Daily Kennebec journal., 1877-11-29
STATE NEWS.

The band concert at West Waterville, which oc
CURED last Tuesday evening, passed off with much
credit to all concerned.
Mrs. NJ. p. Hatch of Clinton, came near losing
her right eye lately by q broken pane of glass
falling and cutting cash in the corner Of her
eve.
Messrs. Bates & Son and Samuel Blsisdeli,
Esq have contracted for the erection of Q stone
dam at the Upper Mills in West Watervlle. Tue
contract was awarded TO Mr.. Taylor of Norridge-
wock, who will build the dam next season of Nor.
ridgewock granite.
Joshua Emery of Fairfield. for twenty-four
years resident of the West, has lately sold Q
portion of silver claim in Utah for fifty thous-
and dollars. Mr.. Emery has sent East five thous-
and dollars as gift to his invalid brother, now
living in Boston.
During the October term of the Supreme Ju.
dlcial Court in Penobscot county, there were thir-
ty trials, twenty-seven verdicts and three dis
agreements.
Clarence Gardiner down in Washington county
recently killed q bear with Q sled stage,
1t now seems to be fully decided that the Allan
steamers are lost to Portland. The Sandman,
which has arrived at Halifax, with the Moravian
already there will be the last to take the mails snd
freight. The Peruvian will land her passengers
and then go to Baltimore and, on her return to
England proceed to Halifax without touching ct
Portland. None Of the other steamers will come
to Portland.
COW five years old, belonging to William o.
good in the edge Of Conway, gave birth TO fsur
calves one day last week. making eight 10 all, one
being pair Of twins two years ago. Smart for
her age.
The Oxford Democrat says that Hon. E. G.
Harlow of Dixheld, 10 going to build large brick
block, one hundred feet long and fifty feet wide
and three stories high. Thirty three feet parted
on the corner Of Weld and Main streets where
his residence stood that burned some five
years ago. Mr.. Leonard Bracket has contracted
to bni Id this large and elegant building, which
will be one OF the finest hotels to be found in OK
ford county, for twelve thousand dollars. Mr.
Harlow is man of abundant means to build.
The miners at Milton plantation are having Q
rest now. Don't hear much about silver mining
OF late. Bland has gone into the silver business,
and they are now waiting to see how he comss
out
Thirty tons OF poultry passed down the Farm
ington branch of the Maine Central railroad, on
Saturday destined for Boston market.
In the Supreme Judicial Court for the Common.
wealth in Boston, Monday, exceptions were ar
gued in the case of Lucy Ann Mank. who was
Of Webster, but found guilty only of manslaugh-
ter. The exceptions show that the defendant At
tempted to commit suicide by shooting herself
wi pistol that the deceased, Charles Kicker,
seeing the attempt interered to restrain her that
struggle thereupon ensued, in the course of
which the pistol was accidentally discharged and
the deceased received . fatal wound thereby.
Judges Ames and Morton, who presided at the
trial. instructed the jury that it, this WAS true that
the defendant would be guilty of manslaughter,
As the attempt to commit suicide was criminal
and Unlawful" and as under the circumstances the
deceased had perfect legal right to interfere and
try to prevent her.
The Androscoggin County Savings Bank has
declared a semi-annusl dividend of two and one
half per cent.