The Portland daily press., 1872-07-31
STATE NEWS.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.

correspondent writes that on Sunday after
noon the 18th inst, James B. Gage of Otis
field, young man Of about seventeen years,
accidentally shot himself with fatal results,
while carelessly at work on his gnn in his
fathers barn. 1t seems that he was driving a
ramrod he had just made, into its place to see
how it fitted, when the gun was discharged
The charge striking the hammer, that he ap-
peared to be using. divided a part entering the
brain just over the right eye and the remainder
lodging in post near him. He lived about
four hours. 1t was a sad affair and is good
warning to boys who will persist oarelessly in
handling guns.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
A little son of Mrs E. O. lockwood of Au-
gusta was badly injured few idays since by
being kicked by horse.
Mr. Jones, principal of Oak Grove Seminary,
tbs Friends school of Vassalboro, has succeed
ed in obtaining subscription of $4,000 for the
new fund, and the school becomes thus entitled
to the $1,000 conditionally subscribed by q. w.
Bailey of Winthrop.
OXFORD COUNTY.
James Whittemore, of Paris, met with
serious accident one day last week He was
getting in hay with yoke of steers, which got
frightened and commenced running. He en-
deavored to get out on the tongue to stop them,
and felt, when one wheel passed over his chest.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
On Friday last as Mr.. Samuel Tobin, of Lee,
an old man seventy-fi years of age, was re-
turning from the hay field with his team, the
harness gave way as he was driving down
steep hill, and he was thrown violently against
the rocks, receiving injuries of which he died on
Saturday. A little girl who was with him at
the time was badly injured but will recover.
Hon. W. P. Wingate of Bangor has so far
recovered from his recent illness as to be able to
ride out.
Two valuable team horses belonging to Mr..
r. A. Croker of Lincoln Centre, got on the
track of the e. s. N. A. railway atIHalps Cross
ing, and following down the track met train No
o.. Saturday evening, and were struck by the en-
CINE and killed.
sAGADAHoC COUNTY.
Capt. Isaac Merriman of Richmond has
sheep sixteen years old that has dropped thirty
two lambs and raised thirty-one. Last spring
she shearcd four and one-half pounds of wool.
Machinery is being put into the new shoe
factory at Richmond. Operations will begin
in the course of six weeks
WALDO COUNTY.
Mr. Rowe Emery, of Frankfort and his wife
started last Friday to 70 to Bangor in their car
riago. Soon after leaving home their horse
took fright, and both husband and wife were
thrown out with much violence Mrs. Emery
suffered the worst, having an arm broken.
Mr.. Hsvner, of'Searsport, had very narrow
escape from drowning last Saturday afternoon.
while sailing in his boat in the harbor. A
squall struck and capsized her. Mr. H., with
much difficulty managed to climb upon the
bottom OF the boat, where he remained until
assisted by parties from the shore.
IN GENERAL.
Patents were issued to citizens Of Maine last
week as follows: Machine for crozinp barrels
y ELLIS, South Brooks; Machine for maknS
excelsior, W. II. Mayo Orono; Car Truck. j
Dean, Lncolnyllle. and A. NJ Dean, Vinal-
Gould, Skowhegan. -1'