Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-10-17

| pamphlet containing the full proceedings
| of the annual convocation of the Grand
Chapter of Maine held at Portland, in May,
1873. has been published.
The colony at New Sweden stacks its grain
in the same style as is practiced in Old Swe-
den. Poles fifteen feet long are set up
like the rafters Of roof, in in the form of
the letter A; other poles are then fastened
crooswiSe, leaving spaces two feet in width
Through these spaces the heads of sheaves
of grain are placed, with the butts out. The
heads being all inside are protected from
moisture, while the air current beneath cures
them perfectly. A writer in the Aroostook
Times says he saw a stack of wheat arranged
this way 60 feet long, and stack of oats of
of the same size. When the grain is to be
threshel tho machine is placed under this
narrow, grain matched roof.
Mrs Luther Libby of Machiasport recently
fell through a trap door and broke her thigh.
A lady acquaintance of the editor of the
Machias Union has pair of Emit Needles
which she has used for thirteen years, knit
ting an average of fourteen pairs of stockings
each year, and the ''needies are better than
when new" SHE says.
A despatch was received in Portland on
Wednesday, announcing that DR.. Eaton
Hatch, some years since promising young
physician in this city, was dead. He died in
Memphis, Tuesday night, of yellow fever,
where he was attending those sick with that
dreadful disease. lie had labored unceasing-
ly for the good of his fellow men, but at last
he was obliged to succumb, and he too was
laid beside those he had endeavored to save.
He was sick but few hours. His mother and
sister reside in Portland.
The following have just been appointed to
take part in the senior exhibition at the close
of the term at" Bowdoin College. They are
appointed for excellence in writing and speak
ing combined f. X. Wheeler, A. G.. Brad
street, Il. c. Simpson, A. l.. Perry, ii. White,
T. kneeland, C, NJ. Ferguson, L. S. Locke.
The Free Press says there were twelve
persons on board the schooner Fanny Buck
lin, of this port, supposed to nave been lost
near Cape Breton in the gale of August 25th.
Capt. Edward Bucklin aged 46 years, his
wife, Emeline Bucklin, aged about 43 years,
their two children, Fanny, aged ID and Eddie
aged years; the mate, Mr. Kilby Of Free
port the cook Of Portland, and three seamen
whose names are unknown here, and two pas
scngers from Nova Scotia.
The Rockland Free Press says not many
years ago, it would have been almost impoS-
sible to find ship builder willing to launch,
or owners to buy into vessel launched on
Friday but "unlucky Friday" is not in the
calendar of Walker, Dunn < Co. of Thorn
aston, for on Friday last they sent to her iu'
ture element, the Lizzie Heyer, built after
the model of the Carrie Walker, that has
proved herself the greatest carrier and fast
est sailer of any vessel of her tonnage. She
is about four hundred and fifty tons, aad is to
be commanded by Captain Nathan Poland OF
Friendship, formerly of schooner Carrie
Heyer.
Barque st. Mary, built by C. Eustis OF
PASSPORT, in 1868, commanded by Captain
George Hallowell of Thomastos, lately made
the voyage from New York to iquique, Peru,
and back in eight months and ten days, in
GLIDING delay in Iquique of two and one
half months. 1t is said to be the quickest
passage on record.
The Chronicle says at the meeting of the
delegates from the Franklin county and No.
franklin Agricultural Societies, held at
Strong, Thursday, October ., Albert l.,