Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-12-17

met at Unity, Nov. 26th, and organized by
the choice of full list of officers. The Unity
] mers' Club is in good running order, with
about forty members.
The Pioneer says that a mine Of wealth ex-
lists in the Aroostook cedar swamp, which the
railroad interest of the-country will develop.
Millions OF railroad sleepers will be required
to furnish the roads now under contract and
projected.
The Arson Advocate learns that Mr.. s. J.
Baker of Madison has invented a fetter which
attached to the leg Of a hen, prevents her
from scratching, (and it is a curious fact that
only ene leg need be fettered, as the hen uses
both legs or neither.) A company at Show.
hogan is to manufacture the articles.
The editor of the Portland Argus received
on the 9Th inst, boquet of pinks, candytuft,
pansies and 'chrysanthmums, all cut from
garden in that vicinity. 1t is stated that dan
delion blossoms have been picked in Eastford
within ten days, and in Addison they were
picked in the last week in November.
F. T. Palmer, native of Lincoln county,
was found dead in his state room on steamer
which arrived at Sacramento from San Fran
cisco on the 9th of November. He had been
soldier in the I'd Artillery. A phia1, IN
which was found a small quantity Of NOR
phine, was discovered in the upper berth In
the same state room.
The Ellsworth American says L. Crabtree
& Co., of Hancock, since the LIST Of Septem-
Der have taken down an old mill and dam
and rebuilt them, and have sawed 200 m.
slaves, $50 m. shingles, thoroughly repaired
a saw mill. and sawed IS m. long lnmber.
They are now fitting up lath mill on the
same dam, on Egypt stream
The Lewiston Journal says that vessel re-
Gently in heaving up her anchor in Boothbay
harbor, hooked chain laying on the bottom.
The chain was taken in and the anchor at
tached to it, when it was found that the other
end Of the chain was fouled round another
anchor with chain to that, all of which were
secured.
The Lewiston Journal says company has
been formed in Eoothbay, with capital of ten
thousand dollars, for the purpose Of prosecu-
ting the ice business. They have pond Of
twenty acres, with the outlet on the Damaris-
Gotta river, at Hodgdon's Mills. The ice can
be taken from the pond to the wharf, where it
can be shipped in any class of vessels, at any
season of the year.
The Wing learns that it is proposed to erect
a spacious and elegant hotel on the Fort
ford and Hugh Ross, Esq, of Bangor. About
10 acres Of land and the wharf are comprised
in the purchase, and extensive Improvements
were commenced the past season, which will
be carried on still farther in the spring. Ban
gor citizens have already taken over $4,000
worth of stock.
The Age says Lot Barstow, joiner Of
Belfast, was seriously if not fatally injured
recently, by falling from the staging attached
to the new stable of Geo G. Wells. He was
fitting in the last single at the apex of the
gable end, when he slipped and fell, striking
in his fall the two lower stagings anu land
ing on the rubbish below, distance of IS
feet No bones were broken, but it 10 feared
he is injured internally.
The Brunswick Telegraph says that on the
2lst inst, Mr.. Pennell Plummer of Bowdown
was at work in the woods clearing up lot
badly damaged by the gale of September 1869.
In working round an old stump blown up, it
capsized and nearly buried him beEeath the
earth and roots. He was extricated with the
left leg broked above the knee the right
shoulder out of joint, left side jammed and
one rib broken. Physicians were at once
called, his injuries attended to, and on Sat-
urday last was getting along comfortably.
An exchange gives an account of serious
shooting accident in Montville. A young
man by the name of Fred Mason, Is years
old VITO was shot and badly wounded by
young man named Hartman. A neighbor
brought his dog to Hartman to kill. Mason
first fred killing the dog, and asked Harri-
man il he was going to fire. Hartman re-
piled that he was not, as the dog was dead.
Mason then stepped in front Of Hartman
who somehow discharged his gun, the whole
charge loading in the side of Mason just above
the hip bone, wounding him severely.
The Bel fast Age says Capt Daniel Trip,
one of the oldest men in the town Of Free
dom, died il that town last week, aged nearly
u.nety-two years. He was born in Alfred.
in ITO. From youth to past middle age he
followed the sea, and for many years was
master of "A ship. At the commencement Of
the war of 1912 he was homeward bound
from England, when his ship was captured rs
a prize by the British frigate Emilous, but by
his courage and boldness he succeeded in
getting away from his captors and bringing
his ship safely into port. Becoming tired Of
the sea, he took up farming, and moved from
Kennebunk to Freedom some 80 years ago.
He belonged to the Masonic order and was
buried with Masonic honers.
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