Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-05-18
STATE NEWS.

The Harrington Chronicle hears of a gem
tleman who got stuck in a snow drift between
that village and Strong, last Monday, and
broke one of the thills of his wagon. He
was obliged to unharness his horse and haul
the wagon around through the field.
Robert Smith of Kennebunk, well known
ship owner, met with sad accident last Sat-
urday, while engaged in trimming up shade
tree in his yard. The limb he was cutting
hit him in the face with such force as to
knock him senseless, and it is feared that he
will loss the sight of his eyes.
Neither party" has been entered in the
case of j. b. Merrill ct al, petitioners for an
injunction to restrain the city treasurer of
Bangor from paying to the Maine State Agri-
cultural Society the $1,000 voted by the city
council, who filed bill in equity March 3Oth.
An order has therefore been drawn on the
city treasurer for the amount, and the sum
will be at once paid to the society.
The Mail says that the Vassalboro' Wool
en- Mills Company have purchased of Hon.
I. s. Lang very desirable tract of land in
the village, situated between Main street in
Waterville and the stream, and extending
down to the Winslow line, some fifteen acres,
and have commenced to put up first class ten
ement houses, uniform with those built last
season, making this one of the prettiest
streets in the village. ---~---~---
The new brickyard for the manufacture o f
brick for the new cotton factory in Water
vile, is nearly ready to commence opera
tons. ftA
The Waldoboro' News says that on We'd
nesday John II. Levanseller, Esq, was at
tempting to remove plank from large pile,
when the whole pile came down upon him,
throwing him to the ground and completely
covering him. The larger bone of one leg
below the knee was found to be broken, the
head, shoulders and one arm badly hurt, be-
sides other very bad bruises.
River driving commenced in Denmark Nav
9th About GOO, 900 feet will be driven, near
ly 100, 500 feet less than last year.
The Bridgton News says that on Friday,
while George +. Knapp was at work on the
gear of his mill at South Bridgton, he slipped
and fell distance of ten feet, striking his
arm on the cast iron water wheel and thence
into the water and under the boom of logs.
Though badly hurt, Mr.. Knapp succeeded by
desperate eXertions in extricating himself
from his perilous situation.
Down in Eastport dramatic troupe broke
up, and the proprietors occupied quarters in
the police station, because they tcouldnt pay
their debts.
Frank A. Wood has been appointed post
master at Bar Harbor, vice Edwin q. De-
sesle, resigned.
A will case has recently been tried Of con-
siderable importance. Isaac 4. Merrill, late
Of Cornish made will giving his property
to his wife. He put the will unsigned in his
desk, went out OF town, was taken sick and
FASTENED home to execute the will before he
died. 1t seems that he had strength and con.
sciousness enough to sign it, but the princi-
pal question turned upon the table on which
the witnesses signed the will as such. It was
signed in another room, but if on one table
was not in sight of the testator, if on the
other, it was in his sight and therefore in his
presence. Two trials were had and the will
was sustained.
Sheriff Warren captured between sixty and
seventy gallons of liquor in cellar in North
Berwick. The liquor belonged to parties uu-
known.
A tishway is being put in at waldoboro', at
the lower dam.
A little daughter of John Kicker, living in
Limerick, was burned to death last week.
She was playing near burning brush heap
with her younger brother, when her clothes
caught fire. She seized the boy, crying for
help, and the two children ran nearly . quar-
ter of mile to a pond Of fresh water into
which they threw themselves. They were
soon taken out by the neighbors. The boy
was not injured, but the girl was terribly
burned and lived but II hours.