Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-04-24

H. Robinson, allowed $3.50 and IL furniture in
lieu of alimony; Francis E. Colby ". Jos. Colby,
allowed 500 in lieu Of alimony; Daniel Che Y.
spaulding; Mary c. Young vs.. Lewis o. Young,
custody of child given to mother; Esther NuttinR
VS.. Charles u. Nutting.
The first associated effort for mutual improve
ment in agriculture in Maine vas in 1887. This
association was incorporated ia 1907. In 1918 the
Maine Agricultural Society was formed. In 1920
1t held show at Hallowell and the next year an
other in the same place. In 1856, the present Me.
state Agricultural Society was incorporated, which
mas held, of cattle shows and fairs, at Portland,
at Augusta, 3 at Bangor, at Gardiner and 1t
lewiston Lew OF the $4,000 offered in premiums in
1910, $1,000 were awarded. The society numbers
more than 400 life members.
Dr. c. r. Packard an esteemed physician. for
ine past nine years in practice in West Auburn.
died IN Hebron, on the 10Th.
A Maine man who has been in the Rack Hills
writes home as follows: ~ went to the hills IN
full confidence of success, backed by $3.50 in my
pocket, and after laborng six weeks, came back
without cent. l say this candid because desire
to warn others from attempting fruitless and
damaging enterprise"
Mrs. A. C. Cary of Fort Fairfield died sudden.
ly Wednesday night at the residence Of C. Pattie,
Congress street. Mrs. Cary was widely known q
successful teacher at Waterville academy in
1856. She arrived here Tuesday morning, felt
nee at the Museum. Arriving home she was taken
with fit of coughing and DR.. Merrill was called,
but in half an hour she passed away Portland
Advertiser.
Patrick Priest, who is engaged for the manu-
facture of gas for the Bangor House, had . very
narrow escape from death last Thursday. He had
occasion to 90 into the gasometer, and not wait
ing sufficiently long time for the gas to escape
he entered the 'ometer and had been in there but
few moments when his senses left him. He was
taken out by his brother after . considerable lapse
OF time, IN perfectly Hfeless condition. After
remaining in the open air short time he revived
and was able to 60 to work in the afternoon
Bangor Wing.
In Freedom as two boys were engaged chop
ping wood, one of them ran by the other, Is be
was in the act of striking, and received a cut in
the arm nearly severing it from his body. The :
wound hed so profusely that it is feared that the
boy cannot recover.
1t is said that Mr.. Whittier of Little River mills
in Aroostook, has 2600 trees tapped and has sever
al different parties at work making maple sugar.
The scamp French, who last Sept. eloped with
the wife of Elder Colby of Vsssalboro', has 70.
turned to the bosom of his family.
Fairfield reform club numbers l39 members.
The Fairfield Chronicle says Some of the party
who left Skowhegan last fall for Florida have re-
turned. They report themselves highly pleased
with the country and its surroundings. The cli-
mate is agreeable and healthy, and the soil Is rich
and arabic. All of the party have bought land
and planted their crops (mostly oranges). They
intend moving their families there in the fall.
When they left Florida the mercury was 500 above
zero.
Henry Pennell. gentleman over 50 years OF
age, residing in North Buxton, fell while crossing
the street in that village recently and broke his
shoulder and fractured two of his ribs. He is
now lying in very critical condition.
The Arson Advocate records the following acct.
dents ut n. New Portland. Deputy Sheriff ]. j.
Walker while examining and cleaning revolver
accidentally discharged one of the cartridges,
ing out near the knee underneath the leg, making
ball wound nine inches or more in length.-
Mr.. o. A. Hutchins while splitting lumber in the
box mill of Mr.. c. II. Bartlett, accidentally sawed
his left hand decorating it in a horrible manner,
losiag half of the middle and third fingers and
terribly cutting the fore and little fingers, but be
hopes to save these good. Mr.. Hutchins' case
seems, in these hard times, to be peculiarly dis.
tressng. He has laid on his back an acute suffer-
er with scatica liz days and had just got fairly
about, providing for quite . large family, when
this sad blow came upon him.
We regret to hear of the departure of mum.
ber OF promising young men from the towns of
Union, Hope and Appleton, for California. We
understand there are five from Union, five from
Hope and three from Appleton, who left this
week. We wish them oil good luck, but counsel
young men to stick to the old State until they
have some definite plans for business or employ
ment.-[ Rockland Free Press.
Titcomb recently sawed at his steam mill in this
town, single n inches wide. He is now pre-
pairing a specimen bunch of Aroostook cedar
shingles for the centennial. Each single will
make row, SO that only AZ shingles will be re-
quired for the bunch.-[Iloulton Times.
On Wednesday last Mr.. Allen Eastman while at
work just above the five saw dam ON this river,
was with his boat carried over the dam and was
drowned At the place where he was at work
booming logs the current was swift, and the boat
swung into the quick water and became unman-
agable Another man was in the boat with him,
and seeing that it must inevitably 60 over the dam
sprang out and fortunately catching log, was
saved.-[ Ellsworth American.
The ice has not yet started in the Meduxnekeas
river.