Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-01-17
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STATE NEWS.

An attempt was made the other night to
enter the store of Messrs. S. 4 III. A. Dutton,
in Ellsworth, but the thieves were alarmed,
and left.
Mr.. Thompson, the turnkey Of the Wiscas-
set jail, on Tuesday last, was locked into one
of the cells by prisoner named Willard f.
Oliver, who quickly closed the door of the
cell upon the turnkey and slipped the bolt
He then unlocked the Jail door, passed out,
locked the door, put the key in his pocket
and vamoosed. He was caught at the house
of his brother in law in Georgetown, and re-
turned to his quarters in Jail.
The fine saw mill of James Howes, in New
Sharon, was destroyed by fire on Tuesday.
w. p. Hubbard, Esq, Treasurer of the
Maine State Agricultural Society, is paying
the premiums awarded at the Exhibition and
Fair held in Bangor, last September.
Good authority estimates the amount OF
honey gathered in Aroostook county the past
season, exclusive of the amount required to
carry the bees through the winter, at upwards
of twenty tons-more than any three coun-
ties in the State.
Nathaniel Grant engineer on the Belfast
Branch railroad, has performed a feat that
will render him hero even unto his great
grandchildren. On Thursday last as the up
| train was passing through a rocky cut near
Brooks, a partridge was startedup. The day
being rainy train moving quick so bewildered
| the bird that he flew near the cab window,
when Grant thrust out his hand, caught it BY
the legs and drew it on board the train. We
believe this is the first instance of an engines
catching partridge when going at the rate
of twenty-five miles an hour Belfaat
Journal.
The Chronicle says that Mr. Albertus Til
ton OF North Pennington, met with serious
accident one day last week. He, with his
father, was engaged in chopping in the woods
Tae father went out with q load, and on his
return found his son leaning against a stump
in fainting condition, Occasioned by the
loss of blood. 1t seems that while chopping,
his exc slipped and entered one of his feet be-
tween the toes, cutting cash about three
inches in leng,h-lterally splitting his foot.
Wanted. At this office, a fighting man,
with quick eye and steady arm, to shoot
al sight school book agents. None but men
Of first rate character need apply Tor the sit
nation.-[ Brunswick Telegraph.
Quite extensive preparations are being
made for shipbuilding in Searsport. In
Lanes yard, II theee-masted schooner of 270
tons is being built for Capt. VIM. West, to be
finished next spring; VIM. McGilvery has
| contracted to build two barques next summer,
| OF about 600 tons each and Capt. Phneas
Pendleton. one of 500 tons, The vessels arc
to be commanded respectively by Capts. How
ner, VIM. Carlirc and John Dow.
Fifteen to sixteen inches of snow in the VI
entity of Moosehead lake.
On Monday, Mr.. and Mis-. Elisha Chick, OF
WATERPROOF, commemorate the j0h anniver-
sary of their wedding, which occurred on
sunday, llth.
Early Sunday morning the Merriam mill,
about two miles from Iioul;on village, was
discovered to be on fire, and the flames had
made such progress that no efforts could stay
them, and the whole building was destroyed.
| The mill was owned by MIR. B. Z. Logan, al
though Mr.. +. III. Ingraham, lessee, had in it
an interest Of $1,000 Mr.. Logan's loss was
$1,000; no insurance. The fire was no doubt
the work of an incendiary, as there had been
no fire in the building for four days previous
to its destruction.
Mrs. Otis Black, OF Stockton has been
aw arded 81, 1913 03 in damages for injuries re-
ceived by defective highway in that town.
Nine members of the Portland Board O.:
Trade have died during the year; n. +.
Deering, IIophni Eaton, F. 0. Libby, Sam
uel Rumery, Henry p. DeaRe, Robert A.
Bird, Edmund Libby. y. j. Miller. Jr. II.
Weeks.
The order of the Good Templars in the
State is in a prosperous condition, the total
membership being about | 900, or about the
same as the membership of the order in
Massachusetts,. Eighteen new lodges have
been instituted in the State since the last an
nual session in April
Capt. Benjamin Stockton OF Monmouth,
was found dead in his bed Wednesday morn
ing. lie was about sixty-sx years of age
and apparently in good health Tuesday night.
The Gordon tri,l cost the county of Waldo
So, 109.l3.
The grand jury in Belfast came IN on Sat
urday, and reported twenty-one indictments.
OF these nineteen are for liquor selling and
the keeping of tipping shops.
At the Superior Court in Portland, the
Grand Jury reported one hundred and nine
indictments.
Luther Storer of Bath, was thrown from
sleigh on Monday, and his head received two
severe cuts.
David Il. Richardson's, for thirteen years
janitor at the custom house in Bath, died on
Wednesday morning aged 80 years.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Redman, on Cape Ro- /
zier, Brooksville, have had born to them
twenty one children, sixteen of whom are
now living That will remain the champion
big family until the returns come in from the .
back towns.
On the ninth OF January. al Lows camp in ,
Weld, Amos Holt was choppng of a log
from tree he had fallen, when he received