Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-03-27
STA 7E NE RS.

Saturday afternoon a son of William L. weth-
erbec, who resides on Hanover street, went out to
Morril's Corner with other boys to shoot saur-
rels. They were armed with pistols and had not
been gone long when the Wetherbee boy scci-
dentally discharged his pistol, the shot entering
his knee and passing down into the leg. DR..
Tewksbury attended him and probed for the ball,
but was unable to end it. The wound is very
painful and it is feared it may result Seriously
Press.
1t is stated that the Farnsworth Wooden Mill Of
Lisbon is to run on three quarters time cut
down wages.
By an act passed by the last legislature, the
Presumpscot Water Power Company was incor-
porated. 1t is composed Of many mill owners
the Presumpscot, and the Portland Water Com
pany. The act authorizes the company to
erect dams the river, at Wescotts Falls afford
ing a better howage Of the water, and raising the
level of the lake. The company proposes the
erection this summer, of new and substantial
stone dam at the Head Dam, at . cost of about
twelve hundred dollars: The new corporation is
permitted capital of fifty thousand dollars, and
must have twenty thousand dollars paid in when
organized. The organization will take place next
week. Several Portland gentlemen are corpor-
ators.
The Bates Student says of Bates College stu
dents: q. III. Stockbridge has concluded to
main another year at Leipsic, Germany, and will
complete three years course in that Universty.
IL. Nj. Reynolds has resigned his position as teach
er of elocution and rhetoric in Nichols Latin
School. and has accepted q situation = teacher
in Lewiston High School. The College Choir ct
present is composed Of the following members:
B. S. Hurd, r. c. Gilbert, tenors; W. c. Hobbs,
w. Is. Perkins, altos; j. +. Shattuck Ii. Z. Foss,
| sopranos; A. L. Tuttle, X. E. Gilkey, BASES;
Miss NJ. X. Pike, organist; +. o. Mower. leader.
j. II. Huntington is associated with Thomas Hale
in publishing the "Repubican Observer" ct
White River Junction, VT w. II. Msrryman is
pastor of the Free Baptist church at Depanville,
Jefferson county. New York. g. w. Flint has .
fine situation principal, in Collinsville, Conn,
where he has labored fer four years with mark
| ed success. Rev G. A. Bickford has resigned the
pastorate Of the Greenwich Street Church ct
Providence, k. l., to take effect March 3lst.
Miss Addie Whitten of Canaan, has q quilt
which she completed before her sixteenth birth
day, containing six thousand five hundred and
twenty-seven pieces. 1t is set in the most exqis.
| lite manner
The following are the failures reported in this
State the past week:
George o. Whpple, furniture, Haowell, is re-
ported compromising with his creditors at thirty
| five cents on dollar.
Isaac y. Merrill, dry goods, Yarmouth, is
reported failed.
Mrs. Z. l.. Libby, small wares. &C., saeo, is re-
ported failed.
Francis Needs. hotel, Biddeford, is reported
compromising with his creditors ut twenty-five
| cents on a dollar.
! compromising with his cred itors at ten cents on
| dollar. The liabilities said to be about two
thousand dollars.
John W. Whitmore 4 Co., grocers, Portland,
reported failed.
L. 5. Jcnnson ( Son, srocers, Bangor, are re-
ported failed.
Timothy Wolcott hotel, Portland, is reported
| failed
Walter Clark, painter. Auburn, has gone into
bankruptcy.
Zenas l.. Reed grocer Thomaston, is reported
| assigned.
W. S. Hilton, lumber, Kngsbury, has gone in
to bankruptcy.
Samuel A. Farnham, hardware, Bucksport. has
gone into bankruptcy.
George w. Wood, wholesale grocer, Bangor, is
| in bankruptcy.
AT the Maine General Hospital Friday, Dr.
Greene removed from q man from Boothbay dis
eased eye so skillfully that when false eye was
put in the socket it would move in unison with
the well eye and no one would notice that it was
artificial.
Portland boasts of smart old lady who is 81
years of age.
The following are recent business changes in
this State:
Balh-B. F. & C. V. Emery, general store. dis,
now B. F. Emery.
Befast-Knowlton & Thurlow, livery, dis, now
Thurlow.
Denmark-Joseph & Bennett. general store,
sold to B. F. Smith.
.Hampden-,Hopkins 4 stubbs, general store,
dis, now Hopkins.
Portland-Schumacher Brothers, frames. &C.,
dis.