Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-08-04
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The Ellsworth American says that child
of Mr.. Geo. G. Long of East Bluehill, was
| badly scalded by drawing a dish of boiling
water upon its face, neck, and breast. AT
first fears were felt that it would not recover,
but it is hoped that all danger is now past.
| Epps Hadlock brought into the factory at
S. w. Harbor one day last week, 1850 pounds
of Holsters, all on catch; his days work
amounted to $3.50.
| 1t appears from the list published in the
Times that j. p. Morse is the largest tax.
payer in Bath, paying tax of $i,925.20.
The Lewiston Journal says that during the
shower, Thursday. Geo. Towle and Henry
Clark while raking hay in Dixfeld, were
struck by an electric shock following sharp
thunder. No lightning apparently struck the
ground but the conclusion was so great as to
render both boys insensible for time, throw
ing one of them considerable distance from
his work,
| The Press says that the Resolute Base
| Ball Club of Portland intend to go to Boston
on the 10Th and stop week and play with
the junior clubs, and if successful enough to
warrant it, try the Boston Red Stockings.
The Andrews House at South Paris, was
robbed of 800 on Wednesday morning, by
one of the hangers on of Barnum's Circus
probably.
Only ~ miles of iron remain to be laid to
complete the line of the European & North
American Railway.
The Journal says that the ship Nancy PEN
dleton, of 400 tons, was launched from the
yard of Capt. Henry MeGilvery in Belfast
on Tuesday. She is owned by James p
White, John w. White, and others of Belfast,
J. G. Pendleton, B. +. Pendleton. She is a
thoroughly built. first-class ship, in model,
material and workmanship, and one of which
builder, master and owners may well be
proud. She was hauld in at Simpsons wharf
where she will fit for sea.
Simpson of the Belfast Journal is banker
ing after frst-class local item from the
killing of some of the boys who are in the
habit of jumping ON and off the cars while
they are being shifted on the tracks at the
depot.
female teacher at Bar Harbor, Miss
Scribner, is to receive this fall $50 month
for teaching country school.
The Argus learns that Mr.. Frank Harmon,
fireman in MIR. c. w. McKenney's Mills, had
a wonderful escape from a shocking death on
Wednesday morning. He was engaged in
fastening key in wheel in the lower part
OF the mill, when by mishit Of his hammer
he was thrown upon the machinery. For
tunately he had the presence of mind to cling
to the machinery upon which he struck, and
was thereby saved from a horrible DEATH A
millman near at hand sprang and shut off the
power, and Mr.. Harmon escaped with few
bruises.
The Calais Advertiser has the particulars
of the death in Lubec, by hydrophobia, of
Mrs. Caroline McGrigor, wife of Capt Nc
Grigor. She was bitten on one of her hands
by poodle dog while in New York, about
the first of June last. Her hands were quite
badly lacerated, out healed up after a short
time. A few days ago she complained of be-
ing unwell and of pains darling from her
hands to her head accompanied with ehok-
ing sensation. A physician was called to her
and pronounced it case of hydrophobia.
She suffered severely for several days before
her death. She would not hear to her friends
or relatives being called to see her after being
told by her physician what her trouble was,
so none of them knew she was sick till in
formed of her DEATH Dogs are pretty play
things,