Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-02-05


correspondent in Somerset county writes that
that the election of the defaulting County Treas
urer, was not so much the fault of "reformers", so
called, it 1.-THE expression of the feelings Of
an enraged people by the passage of the shire
town gag law, forced upon them by Il republican
legislature and sanctioned by the republican TX
ecutive."
The editor of the Gardiner Journal has made
cali upon Mr.. Spear, the victim Of the late terrible
accident. He is very cheerful and is thankful that
it is we'll with him as it e. lie says he shall go
on with the business. Thinks he will not lose his
sight-and already has some hands contriyed which
will be better than no hands People who with
good eyes and hands suffering with the blues,
had better see Mr.. Spear, and take lesson in
looking on the bright side of things.
VIM. NJ. StTatton, Esq, clerk OF courts for this
county, has grim ornament for the mantleshelf
OF his Office, it being the skull Of George Page, the
colorcd man, who was killed at Winthrop on the
18th of December, 1870. The skull is thick one,
but a white oak wheelbauow-handc applied with
considerable force to the side inst above the car.
did the business, and the negro man had the OBJ
stinancy to keel over and die Verlant people
called it manslaughteg, some mgr'e., bat the
court decided otherwise, and the person who struck
the blow allowed to go free.
We are glad to announce a lecture by Mrs. Abba
Goold Woolson, the eminen. lady lecturer, TO be
given at Granite Hall on Wednesday evening CT
next week. in which she will describe the Won
.lerful valley Of the senas. This lecture
Gently given in Boston, and received very COM
mandatory notices from the most critical papers
OF that city. The story was told in glowing, elo-
quent words, and her descriptions OF scenery wcfe
pronounced superb. Mrs. Woolson a daughter
of the Hon. William Gooll, Senator from Cum
berland county. Mrs. Wool.on hopes to be pres
ent at the Woman's suffrage Convention On I RI
day.
Oui readers should not miss the treat Of reading
Tie letter on oar first page nenating the adven-
lures Of country youth or the occasion Of his
first visit to the State capital. Several members
of the legislature will find their pilot oglapls in
the rafting, rollicking pen pictures, drawn by
hand and brain no. quite 30 unsoph-iiated as the
suthor would have us believe. The capcIing of
the muse is quite fantastic, and a, he rrances in
he strange measure Of the verse, kicks up quite
dust. The eyes Of the lad the sight, at the
capital in all their natuialnes, and We know that
our readers will enjoy the description ne gives
OF the impressions made upon his mind during his
meandering> here.
Personal.
John S. sayward, Esd, CT Bedford, Mass for
merly one CT the proprictors Of the Journal, is
stopping in the city day or two. He i in excel
lent health, doesn't grow oil BIZ, bat continues
at the age Of II.
Rev. Arthur Deering, formerly OF Richmond, is
editing the Pittsfeli On. H. Times.
Rev. DIR. Weber Of Kent's Hi il dang cfou>ly
Ill.
A. f. Drinkwater. Esq, Of the EI~woa; Amer
lean, is in the city.
Maine Board of Agriculture.
The annual meeting Of the Maine Board Of Ag
riculture will be held al The Town Hall in Water
vile on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, Feb
10th, 18th and 18th, 1870. The time will be occu-
pied with lectures, essays and discussions, and
members of Farmers Clubs and farmers general
" arc invited to be present and take part in the
same. Ii has also been deemed advisable by the
officers CT the Maine Darymen's Association, to
adjourn their meeting previously called for the
9th-llth of the month, 10 the same days of the
meeting of the Board, in order to receive the ben
eft of the papers and discussions before tina, body
A full attendance i. earnestly solicited,
Legislative News and Gossip.
A decision will probably be reached this after
noon, before the Railroad Committee, on the Pc
tition to extend the time for building the Penob-
scot Bay and River Railroad \ hearing will be
had on the petition for a charter for n railroad
from Lewiston to Augusta. Many in this vicinity
are interested in that matter.
The legislative committees have begun to make
their final reports.
The bill to incorporate the Bald Hill Brick Yard
Manufacturing Company, was referred back TO the
Committee on Manufactures, who struck out the
word "yard." The company propose to manutac
ture brick, and have not the material readily at
hand for manufacturing brick yards.
The Committee on Interior Waters have dccd-
ed to report bill giving the Auburn Aqueduct
Company the right to take water from Wilson
pond, through six-inch pipe, for strictly city pur-
poses, and to prohibit the furnishing Of water from
the pond for Lewiston; giving the city of Auburn
the privilege Of buying the works any time within
twelve months from their construction, with ten
per cent. additional. The committee will proba-
bly, report, giving the Lewiston Water Company a
perpetual charter, so that the two cities shall have
two distinct companies. The committee hope to
clear up the table at their next meeting, on We'd
nesday, and report finally on Thursday.
The Committee on Agriculture, with few other
gentlemen, interested in agriculture went to Ban
gor, by the afternoon train yesterday. They were
to stop at the Bangor House last night, and in the
morning go over to Orono to inspect the State
College They will dine at the college, and par
take of collation. at the house Of Mr.. Webster,
the member from Orono, returning to Augusta
in the 9 o'clock evening train.
After Tuesday next the Committee on Agricul-
ture intend to hold afternoon and evening sessions,
until all matters before them are disposed OF.
The Judiciary committee yesterday, by vote of
to 3 decided to report the bill to enforce the col
lacton of taxes upon railroad cornorat; ons tho