Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-01-12

of law, will com municate list Of those pardoned
during the past year, the number Of which is six.
The crime. for which they were sentenced are
follows; One, manslaughter one felonious as
sault one, murder in second degree; one, at
temp, to burn store in the nigh time; one, burg
larry and one, a common seller of intoxicating
liquors in violation of law.
In speaking Of Col. A. 3. Sumner, one Of the
Senators from Washington county. and o. NJ.
Reynolds, Esq, Representative fiom the same
town, Lubec, the local correspondent of the
Elspot, Sentinel says "For the first time for
a great number of years, Lubec sends two to
represent the interests of the State in the halls of
the Capitol. These men carry with them two qualif
cations TO recommend them to their associates, that
is. energy and intelligence, which are especial
requisites for working members"
Very low wages are paid workmen on the ice
fields this winter. A man with his horse can get
but two dollars and twenty-five cents a day and
"fnd themselves :" but there are plenty ofapplca-
tons at that price. The Gardiner Journal says
that wages are only about onehalf what they
used to be. There will probably be no ice cut at
the Birch Point pond in Wiscasset, this winter
greatly to the disappointment Of many workmen'
There is 10 demand for the article, and the labor
of scraping the ponds has been suspended. Prob
ably there never was year when it was so much
labor to keep the snow off the ice, as this year
Orville Davis of Sidney, came to town yester
day with a load of wood, drawn by a friskv three
years-old colt. He carelessly left the animal on
Water street without hitching, while he stroled
off to buy gingerbread or munich peanuts. The
haco ;ubt MT the str ct
and jumring against Mr.. Caleb Packard OF this
city, knocked him down and dragged the sled
over him. When relieved from his situation, one
of the runners of the sled rested on his head lie
was taken into c. Beale & Co.'S paint shop and
cared for. He was bleeding considerably, and
was found to be badly bruised, but happily no
b)nes were broken. Mr.. Packard lives on West
ern avenue.
There is some prospect that the nouied men of
Caina in this county. will put their hands in their
pockets and furnish the means for building
steam mill, the next spring, at the bead of China
lake. Such an establishment would pay hand
somely on the investment, and be a great help to
the farmers in that locality. as well to business
in general. The people are now obliged to go
distance Of some ten miles, to Benton or Albion
for lumber. Another great need of the people of
China i, railroad that shall give them communi.
cation with the outside world knocking down the
Chinese walls Of separation. opening market for
farm products, causing the farms to increase in
value, and starting up every branch of business
Will that day ever come is the question asked by
those who have deep interest in the future
growth and prosperity of the place.
Seth Williams Post Grand Army of the Repub-
lie, of this city, 10 give course Of three first
class entertainments, the present winter. The
first entertainment will be reading to come off
on Thursday evening Of next week. by Miss Char
lotte C. Johnston, an eminent reader. OF
cent effort Of this lady in Boston, the Daily Adver
tiser of that city says:
Her selections last evening were varied in char
acter, including Lovers "Shamus O'Brien," Ten
nyson's "Ring Out, Wild Bells" Henry VS. ad
dress to his soldiers, and one or two humorous Sc
lections, and it hard to say in what style she
excelled, the whole being marked by an even ex-
cellence that left little room for discrimination.
Her voice is sweet, yet in strong passages very.
full ana powerful her enunciation suggesting lit
tie to be desired, and her general style honest and
free from all tricks of manner and gesture that
many readers so much depend on to supply the
lack Of legitimate elocutonary powers. 1t is stat
ed that Miss Johnston is the only reader ever in
dorsed by the late Charlotte Cushman and she
gives promise of proving quite worthy the hatter-
ing distinction.
Tickets for the single lecture and the course will
soon be offered, and we trust the "boys in blue"
may meet with success,