Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-01-29

wounds and besmearing their faces and cloth
ing. DR.. Getchell was called and attended
them. Riley had part of his ear taken OIL
by the knife of his antagonist, and also re-
ceiving frightful cash on the side of his
face, opposite the eye. Kennedy had long
flesh wound extending from the temple across
the forehead, as far as the nose, and long
and deep cash under the jowl, which escaped
the jugular vein only by small breadth.
The affair created quite an excitement and a
crowd Of hundred people followed the men
from the wharf to the lookup. The wounds
Of the men are not dangerous.
The Aroostook North Star says that Geo.
NJ. Webster, Jr., of Sherman, made grand
strike the other day. He found den of
three bears, and as they came out of the hol-
low tree he met them in the head with his
axe. The last and largest of the three how
ever, came near escaping, but Weber caught
him by the beard near the hind quarters with
one hand and aimed several blows with his
axe in the other hand, which were unavailing
at first, but finally brought bruin to bay.
Issued to Maine inventors. for the week
end Jan. Esd.
e. Il. Morrill,, Deering, Machine fer Stitch
ing Shoe Bindings.
James Robinson, Carmel. Feed Rack.
Barzilla Harrington, China, Material for
Filling Mattresses.
Lyman Pettigrew, Gardiner, Writing Tab.
let.
Whole number Of Patents issued for the
week, 1872, together with reissues, ex-
tensions, Il designs, and trade marks.
The report of the directors Of the California
State Prison, show that Names quota in the
prison is twenty flour.
Probably in Wilton, Washington and Per-
kins plantations, and Weld. there will be four
hundred acres of woodland cut over this W in
ter, the principal part popular and white
birch, for the manufacture Of salt boxes, bar
rel slaves, spools and pegs. The payroll of
Messrs. Austin 4 Sanborn, spool manufac-
lures at Weld, averages $500 per month.
The Press says that Mr.. Hiram Brown of
Cape Elizabeth. while engaged few nights |
since in rescuing coal from the schooner
Idaho wrecked on Trundy's reef, pitched |
from the boat into the water. 1t was dark at
the time and it was only by the merest good |
fortune that just as he was sinking one OF the |
men in the boat caught his hair and pulled
him out.
There were five young men admitted to the
Freshman class in College last week-one to
the elias steal and four to the scientific course
Professor Chadbourne, well known here, and
lately President of Madison University, Wis
consin, is to give instruction to the classes in
mental and moral philosophy for the remainder
of the year.-Brunswicl Telegraph.
A petition is in circulation recommending
the Rev. b. +. Pritchard, of Cape Elizabeth,
for the office of County Supervisor of schools.
Mr.. Pritchard is a Free Baptist minister.
Prof. S. X Smith, whose house and
grounds opposite Memorial Hail have been
purchased by the Maine Central Railroad
Co., has bought the Gen. Robinson home.
stead, next north Mr.. Geo. Shores place on
the kendal's Mills road. This gives him
nice little farm of nearly twenty acres, on
which to quarter his Jerseys and get his
needed exercise. Waterville Mail.