Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-05-16
STATE NEWS.

The Oxford Register says that Mr.. Henry Chase
of West sumner, young man of eighteen
twenty years, observing that string being
wound about a revolving shaft from which the
circular saw had been removed to avoid accident
when not in use, reached out his finger to remove
the string, when it caught and all the flesh
cut from the first Joint clean could be done
with knife. 1t was found necessary to amputate
the bone between the first and second joints.
The Mail says that Mr.. Daniel NJ. Black of Wa.
tcrville, has been for days lying at the very
gate of death, from the elect OF an injury to his
hand by machinery at the works of w. H. Dow &
Co. lie IS now reported more comfortable, with
more hope of his recovery.
Joshua &. Norwood, well known shipbuider
of Rockport, aud one of the founders of the firm
Of Carleton, Norwood < Co., died at that place
the h inst, aged 90 years. His loss will DO
kccnly felt in both business and social circles.
"Plca,c sister," said one of these three year.
Odds, can't have another piece of custard pie :"
"Whv, Charlie, you too full for utterance now;
see that nee piece of cake but half eaten Yes,
the cake side of my stomach is full as tick, but
Tie custard pie part wants more"
j. S. Kicker Esq. cashier of the Mercantile
Bank of Bangor, for the past SO years, ill act as
Treasurer of the Bangor Savings Bank in place
OF Mr. Patten, whose ill-health has prevented his
attending to the duties for a short time past Mr..
Patlcn was very low on Saturday.
A land slide at Leeds, ON the line of the Maine
Central Il. r., Saturday, covered the track with
earth and rocks for quite distance.
a farmer at Scarboro', whose name was not
learned, viii out cunning, Friday, accidently
discharged his gun, the contents tearing away his
clothing from his b p to his ueck, and entirely
blowing away side OF his face, making a fear
full wound,- Press.
The Bangor Wing says: An old lady in this
city, who had lad up something for a rainy day,
recently took from the place in which she had
long concealed them, some old bank notes issued
sbat toiin lu ,Ea
and sent them TO the dug store for medicine, and
found, to her sorrow, that she had kept them until
they were worthless.
A file of the Seaside Orscle for 1873 and 1874
has been entered at the Centennial for COMPETE
ton, a. Specimen Volume of an American Vii
lage Newspaper" IL is handsomely bound and
laid, open, IN a WALNUT showcase.
Considerable hay is being shipped from Waldo
boro'.
The saloon Of \. S. Varney Monson was
broken into sunday night and about $50 worth of
fancy goods stolen mostly jack-knives and wal
et-.
The Lincoln News says that son of Gilbert
Luce of Washington, received quite severe
wound in hi hand, a few days since, while play
ing nth pistol which accidently discharged it.
self, lodging a bullet in his hand
The Newcastle Bank is all ready for the resump-
ton of specia. Sl25 in coin have been stored in
It's vaults for fourteen years. and, as the Govern
Washington, New York and Boston, the cashier
Of this bank proceeded to pay out the old article!
The first annual convention Of the Ancient Or
der Ilibelnaps of Maine occurred in Biddefoid,
last week. Twenty delegates were present from
Portland, Rockland, Bangor and other principal
cities in the State. John Hoy sted of Biddeford,
was chosen delegate to the national convention i'll
New York. John j. Traynor elected State
secretary, ard John Reardon of Portland, treasur-
er.
Mr. Clarence ellison, an employee of VIM. W.
Watson, at South Waterford, had his hand very
badly crushed on Monday, by the falling of a large
bolt, bursting it in several places.
1t is thought that some fine morning some OF the
thlee-card monte men who are playing their sharp
games about Portland, will awake to find them
selves locked up, for the police on their track.
Hon. Lewis Barker will leave the city this
morning for Lincoln, H. where he is to defer a
young man named Fletcher, who has been indict-
ed for murder The young man was formerly
resident of rassadumkeag in this county Wing
Of Monday.
Col. 4. w. Wi,des is obliged to decline the in
yi'aion to deliver the memorial address at Bid
delord.
A. d. lockwood, esq, fol mery of Lewiston,
is the American judge OF wool and SILK at the GEN.
tennal exhibition.
Sunday afternoon, Capt. John Holbrook Of
Rockland received serious injuries by the upset.
ting of bucket OF coal that was being hosted out
of vessels hold, striking him on the head.
| la the old town of kennebunk there lives an old
| LADY, aged 100 wears, named Ross. This lady has
a daughter, v no has daughter, who has daueh-
| ter who has daughter, making five generations
and they all live i'll one house, Press.