Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-11-18
STATE NEWS.

The first husband of Mrs. Hannah Waite Bon :
ney-who died in Portland on Wednesday at the
age of 80 years and months-was Capt Henry
Waite, who captured the first prize in the war of
1872 and brought il into Portland harbor, aud was
afterwards Dartmoor prisoner
At the baby show in Saco, Me-, a silver, gold
lined mug awarded to the child of Albert e..
Sawyer; the silver napkin ring on a silver stand
was awarded to the child of w. ii. Owen, and the
silver knife, fork and spoon was awarded to the
child OF Mr.. A. Lane, and Twenty-Five mothers
went home Disguised, thinking that the pnblc
was very poor judge Of babies while the d ism
terested think the awards about right, but having
a hope that there may be a recount.
They have got corret band in Greenville, at
the foot OF Moosehead Lake.
Mr.. A. F. Boardman, our well-known fellow
citizen, man of energy and mark in his calling,
is confined to bis house and is really very ILL., His
health has been failing for some tme.-Bruns-
wick Telegraph.
Up in Milo according to the Observer, demo-
cratic gentleman got up in the morning, after the
day of election, hattering himself that Tilden was
chosen. He felt so good" that he cut his roos-
den; but when the news came that the tables
were turned and Hayes had the inside track, then
he saw that the rooster knew when to crow, or
more especially when not to crow, better than he
did.
The Ellsworth American says that a dwelling
Daniel Carroll, was destroyed by FIRE on Thursday
night of last week. The fire first discovered
in the afternoon, and was, it was supposed, extin-
gushed and the family left to pass the night at Q
neighbof's. In the morning the house was in
ashes, and all the contents burned.
Henry Ward Beecher lectures in Bangor, this
evening on "The Ministry of Wealth"
The faculty of Bowdoin College have appointed
the following seniors to take part in the Senior
and Junior exhibition at the close of the present
term; G. L. Little, Salutstorian; W. 7. Cobb,
S. A. Gurdgan, &. b. Seabury, Jas. Sewall, G.
W. Tillson, Il. L. Peavy, E. C.. Metcalf.
On Wednesday night two boys, Willie Osgood
and Samuel Merrill of Bluehill, about Is years of
age, while having Juvenile celebration, accident
ally ignited about half keg of powder, the ex-
plosion of which severely injured one and burned
the other badly.
F. A. Boardman, lumber manufacturer in
Calais, has assigned to +. A. Pike; particulars
not known. 1t is reported that the assets exceed
the lab lites.
The Ellsworth American says that Capt. Thos.
Hill of Sullivan, SO years old, rode four miles in
the Storm last Tuesday to cast his vote for Hayes
and Wheeler.
On Tuesday, Oct. 3lst. the dwelling house,
barn and outbuildings of Gorhsm McAllister of
North Lowell, were entirely destroyed BY fire.
All the crops and nearly all the furniture aud per-
sonal apparel of the family were destroyed. A
new cabinet organ recently purchased, was saved.
Loss estimated at $500; insured for $500.
The particulars of the sad and fatal accident to
Seth G.. Baker, in Bingham, are given a. follows !:
While at work in his fathers mill he went below
to remove some sawdust which had accumulated
near the main shaft of the Single mill, when, it
is supposed, he stopped to gather up the dust, that
q long frock made from strong ducking which he
was wearing at the time, caught and wound into
the shaft, flashing him firmly to it and carrying
him around it, which hung in q horizontal posi-
ton, at the terrible rate of 200 times per minute,
humping and Stating his head, legs and arms
against the floor and timbers, which were quite
Hear the shaft, until young man by the name of
Samuel Smith, who was engaged at the saw
| above, heard the strange noise, shut down two
gates, and went below. There he found poor
young Baker in q perfectly naked and much
bruised condition, with no signs of life, lying with
his back the shaft and one arm dashed firm
| ly to it with part of his clothing. Mr.. Smith,
after gaining some assistance, soon freed him
from the shaft, and he soon showed signs of life.
He was then taken up and carried to his house,
where he remained in an unconscious state,
| though apparently suffering much. till the hour
| Of one, when he was relieved by death, it being
about two hours from the time of the accident.