Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-02-20
STATE NEWS.

Petty burglsries are getting quite freouent In
hockiand. The breaking into Mr.. Msyo's house
/ was chroniced last week. One night last week
also, the saloon at the railroad station was broken
i mo ana oox OF cigars and about SIS in money
taken. The store of A. J. Bird & Co., Of the North
End, was also broken into, through the back eel
| lar window, and few groceries stolen On Sat
urday night, the store Of David Ames & Co. in
Crockett Block, was entered by breaking pane
OF glass in the cellar window, and few articles
were taken. On Monday night, the store of Sui
Ivan Brothers, at the South End, was entered BY
breaking pane of glass in the front window.
reform club was started at McLain's Mills,
Appleton, last week Wednesday night. with nine
y signers to the iron clad pledge. Every hard
drinker in the place, but two, signed il. There is
more interest on the subject of temperance in that
place than ever was dreamed there would be.
1t is said that fully S25 900 is saved to Bangor
IN the price OF insurance rates since the ntroduc-
| ton of holly.
1t IS said that at the coming annual meeting in
Watervilie, the people will be called upon to de-
eide whether they will abolish the liquor agency.
Mr.. Charles B. Stone is quite sick at his resi-
dence in FarmingdAle.
Mr.. Oliver Philbrick Of Pittston, claims TO have
COW from which he got milk enough to sell
twenty-one quarts and pint in twelve days, be-
sides making twenty pounds of butter.
Darllng's moccasin factory at Bangor, is . very
busy place, employing some fifty or sixty men.
to December. The rest of the time they busy
themselves in making the Russell pillow shoe, which
meets with ready sale among the farmers Of the
West.
The following are recent business changes in
the state
Brupswick-Eaton & Pierce, music, dis; now
- Eaton.
LewwistOn-sykes & Wilson, clothing, dis; now
- Sykes
Lovell-Walker & Brackett, hardware, dis; now
Smith < Bracket.
fittston-Benjamin Clark, hay, dis; now Clark
< Douglass.
Portlsnd-Woodmsn, True & Co., dry goods,
admits W. IL. Lathrop.
Richmoud-C. F. York, dry goods, sold out.
Saco--C. A. Getchell, dry goods sold out.
Nassalboro'-James L. Gates & Co., grocers,
dis; now Lewis Gardiner.
sherman. like all others in northern Maine has
its cold weather. January 22d, $50 below zero
thousands OF bushels Of potatoes have been haul
ed 10 Houlton and sold for from 81 to 500 FER
barrel. Merrill & Libby of Colebrook, N. H.,
contemplate the erection of starch factory. One
hundred and seventeen cords Of bark were del "
cred at the New Limerick tannery in one week.
lAroostook Sunrise,
A distinct shock of earthquake was felt in Port
iand at twenty minutes past two Sunday after
noon. The rumbling sound was distinctly audi
pie, followed by the shaking OF buildings. In the
vicinity OF the kerosene works the effects exper-
Fenced were even more noticeable than in the city,
hc iaulily VI MT 6afuen GoruOn were very
much startled. thinking the works had exploded,
so loud was the noise. Then followed rumbling
sound like the reverberaons Of thunder, growing
less and less distinct as they receded The sounds
| lasted for several seconds. Houses were
| rocked, windows and doors ratified and 10 some
instances dishes fell from the shelves.
| Sunday about fifty men were employed at veazie
clearing the track from snow. The drifts were
nearly ten feet deep in some places.
There is fair prospect of considerable ship
building on the St. Croix during the ensuing
spring and summer. Boardman Bros have begun
to build barque of about 600 tons. Messrs.
Rideout and Lord are getting the timber for q
oarque of about SEQ tons hauled into their yard.
The Messrs. Short on the ST. Croix bank of the
river. will have handsome ship of over 900 tons
ready for launching in May, and reports are cur
rent of several new orders from the West.
Earnest Damon, Of Winterport, . lad aged
about fourteen years was acc idently shot in his
hand last Saturday While playing with q pistol
making an ugly wound. He was placed under
the influence Of ether, and the ball was extracted.
i Wing.
The old block house Of Fort Sullivan is no more
One of the Oldest lane marks that Passport had has
been leyeed 10 the g. ound.