Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-11-12
STATE NEWS.

The steamer Pioneer has been on the North
Marine Railway during the past week, to receive
a new propeller of improved pattern, IN place OF
the old one. which had two blades broken. The
new wheel will 0sure greater speed than the old
one. The Pioneer has also had her condenser re-
paired some painting done, and has been put in
thorough condition for the winter business. She
was to come off the railway and resume her trips
to day. Rocklsnd Gazette, Thursday.
Don't for heavens sake buy trumpery Of travel
ing pedlers When you pay SlOO for an article
costing 10 or 20 cents, you certainly are cheated.
Women weak in this respect, and so are many
men rs for the matter of that Fellows have been
selling glasses in town for "a or S. pair, that
any of our home dealers would probably sell for
Sl.50 or 81 per pair Brunswick Telegraph.
Apples in the Bath market are scarce and high.
Five to six dollars barrel is the price they retail
at.
The Trustees of the East River bridge met and
awarded the contracts for granite for that work
Monday. The Bodwell Granite Company received
contract for Sl55, $40 60, and they also have one
hall interest in a contract for $3.50 63l 80 awarded
to Pierce, Rowe l. Co., of Frankfort. A third
contract, amounting to S222, 1875, was awarded to
the Collins Granite Company of East fhiladel-
phia.
Mr.. Jacob Ross of Rockville, had one of mis-
legs broken at the ankle, last Saturday, by get
ting his foot caught under loaded stone drag,
on account of the oxen starting suddenly.
NJ l.. Stevens, Esq, of Portland, lectured in
Biddeford Wednesday evening, on "The Inter-re-
lation of Atoms" The Times speaks in high
terms of the lecture.
Mr.. Reuben Gilkey of Harrison, who was Sc
verely injured by fall of fifteen feet at Mechan-
c Falls some weeks since, is still in very criti
cal condition. He is at the home Of his brother,
in Harrison.
1t will be remembered that few days since we
reported that Jordan, the fellow arrested for the
Rnu left roha Of AMI
livery stable. This morning Z. G. Low, West
Watervile landlord, came forward aud claimed
the robe as his. He states that Jordan and snoth-
er fellow stopped at his hotel some time since,
the one he now Identifies. Jordan and Ware were
bound over by the Bowdoin Center Trial Justice,
and are now IN Wiscasset Jail. awaiting trial
Lewiston Journal.
Charles ii. Perry. who was killed in the blow
up of the powder mill at Acton, Mass, November
Sd, belonged in Brownfeld, where his parents re-
side. Perry was young man, about thirty years
OF age, and unmarried.
Hon. Bon Bradbury and County Atty Libby
and wife OF Portland, are now in Dublin, where
they intend to remain for q couple of weeks, then
to start for Southern Italy, via London and Paris
Wiscasset has reading club which numbers
some 20 members. The meetings are held at the
houses of the different members, and orig inal es
says and other papers are read.
ue WAuoUofO NEWS says tnat DennSf turee
mills near Feyler's Corner, now all n running
order. The mills, which are several rods apart on
the same stream, consist of stone, saw and grist
mills. The latter has not been run for several
years, but has been recently reittedd. The upper
dam furnishes very good reservoir for all the
mills.
Affection seems to have laid its heavy hand up
on the household Of Mr.. Hiram Clark, in this vii
lage. His interesting little daughter Lilly, after
ten DAYS of terrible suffering with diphtheris, died
Friday night; and the next day her mother, after
very short attack of the same disease, also passed
away. AT the same time the husband and father
the only remaining member of the family-wss
down with dipthera. From prudential reasons,
no public funeral was held. but in the evening
both wife and daughter were privately inferred in
the village churchyard. Rev. Z. w. Bradlee per-
formed a brief and simple burial service. The
scene is described as sad and gloomy in the ex-
IRENE. lBridgton News.
The Edgemoggin Silver Mining Company of
Sedgwick, have over one thousand tons of ore
ready for smelling. The ore shows yield of
500 OF silver to the ton, and $40 Of gold, with
lead enough to pay for mining and smelling each
ore.
Among the articles Of freight shipped at Sedg-
wick by the Lewiston, for Portland, October &c.
were 40 barrels of cranberries. One cultivaor III
Sedgwick raised 200 bushels this year. Quite q
number grow more or less in Sedgwick.