Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-11-23
state News.

FRANKLIN.
From tine ashes of the Little Lunatie,
Mr.. r. A. Morrow has made to come forth
.sThe Independent" spicy little sheet that
Pennington may be proud OF.
HANCOCK.
&c. Giddings and Mai. Dams commenced
building an ice house at Rrooksville, Thurs
day: il is about 10000 capacity and will be
flied with ice from Walkers Pond.
kENNEBEc.
Cant. Geo. W. Chase and wife, long resi-
dents of Gardiner, left for Milwaukee, Wis,
Tuesday. where they propose to spend the
winter with their daughter. who was recently
married and settled in that part Of the eoun-
try.
DIR. SAWYER. CITY Physician. Gardiner. has
vaccinated over 500 people withi9 the past
fortnight.
Capt Emerson. late master of the ship
Frederick Fish. has returned home from
Brennan where he sold his ship for f6oOo.
The Kendrich Fish was built by Samuel
Watts 4 Co. at Thomaston, in 1867. over
hauled in 1879, and was good vessel of her
class.
IL
for the season from Sullivan to Rockiand on
Tuesday of last week. She will be laid up
for the winter at one of the wharyes at Rock
land.
LINCOLN.
A little child belonging to Alden Dodge of
Damariscotta. about three wears old. was
playing in field near the house, in which
was pool of stagnant water about eighteen
Aaan init, which bn foil f,sn n
ward. No nne was near except small child
who was too frightened to be of any service.
but the screams of the two soon brought one
of the neighbours boys, who found on his ar
rival that she had crept up on the bank, but
was to much exhausted to get farther, being
unable to stand or move.
OXFORD.
James Shanrahan. employed at the pulp
mill at Canton, is a marvel of strength.
While working near the shafting, recently,
his clothing became entangled in a swiftly
moving belt knowing that if he was carried
over the shaft, his doom was sealed, he
seized the belt in his powerful grasp, and by
main strength actually succeeded in stopping
the mill. His clothing, with the exception of
his boots. was completely torn from his body.
PENoBsCor.
A gentleman from Kansas sold twelve
thousand pounds of wool to Amos Abbott &
Co., of Dexter. the other day. Abont ten
thousand pounds of the lot were sheared
from his own sheep. One of the feeces
weighed sixteen pounds.
Mr.. G. b. Loud. shoemaker and dealer
| of Newport has recently had pleasant and
altogether unexpected surprise in the way of
a gift of one hundred and fifty dollars from
his brother in California. 1t is pleasant to
be thus remembered.
Hon. w. B. Hayford, wife and son. of
Bangor, are now at Denver Colorado, and are
enjoying their Western visit
U. s. Grant, Jr. went to Bangor Saturday
with his wife and will proceed from there To
Halifax and Montreal.
SAGADAHOC.
Goss & Sawyer Of Bath, are doing lively
business in ship building They have 100
men at work now in their employ.
David Higgins, a farmer in Belmont, Waldo
county, was found dead in his bed Monday
morning. Heart disease is supposed to have
been the cause of his decease. He was about
so; he owned fine farm in Belmont, but
formerly lived at Lincolnville.
YORK.
Barak Maxwell, of Ogunquit, has sold his
steam saw mill to J. Nj. Buffun, of Lynn,
Mass.