Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-09-09
STATE NEWS.

The Bangor Wing says that Mr.. A. G..
Ring was in the flume of his mill at Orono,
Friday, experimenting crew of workmen
engaged in repairs, when the gate swung
round and struck him violently, throwing
him through hole in the bottom fthe fume
where the water was running with great
force. One of the workmen with rare pres
ence of minds prang forward, seized him by
the hair of the head just as he was disappear
ing, and held him until assistance came to
draw him out. Had not Mr.. Ring received
this timely aid he must inevitably been
drowned and his body terribly crushed and
mangled.
Another noble deed by that noble animal,
the 'dorg. A ferocious dog in Bangor, on
Thursday morning, sprang at young boy
named Giverney, who was passing, biting out
a piece of flesh as large as hens egg from
the calf Of his left leg.
Willie Britain Of Sweden, boy about l3
years of age, living with Mr.. Joseph Perry,
fell from the high beams of barn to the
floor few days ago and broke both his
wrists.
Mr. Fletcher, whose mill in Pennington
was recently destroyed by fire. has decided
to rebuild upon the site of the former mill
The erection of the building is to be COM
menced at once, and will be nearly the same
as the one destroyed.
Master Russell, East Deering, has on the
stocks a barque of about six hundred tons,
which will be launched about the first of Oc-
tober. She is to be commanded by Capt.
Wooster.
The other day young lad named Jessie
Lewis, son of Edward Lewis of South Harri.
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his leg below the knee.
There are only sixteen prisoners in Cum
berland County Jail; six from Cumberland
and ten from York County. A much smaller
number than last year at this time.
The Portland Argus says that beautiful
little baby, only three months old, the child
of Mr.. Herrick, who resides in the rear of
| No. 80 Vaughan street in Portland, was found
dead in bed Thursday morning under the
most strange and remarkable circumstances.
The child awoke about half past FIVE, and
was fed from bottle by the nurse with whom
it slept and was apparently perfectly well.
AT half past six the nurse arose, leaving a
household cat in bed with the child. In a
few moments she returned to the room and
found the cat lying on the breast of the child
and its mouth in contact with the child's, and
the baby dead. She heard no noise from the
little one. 1t was certainly a strange death.
The fall term of the Maine Wesleyan Sem
mary and Female College has opened with
its usual formal exercises. The number of
students registered thus far is two hundred
and sixty, five; one hundred and forty-fiv
gentlemen and one hundred and twenty
ladies. The Board of Instruction has been
increased by the addition OF Miss Hanschild.
a graduate from the college course here, and
for the past four years teacher in the East
Tennessee University. There are now six
male and four female teachers regularly en-
ployed. Arrangements are being perfected
to give course of Biblical instruction to
those students preparing for the ministry.
Tuesday afternoon of last week, two large
barns in Carroll owned by Mr.. William ii.
Bailey, were struck by lightning and set on
fire in SO many places that both were entirely
consumed in very brief time, with all their
contents, including about thirty tons of hay
and large lot of farming tools. Mr.. Bailey
and his wife were away at the time and had
it not been for the torrents of rain falling at
the time, his house would also have been
burned. His loss will be about 81 200