Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-12-19
STATE NEWS.

The Wing gives figures showing the potato
trade of Bangor. They sell total of say three
hundred and sixty three thousand bushels and at
an average price of seventy-three cents per BUSH
Ell, which gives the sum of two hundred and sixty
five thousand dollars paid out among the farmers
of Penobscot, Pscataquis and Aroostook coun-
ties.
j. ii. Towers of East Corinth, while out gum
ming one day last week, killed three loupcerviers
and one fox. good days sport, that.
A sailor named Dougherty died at the aims
house IN Portland, Saturday morning, from ex-
cessve drinking and exposure.
| In Augusta, Rev. II. w. Tilden is pastor of the
Baptist church, and is highly esteemed, especially
among the children of his pensioners. Recently
a little fiveyear old boy, who is q republican true
blue and thinks very much of the clergyman, MAS
about to retire and closed up his bed time prayer
with 40, Lord, bless father and mother. and
bless Mr. Tilden; y, Lord, you know which one
l mean Bangor Wing.
The following is the recapitulation of vessel,
built in the Bath district the past year: l6 ships
"a 1893 Is; barques, 6,440 90; l6 schooners, :
1856 50; soops LAG 81 total, 46 vessels, 81 ,923
| 81 tons.
| The house of Mr.. Simeon Dyer of Palmyra
wa. entered few nights since by sneak thief
| through the window, who entered the sleeping
| room of Mr.. Dyer and wife, taking wallet which
| contained about twenty dollars from Mr.. DIS
| pants pocket, escaping unframed This is the
| r..
| liar manner probably by the same parties.
| Mrs. Jane Butierfeld of Bowdoinham, i,
ninety nine years of age, and is hale and hearty
| as ever.
| An educational meeting of great interest wa
| held at Damariscotts, Wednesday last, under tn,
| auspices of the Maine Baptist Educational So
| ciety.
The post Office at st. Adams was broken int
last week, and a few dollars in scrip taken. Quit,
| nj nf ,lva nd mi q
| by the scoundrels. No clue to the burglars ha
| as yet been obtained.
The Newport News says that Mrs. Berry of Pal
| myrs, seventy nine years old, spun sixty-si,
| skeins of yarn, and double twisted the same kni
| eighteen pairs of hose, ono pair of double nit
tens, peced together two quilts and done lot o
other sewing since July first She has been {
residen. of Palmyra for a full half century.
The following are the estimates for improving
harbors and rivers in this State for the fiscal yea
ending June 80, 1873: Penobscot river, $4,000
harbor at Belfast, $1,000; Richmond Island har
bor SIS, 0O0-or total for the State OF $2S 900.
Prof Vim. NJ. Barbour of Bangor. delivered tn
| sermon before the Portland Benevolent Society
Sunday evening.
One of the most brilliant weddings ever vii
messed in Bangor was that of Miss Emma
Sterns, dsught of Charles G. Stems of Bango
to Mr.. Arthur X; Hopkins, Of the firm OF Hopkir
& Son, also Of Bangor. The ceremony was pei
formed al the residence of the brides father viii
was brilliantly illuminated and deliberately des
Grated with flowers. Rev. DR.. Field perforue
the ceremony. The presents were very numerou
and costly.
Mr.. Chamberlain Of Brewer who was so severe
ly wounded by q savage hog, Thursday, was gel
ting along q comfortably IS could be expecte
| Friday.
, Alta meeting Of the directors Of the Bangor an
, Piscataquis Railroad on Friday, Moses Gliding
and John 8: Kicker, Esq' were chosen memoei
of the board to fill the vacancy caused by th