Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-11-22
State News.
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The Journal says: Mary O'Brien, charge
OF the city of Lewiston. 81 years old, vas
found dead in her bed, on Lincoln ST.,
Friday.
Ten cars of cotton per day are arriving at
the lower Name Central station in Lewiston.
Mr.. Henry VI. George, Lewiston black
smith, was severely injured by an unusual
accident, Thursday. A ragged piece of the
steel face OF a hammer. about q quarter of an
inch in diameter. few off and entered his
thigh while he was working at the anvil. A
surgeon cut into the thigh an inch FRIDAY
morning. and could not find the piece of steel.
The wound is similar to that caused BY q
pistol ball, and is very painful.
The alarming extent 10 which smoking 10
spreading among schoolboys in Lewiston is
exciting special attention. One Grammar
school teacher says that IS per cent of
cigarettes, probably without the knowledge
OF their parents.
CUMBERLAND.
The Argus says it was given as a report in
yesterdays Argus that the name Of Charles
X. Milliken is on ID. w. Cooledges paper for
a large amount This is not true Mr.. Mil
liken is on Cooledge's paper for So 900.
Charles Oven has been arrested for break
Ing UFtidUu q hecnesttr IEelRUt car
and stealing $50 pounds of canvas.
One day last week Mr. Jerry Goodrich of
WOodfords, broke his leg in two places
above the knee, while taking a barrel of vim
egar from a wagon.
kENNEDEc.
Henry Shepherd of West waterville, lost
the index finger of his left hand in Lewiston.
Friday evening. He 10 a Maine Central
brakeman and was assisting in making up q
special train in the Bates street yard.
PEHoBsCOr.
The mercury went down pretty low Sun
day night and the dead water above MANY of
the mill-dams on the PenObscot " 40 frozen
over.
The Spirtualists of Maine held . meeting
Yesterday IN NorOmbega Hall, Bangor, for
permanent organization.
The Wing says that Mr.. George Gibson, q
pattern maker at Wood, Bishop & Cos.
foundry, at Bangor fell off the roof of the
building on Friday last and was quite badly
injured
SAGADAHOC.
The estimated value of Bath school prop.
erty is $50, 900. The high school is estimat-
ed Sl5,000-cost three times that sum-and
the grammer schools average $500 each.
The census of the school children mounts up
to 3,il7: an increase of 2sl over 1881.
Among the attractions of Thanksgiving At
Bath will be a grand fireman's ball, under
the auspices of the Bath Fire Department.
Firemen will appear in the historic red
shirts. and all three companis will he repre-
scented.
WASHINGTON.
The Parson Bachelor house and barn were
burned Saturday night. The house was
occupied BY two families who lost most of
their furniture, also one COW. hog. poultry
aud hay. Loss $1,000. No insurance.
YORK.
Stephen Locke, Esq, the well-known ma
son of Biddeford. while working in Goodwin's
new building Monday morning, was standing
on a staging in the third story, when he miss
ed his footing and fell on his head upon pile
of bricks on the floor below. He was serious
y injured and remained insensible for two
hours.
Mr. NJ. l.. Wilder of BiddeforI. had six
sheep killed by dog last week and then Mr.
w. killed the dog; did not even wait to find
out whose dog h, was killing either.
About seven o'clock Sunday morning while
Arthur + Wentworth was skylarking with
revolver in Lowelrs bakery, of Main street,
Saco. the weapon was acciden,ly discharged.
The bullet entered the palm Of his left hand
and inflicted a painful wound.
The Laconia company of Biddefora has ap-
pealed from the decision of the fish commits
sioner ordering the construction by the com
pany of fish passages in their dams on the
Saco river. Among the grounds of appeal
one is that the burden imposed by these laws
is unconstitutional and void.
The News says that "A farmers wife in
York and hired man recently threshed out
22 bushels of barley in two days, with fails.
The lady was quite fresh when the task was
ended. but the man has been sick ever since.
The News says that as George Fer
guson, son of John Ferguson Of Spring
vale, and junior member Of the firm
of George Jackson & Co. of Lawrence, was
placing a loaded gun in wagon. preparato-
~ to going hunting. one Of the barrels was
discharged. lodging 40 buckshot in his body.
lie died two hours after the accident.