Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-12-28
STATE NEWS.

Three vessels are in course of construction
at Bucksport--a schooner of 200 tons in ].
Z. Bucks yard; a three-masted schooner Of
SUI tons in Gem Hills yard, and . lGO-
ION schooner In Beasley & Co.'S yard-and
'orty-nine are lying in the harbor, two of
which the Joseph P. Ames and the Effort are
rePairlng-the latter on the marine railway.
The Pennington correspondent of the Port.
,ana Press says that Mr.. Thomas Hunter of
ia' viiiage, met with serious accident by
s.e acciaental discharge of a pistol, Sunday
'e'n oor' lie had just been watering q
lavorite Jersey heifer, and was in the act Of
| taxing the curry-comb from its box fop the
purpose OF carding the COW. The comb pul.
ing out rather hard he gave it sudden ierk.
causing loaded pistol which by some person
nad been put into the box, to be discharged.
The ball passed through the left hand. going
In at the knuckle completely shatterinp the
bone and necessitating the amputation of the
hrst finger at the knuckle joint which was
done.
correspondent states that the Franklin
School for boys at Topsham, of which Mr..
Lindsey is principal, numbers about thirty
scholars. Mr.. Lindsey and lady the princi.
pals are entitled to much credit for the per.
lection to which they have attained in man.
agement and education of their pupils. 1t 10
fumored that in view of the success of this
school that serious talk was had of estab.
fishing young ladies' school in Topsham,
under the patronage of church.
The Oxford Democrat says that John
Souther of Fryeburg, was seriously injured q
few days ago, by lever striking him on the
head while assisting in loading logs near
Colebrook, N. II. He was supposed to be
dead, and was carried to the camp,--but he
| recovered, and next morning commenced
bleeding from an injured artery; one of the
workmen saved him from bleeding to death,
by holding his thumb upon the artery six
hours, until physician could be procured.
Hopes are entertained of his recovery.
lady who has made much butter, SAYS
| that the specks or curds in butter, are moth
ing more or less than particles of dried
cream. She has tested it for Eve years in
the following manner; In turning off butter
milk from the butter, she drains through .
sieve, then places those particles which re-
main in the sieve in dash churn or Jar, and
then churns them into butter.
son of Moses s. Moulton, ESQ.,, of Por-
ter, some twelve or thirteen years old, had
his arm broken week before last, by . colt
he was tending in stall in the stable. The
bone was set and he is doing finely, says the
Oxford Democrat.
A Topsham correspondent of the Bath
! Times says that Mr.. Spear and Capt. F. A.
Hussey have invented simple process for
filling elevated tanks with water for railroad
| locomotives. In cistern let in the ground
filled by aqueduct is placed tight, strong
finder box say half the size of the cistern.
in the bottom of which is valve to let the
water in it, with pipe from the top leading
to the elevated tank for air and water to pass
out. Another pipe from the compressed air
pipe is inserted IN the bottom of the box. and
when the air is let on will displace the water
by forcing it into the tank above. They
claim that an arrangement of this kind any
where on road can be operated to fill the
tank on tender by steam from the locomo-
tive, and have entire confidence that it will
entirely obviate the slow process by pump.
ing.