Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-10-03
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ANDROsCoGGIx.
A company of young men assembled {
| serenade . newly married couple in Poland
| when a gun burst in the hands of a maj
named Gray, blowing of the thumb. first an
fourth fingers of his left hand. large frag
ment going completely through the palm o
the hand, and another piece of iron from tn
barrel striking him in the cheek and g0in!
through into the mouth. A man named Hop
kins standing near received deep and seriou
scalp wound.
FRANKLIN
The Herald saws in a back pasture on III.
farm Of Frank Landers. in Kinp6eld, tn.
bears have nearly demolished an old barn h,
used to house his sheep in nights. Severa
nights ago they entered the barn and killed
three sheep.
kENNEBEc.
Thursday, while Mr.. Charles W. Crowel
and wife. residents of Augusta. were driving
in Manchester on the Winthrop road neal
A. W. Palmer's premises. their horse shieG
and jumped completely ont of the road, over
turning the buggy and throwing both of the
occupants out Strange to relate Mr.. ant
Mrs. Crowell, although badly shaken up, were
rage was wrecked and one thill broken
The horse did not offer to run.
A revival is in progress at the Friends
meeting house in West Gardiner. Meeting.
are held every evening and are led by Friends
minister George Farr. Many have stood ny
for prayers. MAY the good work go on.
KNOX.
Deputy Warden Winfield s. Hinckley
came near being killed at the State prison
bv convict, Joseph Bolduc, under life
sentence for committing brutal murder in
Penobscot county in the winter of 1880.
Bolduc attacked Deputy Hinckley with a
hammer, which he had Struggled into hi.
cell in some unexplained manner. The
officer caught the mans arm just in time tC
save his own life, as the hammer crushed
through his hat and had the full blow beer
struck his skull must have been crushed in
LINCOLN.
The Boothbay Fair soon to come off will
have the baby show feature, and offers foul
prizes, silver-plated cup. a silver
plated knife and fork, silver napkin
ring, and gold pin marked ''Baby.
The several prizes will each be marked with
the name of the winner.
OXFORD
The Advertiser says: Albert +. Pike, o.
Oxford was kicked BY colt last Wednesday
week ago, and had both bones of the leg be
low the knee broken in two places.
The seventh annual session of the Oxford
County Musical Association will be held a,
South Paris, commencing Oct. 24th, and clio.
ing Friday evening. 9th, with a grand con
cert. The best talent from Portland and
Lewiston will assist at the closing concert.
The Press SAYS: Friday morning large
black bear entered pasture half mile from
West Bethel, and went for flock of sheer
intending to have good mutton breakfast
Mr.. Bean came along however, with his little
gun and put bullet through Bruin, killing
him.
PIsCATAQUIs.
An old man about eighty years of age
named John Mansell, of Dover, was driving
down the hill in Charlie ston on Friday, when
his horse ran away throwing him out Of his
wagon. He struck his head on pile of rocks
crushed in his head and face and inflicted
injuries that caused his death in few min.
utes. He only spoke once after he was hart
WASHINGTON.
The Calais Times says that the Cotton Mill
Company will construct proper fishway at
once, now that their dam extp nsiOn is made,
and all will be well for the salmon another
season.
The Times SAYS over 200 hogsheads of sar-
dimes were sold at PASSPORT, Wednesday
Over $1,000 was paid out for them, the aver
age price being SIS per hid. This was a
great thing for the factories, as for two weeks
previous number had been idle, and the
few sardines that were taken brought $40 per
hogshead.
YORK.
In the Supreme Court at Alfred, on
Wednesday, in the case of Willard VS.. Say
ward, Hon. Increase S. Kimball. nearly 50
years old, appeared as counsel for the plain
tiff He conducted bis side of the case with
marked skill and ability, and his closing ar
gument presented forcibly and me,hodically
all the points that could tell for his client.
He referred to his client Ga man much his
junior in years., as "a broken down, shat,
tered old man
Ar LARGE.
The Mining journal says at no time for
three years has the outlook for the legitimate
mining industry been more promising than
at the present time. The number of ''wild-
cat" schemes on the market has been greatly
reduced during the past six months.