Daily Kennebec journal., 1874-07-03
STATE NEWS.

One day last week some little girls found
and drank some lemonade which some work
men had made for their own use. II proved
| to be too strong for them, however, and they
will probably be careful in drinking lemonade
which does not belong to them, in future
Ellsworth American. 8
At East Eddington, during the storm Mon
day night, young man named Edward B.
Leighton was killed while in barn. Three
horses were killed by the ssme bolt. In and
about Bangor much damage was done by
water and lightning. AZ
The Whig says that a few days since Mr..
John Z. Green of Brewer, attempted to turn
a COW, at the request of her owner, who was
driving her through the Streets, when the
vicious animal made q dash at him. He
caught her by the horns and thus escaped be.
ing hooked, but she jammed him against a
bank on which he fell, and held him there un-
til beaten away by her owner. Mr.. Green
was quite severely bruised and is still lame
from the effects of the struggle.
Caleb Rackliff of Starks, little boy eight
years of age, met with . sad accident last
Tuesday. He was playing in the street when
a man came along with colt and gig. He
took hold of the hind part Of the gig, when,
the colt starting into run, he was thrown
seveIal feet, striking on his shoulder and
breaking his collar bone.
Rev. L. d. Wardwell of Rockland lost
Thursday morning by sickness from some un-
known cause, horse which he valued at
$500. N
During the thunder shower in Bath, on
Monday, the dwelling house Of H. N. Wins
low, Esq, was struck by lightning, doing
slight damage 1t entered near the chimney.
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through ths ceiling into the kitchen and then
out through thh side of the house. The &C.
cupants knew nothing of the matter until an
hour after it happened.
A little son of Gustavus Leonard, of Fair
field, on Thursday, got his arm shut into
door and fractured his elbow.
A poor dog in Bangor was killed just for
biting the leg of a clergyman.
The Grand Trunk Railway Co. of Canada,
furnish their employees in several, If not all,
departments with q total abstinence pledge to
be signed by all and kept for reference.
A movement is on foot in Fairfield for a
National bank.
The town of Topsham has lost one of its
most valued citizens, in the person of Mr..
George A. Rogers, who died on Monday at
the age of 55 years.
The annual meeting of the Board of Trus-
tees Of Westbrook Seminary was held Tues
day afternoon. The following officers we're
chosen for the ensuing year: President, Hon.
S. +. Hersey; Vice President, David Torrey;
Treasurer, Charles Fobes, Secretary, Green
vile NJ. Stevens. Ara Cushman, of Auburn,
and Charles f. Morrill,, of Deering, were
elected on the Board of Trustees.
The Press says that the heaviest thunder
storm known for years passed over Thomas
ton Monday evening. Lightning struck q
barn owned by Mr.. Edward Hill and It was
burned together with four horses and harness
es. The engines were promptly on hand and
the house was saved.
A child about three years old, son Of Mr..
L. S. Bridgeham, at Whitneyville, recently
fell while at play and broke his leg near the
hip joint.
| son of Capt Whittemore, of Bath, aged
about eight years, fell overheard at city land
ing Monday, and would have drowned if his
fall had not been witnessed by Capt. B. W.
Morse, who Immediately plunged into the wa
ter and rescued him.
There has been large jam on the east
branch Of the Kennebec, one-half mile long.
A large Grey of men succeeded starting 1t on
Saturday.
During the tempest Monday evening, the
dwelling house of Ambrose Kellar, in Rock
| ing the shingles Off the roof, and entering the
house passed down behind the ceiling and
came out near the underpinning. lady in
the house narroly escaped the path of the
| lightning's track.