Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-01-15
STATE NEWS.

The Pennington Chronicle says few days
since Mr.. John p. Moulton, formerly OF
Chestervile, but now employed by the Dunn
Edge Tool Company at Fayette, went out
cunning with company of others, and fired
at fox with the right barrel of his gun, and
then fred the left barrel, which burst in his
left hand, throwing some of the pieces OF
flesh twenty-seven feet. The hand was ter
ribly manged, and it was thought at first it
would have to be amputated, but it was so
well dressed and carefully attended by DR..
Blake, of Readfield, that it will be saved,
although it will be almost useless.
The Commercial says that Henry +. Fos-
ter and George Young, while at work near
Taylor's Branch on Columbia river, aroused
three bears and drove them g. their den one
day recently. They tried to dislodge the an
imals, Mr.. Foster determining to enter the
cave with a musket in hand. He fired and
killed one. He retreated, reloaded and re-
entered, fred and killed another. Again he
retreated and waiting for the smoke to clear,
he entered again, and shot the third and last
living bear. Getting the three prizes to
camp they found value of thirty FIVE dollars
in them; courage and perseverance reward
ed.
1t is understood that two of the indictments
against ONeil Robinson of Portland, will be
mol pressed by the County Attorney, but that
to the third he will plead guilty and receive
sentence.
The First National Bank of Skowhegan
held its annual meeting Tuesday Jan. 9th,
and elected the following Directors AbneI
Coburn, James B. Dascomb, VIM. Philbrick,
John Vosmus, and William Parker. Abnel
Coburn was chosen President.
The health of Henry X. Bradbury, Esq,
of Hollis, who is now sojourning in Florida
has greatly improved.
At four o'clock on Friday morning fire was
discovered in the upper story of the house
owned and occupied by Mr.. David Bean, at
West Pennington. The alarm was promptly
given and in few moments large crowd
were on the spot, many from our village be-
ing there. The fire was caused by some
children playing with matches and setting on
fire lot OF excelsior or patent bed filling.
Before the fire could be extuguished the
roof and upper portion of the house wa,
ruined Loss about $780, no insurance.
Hon. VIM. Irish. Senator of Aroostool
county, has been the Superintendent of tht
Congregational Church Sabbath School, a
Sherman Mills, for five years.
woman residing in this county, recent,
obtained divorce from her husband on &C
count of the latter's deserion. The costs
which were charged to the husband, amount
ed to 80 %, and yesterday he was arrested
on an execution for that amount. He refused
to pay, saving that his wife chad cost him
enough already, and he preferred to go to
jail His preference was was respected, and
he is now i'll durance vile.-Bangor Wing OF
Saturday.
A fire in Oldtown on Tuesday destroyed
the story -and-a- half frame house, ell and
barn, owned and occupied by Mr.. Henry
Davis. Loss $500; insured for $500.
At meeting of business men of Lewiston
and Auburn held Friday evening, a commit
tee was appointed to urge the legislature t.
grant charter for road to connect with tn,
GRAND Trunk Railroad.