Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-12-07
STATE NEWS.

Wateryille is rejoicing over its first street lamps
Eight vessels were built at Harrington during
the present year.
The Knights Tempar of Maine will be specially
interested in the decision of the Grand Encamp-
mcnt concerning the uniform Of that order.
The Wing says that the Penobscot Bar, at full
meeting in Bangor, Thursday, passed resolutions
Of respect to the memory of the late David Bark
cr.
Mr.. George Ackerly, of Presque Isle, recently
lost seven sheep, killed IN the pasture by bear.
The bear was pursued and killed, and weighed 800
pounds. X ither respectable bruin
Hon. Arthur Macarthur of Lmington died on
Sunday Of last week, in the Sjth year of his age.
BY this death Moses Emery, Esr., of Saco, be-
comes the oldest living member Of the York coun-
ty bar.
| Orrin Achorn, of Waldoboro, received severe
| blow from an iron bar, while at work in W. +.
Storcrs shipyard Wednesday. 1t struck him in
the face, cutting the skin and making a very pam
| full wound.
| At convention held in Brooks, Thursday, com
posed of delegates from the three agricultural
cieties in Waldo county, Peter w. Aver, Esq, of
Freedom, was elected member of the Board of
| Agriculture for the ensuing term.
Mr.. James c. Libby, of Warren while arranr-
| ing some lumber a load which he was trans
porting to Warren, on Thursday last, fell Oft the
load by reason OF the horse suddenly starting and
broke his left arm, besides bruisng him otherwise
DR.. Levansaler was called to attend to Mr. Libby's
injuries.
a West Leeds correspondent of the Lewiston
journal whites; Mr. Joseph Frost citizen of
this place, fell from staging while at work clap
boarding his house, distance of ten feet striking
upon the end OF a hogshead in such manner as
to ipjufe him very badly internally. There are
hopes OF bis recovery, although his condition
seemed critical at the time of the accident.
The Press says that last Friday, while the schr
Maggie Willard, Capt. Il. II. Squirting of Portland
W as fishing OIL Cranberry Island, one of the crew.
Proctor Smallidge, of Northeast Harbor, fishing
alone in dory at quite long distance from the
vessel, with fresh wind blowing, upset the dory
and would have been drowned, but for the prompt
and heroic exertions of the captain, the only one
in sight who was fishing i'll another dory at some
distance. After a long and hard pull, Capt. Spurl-
ing succee led in getting the rescued seaman safe
ly on board.
Friday afternoon a man named Patrick Norton
was passing the school house on Boyd Street when
some Of the scholars in a mschievous way threw
mud at him, or something of that kind. He went
into the school and attacked two little boys who
had not been out of the building. The teacher
Miss Hincks, quietly attempted to leave the room
when Norton turned his attention to her and beat
her feariully, ending his work by throwing her
down stairs. The injuries received by Miss H.
were quite serious. Norton was taken before
Judge Goodenow and fined $40 and costs on each
boy assaulted, and sent to jail to wait till Miss
llincks shall have recovered sufficiently to appear
against him. Bangor Commercial.