Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-05-25

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Miss Celia Wing. boarding with Dr. Knight
at Livermore, retired to bed at an early bour
one night last week, leaving the lamp burn
ing. She fell asleep and her room mate. on
retiring an hour or two later founi the room
full of gas and lamp black einders which had
covered everything in The ROOM The win
dows were quickly thrown open and Miss
| wing taken to the Air when she was found
to be utterly unconscious. Proper measures
we're at once rssorted to. and after two or
three hours Of active efforts Miss Wing was
decided to be out of danger.
| The Journal saws: A Lewiston firm shin
ped carload of Western lumber to Fairfield.
right in the heart of the Maine lumber mar
ket, this week. 1t is becoming a well-estab-
lished business fact that Maine can import
some kinds of lumber from the West cheaper
than she can produce il from her own forests
Western pine and Western beef load the
freight trains for the Pine Tree State.
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| The North Star SAYS: With the advent of
the railroad and consequent improvements in
the village. it is hoped our citizens will dis
| continue renting land upon which are built
| shanties where liquor is sold. and nuisances
are maintained to the annoyance of peace
loving people.
| CUMBERLAND.
| The Press saws: Monday an express cart
backed up to the Westbrook Britannia Com
pany's building on Plumb street loaded with
tin for the company. The driver got off the
| cart and went to the rear 10 unload the tin
while little boy named Hagan stood in the
| front of the cart TO push the tin To the rear
| The linch-pin was gone and the weight Of the
| tin in the rear of the cart caused the from
part to tip up throwing the little Hagan bov
out. The boy struck on his shoulders and
| back of the head on the sidewalk and il was
| feared injured him seriously.
The Maine General Conference of Con-
gregational churches will hold its annual
meeting with the Williston church. Port
land, June l4th, 18th and 10th. A very
large attendance is expected from all parts
| of the State.
The Press saws The Dirigo knitting Mills
recently built at Saccarappa by Mr.. S II.
Lisk and rented by Mr.. Edward Keller. were
| partially set in operation Saturday. and about
| $50 yards of cloth woven. The machinery
| worked to a charm and Mr.. Keller who is
| an old hand at the business. saws he never
knew a factory of the kind to begin work
more auspiciously. Every description of
ladies' gentlemen's and chiidren's knit under
ware will be manufactured, and when the
mill is fully under way about 100 men and
boys will be employed. Experts in the
manufacture Of these goods will soon arrive
from Amsterdam, Holland, who will have
charge of the factory. This is the only factory
of the kind in Maine, and is quite novelty
in New England.
The Opinion says that little child of Cap
tain George Robinson of ST. George, aged
oh -,.l G,.o
cent piece last Sunday accidentally got it in
to his mouth and it slipped down his throat.
The child is still suffering from the effects.
and is unable to retain food in his stomach.
A most terribly painful accident took place
at st. George, Monday, resulting in the death
of Alphonso. son of Simon and Emeline IIar-
rington, a lad of 10 years of age. His older
brother had a pistol which he subsequently
remembered to have loaded the previous day,
Sunday. Unhappilv, he forgot this. and,
thinking it unloaded, pointed it at his brother
and snapped it. The weapon was discharged,
the bullet striking Alphonso in the forehead.
He died from the effects of the wound
Wednesday.
OXFORD.
DIR. B. F. Green of Lynn, who is under ar
rest for criminal malpractice. formerly prac-
ticed in Paris. Some eighteen years ago he
was member of The Maine Methodist Con-
ference.
PENoBsCOT.
The Penobscot County Conference of Con-
gregational churches will be held one week
earlier than usual this year on account of the
State Conference The County Conference
will meet at Orono. Tuesday and Wednesday,
June 9TH and Sth.
At recent meeting of the corporation of
the Dexter Savings Bank the old board of
trustees were reelected The Barron case
has been before the full court on a demurrer.
and the court has just decided against it
and dismissed the demurrer. 10 the case now
stands on the docket for trial. The
bank authorities desire a trial at the earliest
possible day. A large bill of costs is
cumulating against the estate. The bill in
equity, by which the estate sought to avoid
the payment of $1,000 to the aged mother of
the late Mr. Barron. who j. in needy circum-
stances, has been decided in her favor.
YORK.
The extension of the Eastern r. r. to Old
Orchard is now being pushed One hundred
men have arrived together with a large num-
Der of horses and dump carts, and work
commenced this morning. The crew camp
out in a big tent one hundred feet long.
The Biddeford Times says a robbery was
committed at Mrs. Knots boarding house on
the Laconia corporation recently. The thief
stole a pocket book containing about twenty
five dollars in money from one of the board
ers rooms. The officers were notified and
arrested George b. Hasey. He denies the
crime.
Mr. Charles Cobb and Mr.. George Mason