Daily Kennebec journal., 1879-01-15
State News,

At temperance meeting in this vicinity
not long since, brother diverged from the
subject long enough to say that was a
hard-shelled Baptist of the first water, all
wool. yard wide and warranted not to
shrink ,'-Lewiston Gazette.
Diphtheria, so fatal in Monroe, last year,
is raging there again this winter.
Capt Goss of Bath, has been to Rockland,
to consult with Gen. Tillson in relation ia
building barge for excursions on Penobscoi
waters.
Mrs. Isetta Lowe, widow of the late Ma
thaniel Lowe, lives in Lyman, and is now SO
wears Of age. She has resided in one house
for seventy-two years; has enjoyed remarka-
bly, good health, and never needed physician
or took any medicine from physician
never rode in the steam or horse cars or in a
two-horse carriage. She is hale, hearty and
active. and within the past few months has
peeled with her own hands. without the aid OF
. machine, and strung fifteen bushels of ap-
pies. She also knits the stockings and nit
tens of the family.
The following are the recent failures in this
State:
At q meeting Of the creditors of Enoch
Lord furniture, Portland his liabilities were
reported to be about $4,000 and assets s3,-
600. Mr.. Lord offers 90 cents on a dollar in
notes of 80 and 60 days.
John +. Moore, general store, North New
field, offers his creditors 35 cents on dollar.
Orrin Hawkes. & Co.'S retail clothing Port
land, creditors have petitioned in bankruptcy.
Cummings. Leavitt Wilder, lumber Port
land. have made an assignment.
Edward v. Williams, boots and shoes,
Calais. has made an assignment.
H.
Is reported failed.
Cushing & Gould boots and shoes, Calais,
has made an assignment.
Nathaniel Burnett, grocer, New Sharon, is
reported failed.
E. A. Greenleaf & Co., clothing, Bangor,
are reported failed.
Nathaniel Bartlett grocer, New Sweden, is
reported failed.
o. NJ. Dow, dry goods, Biddeford, is re-
ported failed.
The Press says that the claim of the State
against the Dexter Newport railroad to re-.
cover the tax imposed under the railroad tax
act Of 1874 has just been decided by the Su-
preme Court in favor of the company. The
company resisted the collection Of the tax on
the ground that it was exempted by a clause
in its charter. The Supreme Conrt sustains
this view and gives judgment for defendant.
The amount involved is about $4,000.
The Fairfield Chronicle says: "There is a
married woman now living in Fairfield, aged
only about 40 years, who is the mother of II
children. Inside of one year she gave birth
TO two at different times, married off two,
and lost three by death. One of the two
married sons lost his wife and was again mar
ried within the same year.
The following changes are reported in this
State the past week:
Bangor-Marcellus Emery, Commercial,
admits NJ. Il. Mudgett.
Cornish-Holland & Lane, pub Maxima,
John Holland deceased.
Messrs. Morrison & Hunting are carrying on
quite large numbering operation in Town
ship T. Range IL, near Harrington Lake on
the West Branch Of the Penobscot They
are employing so men and 22 horses. They
have three camps, distant about mile and
half from each other. They will cut dur
ing the winter from three and have to four
millions of logs. About two-thirds of this
will be spruce and the remainder pine Since
the great storm, it has been pretty hard get
ting around in the woods but the snow has
settled considerably now and the logging is
good
1t is thought that there will only be from
fifteen to twenty millions of logs cut on the
West Branch this winter.