Daily Kennebec journal., 1874-09-19
STATE NEWS.

When the Sir knights went to NorridRe.
wock the other day, one Of their number was
fined for smoking while passing over the toll
bridge. The toll gatherer had an old grudge
against the man and took that mean way to
show it.
Rev. VIM. o. Aver, of Peterboro, N. H.
has accepted an invitation from the Baptist
church at Skowhegan to become their pastor,
and will enter upon the discharge of his du.
ties Oct lst.
Mrs. Susan Bunker. wife of Francis Ban
ker, of Starks, aged 80, has spnn IL pounds
of rolls the present summer, makes two or
three beds, sets the table three times day
and washes her dishes. At one time in her
lite, when she had eight children around her,
her husband was gone from home three
years. During one of these years she cleared
land from bushes, burnt it, and with her owa
hands raised $50 Bushels of shelled corn, 200
bushels of potatoes. four bushels Of beans,
and four carloads of punkins, and kept the
fences in order.
A man in Bangor, about year since, lost
a valuable and highly priced violin. suppos-
ing that it was stolen by a man on board q
vessel. The crew OF the vessel arrived In
Bangor the other day, and an officer of the
law arrested man, who confessed to having
committed the deed, and the violin was re-
turned.
An elaborate an elegantly carved tomb
stone has lately been erected to the memory
of the Wharf family, who perished Ia the
fire which destroyed their home in Guilford,
on Wednesday, Feb. 4th. The monument is
an unusually large one, and composed of the
finest quality of marble, and is very highly
polished.
At East Corinth during the performance Of
Maginley's circus and the session of the Free
Baptist quarter meeting, thieving operations
were going on. Persons who had hitched
their horses about the church, found robes,
valises, blankets, mats, etc, missing. Among
the unfortunate was Rev. Mr.. Palmer of At
kinson, who lost robe and q valise contain
ing clothing of the value of thirty dol
lars; amond the rest was . dress lately pre-
sented his wife by their society. Parties At
tending the circus, leaving their teams in diff
ferent places in the village, found them mi
nus sundry articles. An NJ. D. lost his med.
icine chest and pocket case valued at forty
dollars.
Last Tuesday evening g man put up at the
American House, Belfast, registering his
name as John Reynolds or Rawlins Of Ban
gor. On retiring he blew out the gas and left
it csc sping. About one in the morning, he
came down stairs bleeding at the mouth and
laid down upon the floor. The night clerk
Immediately called doctor who stopped the
bleeding, and he was taken up and carried to
his room. In the morning he arose and par
took of breakfast, and then went back to his
room. When the chambermaid opened the
door to put the room in order, she found him
lying on the floor bleeding again. The doc
tor was recalled, but the man died in short
time.
Capt. Lowe, master of schooner Paragon,
which was run down by steamer Lewiston off
Seguin few nights since, died Thursday
morning at his home at Deer Isle, from the
effects of exposure in the water. He leaves
a wife and three children.
The Old Ladies' Home at Bangor. will be
dedicated to z4orrow.
On Monday of the present week. Mr.. Seth
Newcomb of Newbury died from paRalytic
attack. aftes three days sickness, aged sixty
years. He was at one time . member of the
State legislature, and was q prominent and
highly esteemed citizen.
Saco. reform club was organized few
nights since, aud a public meeting was held
last night. The pledge has been extensively
circulated through the streets of the city, and
many signatures have been obtained from the
very classes that need its restraining influ-
ences.
The Skowhegan correspondent of the Lew
iston Journal writes: Our wooden factory is
dead sure thing" The stock has all been
taken, and at meeting of the directors last
week the following were chosen directors:
Abner Coburn, r. b. Shepherd, L. L. M6rri-
son, j. T. Blunt and L. W. Weston. A large
force of workmen are now engaged in clearing
the land preparatory to laying the foundation
walls. The lot is what Is called "the old
foundry lot" on the south side Of the river
east of the road and near the toll-bridge. 1t
is in the corner made by Mill street and Main
street which leads down to and across the toll
bridge. The building erected by ]. +. Pol
lard on Water street, between his store and
the one occupied by II. H. Merrill q Son, has
been rented by the Mayfeld Slate Company,
who have now on exhibition there some very
| fine specimens of marbleized slate.