Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-09-02

ANDROscOGGN.


Mr.. Frank C. Chick of Lewiston, va,
drowned in the Androscoggin At lewiston
Wednesday night The deceased had beer
employed A. bookeeper by John T. Cobb
Co. Coroner Brooks vas present when the
inquest, being satisfied that the young man
jumped into the river for the purpose OF
drowning himself Chick was subject to
epileptic fits
The Western Union Telegraph Co. has
completed another direct wire from Lewiston
to Boston.
The canning factory at North Auburn
commenced to put up corn Thursday.
CUMBERLAND.
The forest fires on the Portland & Ogdens-
burg railroad between Baldwin and White
Rock have broken out again and are raging
fercely.
Capt Frank Harding. of the ship Alice ID.
Cooper of Portlsnd, was held for man.
slaug hter, in Boston. The cause was alleged
neglect to use the proper means for recover,
of a French boy named Edouard Philipton.
eighteen wears old, who was washed over
board from the chains. The captain claims
he was unable to do so.
dispatch was received in Portland.
Thursday afternoon by w. W. Brown, stat
ing that his brother. Warren Brown, fell
from stage at his mill at Prepontigny, Can
ada. and received injuries from which he died
at IL o'clock Thursday.
FRANKLIN.
The Chronicle says that Eben, son of Chas
Hutchinson of Weld, worked as usual on
Saturday. August 18th; on Sunday was some
what ailing. He LETT his room several :imes
during the day Monday but at three o'clock
he took his bed ard died at half past FIVE.
Pennington Normal School opened Tues
day, with 60 pupils. The "Willows," Far
mington, where formerly fourished board
ing school for young ladies is rapidly going
to decay. The frescoing in the rooms is
already falling off.
HANCOCK.
The village of Bluehil is strongly remind
ed of the growing prosperity of the mines by
the clouds of sulphurous smoke hanging
over the village for the past three days, and
filling every room in the houses with the sui
phury smell from the burning furnaces of the
Douglass and Bluehill mines.
The fall term of the f. NJ. c. Seminary
at Bucksport bids fair to be very successful as
regards to the number Of students. Wednes-
day the first day, there were 80 names on the
register.
KNOX.
The Courier saws: Lincoln Winchenbach
of Washington, has very valuable horse
which recently was taken sick, refusing to
eat, and altogether acting very strangely.
After treating him for all sorts of diseases it
was discovered there was a large chip firmly
imbedded in the roof of his mouth. After
the chip was removed the horse speedily got
well.
PENoBsCor.
George Morse was run over by the cars at
Danforth, Thursday, and very badly bruised,
but fortunately no bones were broken. A
cash about Is inches in length was cut on the
calf of his right leg.
great forest fire has been raging in the
town of Bradley.
SOMERSET.
great deal OF sickness prevails this
summer in New Portland.
The Somerset Liberalists and Spiritualists
W i'll hold their third annual campmeeting at
Grove, Madison, next week. The
meeting will commence Sept. 9TH and con-
tinue over Sunday.
The Reporter says that Mr.. Jay Gushing
North Berwick, met with severe accident
last week in Harmony, being thrown from
wagon and breaking two ribs and otherwise
iniuring him.
WALDO.
Miss. Prudie Nichols of Searsport was
nearly killed last week. by mad COW, that
turned upon her, while she was going home,
and would have killed her if help had not
come to her assistance.
Capt. George T. Crabtree, who was visit
ing relatives in Belfast, was found dead in
his bed Monday morning at the house of his
sister, Mrs. Edwin Bird. on Bay View street.
YORK.
Capt. and Mrs. Nehemiah Hill of Bdde-
ford celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of
their wedding, Wednesday.