Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-11-24
STATE NEWS.

The annual meeting of the Waldoboro' reform
club occurred last Thursday evening. The fol-
lowing officers were elected: President. Henry
Harrington; Vice Presidents, John p. Glidden,
John Grafton, David Kimball; Secretary, John
Richards; Treasurer, Newell Winslow; Chap
lain, Rev. J. Z. Smonton. A very interesting
address was delivered by Rev. c. b. Besse Of
Kockland.
Mr.. VIM. l.. Fitch has rendered his resignation
as trusnt officer of Portland, to accept a position
as teacher in the Reform school.
The installation of Rev. Mr.. Dc Pew IS pastor
Of the Court street Baptist church in Auburn, will
take place Friday evening OF next week.
The Machias Republican says the fishing bust
ness this season at Lubec has been about an aver
age as toquality and remuneration, with the past
years, so that, with the other business interests
of the village which have been fair, there will be
no suffering through the coming winter. There
are some herring taken yet, but not in large guam
titles. Many of the weirs have been partially de-
stroyed by the late gales and of course will not
be rebuilt this season.
Rev Nathaniel Butler of the Second Baptist
church in Bangor, is quite i'll and may not be
able to resume his duties as pastor for several
weeks.
Association has collected Sl629 %; expended for
provisions, &C., SlS32.15. They have assisted
273 families, or 963 individuals. The agent has
made 100 visits. They have given away in gar
ments and boots and shoes 1900
A Pennington correspondent of the Press says
that the Chronicle Office has been thoroughly re-
modelled by the present editor, Capt c. w. Reyes !;
also a new half medium Gordon press put in. OF
course citizens of this county appreciate such q
spirit of enterprise, the increasing subscription
list and amount of job work prove.
On Saturday afternoon, the goth inst, half q
dozen BOYS of the village of Sanford Corner, took
their skates and went on to frog pond, IA of q
mile west of the village, for the purpose of skat-
ing. As they skated into a narrow cove the ice
gave way and plunged under water. Stillman A..
Bodwell, boy 10 years DID, ran to assist his older
brother, who was struggling in the water and
catching at the ice to save himself, caught his
brother by the hand, when he was drawn in and
passed under the ice. boy who was standing
near by ran for help and called Mr.. Charles ia
cobs, who lives IA of mile from the scene of the
accident, who went as fast as possible and plunged
into the water, rescuing two of the boys. Two
other boys got out without help. Jacobs then
searched for the boy, Stillman, but he was 80 be-
numbed and chilled with cold that he could not
help himself, and would have drowned had not
Mr.. Daniel Johnson who was riding by, saw the
trouble, ran TO his assistance and saved him from
his perilous situation. The little boy Stillman,
son of the widow Eliza Bodwel, remained under
water from half to thrce-quarters of an hour.
When found he was standing on his feet under
the ice. Great efforts were made to resuscitate
him, bnt in vain. Life was extinct. II was with
great difficulty that the elder brother, Willie Bod
well, was restored.-[ Portland Press.