Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-12-13
State News.
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ANDROscoGGIN.
The Journal says: The quantities of water
In the lakes tributary to the Androscoggin in
sure supply for all the Lewiston mills till
spring. even if no rain falls in the meantime.
CUMBERLAND.
Lieut. Robert E. Perry, L. S. Engineer,
left Portland. last week. for Key West, Fla,
where he is to superinfend the building of
an iron pier, during the winter.
FRANKLIN
The Franklin Journal saws that j. H.
Toothaker of Phillips. till within few days
a hard-working man, has been for the past
few years great sufferer from dropsy. He
has been tapped 81 times and 1905 pounds of
water taken from his system.
The monograph SAYS Mr.. Hiram William
son of Coplin Plantation, has lost 10 sheep
He has good reason to think they were killed
by dogs.
KENxEBEc-
The Gardiner Reporter saws that, although
in some few cases, bad ice fields have formed
on whole, it is pronounced by judges 10 be
the best freeze our ice CATERERS have had for
start, for the past ten years.
KNOX.
The Advertiser says one of the convicts of
tempted TO escape, in an ingenious manner.
In portion of the prison, stands tall and
empty cupboard, or movable closet. which il
not fastened to the wall or floor. Into this
hiding place he got, locking himself in I'M
observed. as he thought, there 10 await his
chance of escape. When the prisoners
absence noticed, an officer kicked over
the cupboard, and finally stood it in a reverse
position. This soon caused the inmate to
groan and shout for help. when he was re-
leased and escorted to his cell.
LINCOLN
The News says Thursday evening. at
Waldoboro. James o. Engley's horse was
frightened by dog and becoming unmanage-
able threw out MIR. Engley and his wife.
Mrs. Engley's knee-pan was broken into five
or six pieces by the fall upon the frozen
ground. Mr.. Eugey was severely bruised,
but kept hold of the reins and prevented a
runaway.
The Herald saws that last week Sheriff
Hodgdon visited Lowell, Mass, and on a
requisition from Gov. Plaisted. brought back
the horse-thief who stole team in Waldo
boro, recently. He gave his name as John
Belcher alias John Dingee. He was taken
before Justice Charles f Knight, and after
preliminary examination, bound over for
appearance at the next term Of the Supreme
Judicial Court, and, in default of bail. to the
amount of 81 900, was committed to Jail.
The Village Herald saws John Fuller, of
Newcastle, met with sad accident last week.
He was in the woods chopping. and had fell
ed tree, which lodged five or six feet from
the ground. He got upon this tree to cut off
the limbs, when he slipped and fell back
ward, breaking his leg near the ankle. Being
alone and about half mile from the house,
he crawled most of that distance until he was
seen by his son.
PENOBsCoT.
The Commercial saws: c. Murphy the
successful lumberman of Oldtown, started for
the woods Saturday with 20 horses and 60
men for the winters operation. Mr.. hurry
Cunningham starts with l6 horses and As
men. Dillingham; & Gould with l6 horses
and 45 men. Moses Wadleigh with II horses
and 80 men. T. A. Stevens starts Tuesday
with horses and 30 men. All from Oldtown.
The Bodwell Water Power Company are
now waiting for the converting of thu Maine
Legislature, when they will apply for char
ter to erect dams, build a canal, and control
the immense water power Of the Penobscot
above the falls at Oldtown. With the above
outlook Oldtown hopes to become one Of the
first manufacturing towns the State.
Mrs. Catherine Finn. a widow, aged 73, has
died in Bangor from injuries received by
falling on a cook stove, sustaining terrible
burns.
The Commercial SAYS that George Morrill,,
the man who was struck by an engine at
Basin Mills, Wednesday evening, and whose
leg was so manglcd as to necessitate amputa-
ton, was better Saturday morning and is
thought likely to live.
On Saturday last. D. y. Estabrook, a
prominent citizen of Oldtown, fell and broke
one of his thigh bones close to the hip.
SAGADAHoC.
On Sunday the attempt will be made to
raise the debt of the Wesley Methodist church
of Bath which is about 5000. To assist in
this, a sociable and musical entertainment
will be held in the vestry, Friday evening
next. Rev A. 5. Ladd. formerly of Lewiston,
is pastor of this church.
The frame of the main building of the GDss
Marine Iron Works is all up. and II track
has been laid from the Maine Central depot
to the yard.
YORK.
Mr. Josephus F. Wentworth one of the
oldest and widest known of the grocery and
provision dealers of Chelsea, Mass, having
been in business there for % years, died on
Thursday. Mr.. Wentworth was born at
Lebanon, Me, in 1920. In 1857 he removed
to Chelsea where he had been one of its be st
known citizens.
They have some very keen sportsmen in
Saco. The other night man in that city,
heard the loud honking of flock of geese,
and thinking that they were wild geese, sprang
out of bed. snatched his gun and ran in the
direction from which the sound proceeded.
He did not shoot any wild geese. however.
for he soon found that the noise he had heard
had been made by car load of fat Thanks
giving geese which had been detained at the
railway station all night. He went home dis
gusted and gooseless
Mrs. Jemma Bradeen, of Limington
Monday reached her one hundredth birthday.
Quite healthy age.
Zone must be poor to know the luxury of