Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-03-21

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The Rockland Free Press learns that VII
| lie Hix, son of w. T. Hix, Jr., Of Rockland
while out on the Meadows, fell from hay
NOW in barn, and striking his breast upon
the tines of q pitchfork, which pierced his Vi
| tails, was instantly killed. g}5-ls
Gen. Tillson Of Rockland has been awafd-
ed the contract for the granite for the super
structure Of the new custom house to be
erected in st. Louis. The building II to cost
about four millions Of dollars. This work
will not commence at Hurricane Island under
two or three months. 4a 51%
A young man who attempted to Amase him.
self with an owl the other day, sayt that he
did not know that owls had such sharp tslons.
Farmers have been hauling potatoes into
Skowhegan quite lively for the last few days.
They now bring fifty Gently per bushel. One
firm, Pollard & Blanchard, receive about
1000 bushels daily. There is such scarcity
of corn, however, that the largest portion Of
them have to be stored in the place.
The town of Dexter voted on Monday to
raise $500 to secure the benefits of free high
school.
Monday, II: Moderator, Josiah Crosby;
clerk, Levi Brigham; selectmen, etc., e. N.
Tibbetts, Cyrus Poss and Horace Jennings;
treasurer, J. w. Harrow; collector, Allen
Merrill; agent, Hiram Carr; S. s. commit
tee, E. f. Ambrose. Ia
young lady In Someryille lost an ear
ring in the road, and in q snow ball thrown
off from horses hoof the ring was found.
Capt. Charles W. Simpson of Thomaston
has in his possession an autograph letter from
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ing date 1874. @@
Ger. Neal Dow will leave for Europe on
the 10Th inst, on a lecturing tour.
Enoch Cousens, Esq, superintendent of
the Boston & Kennebunkport sea shore COM
pany has just closed a contract with Saco
and Biddeford parties to build hotel at Cape
Arundel in Kenuebunkport, 12l by SO feet,
four stories singh, with French roof, contain
ing IS rooms, and to be completed on or be-
fore the 10Th of June.
And now the Mari heirs are reaching out
their hands towards a ''phantom."1- The
heirs at law of John Mari, formerly of Kit
terry, have decided TO hold convention in
Portland on the 26,h of March in the United
States hotel, for the purpose of taking meas
ures to establish their heirship to the proper
ty which is said to be left by John Erskine,
l lth earl of Mari, in Scotland.
new high school house ia being erected
in Berwick. The building ia to be GOx40
feet; two stories high, with French roof.
Patents, issued to Maine inventors for the
week ending Feb 25,h:
Thomas Symonds, Portland, dredger.
James Atkins, Augusta, machine for plain
ing clapboards. ~
James Nealey and Thomas T. Kemp, Ban
gor, elastic cheek rein.
The Press says that little girl five years
old, daughter of Albert Young of Hiram,
was severely scalded upon the neck and
shoulder on Wednesday, by having basin of
hot wat spilled upon her by lady of the
house with whom she came in contact while
passing through the room. ~
The Belfast Journal says that Carter 4
Co.'S shipyard is the busiest place in town.
The hurrying to and fro, the cleaning of the
axes, the continual hammering Of forty and
fifty men, together with the blazing fire and
flying sparks of the blacksmith, present .
pleasing picture. They have the frames Of
four vessels up and ready for planking.
Several leading citizens Of Saco recently
visited Mayor Burnham, and urged him to
| appoint the very best man in the city for
marshal. Acting upon the suggestion, his
honor appointed prominent clergyman
whom he regarded as the Every best man" in
the city. That gentleman declining the hon.
or, he rendered the position to another wor-
thy pastor whom he considers one of the very
best men, who also declined. The mayor
fears he will have to take an available man.
Press.
Rev. DR.. Tenney of Belfast was last week
summoned to the old homestead in New
Hampshire, to attend the funeral Of his
mother, who had reached the good old age of
100 years, less two months. "a