Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-11-28
STATE NEWS.

Benz. Adams, Esq, representative elect
from Anson, has removed to Ellsworth.
DR.. ii. II. Seavy, prominent physician of
Bangor, died in that city Tuesday.
Twenty eight barrels of ale passed over
Portland Bridge Saturday afternoon, intended
for the allaying of Portland thirst.
The County Commissioners have obtained
plans and specifications for the new court
house at Skowhegan and will soon call for
proposals to build.
N. X. Sawyer, Esq, former editor and pro.
prietor Of the Ellsworth American, has with
his wife, started for Florida, where they will
spend the winter.
Mr. George Manson of kittery, was acct.
dentally shot through the right ankle and foot,
while walking along the street last Sunday
evening, by a revolver in the hands of care
less boy. The wound is said to be very se-
we're.
The wild geese are taking their flight to the
sunny South.
Last Friday noon, Mrs. Chas. NJ. Reed of
Clinton Gore, stepped into one of her neigh
boris a few minutes, leaving her two little
girls, one five, the other three, alone at home.
The Oldest locked the door on the inside, and
went to putting wood into the stove, and in
dooing so her clothing caught fire and burn
ed nearly of. Some people passing in the
road heard her screams, and looking up, saw
her at the window, her clothes in flames
They burst in the door, and took her to the
pump, where they put out the fire that was
still burning in the clothing around her waist,
neck and wrists. She died at midnight
Bangor Wing.
L. p. Chapman, Esq, boom master for the
Penobscot laundering Association, says that
during the season just closed the crew at
their booms RATED PIG, s4l ,43O feet of lumber
the largest seasons work ever done for the
Association. The booms are all hauled in
and the boats and scows laid up for the win
ter. About twenty million feet of lumber
will be wintered this year. Last year one
hundred and ninety million feet were rated,
and forty five million wintered.
a correspondent of the Press says that
serious and perhaps fatal atfray occurred in
Cornish last Saturday afternoon. Two young
men, Daniel French and William Day, had
been hunting, and returning with coon,
were accosted by Levi Pugsley, between
whom and the above named parties there ex-
listed an old grudge about the poisoning of
dog. From words came blows, and Pugsley
having thrown Day down was attacked by
French, who was attacked by Pugsleys faith
er, an old man of 10 years, and by young
Pugsley's sister with a broom stick. In the
struggle Miss Pugsley was knocked down by
French, who also battled successfully with
young Pugsley, and then grasping the crow
bar, he struck the old man over the head
terrible blow with it, telling him like strick-
en- OK to the ground. Young Pugsley then
took manure fork, and like the revolution
AIRY patriots, made quick work of both French
and Day The old man has his skull frac-
tured, from which several pieces have been
taken, and the physicians say he must die.
French is suffering from the effects of the
fork-tines and Pusley and Day look as if they
had been in battle. French and Day have
been arrested and bound over in the sum of
fifteen hundred dollars to answer at Alfred in
January.