Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-02-09
STATE NEWS.

Mrs. Blake, at the Dexter town farm, mar
rowly escaped being burned to death las,
Monday. Her dress ignited from fire in an
| open fireplace, but she caught up and vrap-
ped around her another dress, smothering the
flames until her husband, who came in lust
| then, tore off her burning clothing. so tina.
she was not much injured.
A man named Henry A. Holt, claiming to
be agent of the Portland Kerosene Oil Co.,
hired horse and buggy In Brewer, on the
18th OF last month and has not been heard Of
since.
The buildings of Mr.. Isaac Wharf, at
Guilford, destroyed by fire Wednesday morn
ing, and in which three persons persisted,
were insured for 5000. Five head of cattle
and one hog were burned in the barn.
The Register says the two children of
James b. Andrews and wife, (both deaf
mutes) at North Parish, can hear and talk as
we'll as any child in the village, and are PROM
ising children.
The liquor law is being vigorously enforced
in Biddeford.
Mr.. Samuel Barbour of Deer Isle, Gid
good business digging potatoes during the
January thaw. We sometimes hear of men
ploughing in January and February, but not
often of their digging potatoes at that time of
the year.
James Emery Of Lowell. nineteen years OF
age, son of John Emery, while unloading
some logs at the river "landing," Thursday
afternoon of last week, descended the bank,
to ADJUST some sdids, when the logs above
started, and rolling upon him, caused his i'm.
mediate death.
A school case has just been decided in the
Supreme Court sitting at Ellsworth. A young
lady, visiting her friends in certain district
in which she did not belong, attended school
in that district. The agent and others OBJ
Jected to this as a violation of the rules OF
the district, and their objections resulted in
ling the girl to leave the school. Not
being satisfied with this, they brought the
case in court. and it has been decided in favor
of the young lady. The judge took the
ground that it was just Interpretation Of the
law that scholars should have right to at
tend school somewhere-that children NOV
ing 18th their parents into other districts
would thereby lose the privilege Of attending
their old school, and it would be hard to de-
bar them on this account from the school
privileges Of the district to which they had
removed. The young lady had conducted
herself in becoming manner, and only at
tended the school because she thought she
had right to do so.
The Bridgton News learns that great ex-
citement exists at Steep Falls, Standsh, in
consequence of the teacher of the school
there cruelty beating the young son of Mrs.
Melvin Skillings of that place. 1t is thought
by some that the lad will not recover from
the injury occasioned by the brutal chastise-
ment.
Castine correspondent of the Ellsworth
American writes that during the intensely
cold weather Of Monday week Capt. F. War
rem, Thomas Thurston and boy, being on
board their schooner in the back cove, at
tempted to land. The boat became stuck in
the ice, and but for the timely help of citizens
with boats and lines, would have persisted.
When rescued they were frost bitten and
stupefed. The VESSEL ard crew belong at
Deer Isle, and they tried to land because
they were without food, water, fuel or
matches.