Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-09-19
State News.
ANDROSCOGGIN.


The State pigeon shoot will occur in Lew
ist0n, the last Of this month or the first of Oct
The match may be postponed on account Of
the scarcity of wild pigeons.
A boy named Daniel Malloy, was very badly
scalded Tuesday afternoon in Messrs. Andre
Cushing & Co.'S mill, Union Point, Fairville
er, sending forth stream of hot water and
steam into the boys face.
CUMBERLAND.
Col. Fillebrown. who figured so conspicu-
ously in the history of the old Tenth Maine
regiment, came all the way from South Car
DINA to meet his old comrades at their re-
union in Norway, Wednesday.
While Ex-Governor Perham was speaking
at the State Fair, Gov. Garcelon was called
from the stand to attend man in the rear Of
the stand who was in a fit.
Wednesday morning as the steamer Lake
Sebago was coming down the lake to meet
the Ogdensburg train. she was struck by the
squall with great violence, and only the skill
and presence ofmind Of the officers prevent
Ell great calamity. The upper deck with
the life preservers. was blown away, and the
stern considerably injured. Luckily at the
time the passengers were either all forward
or down below. The steamer shipped a little
water from the lake, which was lashed into
waves Of considerable size. Mr.. j. II. Fogg
of Portland was struck by the flying timbers
and considerably bruised in the leg and shout
der.
HANCOCK.
Mr.. James G. Morgan of Madison, Wis.
who was visiting the family of Mr.. +. Z.
Hartshorn of Ellsworth. was found drowned
in Union river, near Morrison ledge, Mon
diy afternoon. The indications are that he
went in to battle, as his clothes were all
fund lying on the bank, and was seized with
cramp.
Estella Leach Of PenObscot little girl 6
years Of age, knit % pairs of mittens in
eleven weeks, and attended school ten weeks
OFT Of the time.
A woman in fremont, with her little son
ID years old, dug one day last week and car
red into the cellar thirty bushels of potatoes.
/, another instance. two girls about l3 and
Is years old, dug and wheeled into the cellar
the yield of one patch of potatoes.
Edgar b. Pond has been arrested for break
ing into the Casfine postofiice and taking
money from letters.
KENSEBEc.
Rev. A. l.. Park gave a reception Mon
day evening at his residence in Gardiner, in
honor Of Rev. Mr. Dodge and wife. His
house was filled with friends of the parties,
and they had very pleasant time.
Capt. 'Al johnson" has a way of doing
things little startling TO slow coaches. A
short time since he made a trip to Albany
with stone, touching at New Bedford to dis
charge hay and New York to discharge
slaves, and took coal back to Salem, arriv-
ing in Gardiner in three weeks. Last Satur-
day he got into Bath, and consulted the cap
tain of the tug to see if he could take him to
Hallowell. He said he had three vessels to
tow up in the morning, and he would take
them all up at once. This was nice, but
Capt. thought he could do better. So he
crowded on all sail and passed through the
draw with all set, and arrived at Hallowell
one hour before the tug did. and secured the
first chance to load.--Gardiner Journal.
PENoBscoT.
Recently the Freewill Baptists of Lagrange
erected church, and it was dedicated the last
-r.ff--ay..sssi Inc Methodists, Universalists,
and Adventists of Lagrange have contributed
81 400, and a union church will soon be con.
structed.
PIscATAQUIs.
Mr.. v. w. NacFarlane of New York city,
who has been at Moosebead Lake for the past
three months. passed through Bangor We'd
Farlsne has been at the lake every summer
pleased with the State of Maine and its
scenery, preferring Moosehead Lake, how.
ever, to any resort in the State