numbeI
] of sheep killed in this State BY dogs ct eoso
!. and valued at Gil ,060.