Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-05-06


bunk Lower Village Saturday afternoon, com
planning of ill-health, but growing worse, he
attempted Monday morning to go to Portland
and after proceeding a short distance returned
unable to get off his cart alone. He rapidly
failed and died Tuesday eve. He leaves a
widow and two children in Standish
The Pennington Chronicle says in East
Wilton, Sunday, ayoung man named McCril-
lis, stopped down to pick up piece of paper
with which to build fire in stove, when
some of ligaments or bones in his knee were
thrown out of place, since which time the leg
has remained crooked like bow, and fears
are entertained that he may be crippled fol
life. few years since, the same knee was
bruised and smashed terribly, and has prob
ably never recovered its original strength.
Last Saturday evening cries of distress
were heard apparently coming from persons
not far from the shore near Staples, Free
port. Mr.. Joshua Soule put out in boat and
rescued one man who was clinging to boat
that bccH UPSET. Dut tHc ptlsOil WIZ bdu
been with him in the boat was not to be found.
His body was washed ashore and was found
on Sunday morning. His name was johnson,
but of what place we do not learn, though the
boat in which the men hailed from Magie's
Island.
The Wing says the Bangor police, under
.I,a 1;r,o.;,, Sc ,bo C;t,. N,rsb,l bo had
ed them in person, searched number OF
houses on the Hampden road, near High Head,
on Wednesday afternoon. In the front entry
of house belonging to John Mccain. and
occupied by John T. Clark, were found and
seized three barrels, each containing 40 gal
Ions of whiskey and marked u NJ, Bangor,
Me-" Quite lumber of other places were
visited, but no liquor was found except that
above mentioned.
We learn from the Ellsworth American that
on the 9th ult. there was launched in Sullivan
from the yard of Ambrose Simpson, a superior
Schooner of $50 tons burden o. NJ. built of the
best materials, with hard pine beams, clamps
&c. copper fastened. Built under the super
intendence Of Geo. b. Kingsley of Goulds-
boro, and is to be commanded by Capt. John
Davis, and owned by him and his associates
at Ellsworth, and Capt. John West of Frank
lin.
\ sad event occurred in Steuben on Sunday
afternoon between five and six O'Clock as we
Loo from, tho ELI r,nripap In riu a
a shower, attended by lightning, the house OF
Guilford II. X. Smith was struck by the light
ming and Mr.. Smith was killed instantly. His
wife and two boys were injured more or less,
but are doing we'll. Mr. Smith leaves five
children. The house is in ruins.
a boy in Wiscasset, aged about ten years,
son of Mr.. Southland, having lost his ball in
the barn NOV, was passing over beam to
obtain it, when he fell, striking upon tub
that was used for watering the cattle standing
on the floor. So severe was the blow that his
skull was badly fractured, and his nose and
arm were both broken besides other injuries.
The lad lived but five days after the injury.
A letter has been received at the State De-
partmcnt from Capt Commerell, of the British
steamer Monarch, expressing his thanks for
the kindness shown to him and the officers OF
the Monarch while that vessel was at Port
land and Annapolis, Nd, and especially to
Secretary Robson, General Sherman and
other U. S. officials, for courtcsies extended.
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The Home Journal says movement has
been made to start cotton factory in Gardi-
ner, and that over half of the capital has been
subscribed. Mr.. Carney, of Newcastle, who
has had considerable experience in this line
of business, is at the head of it. 1t is pro-
posed to put it upon the new Dam.
Launched at West Brook vile, 30th ult, a
first class schooner of about $50 tons, called
the Abby WATSON, to be commanded by Capt.
William WATSON. The Abby WATSON was
built in the yard of Capt. Jerc Jones, and
under the supervision of master S. B. Blodget
and is superior vessel.
The American says a Mr.. John Smith, q
HERMAN, Iell from tHc HldlT DOOM Oh the new
Schooner Annie Harper on Tuesday and wa.
drowned. Strange to say there were twenty
men within five rods of the man at the time
and yet he was not rescued
We learn from the Machias Union that or
Thursday morning, April 2S, Mr.. JOSIAH
Whitney's grist mill, and two single mill,
adjoining, with about one hundred thousand
of shingles stored in the buildings, were de-
stroyed by fire. Loss $4,000.
|
At the last term of the court held at Els
worth ii. J. button, Esq, was admitted to tn,
bar, on the notice of Arno Wiswell, Esq
| Mr. Dutton leaves this week for Texas, in
tending to make that his future home, say
the American.
Mr.. David Grindle's mill, at Ellsworth, will
all the machinery for saving slaves, shingles
heading &C., with lot of carpenter tools, wa'
bnrned on Monday night. Cause of the fire
unknown, loss about $1,000.