Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-08-09
STATE NEWS.

Sanford B. Hubbard has been appointed
postal route agent between Portland and Cor
ham, n. H., on the Grand Trunk at a salary
of 5000
The Bath Times says that a little girl nine
years old and daughter of Mr.. Higgins of Bath
was playing with her dolls on Friday, when a
door which was standing on end near by, was
by some means thrown down and broke her
leg in its fall.
The New Sweden mail was carried last
week by woman who walked from New
Sweden to Caribou, eight miles, and back,
with the mailbag under her arm. Women's
rights are recognized in Aroostook county.
MIR. Jacob Hardison of Lyndon, says that
he last week cut a piece of grass containing
three acres, this being the fourth crop of hay
without dressing. which amounted to II 3-4
tons of the best of herdsgrass hay.
A man by the name of Heating employed at
Gilman's shingle mill in Dover, had finger
nearly cut off by saw on Thursday. He
was minus three fingers previous to this, hay
ing lost them some time ago by similar ac-
cldent.
Skowhegan items from the Reporter The
brick work of the courthouse is finished up to
the second floor and to the stone betting
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since there are no more middle walls to build.
There is to be grand Horse Trot at the
Skowhegan Park on Tuesday and Wednesday
Aug. 10Th and Goth, SfG5 is offered in purses.
This bids fair to be the grand trot Of the sea-
son. Samuel w. Coburn, a well known citi-
zen OF Skowhegan and brother of Ex Govern
or Coburn, died last Wednesday.
Convention of the Republicans of Plscata-
quis county is to be held at the Court House
in Dover, on Saturday, Aug. 30 Tor the pur-
pose of nominating a Senator, County Attor-
ney, County Commissioner and County Treas
urer, the officers TO be chosen for the ensuing
year. Each town and organized plantation
will be entitled to one delegate and one addi-
tional for every twenty Republican votes cas-
for Governor in 1872.
The Dover Observer says that the frs
spark from the telegraph ever the wires Il
Foxcroft, was received on Monday evening
1t was from MIR. Dap'l Wyman, in Boston, t.
his son in Foxcroft. The answer was tn
first despatch sent out from Foxcroft.
On the 2Sth inst, heavy thunder Shove
passed over the south part of Canaan, III
lightning striking at several places but doin
no serious damage. A daughter of Nose
Kicker sitting in the doorway few rods fror
a tree which was struck, received sever
shock partially paralyzing her arm.
f The little Parsons boy in Portland
thought to be improving.
The veterans of the l7th Maine Volunteer
will celebrate the llth anniversary of thei
muster-in by an excursion to one Of the Is
lands in Portland harbor, Monday, August
18th.
Mr.. George V. Edes, editor and Proprle'
tor of the Piscataquis Observer, IN TINS stare
: ia one of the remarkable men OF the day III
: more than one respect Though the oldest
= editor in the State, and one of the Oldest in
whole country, he is. strange to say very
modest man so modest indeed. and retiring,
that comparatively few OF his professional
brethren known him personally. His age is
seventy tour.
At the meeting in Portland of the 10th Me
Regiment, on Wednesday last, the following
organization was perfected; Presdent-Gen
|. w. Starbird; Vice Presdents-Ge I. +
Heath, Capt. 4. A. Burpee, Corporal Z. Z
Getchell Chaplain-Rev. K. Is. Palmer; See
retary--Chief Musician l.. Chamberlain; Cor
responding Secretary-Capt. c. f. Nash
Treasurer-Lieut. Frank Adams; Executiv