Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-07-10
STATE NEWS.

Rockland hiss a new hearse, and all the
people rejoice.
The Thomaston Savings Bank has $780,.
900 on deposit.
The foundations of the new court house at
Rockland are so far advanced to completion
that the dressed stone work of the super.
structure has been commenced to be set.
new lodge of Good Templars was ins.i.
tuted by Rev. o. M. Cousens, at Brewer, on
Tuesday evening.
Mr.. c. S. Bobbns of Winthrop has bought
the celebrated thoroughbred COW Creampot.
She has repeatedly yielded 20 lbs of butter .
week. She is from the Henshaw importa-
ton, as is also Mr.. Robbins Is year old COW
Victoria Pansy, which was bred by DR..
Holmes. who introduced the first Jersey stock
in Winthrop, in 1856.
The Fish Commissioners will examine the
dams on the Penobscot river, in view of hav-
ing fishways established.
The editor of the Calais Times, while cast
ing his flies on a meadow near Calais, last
Saturday, was attacked by six mink, four of
which he despatched.
The new Masonic hall at Mattawamkeag
will be dedicated on the 10th inst, at which
ton, grand ball and dinner.
During the recent severe thunder shower,
while horses owned by Cyrus Skillings of
Danforth were in the pasture, one of the ami
mails was struck by lightning and instantly
killed. Three others were knocked down by
the same bolt and complsty stunned; also,
about the same time, two of X. B. Stinch-
fields horses were stunned. A woman and
child living five miles above Greenbush were
rendered insensible by shock, and it was
feared the woman would not recover.
A son of Horato WILDER had his hand bad.
ly shattered by the premature discharge of
gun.
| Mr.. Elwell of the Transcript is recovering
from his rheumatic attack, but very slowly.
| The stallion Palmer Knox has been threat
ened with a lung fever and has been under
the care of doctor, but is now mending and
will soon be all right again.
A correspondent of the Press says that
there was very enthusiastic meeting held
at S. Coburn's office in SkowEegan, on Tues
day, to take into consideration the building
of a wooden factory there. Messrs. Christie
of Lawrence, Mass, and Odell of N. Y. were
present. Ex-Gov. Coburn was president Of
the meeting. A committee was appointed to
make arrangements, etC., couSistiuB VI wv
Coburn, Gen. r. b. Shepard, L. L. Morri-
son, S. w. Lawton and J. P. Blunt. Chris
tie and Odel make the town a good offer,
and agree to employ 200 hands. They are
| TO manufacture shawls and wooens. Linn
of Hartland has offered to move his wooden
factory there, if the people will put him up a
building. He will move his machinery him
self and will give the people of Skowhegan
his buildings in Hsrtland. He employs l25
hands.
| On the 29th uit., while = heavy thunder
shower was passing over North Penobscot.
barn belonging to Mr.. Geo. X. Marks was
struck by lightning, on the roof, and passing
down into the stall killed one Of his horses.
| Nathaniel ID. Smith, the blacksmith, lately
graduated from Wiscasset jail, is having
heaps of trouble. He has just been tried for
larceny, in Ca mbridRe, Mass, and found
guilty, and is having his trial on another in
dictment for breaking and entering . DWELL
ing house. The poor fellow will have to 60
to the State Prison.