Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-07-19
STATE NEWS.

| STATE NEWS.
| Harry Fem, New York artist, is to spend
some weeks sketching along the coast of
Maine.
| Horatio Fox, Esq, U. S. Consul at Trini-
dad, Cuba, is in Portland
The Rt. Rev. Bishop Bacon of Portland,
was IN Aroostook county last week, making
his annual visit to the Catholic schools in
that region.
The Portland Company has just completed
| an engine for the Europen & North American
railroad.
The Machias Republican says Mr. Edward
Goodwin was quite severely injured July 18th
| while blasting rocks. While he was driving
| in the tamping, the charge of powder explod-
ed, shattering his hand quite seriously and
burning his legs and face considerably. The
same day, Mr. William +. Dow, while at
work in Messrs. Wisewelps Iath MILL acct
dentaly caught his hand in the saw, taking
off portion of the thumb from his right
hand. On Thursday, Mr.. George Z. WISE
| well, while saving treenails with one of the
circular saws connected with the planning
mill, was struck in the head by one of the
bolts being thrown over the saw, inflicting a
severe wound over the eye, but fortunately
| breaking no bones.
The house and barn of Capt. Harris Dyer,
| in Millbridge, were destroyed by fire on the
night of the Sth inst. Most of the household
goods saved. Loss about $1,000, insured for
| $500. Luther J. Sawyer of Addison, lost his
horse on the 18th inst, cause unknown. j.
| G.. Nash & Co., and others, of Millbr.dge,
are building a three masted schooner of
about 250 tons o. M, intended for the coast
ing trade to be commanded by Capt. Porter
Z. Reynolds.
| Thomas Doyle, while engaged in Stacking
cars on Commercial street, Portland, Monday
evening, met with very severe accident.
| He was between two cars, and as they went to-
gether was caught by brake rod and thrown
down. Two wheels of one of the cars ran
over and tore the calf of one of his legs
badly.
The handsome story and half cottage
house of Mr.. John Durham, little distance
from the Seminary buildings, on Stevens
Plains, was destroyed by fire about o'clock
Monday afternoon, together with the stable
attached to the house. The furniture in the
house was all saved. The loss is estimated
ance of $500. The fire is supposed to have
originated from defect in the chimney.
The Argus says the corporators of the Air
| Motor Company, so-called, in act of incorpo-
ration at the Legislature last winter, met in
Portland Monday afternoon and chose Gen.
Neal Dow chairman pro TEN. and VIM. A.
| Goodwin, Secretary. The meeting was held
at the Mayors office, and the corporators
present were Gen. Neal Dow, Rensselaer,
Cram Rufus E. Wood, Benjamin Kingsbury,
Jr., James T. McCobb, VIM, w. Thomas
and VIM. A. Goodwin. The company is
| formed for the purpose of using condensed
air as a motor, with a capital stock of 500
| shares at $50 each, power being granted to
increase this stock when deemed advisable.
| After accepting the charter and passing the
| customary bylaws the company adjourned
until next week. without permanently or
ganizing.
A sad case of drowning occurred Sunday
forenoon at South Pond small sheet of wa
ter mile and half south of the village of
| Buckield. Several young men, including
the one drowped,-Dunham of Hebron,
| son OF Harvey Durham. aged 20 years, went
| there for the purpose of gathering some water
| lilies, and after getting into the water it is
supposed he was taken with the cranp, as he
sunk at once. His companions were unable
| to render hun any assistance. In the course
of couple of hours his body was found and
taken out He was likely young man and
it is heavy afflicton to his parents who have
the warmest sympathy of the community.
1t is expected that the Portland & Ogdens-
burg railroad will be completed to North Con-
way in about ten days.
The dwelling house owned and occupied
by Elijah Demmons and his son, with their
| families, situated in the western part of East
Machias, on the road leading to Machias,
was destroyed by fire on Monday afternoon, |
10th inst, together with nearly all their bed
| ding, clothing, furniture, &C., leaving them
in destitute condition. Mr.. Demons son
was a meuber of the 3lSt Maine regiment,
and lost an arm in the service.
The law term of the Supreme Judicial |
| Court, for the Western District, commenced |
at Portland Tuesday morning at ten o'clock. |
Appleton, c. s.. Kent, Walton, Dckerson,
Barrows, Tapley, j. Us. will be present. |
There are over two hundred and fifty cases
on the docket and many are cases of import |
ance. The court will probably be in session
three or four weeks.
The Cumberland republican county con-
vention will be held in Portland, August 18th.
The democratic county convention meets
there on the "a of August
The Brown Memorial Scholarship prize of
$50, for the Sophomore year at Bowdoin
College, ending at Commencement, July IL,
1871, has been awarded to Nathan Dane APP
pletown Clarke of Portland
There were thirty-three resident members
present at the late annual meeting of the
Maine Historical Society, the largest num-
Der present at any meeting since the forma-
| ton of the society.