Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-07-14
STATE NEWS.

The new Mountain House. recently erected
by Hon. Charles L. Gibbs, at Mt. Pleasant in
Bridgton, was opened to company on the 4th
of July.
The telegraph poles of the new line between
Dexter and Dover are nearly all in position,
and in a few days the wire will be put up.
One hundred thousand young shad have
Just been placed in the Penobscot river. They
are from the breeding works at South Had
ley Falls, IIolyoke, Conn, and are gift to
the State from the general government.
Friday morning man by the name of
Avander c. Sawyer, while attempting to get
upon the Dover train at Oldtown, fell under
car. His left arm was badly crushed and
will require amputation.
Miss Lizzie Wood now has charge of the
telegraph office at the depot IN Dexter.
/ The body of f. B. Lowell of Bangor, who
mysteriously disappeared last November, was
found in the river opposite Iampden upper
corner on Friday last.
The Reporter says that two suits have late
~ been commenced against Gardiner for dam
ages in highway. One by John d. Colson for
$1,000, for defect in sidewalk on High street,
by which he claims he was thrown down
while on crutches and seriously injured. The
other suit is by the boy Brown, who upset a
wagon some months since on Brunswick road
near +. Harmon's farm, and broke his arm.
This suit is also for $1,000.
The Wiscasset Oracle says that the dry
weather has been improved by the brickmak-
ers. At the yard of Capt. r. II. Tucker in
/ Wiscasset, one hundred thousand bricks were
made in one week recently. His "make' so
far during the present season, amounts to
nearly 400, 600.
Rev. Mr.. Jones of Gardiner is gradually
recovering from his accident and hopes to be
able to occupy his own pulpit in few week.
The Cushnoc Fishing association of Au-
gusta evidently believe in all the pleasures of
this life, when they go away from home, if
one can judge by the style of their cards Of
invitation.-Gardiner Reporter.
The boy who stole Capt Warren's watch,
chain, boots and $50 in money, in Bangor, on
Monday night, while on board the schooner
Charles ID. Heath. was brought to Bangor,
Friday, having been captured in Belfast. He
gave his name as Llewelyn Bubier, and had
in his possession the watch and chain, which
were returned to Capt Warren. The young
man must now take his chances in the State
Reform school the balance of his minority.
The Press says that the meteorological OBJ
| servations of the Smithsonian Institute which
the late Henry Willis so carefully compiled
for the vicinity of Portland, and which have
since his decease been suspended, are to be
renewed by Mr.. VIM. II. Ohler, who has a
full equipment of instruments. The obser-
vations will be taken at the junction of Free
and Middle streets, Portland.
There were admitted at the first examina-
ton last week at Bowdoin College, seventy
three, seventy of them Freshmen, two into
the Sophomore class, and one into the Junior
class.
The North Star says the Swedes have
novel process of butter making. They place
their milk in deep pals, and set them in cold
water kept at certain temperature. In this
way it is said they get much larger quantity
of cream. This method is known in Europe
as the "cold water method" and has won the
/ first prize in many European fairs.
A slight romance in real life has transpired
in this place, though not exactly of the Enoch
Arden school. 1t appears that man resid-
ing in neighboring town forsook his wife
and went to Canada with another woman six
or eight months ago. His deserted wife there
upon came to this town, and supported her
children by working in one Of our factories.
But such was her affection for her recreant
leigh lord that she sent him a considerable
amount of her hard earnings, upon his re-
quest, to enable him to return, which he did
a few days since bringing with him wife No.
,. No l, in the kindness of her forgiving
heart opened her doors to the guilty pair, and
they at once accepted the shelter OF her hos
pitable root. There they all lived, in appar-
ent peace and harmony, for several days, and
then "broke up hou sekeeping," packed their
goods, and started together for parts un-