Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-03-31
STATE NEWS.

Abner Powell and David Hodgdon, of
Clinton, were each severely injured the other
day by cutting their feet while chopplng
wood. Loring Weber fel, from his sled ard
was much injured.
Miss Isabella Smith of Steuben, recently
ran down deer and held it until her father
came up and killed it. This is reversing the
common idea aud practice. Miss Isabella
should have run off with the dear, and given
her father an awful stern chase to come up
with them and shake hands.
A little daughter of Cyrus Page of kendus-
keag, eighteen months of age, recently swal-
lowed a shawl pin, nearly three inches in
length, which remained in its stomach ten
days.
The Journal says that at a meeting of tie
Little Androscogg Water Company, held on
Friday, it was voted to offer to construct the
bridge across the Audroscoggin, as located
by the County Commissioners, according to
the plan of Messrs. Reads & Moore, with
stone abutments and wooden piers, for S35,
600, or with stone piers throughout for SIS
600.
The Waldoboro' News narrates that child
of six summers looked into her grand moth
er's face the other day and inquired: "Grand-
ma will my face look as tumbled as yours
when get as old as you are:'
The organization of the Bath Manufacture
ing and Commercial Company has been com
pleted and business will be resumed as soon
as the upper Kennebec is open.
At the inquest on the death of Henry C..
Hammond OF Paris, closed last week, the fol-
lowing verdict was returned by the jury
That Henry c. Hammond came TO his death
OR the 18th day of March, 1874 in conse
quence of injuries produced by blow on the
right side of the head, with hoe in the hands
of Lysander T. Buterield, of Paris, on the
l4th day of October, 1872
The Town meeting in Pressure Isle, accord
ing to the Sunrise, ''Voted that the Assessors
assess one dollar on each dog kept in town,
and any dog that does not pay, to be shot by
the Town Agent"
The Herald says that the Camden Anchor
Works turned out an anchor on Thursday,
eighing five thousands pounds; and were
forging another of touc thousand five hundred
tons.
The Union says that Herbert NJ. Heath
principal! of Washington Academy, at Fast
Machlts has been engaged by j. w. West
Post G. A. r., to deliver the Grafton at that
place on Memorial Day, May 3Oth.
We publish the following from the Boston
! Herald:
The Herald of February Goth contained an
item to the effect that Weston Cunningham
was arrested at Turner's corner, Lincoln
county, Maine, by Detective Skeleton of this
city, assisted by Sheriff James 4. Morse of
Lincoln county, Maine, for alleged EN-
bezzlement from Magrath q Page, wholesale
liquor dealers, India street, in this city. Mr..
Cunningham had a hearing the 18th of Feb
ruary before Judge Churchill of the Municip-
al Court, and was ordered to recognize in the
sum of $500 to appear before the grand jury
on the first Monday of March instant, when
upon a full and complete hearing the jury
failed to find an Indictment thus removing
a stain from the character of Mr.. Cunning
ham. we give this public notice. 1t is also
proper to add that the statement that Cum
bingham was alleged 10 be aiding pal i'll
the wrongful purchase of goods is without
foundation in fact.
Thomas jenkins, Jr., of Lincoln, sawed for
VIM. Il. Aver, Esq, last Monday. eighteen
thousand ceder shingles, running the machine
just IL 2 hours. lie put in all the bolts and
edged the shingles. L. Il. Whitaker punched
them in the same time.
The Dexter Gazette says that the crew in
the Hebron Pond slate quarry. numbering
twelve men, last Tuesday made go squares OF
slate. square is equal to one thousand
shingles.