Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-03-22
STATE NEWS.

| The Wing says that on Friday night last,
Alex. Mcpherson, "a young Nova Scotian.
at work on the Ripogenus, for Mr.. Charles
Brown, did not come In to camp at supper
time with the rest of the crew, and becoming
alarmed, they went out to search for him.
He was found in short time, lying insensi-
BILE and chilled in the snow, and was taken up
and carried to camp, where, upon recovering
consciousness, he informed his companions
that he was struck in the back by large and
| heavy brad "stub," which was broken OF by
tree he was telling. He was helpless, and
his legs below the hips were devoid of sem
sation, which indicated that his spine was in
jured. He was carefully tended by his COM
panions, "toted" eighty miles to Milo, where
taking the cars on the B. p. Railroad he
was brought to Bangor, where he now lies in
very precarious condition.
James Shattuck who was injured by the
falling of a chimney at the burning Of the
Skowhegan Hotel, is again able to be at work
at his trade of blacksmith.
The Press says that eleven men ere seek
ing to be Wagner's counsel. At present he
takes counsel of no one but himself.
At the close of the war, the debt of the
town of New Portland was $50, 900. At the
last annual meeting it was reported to be
S2ll.
The people of Pennington are suffering
from the effects of new brass band.
At the annual meeting of the members Of
the Franklin County Agricultural Society,
the following officers were elected for the en-
suing year; President, DIR. P. Dyer, Farm
ington; Vice President, r. p. Thompson,
Jay; Secretary, T. p. Tufts, Pennington;
Treasurer and Collector, E. I. Merrill, Farm
ington; Trustees, J. 0. Keyes, Jay; David
Miller, Wilton; Hiram Russ, Pennington;
James Howes, New Sharon; Joel Hobert.
Temple. The Trustees at their meeting the
same day, voted to hold the next Show and
Fair on Tuesday and Wednesday, Septem-
Der 23d and Gath on their grounds in this
town. The society is constantly increasing
in number and interest. Its business has
nearly doubled during the past six years,
The past year its receipts we're 53.43-ex-
penses, S7Gl,2l. Premiums awarded,
$4,000; premiums paid, s46i.90.
A little girl, daughter Of Mr.. Daigls,
just across the river from Fort Kent, had her
right arm torn off the other day in thresh-
ing machine.
The High School in For: Fairfield has
about fifty scholars already.
Reform clubs have been organized at Show
hogan and Norridg ewock.
The members of the general committee of
creditors of j. Winslow Jones Of Portland,
the corn packing man, who failed recently,
held meeting in Portland on Wednesday,
and made settlement of debts upon basis
of twenty per cent, although several of the
delegations elected to distribute the money in
different ways. The settlement was entirely
satisfactory to the creditors and highly cred
table to Mr. Jones. If the estate had been
allowed to 60 into bankruptcy but trifing
dividend could have by any possibility been
paid, and the vast business carried on by Mr..
Jones would have passed into other hands.
Under the compromise Mr.. Jones will be en-
abled to go on in business with excellent
prospects.
lapge and enthusiastic meeting was held
in Bangor on Thursday evening, in the inter-
ests of the Shore Line Railroad, at which
speeches were made and the follrwing resolu-
ton passed:
Resolved, That the best interests of our
city indicate subscription in ito name, to
| the stock of the Shore Line Railroad to the
amount of $4,000, if thereby the building
and equipment Of the road can be secured
from the east bank Of the Penobscot river at
Bangor to East Machias village, the sub
scription to be made on terms Of equality
with other stock subscribers.
The Cold Water Temple organized BY
Mrs. j. Fl. Philbrick, in Skowhegan recently,
is prospecting finely.