Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-01-05
STATE N EWS.

The Press has intelligence to the effect that sus-
picious looking characters supposed to be the men
who made the assault upon Mr.. Pennell, the coun-
ty Treasurer, have been seen at the hotel Of the
White Mountains and at Danvile Junction.
Charles r. Jordan, Esq, prominent business
N an Of Auburn, died Wednesday night
The number of students at Colby University is
50. OF these Is are Seniors, IL Juniors, % Soph-
ignores and 81 Freshmen The latter is the lar
gest Freshman class that has entered for many
years. and it is also the largest of any in the State
at the present time.
Several of the leading citzcrs Of Belfast have
died within short time.
From the the annual report of the County
Treasurer, we notice that the county debt now is
SIS, 664, an increase of "a, 30l in 1874 The cost
of the support of prisoners has been 81 65S, and
they have earned 81, l1S in the workshop in Offset
The of the increase Of debt this year is the
expenditure of ss3, All on jail workshop.-[Lewis-
ton journal.
The sentence of Litchfield convicted of COM
plieity in the Lime Rock Bank robbery, has ex.
PRED and he has left the prison. lie has not re-
turned to Rockland where he used to reside, how
ever.
Mr.. Benjamin Simpson, engineer at the Stearns
mill in Bangor, was the other night struck by the
thills of truck team, and injured in the should
err.
The membership of the Odd Fellows Mutual
Relief Association of Maine has reached 600, an
increase of about fifty per cent since the annual
meeting in August. The same ratio Of increase
until the next annual meeting will give member
ship of upwards of l000-in which event certifi-
cate of membership costing ~ will be equivalent
in value to life insurance policy of $1,000 Not
single death has occurred since the organization
of the Association, consequently there have been
no assessments. @@
During the cold weather il took two tons of coal
per day TO warm the city building in Lewiston.
The following are the recent business changes
in this State -
Portlard-W oodbury & Dodge, shipping bust;
ness dis.
Richardson, Harris & Co.; II. M. Richardson
retires; now Harris & Littlefied
FairieId-Benj. Bunker, hardware, stoves, &c. :
sold hardware business. s
Gorham-Cloudman & Plummer, mill sold to
J. w. Wakefield.
IIolls-James Morton, gel store; sold to Hob
son d Bradbury.
Maggie Remission, married lady "a years of
age, attempted suicide at Nobleboro last Sunday
morning by taking a composition for removing
freckles. She had just received news of her hus
bands death iu London, which was the cause of
the act. She will probably die Wiscasset Ora
Gle.
On Wednesday last, December 80, Fred. S.
Lewis died in Boston, of consumption. He was
shout % years of age, was born and brought up
Bangor, and went to Boston years ago.
Hon. Joseph Cargill, who died at his residence
it Boston Highland, December II, aged rs years,
was native Of Newcastle, Maine, and always re-
sided in his native town until about seven years
ago, when he removed to Boston.
Inspector w. II. Pennell, assisted BY Comrsde
Edward LIE Prom, both of Portland, mustered Post
No. II, of the Grand Army of the Republic in
in Watervle on Tuesday evening Of last week.