Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-07-24
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The Biddeford Journal says the water j
the Saco river is extremely low at present
and without heavy rain, many of the man
| ufactories depending on the Saco for thei
motive power, must stop work. Alread.
Card rooms No. ann on the Pepperel
have been compelled to suspend operations
and it is feared that more rooms of that cor
poration will soon have to stop.
Mrs. Mary Written, of the Adams House
at Old Orchard Beach, was very severely
| scalded about the feet, last Friday, by the
breaking ola pitcher of boiling water she
was carrying.
At the Grand Trunk depot in Portland
Friday, lady narrowly escaped being
crushed to death beneath train of cars. She
attempted to get on board when the train was
IN motion but fell between two of the cars.
The train was moving slowly and a man stand
ing by had time enough to rescue her before
she fell under the wheels.
The Sunrise says on Thursday afternoon
last whilst very severe thunder shower was
passing over Presque Isle village the lightn-
ing struck chimney of Mr.. Sumner Whit
ney's house, and passing down shattered the
plastering, lathing and finish of several rooms,
breaking lamps and tearing to pieces picture
frames that hung upon the wall, and then out
through the side of the house, tearing off
clapboards and otherwise damaging the wall.
None of the inmates of the house were in
jured, although Mrs. Whitney was at the
window very near the place at which the fluid
left the house.
The Piscataquis Trotting Association will
hold two days trot, on Tuesday and Wed.
nesday August 9Th and 9th.
Messrs. C. f. Dole and Gideon Mayo have
resigned their positions as Directors of the
Winterport Railroad
The Argus says that on the afternoon of
Thursday most distressing accident hap
pened to bright little lad named George Nc
lntire, aged years and 8 months, son of
Mrs. Abby McIntre of Portland The child
with his mother was visiting friends in Rock
land at the time, when the little fellow strayed
away. Search was made for him throughout
the town and up to 8 o'clock no clue to him
could be obtained by the distressed mother
and friend. Then it was the last place, it
seemed, was thought of and the cover to the
man-hole of reservoir was opened and then
the lanterns disclosed the body of the child.
drowned in water below them The child
must have opened the cover to look in when
he fell and the lid closed in his death cries, if
any he made.
Patents were issued last week to Oliver
Xix of Rockland for windlass; Hiram b.
Seyey of Vienna, for the machine for cutting
punching and upseting tires; VIM E. Shaw
of Portland, for wood pavement.
Brunswick and Topshan are now rejoicing
that the bridge connecting the two towns is,
free, Gas it should have been long since.) 1t
cost 50 .51j, OF which Brunswick paid st, 632.-
81, and Topsham S2,G42.79.
| Among the names of the graduates at Dart
mouth College Thursday, are the following
| Edwin A. Daniels Paris Hill; Eugene M.
| Robinson Mechanic Falls. Scientific depart
ment- Benjamin w. Andrews, Fryeburg
Shepley w. Evans, Fryeburg and Charles G.
Johnson, South Hadley Falls. ej
The Biddeford journal says Col. A. B.
Clements of Cincinnati, who is at the Yates
House, at the ''Pool," is having yacht built
for use at the Pool which will cost about
$4,000, and is to be very elegant and fast
vessel.
Hon. Frederick A. Wood of Lebanon died
suddenly on Saturday, July 18th. He was
busily engaged in haying, and on the day of
his death had assumed the position of station
agent in that town on the +. & X. Railroad.
At night he went to bed apparently as well as
usual, but soon after complained of pain in
the stomach, and rising from the bed fell
back and expired before physician could be
summoned.
The Camden Herald says Addie, says the
only child of John b. and Fanny Perry of
North Appleton, passed to spirit life on the
tenth of July. The circumstances attending
her death are very sad. While her mother
was lying sick and entirely helpless with the
rheumatic fever, her aunt was putting wood
in the stove, on which sat a teakettle filled
with boiling water. The child stood by her
side, and by some mishap the aunt upset the
kettle and the child received the contents on
her head face, and left arm. She was seal
ded on the first day of July and lived to the
tenth. She was a very interesting child, her
aye two years. This is the second child that
has been scalded and died from the effects in
the same house, both being in the care OF
their aunts.