Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-03-31

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ASU8OSCO66lS.
The AndroscoRgin Sporting Club will have
. glass ball shoot. Fast Day.
The crew of the Lewiston Steam Mill Co..
At Lake Mooselucmaguntic, are still logging,
AMI expect tn keep At work all next week
Capt. John Whittum. an aged citizen of
Wales. was cruelty hooked in the face by .
COW. while he was feeding her. few day.
ago One of her horns penetrated the bones
Of his face under the eve Capt. W. lies in
4 critical condition lie is about IS years
old.
The Journal reports the finding of good
sized and lively grasshopper" keeping guard
over snow hank, one of the signs of ap
preaching snring. Probably he has made his
spring ere this.
CUMBERLAND.
Tuesdav il Was unanimously voted to send
q crew from Bowdoin College. to compete
with WESLEYAN and possibly crews from Cor-
nell, Columbia and Princeton in a race upon
Lake Grorge. TO be rowed early in July.
The Press saws. A man had three fingers
of one hand cut off BY a machine at Knights
bune factory. Portland. Wednesday.
George Allen. a Young man of 90, whose
parents reside at Brunswick. fell so feet from
staging in the shipyard at Yarmouth Tues
day. His head struck a log and he was in
sensible for some hours. II is thought he
was injured internally, though no bones were
broken.
The American saws that good deal of rain
fell in Ellsworth between Monday noon and
Tuesday morning. and all the ice has moved
ont Of the bay, and navigation to that city is
fully opened.
r. G. Young of Gouldsboro has constructed
an immense refrigerator packed with IS tons
Of ice, in whi.h he intends TO keep reserve
stock of delicacies for the Bar Harbor tables
Frank Hodgkins of West Hancock WAS Sc
verely injured last week BY the bursting of a
gun. One eve was somewhat injured. hi.
face badly cut. and his left hand shockingly
torn and man9led. 1t was fonnd necessary 10
amputate the frat and little fingers.
The canning factory at West Deer Isle
operated heretofore by Portland parties, has
now passed into the hands OF Mr.. Geo. Toll
man, who is making arrangements for a live
ly business the coming season.
KENxEBEc.
The will of the late DR. J. r. Champlin
heqneafhs 10 the library Of Colby University
his Greek, Latin. German. metaphysical and
theological books. except those which have
been prepared BY himself
OXFORD.
Parties at kezar Falls are contemplating
putting in stock and machinery to give EN-
ployment to 500 shoemakers il the citizens
of Cornish will furnish a building suitable
for that amount of business, but the matter
remains unsettled "a vet.
SATURDAY.. the 25th, Frank Jameson of
Cornish sold a 4-vear, colt to Illinois
parties for 1925. He is taken out for a stock
horse. He was of Hambletonian blood.
The r. F. & B. r. r. Co. propose to build
a new and substantial bridge near the station
at East Sumner. When completed, it will
probably be the most costly bridge structure
on that line. Crossing the river diagonally
at quite an elevation. it will require large
amount of stone work to support and render
safe at high water the trestle work. The
Company propose to place several new freight
ears upon the line this season and put every
thing in first-class order. The business on
this enterprising road is constantly increas-
ing.
WALDO.
The journal says Mrs. Aubersy Spencer
of Belfast took bv mistake for medicine
spoonful of nitrate of silver. which came
near ending her life. She was seized with
violent pain in the stomach. Her mother
knew that an emetic was needed and gave her
dose Of mustard water, but without any eff
feet. A physician was sent for. at once. The
distress Of the woman demanded prompt &C.
ton, but the mother was equal to the emer.
Qenry Selling an old tobacco pipe the dregs
IF the bowl were administered, which pro-
duced the desired effect. The physician said
if the poison had not beer remov I'D she would
have died before his arrival.
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