Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-03-11
STATE NEWS.

Mr.. Thomas McEwen, well known in Port
land, died on Monday.
Bowdoinham has expended The past year
for town officers, $52S 10; miscellaneous
81 ,092.5S; schools, 81 $50 %; support of
Poor, S ,056 As town debt SO, 552 81. Mon
ey raised for highways, Sc, 600, surveyors
bill Lot rendered. State tax S., 23G. As. Coun-
ty tax $91l.l7.
A little child of Charles Libby Of Oxbow
Plantation, died recently, being poisoned by
drinking a preparation tor plating silver sold
to his father by travelling peddler, who
stated that it was not poisonous.
The Reform Club at Portland has just been
reorsanzed.
The class of 1911, Bowdoin, will have a
reunion during commencement week, at the
Falmouth House, Portland.
What's in name There are five minis.
tiers in Machias and their initials are a matter
of no little comment among the curious
Revs. A. A. Leighton, B. -. Bryne, C. c.
Long, ID. ID. Dodge and +. +. Merry. That
so many ministers should be in our town and
have two initials alike to each name, and in
one or two cases all of them alike. is remark
able Machias Union.
engaged in the manufacture of cordage in
Massachusetts, have made Il proposition to
the incorporators of the Portland Cordage
Company, recently chartered by the Legisla-
ture TO move their machinery to Portland
and take onefOurth the capital stock, the
whole amount being 500 600.
The annual meeting of the Ma,tawamkeag
Log Driving Co. was held in Bangor, Satur-
day al la irly of oil
G. Sterns, Presidents Charles ID. Bryant,
Clerk and Treasurer; Daniel Sargent, w. II
Smith, Joab w. Palmer, Directors. Messrs.
Palmer 4 Johnson received the contract for
driving all the logs into the Penobscot boom
from Mattaw amkeag the coming season.
On Saturday the Peaks Island Steamboat
Company voted TO increase their capital stock
to $50, 900 and to buy the Gazette to run in
connec ion with the Express.
The report OF the Selectmen of Woolwich,
shows that there has been paid the past year,
fo- the support of poor 81 ,O45.22, for servi-
ces Of town officers S34G.7S; free high school
$500 voted by the town, S20l, 20 due from the
state; common school fund, $l5G0, GS; high
ways. SOL 10; contingent expenses $37 GA
Balance ia favor of the town exclusive of War
debt and money appropriated for schools $780,
81 cents. Amount of war debt outstanding,
ST. POS so. State tax $2990.SG County
tax SSStt 80.
A private despatch 10 parties in this city,
yesterday, announced the loas OF the brig
Nimwaukie of this port, which was wrecked
on Pasque Isle in Vineyard Sound The
vessel was bound from Leghorn for Boston,
and it will be seen had almost reached her
destination, when she met with the disaster.
No particulars have been received, except
that Capt. Mark Perkins, who commanded
her, aud his crew were safe, and that it was
hoped to save the sails and rigging, The
Milwaukee was owned in this city, and Hon.
Newell Blake, Mayor elect, was IA large own
er and agent; lie received telegram an
nouncing the loss just as the result of his
election was announced. There was no in
surance. Bangor Wing of Tuesday.
The Herald says that at Rockport the ice
business is pushed with vigor. For some
time work has been carried on night and day
ii, order to get out large quantity posi-
BILE much larger quantity will be stacked
this winter than ever before.