Daily Kennebec journal., 1879-01-08
paiIp Etnnrbrr Journal.
State News.

SuhtC NCWSs
The Richmond ice-men saw the river froze
up bad, as general thing but Russelrs three
fields seemed to be in favored localities, as
the ice is quite good in each of them. They
intend to fill all their houses.
The following business changes are report
ed in this State the past week:
Auburn-Gay & Foss, mfrs. boots and
shoes. dis; now Gay, Foss ( Co.
Belfast Hiram Chace, jewelry, now II.
Chace & Son.
Bristol-Arnold Blaney, attorney and
trader. deceased.
Canton Mills-Thom. J. Stevens, black
smith, deceased.
Cornish-Freeman Hatch, general store,
now W. II. { r. G. Warren.
Hollis-Dyer 6 McKenney, general store,
dis.
Levant--F. II. Wiggin, general store, sold
to A. Haskell.
Aug G. Taft, general store, now Jonas
II. Stearns.
Lovel-Austin l.. Stillings, general store
sold to Almon II. Stilings.
Mattawamkeag--L. F. Stratton, general
store, sold to W. II. Libby.
Portland-Mrs. NJ. B. Cushman. millinery,
+. T. Cushman deceased.
Geo. W. Parker. gro. now NJ. w. Best
Hart & Co. wool dealers; now II. A. Hart,
style same.
Skowhegan-Lawton & Prescott, general
store. now Chas. B. Folsom.
Weld. IT, Bell, hardware, &C., now
Fred L, Rollins.
The operations of the Boothbay factory for
the past year consisted of 6s,400 pounds of
mackerel canned and from $50 900 to l75 900
pounds of Holsters. There has been paid
out from $1,000 to $1,000 for fish and labor in
the factory.
The Richmond correspondent of the
Portland Press writes
Preparations for the coming ice harvest
are being made. Messrs. Chas. Russell &
Co. commenced scraping Yesterday, having
quite large force of men and horses engaged
in that work. The amount of ice put up
this year will not equal that of last year. the
Messrs. Russell being the only firm in this
immediate vicinity. excepting possibly Dr.
Underwood, who will harvest any amount.
The present cold weather south of us deters
the others from taking hold, and unless the
prospect changes very soon to more favora-
Bile outlook, nothing will be done by them.
The ice is not good this season as last, be-
ing spoiled in places by broken drift ice jam
ming and freezing together in rough and I'M
even masses, also by dirt being mixed in with
the clearer ice, requiring considerable planning
to get to the genuine article for which the
Kennebec is so Justly celebrated. The work
will cause the outlay of considerable money,
the circulation of which will help to relieve
the present dullness in business, of which we
may be said to have been comparatively ex-
empt during the past summer and fall.
One day last summer the people of Hart
land were much excited over an alleged as
sault and robbery. The story was that Joseph
johnson of that village was struck on the
head and knocked nsensibe in his own house
at an early hour in the evening by tramp
while his wife was upstairs, and that several
hundred dollars were then taken. The money
belonged 10 the wife's sister. There were
some who could not be made to believe the
story, and as time elapsed suspicious were
aroused and the case has been investigated
1t seems that Johnson stole the money him.
self and appropriated it to his own use. He
was very poor man and yet since that time
he has had plenty OF money. He was tried
before a Trial Justice of that village few
days since, and bound over to the coming
criminal term of the Somerset Supreme Ju-
dicial Court in the sum of $500. He obtained
bail ~ ~
The following are the recent failures in this
State:
Cummings, Leavitt Wilber, Portland,
lumber assigned
VIM. E. Andrews, musical instruments,
Biddeford, is reported assigned
o. A. & A. II. Buzzell, stoves, &C., Kenne-
bunk, are reported failed.
Mrs M. w. Childs, dry goods, Auburn, is
reported failed.
Il ]. ID. Robbins, Augusta, assigned.