Daily Kennebec journal., 1881-01-01

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William Otis of Easton, has raised this
season from four acres Of plowed land 1874
bushels of lost nation wheat, machine meas
Who in has done better?
Two Customs detectives sent from ST. John
to Woodstock. made seixure Of smuggled
goods near the line last week. The goods
are principally different kinds Of tobacco and
cigars, and are of considerable value.
CUNBERLAxD.
The twelfth annual meeting Of the Bow
doin Alumni of Portland and vicinity will be
held on Tuesday, ne eth Of January. 1881.
At the Falmouth Hotel. The anniversary
oration viii be given by Mr.. Clarence Hale,
Of the class Of 1863. and the poem by David
William Snow, of the class of 1873. Mr..
Frank Shepard Warehouse, of the class of
1873, will act - toast master.
The Press says Mrs. Lydia A., wife Of DR..
Charles Morse OF Portland, was stricken
With apoplexy while sitting in her chair about
o'clock Wednesday afternoon. and never
recovered consciousness. dying At 10 O'Clock
Thursday forenoon. Tuesday was celebrated
the fifty-fourth anniversary of the marriage
of the venerable couple. Mrs. Morse's age
was seventy-four wears.
VIM. A. Goodwin of Portland has been ap-
pointed by the Governor a commissioner to
inspect and verify the meridian line in Cum
berland county.
A fellow calling himself Mr.. Holden has
lately been in Portland representing that he
was salesman for J. w. Masury & Son,
New York, dealers in paints and varnishes.
On account of the low prices he offered. sew
eral dealers gave him orders. One man
cashed draft for Sl25 and another endorsed
check for s75 for him. The paper proves
to be worthless, Masury & Son denying any
connection with Holden.
VIM. Seal Of Portland, has in his posses
sion two old fire buckets, which belonged to
VIM. Frost. when he lived at the old Brewer
House. The buckets are dated 1855 and are
in good state of preservation.
FRANKLIN.
The Chronicle says that a dwelling house
owned and occupied by Hiram w. Lakin, at
West Phillips. was destroyed by fire Wednes-
day night. The furniture, provisions, etc.,
were consumed. Mr.. Lakin was alone at the
time Of the fire, his mother who lives with
him being absent on visit to Madrid. Loss,
5000; insurance. 5000. Cause unknown.
The Chronicle says that John p. Rackiiff,
of Aliens Mills, Industry, is doing quite a
business hauling birch and poplar to his shop,
to make spools and boxes.
KENNEBEc.
Hon. j. r. Bodwell has broken up twenty
five acres on his farm in Farmingdale. He
has also erected . new two story sheep
house.
There are 534 civil cases on the docket of
the Knox County Court, 425 of which are old
ones. In addition there are 33 criminal
cases.
The Bodwell Granite Co. at vinalhaven
are cutting quantity Of stone for depot
in Philadelphia. some of which is of very
elaborate workmanship.
PENoBscor.
poor old woman in Bangor, whose end
was evidently near. refused to go to the
Almshouse unless her dog was allowed to ac-
company her. A kind neighbor gave her and
the dog home until death removed her from
a cruel world where there are no asylums for
| INDECENT dogs.
weekly line of freight steamers between
Bangor and New York, is to be established in
| the spring.
SAGADAHoc.
While sliding down hill at the south end,
Bath, Wednesday, a boy named Adams was
struck by another sled and severely wounded
by the point of the other shooter entering
| his shoulder.
SOMERSET.
The Reporter says that Mrs. Benz. French
Of Madison, who is sixty years old, has dur
| ing the past few weeks wOve over 60 yards
| of rag carpet, cutting, coloring and sewing
her material without any assistance. In the
mean time she has spun piles of rolls and at
| tended to her house work.
The Journal says that fifty-two couples, in
| which one or both parties were Belfast peo.
| pie were married during 1880. against fifty
nine couples last year. Of the fifty-two
couples married, thirty couples were both
Belfast people.
There have been eighty-seven deaths in
Belfast during the year and ten abroad (the
remains were brought to Belfast) against
sixty-fve last year in the city and twelve
abroad
At Thatcher's Island on Sunday last the
wind was blowing at velocity of 81 miles an
honr. Quite a breeze.
Fred A. Garlic. tax collector of Belfast. has
collected since Aug. 4th, $50, 900 of the S7O,-
600 assessed.
John Thompson & Co.. dealers in grocer
les, etc., North Searsmont, have failed, and
will settle in insolvency.
WAsHINerox
An effort is to be made to keep the Calais
river free Of ice during the present winter.
The Sentinel says, 1.-THE number Of cases of
sardines exported from Eastport during the
past year is about 65 900. valued at about
$3.50. 900. During 1879. we exported about
25, 600 cases at value Of s25O, 900. In 1879
there were only six factories in Eastport
During the past year the number has been
increased to thirteen. The last two or three
were built late this fall. and did not do much
business this year, but will be all ready for
work in the spring."
The Grand Manan cable was put in work
ing order Dec. 9th, since which cable dis
patches have been sent and received The
rate for dispatches between Eastport and
Grand Manan is twenty-five cents.
The Sentinel says: Herring have been
plenty in st. Andrews Bay the past two
weeks. One Eastport vessel made haul of
l0.000 in one night, which sold readily at 40
cts. per hundred.
Ar LARGE.
The executive committee of the Maine As
sociation of Soldiers and Sailors il a. follows ::
Gen. George L. Beal, Col. Roberts. Col
Brown, Col. Robbie, Col. Benson. Col. Charles
Walker, Msjor w. H. Green, Adjutant Gen.
eral c. W. Roberts w. H Pennell and A. NJ.
Sawyer. The committee held . meeting in