Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-03-31
Dailp kennebrr Journal.
State News.

gentleman on summer street set tramp
Mt work saving wood. Friday. Instead OF
paving strict attention to the saw horse. the
tramp cut out the copper bottom of the fami-
~ wash boiler and SOLD il to a junk dealer
He is tramping on brick floor seven feet by
three Lewiston journal.
When so much has hem said and sung il
the newspapers regarding the evil effects %
pastry, rich cakes and pies. il is a little sur
prising to see in several journals AN articl,
entitled Longevity the result of Cake" j
takes even an ingenious person some time Il
figure out that this really meant. when i
started, Longevity the result of Care.
Mr.. Gideon Dawes. one of the first settlers
of Foxcroft. died on Monday last. lie wa'
over eighty years of age.
Last week a farmer applied to the station
agent in Belfast, for the price of one freight
car to the west. He explained that two or
three families. wished to take all their house
hold goods. stock. including themselves, into
one car and be transported to the promised
land. The agent informed him that they
could not travel in that manner.
The irrcpressible Jane Thurston, of Port
land. has issued proclamation. as Propric-
tor of the United States and Kingdoms of
Great Britain and Colonies, annulling the OBJ
legation of the people TO pay money To the
bondholders, and declaring the banks null
and void. Jane is taking advanced ground
ae u greenbacker
4 charter has been obtained and eompa-
ny incorporated under the title of the Miner
al Hill Mining Co., formed under the law,
of the State to operate mines located in
East Wakefield, n. II. The following Of
fcers have been elected:
President-David II. Smith Esq. Win
terport.
General SUPERINTENDENT. l.. Bartlett,
Portland.
Tressurer-Capt. A. G. Fernald, Winter
port.
Secretary-Walter Haley, Winterport.
Directors-D. II. Smith. Walter Haley.
Z. c. Arey, all of Winterport; John Pierce
of Frankfort; and T. b. Chisholm. II. Is.
Eagan, J. b. Putnam, all of Boston.
Transfer Agents. =. Trask, Boston.
The capital is $500. 900. Number of shares
100000. The stock is fully paid and unas-
sessable. and 10000 shares have been put in
the treasury for working capital. Operations
will be commenced at the mines about the
10th of next month.
Frank Taylor. recently hung in Oregon.
for the crime of murder, came from Belfast.
in this State.
A freshet on the Pscataqus is predicted by
some, this spring.
1t is expected that the Highland slate quar-
ry at Brownvile will start up again this
spring, and if the Croker slate works start
also 1t will make business lively.
The Belfast shoe factory has an abundance
Of orders just now, and work is brisk.
Mr.. c. +. Valentine who has had crew
employed at Abbot Village getting out last
blocks, completed operations last week. Dur
ing the season he has manufactured one hun
dred and thirty thousand last blocks and five
thousand Logging blocks. This will make
between forty and fifty ear loads of freight foi
the Bangor and Piscataquis Railroad.
Mr.. Chubbuck the rcvivalist lately en-
gagged in towns and cities on the Penobscoi
river, has gone to Dexter and proposes to
hold series of meetings there. The pastors
Of some of the churches will cooperate with
him, and they expect good results from the
work