Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-05-23
STATE NEW y.

c. V. Stewart of Pennington, lost q valu-
able Knox colt last Thursday. 1t is supposed
that death resulted from internal injuries, re-
ceived by falling on gate the night before.
Mr. \. d. Brown of the International Tel
egrsph Company, has established a station at
Fryeburg.
The President has nominated d. X IIo-
bart as consul at Windsor, Nova Scotia.
The journal says that two men in Lewis
ton Otis Nining and David flanagan, were
struck by a falling derrick, on Tuesday
Nlning was thrown from wall on which he
was standing. twenty-six feet upon
a mass of rocks. He had wrist crushed
and also received injuries on his head and
hip. flanagan was struck in the back by the
boom of the derrick, but fortunately was pro-
tectcd by bank Of sand and saved from
death
f. $. Waterhouse and Mr.. Pratt have been
elected delegates from Bowdoin College to
the Alpha Celia Phi Convention to be held at
Detroit.
Ca Friday evening neat 4 grand Washing
t0nian reform meeting Will be held at Var
mouth village. J. X. Osgood, Esq, of Gar
diner, and other well-known speakers, will
address the meeting.
1t is almost wonderful 20 notice the effect
OF the late rain upon the Vegetation in the
suburbs. Trees which were before almost
leafess now thickly covered with the
young foliage. And the grass which had
scarcely started now forms thick carpet of
the most beautiful green.
On the Eth inst, James Brown, seaman
on the brig Lewis Clark of Bangor, while in
tit OF temporary insanity, jumped overheard
and was drowned. The brig was on the trip
from Barbados to New ogk.
The result of an inquest over the body of
the wife of MarceIus Smith of Mount Yer
don. which was disinterred on account of
suspicious of ioul play, showed that she died
OF disease of the lungs No poison was found
in her stomach.
Mr. Chas. Palmer while at work painting
in one OF the mule rooms of the Pepperel
mill at Biddeford, caught his Jacket around
the >hafting of the machinery and narrowly
escaped most horrible death.
Gegore II. Bailey enters the brown mare
"AIyra Shaw, for the five year old" purse
at Mystic Park races commencing on the 18th
proN.. and John Nav Of Augusta enters the
gray geidng "Whirlpool."
The Argus says that an accident somewhat
serious in its consequences happened
on board the sloop Omitted States which
was unloading at Emery's wharf Tuesday
morning. \ large block of stone was being
hoisted from the hold of the vessel, and rs it
came through the hatchway one corner
caught, and the chain by which was suspend
ed, broke. The hook weighing fifteen pounds
and Il piece of the chain flew and struck the
captain, Mr.. Albert Cieaves, upon the shout
der, knocking him down and injuring him
quite badly. He also received some bruise 5
upon the head 1t is a wonder that it did not
kill him. A. it is he will probably be laid VI
for several days.
The Maine Central Railroad is taking ac-
count Of stock and the freight ears of the
road scattered over New England. are being
looked up.
The Wing says that few days ago man
| carried away from the York Street House in
Bangor, II watch that did not belong to him,
and tool, passage down river in one of the
steamers. He was arrested at Belfast, hut
gave up the watch and the matter was settled
without further resort to the law.
Miss Susan A. Getchel of Wells, will de.
liver the salutatory address at the Robinson
Female Seminary at Exeter, y. H.. on Com
mencement day, June 18th.
The Bath Times favors the erection of ten
ement houses in that city.
Dolly Warden calico is found to be excel
lent for mackerel bait.
Mr.. Frank Scribner on Saturday,
while drilling holes in a wa;er-~hcel
with an upright shaft, making some 10 revo-
lutions minute, while reaching round the
shaft got his shirt caught in a set-screw on
the shaft, and was carried around it, or rather
it wound his arm and body around the shaft
several times. lie caught his other hand in
| the wheel he was boring, and held on with
such Il grasp as to slip the belt on the pulley.
/ 1t tore the sleeve out of his trock and wooden
shirt, but he escaped without any broken
| benes, though badly strained and bruised. 1t
was an almost miraculous escape from death.
I Gardiner lou ma.
! The Society of the Army of the Cumber-
land have voted to erect a colossa equestrian
bronze statute of General George Ii. Thomas,
and a prominent officer from each State has
been appointed committee to solicit sub
scriptlons. Gen. James ID. Fessenden o.
Portland represents Maine. and will be glat
to receive donations in large or small sum,