Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-12-01
State News.
ANDRoscoGGIS.

A child in Auburn, i'll of diphthera whose
life was despaired of, was cured by shaking
lime. Small Jumps of lime were kept con-
stantly shaking near its mouth, for ever day
and half, until over barrel Of lime was
thus slaked. The child was thought to be
dying before this remedy was employed. II
breathed the fumes of the lime constantly
until cured.
Ida Chase, who drowned herself at Lisbon
the other day, attempted to commit suicide
in room on Lisbon street in Lewiston last
summer. She swallowed a large dose OF
morphine A physician gave her powerful
emetic, which saved her life. At that time
she seemed in very respondent mood.
The Androscoggin Agricultural and Horti-
cultural Society for the year 1879, received
from the State $35S.G6; proceeds of Show
and Fair, Sll02.40; total, Sl4Gl.06. Pre-
minms, &C., offered, $l007.75; premiums
awarded, $685. expenses, S502.2l amount
paid out, $l27796; balance for the year,
SlS3.l 10.
CUMBERLAND.
Messrs. d. w. Clark & Company of Port
land. have began to build large ice house
on the wharf formerly occupied by the Bart
lett Land and Lumber Co. 1t is designed to
hold 30, 900 tons of ice. The ice stored there
will be cut from Sebago Lake.
A lad by the name of Pettingill had his
wrist broken in two places while playing on
the ice in Deering on Wednesday last
Conn o, Brien the well known and popular
conductor on the Portland and Rochester
railroad, presented fifteen turkeys, with the
ct ceteras, to the poor of Rochester, n H..
for Thanksgiving.
The Morgan heirs, with their counsel d.
W. Scribner, Esq, left Portland for New
York "Wednesday, to attend the hearing on
the petition of the chairman.
Mr. Russell +. Perkins of Portland. re-
ceived paralytic shock "Wednesday. His
left side is completely paralyzed, and his
condition is considered dangerous.
HANCOCK.
Hon. Eugene Hale will return to Maine
from Detroit in about fortnight
KEssEBEc.
Franklin Kimball, Esq, native Of Water
vile, for several years resident and a large
land owner Of Giles County, Virginia, directs
ballton instead Of Pembroke: from which il
is inferred that he is man of some note in
his adopted home.
EaNaTu DusHi Esq. Vi belcHeI corner,
has an ANTICIPATED copy OF the Holy Bible. I,
is now in the hands of the eighth generation,
and probably is at least two hundred years
old.
The Vassalboro' Mills are still running
part Of the machinery extra time. They woye
nearly twenty thousand yards two weeks ago,
the heaviest weeks work ever done. There
are twenty-five sets OF cards sixteen OF
Crompton's fancy and sixteen plain looms
They employed about 300 hands The pay
roll is about 81 900 per month. Mr.. Shorey,
overseer in the weave room, has an average
of l25 names on his time book.
A large share Of the students left Water
vile on Wednesday morning, in season t.
partake of the Thanksgiving turkey OF
Thursday.
KNOX.
The steamer Charles Houghton is now run
ming from Rockland to Sullivan under the
auspices Of the Portland, Bangor and Ma
chias Steamboat Company.
PESoBscoT.
II Is estimated that one hundred million
feet Of logs will be cut on the Penobscol
waters during the coming winter.
Henry b. Farnhsm, Esq, Of Bangor, had