Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-12-02

An infant daughter Of Mr.. Henry Cushing,
OF Pembroke, was severely burned over the
left eye, last Wednesday, by falling on
stove. The patient is doing well.
A few ladies Of Skowhegan have interested
themselves in the matter and have secured
the delivering Of a course of lectures on the
subject Of Geology. These lectures will be
delivered Jan. ~, 20, "a, %, and 2e.
The steam mill Of the Kennebec Land and
Lumber Company, at Pittston, has closed for
the season.
Mr.. Samuel Crowell, we'll known as mail
agent for many years between Portland and
Boston, prior to the year 1861, died very sud-
denly at Lisbon Falls last Monday.
The Belfast Journal says that Marcellus
Emery, Esq, has decided to start a Demo-
cratic daily in Bangor. The press, the type,
&c., are ordered, and the paper will appear
on the first of January.
The gymnasium class of Bowdoin College
under charge of Prof. Sargent, gave an ex-
hibition at Lemont FALL on Monday evening.
which is said to have been one of the finest
ever given in the State.
A correspondent of the Advertiser says
that Gen. Butler taught his first school at
Walton's Mills, in Pennington, being at the
time student at Waterville College.
A very painful and fatal accident happened
to little child named Edith g., daughter of
Z. T. Bates, of Walpole, Mass, formerly Of
Strong, Me-, on Oct. LIST. Her father sat
dish of boiling hot water on the window seat
and turned around for his shaving tools,
meanwhile the child, just toddling about,
tipped the whole contents directly into her
face and bosom, scalding her fearfully. She
died in great distress in about seven hours.
Calais has sent a check for $500, to the
sufferers by the Western fires. 1t all goes
to Wisconsin. The paper is still in circula-
ton.
The following postal changes in Maine are
reported: Mrs. Emeline p. Moore has been
appointed POstmistress at Harpswell Centre,
vice l.. II. Slower, resigned; Obed Towne at
East Dover, vice o. Brown, resigned.
Its expensive getting laced up since whale
bone has doubled in price in consequence of
the loss of whalers. But there is no one TO
blubber about .-[Belfast Journal.
A movement is being made to remove the
shire town from Noridgewock to Skowhegan.
The matter is to be brought before the next
Legislature.
The Portland Press says that Col. L. d. NJ.
Sweat went to cross over Congress street,
from his residence to Cummings apothecary
store, on Sunday night to buy cigar. Heard
something snap and felt blow On the leg as
if hit with stone. He found he had broken
cord in his leg and could not move 1t. He
is confined to the house and will be for some
time.
Tho Ralfosf Tnprpnl hiatt ha
of establishing large shoe mandatory in
that city is being agitated by some of the
public spirited citizens. Meetings were held
at the Clerk of Courts Office on Friday and
Tuesday evening, at which good degree OF
interest was manifested. A committee con-
sisting of Phiio Hersey, N. NJ. Matthews, s.
A. Howes, VIM. c. Marshall and II. p.
Thompson, were selected to investigate the
matter, and report at future meeting.
1t is expected that the Freshman class at
Bowdoin College the coming term will num-
Der ninety; a greater number than ever be-
fore. The medical class at the same time
promises to be greatly increased.
with the Grand Trunk Railway, has taken a
position as conductor upon the Maine Gen.
trail Railroad.
In a drunken broil at Ross corner in
Marlborough, on Sunday afternoon, Luther
Smith, who was armed with a double bar
relied gun, fred on two of his relatives named
Isaiah and Erastus Smith. The former was
shot through the hand and hip, and the latter
received charge in the face, severely injur-
ing one Of his eyes. Smith the assailant,
was arrested.
Died in Bethel. Nov, 25th, 1871, Joseph
Twitchell, in his Goth year. Mr.. Twitchell
was the first white child born in what are
now the limits Of Bethel. His grandfather,
Joseph Twitchell, was one of the principal
original proprietors of the town, which was
run out by him into lots in 1863. His son
Eleazar built the first mill and dwelling house
in the town in IVA, and raised large family
Of children of which Joseph was one. Mr..
Twitchell has thus lived to see the wilderness
changed into a thriving town, while he has
survived all his companions save one who
was older than himself.-Lewiston journal.
Judge Bell of Skowhegan, was accidentally
shot in the calf of the leg, last Saturday, by
Mr.. S. II. Jacobs, a well-known turfman Of
that town. Jacobs purposed TO administer
upon dog on the sidewalk between himself
and the Judge, but in the discharge the muz-
zle was elevated so as to hit the latter. The
wound is not serious though the shot still re-
main in the limb.