Daily Kennebec journal., 1875-04-14
STATE N r WS.

A grand spelling match is coming off at Bangor
Friday evening The Mayor, two editors, several
professors, and others, have entered the list.
| The river at Waldoboro' is now open to nayga-
| ton, the ice having left.
| A little lad in Lewiston, named Z. A. Milburn,
| nine years old, fell from the roof Of building,
some thirty feet, to the ground. The skall was
| fractured, and the child cannot live.
The Patten Tribune says that March 23d two
| little girls, daughters of VIM Huntley of Oak
| field, were playing what they termed "Wagner
and Gordon" and the elder of the two hanged
herself to a strong nail by a string, and when
found she was dead. She was about eight years
old.
Sixty barrels of ale were seized in Portland en-
Monday. 1t was its way to Brunswick and
other towns along the line of the Maine Central.
The steamer Cambridge was advertised to leave
Boston last night, on her first trip to Bangor
The Kaahdn continues ce-bound at Belfast.
A Mr.. Blake, who sometimes represents himself
as preacher, and at other times as printer, but
who is really an imposter, Is going about IN the
western part Of the State, seeking whom he may
devour.
A woman named Kluff, at Rockland, attempted
suicide Monday night by taking laudanum, but
her plans were frustrated by taking an overdose.
The temperance reform movement recent y
started in Newport still continues to progress with
increasing interest.
Mr.. Stephen Berry has in Press the "History of
Somerset Lodge" of Masons of Skowhegan, by
w. II. e.. Estes. The work is spoken of by the
fraternity as one of unusual merit.
Mr.. S. Z. Mayberry declines the appointment Of
Post master at Knightville, Cape Elizabeth.
B. F. Hamilton, Esq, has taken formal posses
sion of the Biddeford Postofiice.
A sure indication of the opening of spring is
the arrival of the Boothbay steamer at Bath. The
ice in Back river broke up Monday. The route
was open last spring on the Both Of March, about
two weeks earlier than the present season.
1t has been a very Improbable winter for the
fishermen down east, they having lost most of
their nets by the ice; and the catch has not been
one-quarter that Of last winter, owing to the ex-
treme cold.
The Journal says that son of \. b. Bishop,
Curtis Corner, was holding wood on log for his ia
ther to chop, and not being careful, got his hand
too near, when the axe came down and cut fear
full cash in his wrist, scvering all the cords of the
wrist.
Bremen claims to have an older Free Mason
than the late Grand Master Chase was at his
death. VIM. Daggett who was made Mason in
1908, is still living in that town at the age of 90
years.
held in Portland Mr.. Albert Noyes of Bangor,
and Hon. G. IL. Haskell of Portland, were chosen
delegates to attend the Poultry Congress at Wor.
cester, Mass, on the l4th inst.
The Senior class at the State College have voted
to hold a Glass Day, and have engaged the SER
vices of the Philharmonic Club of Boston, for
| the occasion. They are also making efforts to get
Miss Louise Kellogg. The average weight of the
| members is l5j pounds, and their average age %
years.
Newcastle has smart old lady, aged 81, named
Elizabeth Dodge. During the year 1874 she kni
45 pairs of stockings, IL pair of double mitens
spun IL skcins Of yarn, and did some sewing, be-
sides her own housework. She has ten children
65 grandchildren, Sc great-grandchildren.
The Bangor Wing says that few day since a
neighbor's cow came into the yard of Charles O.
Brown in Etna where his little daughter was, a
child about three years old, aud commenced to
hook her, injuring her very severely but not dan
gerously. She received twelve or fifteen wounds,
and left in a gore of blood, but what was
very remarkable, she escaped from the COW before
any aid arrived.
At Lubec most all Of the seaiaring men have
been at home all winter, waiting for business. So
now as business in their line is improving some
what their ranks are getting percepGbly thinned.
Several vessels are being chatered to carry stone
from the Provinces to New York at $3.50 per ton,
also offers made for vessels to carry plaster from
the same places to Alexandria and Philadelphia
| at $2.25 per ton. #4
The jail workshop in Portland will be 100 feet
long by Sc feet inches wide, stories high. Ii
| will be as near fire proof as possible. Work will
be commenced at once Communication will be
| had with each wing of the Jail by brick and iron
corridors, leaving free passage completely around
the building