Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-11-30
STATE NEWS.

The Chestervil1e correspondent of the Lew
iston Journal writes: A serious accident oc-
Cured in this place on Wednesday last, the
result of carelessly handling q gun by VIM.
A. French of Fayette, young man 20 years
of age. 1t seems that he attempted to re.
move the gun from a carriage, and the ham,
mer catching caused it to discharge, the con-
tents of which entered his thigh near the
body. physician was summoned, who
thinks the case may prove critical one.
Wildey Encaupment No. 81, I. o. G. F..
was instituted in Norway on Thursday even
ing, Nov. 10Th. by the officers of the M. w.
Encampment of Maine, assisted by members
of the order from Bridgton, Bethel and other
places.
Mrs. Aaron Thurston, of Vienna, fell out
of chair in which she was standing and
broke her collar bone.
Mr.. Eliphalet Elliott on Thursday last.
whilst at work for Columbus Hayford, of
Maysvile, had his right haAd very badly torn
by the teeth of threshing machine. The
bones, tendons and flesh Of the whole hand
to the wrist were torn out, except portion
of the thumb and little finger. 1t is very
likely the hand will have to be anputated at
the wrist.
L.. II. Oreeley OF ElsWOrtns Davlu W.
Campbell and Campbell Kicker Of Cherry
field, and Andrew Jarvis. formerly Of this
city, have purchased Petit Menan Point, in
the town of Steuben, containing over 1000
acres for the purpose of establishing stock
farm for sheep. II 10 thought that the char
acter Of the soil and the locality. j. admirably
fitted for this purpose. The purcbasers al
ready have GOO sheep on the Point and intend
to stock it at once to its full capacity, which
10 estimated at about 1000 head. Last week
Mr.. Greedy brought from Pennington, Frank
lin County, four full blooded South Down
bucks, which he will carry to the farm
Ellsworth American.
We understand that several of cur ship.
yards are to be run all winter, and it is ssid
about the usual number of men will be sent
into the woods. If this is so there will not
be so much lack of employment as has been
feared, and the WATER will be comfortably
got through by 'besisning now to practice
pretty close economy.-fCaai Advertiser.
Mr.. H. L. Leonard, of this city, has re-
turned trom Grand Lake Stream, where he
has been fox few days taking land locked
salmon eggs 70 be Matched at the bleeding
works at Sebee Lake. He lahored under
some disadvantage, but succeeded in procur-
ing about seven huadred thousand eggs. At
the works at Sehec Lake Mr.. Leonard has
taken about sixty thousand eggs, the quantity
being less from the fact that one hundred and
fifty were stolen from the pound by some
miscreant in August. The experiment of i'm
pounding fish for breeding purposes has not
proved entirely successful, IS the fish do not
thrive as we'll confined in narrow limits as
they do at large, Those taken from the
pound were the very best Of the lot, and the
thief or thieves would be dealt with II known.
1t is thought that some one who knew the
place we'll must have taken them, for they
were pets, and readily came to the surface
and followed persons who walked round the
edges of the pound Bangor Wing.
well-known firm, doing business in the
dI ess- making and fancy goods line in this
city, recently received an order for "beau
for a corpse" The bereaved friends probab.
iy put faith in the adage." late than
never Rockland Free Press.