Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-05-30

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Between $50 and 400 copies Of the revised
New Testament have been sold in Lewiston
and Auburn.
The Journal saws: A sad accident tool
place in Hines alley. Lewiston. Friday fore
noon. A little boy. one year and nine month.
old, the child of Mr.. and Mrs. Beaucage fell
out of second story window, and struck g
| pair Of outside steps. The child became un.
conscious Immediately, and remained in that
state. There is no hope of its recovery.
CUMBERLAND.
Dennis Carey, aged l6, employed at the
Portland Kerosene Works, went too near a
gas-light at the works. Thursday. with his
arms wet with naptha- The nsptha caugh,
FIRE, and his arms were so badly burned they
may have to be amputated.
The Argus says: Gov. Plaisted, and
Messrs. Robe, Hinckley, Pendleton and
Bowers of the council. together with trustees
Chadbourne and Donahue, Abb, n Little late
president of the board. and Ira Fuss. Esq.
of Saco. visited the Reform School about
| eleven o'clock Friday morning. and remained
until five o'clock in the afternoon. making rs
thorough an examination of the institution az
the limited time would permit. The boys
were seen in the workshops. yards, dining
room and school room. In the afternoon all
the boys, neatly dressed in their new blue
suits. were gathered in a large school room
where they were entertained with remarks by
the Governor and others. The company ex-
pressed themselves much pleased with the
general appearance of the boys and the con-
dition of the institution.
KENNEBEc.
The Fairfield Journal SAYS Master Jakey
Gallert of Waterville. is an infant phenom-
enon. He has the singular faculty of being
able TO tell the day of the week upon which
any given date will fall without stopping to
reckon. The boy is about seven years old
or Whereabouts, and he has been tested over
and over again and always answers correctly.
When asked how he told the day. he replied ::
81 don't know, it comes to me-" Jakey is
an uncemmonly bright and forward boy. but
it is impossible that he could figure out the
problems that are given him.
KNOX.
The Knox County Reform Club Conven-
ton is to hold its next quarterly session with
the Rockland Club, at Farwell Hall, on the
eth and 9Th of June. The Rockland Reform
Club completes the sixth year of its organi-
zation on the 9Th of June.
The Damariscotta Herald says: Several
men and boys at work in Norris cemetery
Tuesday, accosted an organ grinder, and
threw mud and rocks at him. Drawing a re-
volver from his pocket he fired, and narrow
ly escaped hitting John f.. Chapman.
The News says The dam at the Weaver
mill. near Feyler's Corner, was carried away
recently. The mill was somewhat damaged
and forty thousand slaves, several thousand
heading and other material swept down
Barden Turner and Edwin l.. Benner who
lose several hundred dollars BY the disaster.
OXFORD.
Fifty thousand young salmon have been
put into the Saco river at Fryeburg.
The body of the man Forest, drow ned in
the Cambridge river, Upton, two weeks ago,
was found, Tuesday. in about six feet of
water among pile of drift God. at the bot
tom of the stream. about twenty rods below
where his hat and pike were found at the
time of the accident.
PENoBsCoT.
The buildings owned by Joseph Sanborn
of East Newport were burned to the ground
Thursday morning. Loss $500; insurance,
$1,000. Cause unknown.
The Maine State Convention of Universal
lists will hold its annual session in Bangor at
the Universalist church, June 81. -, and 90.
SAGADAHOC.
The telephone line for Bath is about the
same as assured. The thirty requisite sub
scribers have been found and the remaining
twenty necessary to have the line connected
with Portland will not be long in coming
forward.
The Richmond Bee says: Up to Thursday,
J l.. Pushard had retailed in that village.
672 shad, and shipped to Portland and Bos-
ton 1869. making in all. 1851 shad which
he has bought and sold this spring.
SOMERSET.
The Reporter says that the dogs are very
troublesome to the sheep in some parts of
Skowhegan. Mr.. William Parkman had four
lambs badly bitten. while Pollard and Ward
has eight lambs killed. and Mr.. Morrill, lost
two lambs and sheep, all in one neighbor-
hood.
Mr.. Hight Of Athens. went to Portland last
week in the interest of the Athens railroad
project, to consult with the officials of the
Maine Central railroad. He found them all
very friendly to the matter. and they prom
ised all possible aid for the road. They also
expressed hope that the road could be
pushed through to Monson. The Monson
people are very anxious that this be done.
They are now getting up subscription for
survey from their town to Athens.
WASHINGTON.
The American says the weirs in Milbridee
have been taking large quantities of herring,
and the sardine factory is running to its full
lest capacity. and even then they find it al
most impossible to take care of all that is
caught. They are pressing all they can for
oil. Being short of sealers and some mate
rials for tho husiness Mr. Wolf disnatrhed
the steamer Lille to Eastport for them. The
two lobster factories are also doing good
business.
YORK.
DIR. Warren of Biddeford and DIR. Went
worth Of Kennebunk recently removed an
extensive cancer of the lip and chin from