Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-07-18
State News.
ANpROscoGGIN.

ANDROsCoGGIN.
The Lewiston Journal saws there are many
fevers among the poorer classes on Lincoln
st. The city furnished three eofins in that
quarter. Friday.
The Cumberland county convention of the
Women's Christian Temperance Union, will
be holden at the Friends meeting house in
Windham. July 18th. If j, shoald be stormy,
II will be the 23d. There will be speakers
from Portland ard other parts of the state.
The Argus says a son of John Gooding, of
Portland. named John. about IA years old
died Friday night. in terrible agony, of lock-
jaw, from the effects of wound received
from a toy-pistol, Fourth of July. There
ought to be law prohibiting the selling of
such dangerous weapon.
Thomas A. Ryan. aged IL. of Portland,
also died in great agony, Friday night. from
toy-pistol wound received on July 4Ih.
FRANKLIN
z. 4. Atwood of New York and Leonard
Dunkley, Jr., Of BROOKLYN " Y. during
fishing trip of eight DAYS at Little kennebago.
took from 800 TO 800 trout all taken with
flies. They sent 100 of Them home estima-
ted 80 pounds total. Largest front taken
weighed 81 pounds taken from the water.
kENSEBEC.
A fifteen year old son of Porter Warbrilge
of Farmingdale came very near drowning
"Wednesday evening while in swimming near
the old ship yard lot. He became scared and ex-
hausted and sank from sight the third time and
was only rescued by some companions diving
and bringing the lad 10 the surface before life
was extinct.
Saturday evening a seven wears old son of
L
bitten by large Newfoundland dog. His
back. legs and arms were lacera.ed, and the
boy has since been confined to his bed, I'M
der the care of DIR. Strout.
George Smith at work at the Centennial
houses in Pittston, recently had an ice pick
stuck through his foot. making a severe
wound.
The sewerage question is again being agi
tated vigorously in Gardiner. The city com
mittee's report recommending an outlay OF
81 1000 to rebuild and regrade the sewers of
Water street. will be considered at the next
meeting of the government, on Monday even
ing There is considerable opposition to this
plan, both in and out of the city government,
and there Is strong feeling in favor Of max
ing the pre- sent sewerage efficient by remov-
ing the dam at the mouth of the Cobbossee
stream and extending the sewer openings 10
quick water.
Rev John A. Bellows of Watervile,
preached in the late DIR. Bellows place in All
Souls church, New York, Sunda, morning,
OXFORD.
Mr.. Joseph French of Oxford Village. was
found dead in his field on Tuesday afternoon.
He. with other men, was at work haying.
Mr. F. went few rods from the other men
and sat beneath a shade tree, where he was
II, - old and haI rnI
from heart disease for several years.
The Democrat says the new bridge over
the mill stream near South Hiram p. o., is
nearly finished. 1t is covered with split
stone and will cost 500, and the grading and
filling in with gravel will cost $500.
The small pox panic at Hiram has sub
sided. Samuel F. Lowell, who returned from
Dakota, June 10, with the disease, died June
u, aged 30 No other cases have appeared.
PENoBscor.
A. J. Field. of Bangor and Robert Dixon,
of Hampden, were quite badly hurt at Hamp-
den on Friday by being precipitated to the
ground by the breaking of staging. Fred
Lewis. of Bangor escaped without any inn
portant injuries.
The schooner Orient. of and from Boston
to Bangor. Captain Gilman, struck at ii
o'clock, Friday night, on otter Ledge, of
Otter Island. In trying to get off Saturday
forenoon, she was swung around by the tide
and damned against the ledge, keeping her
down and opening her seams so that she
filed She had - barrels of kerosene for
Bangor parties.
SAGADAHOC.
Hon. Sewall Watson of Bath, formerly of
Georgetown where he held important public
offices, for one term Senator for that county,
a gentleman highly esteemed, died at Bath,
July u, aged 81 years.
The Times saws at Bath, Jumbo refused to
go over High street bridge. His judgment
feared its strength. They tried to coax him
over When he puts down his foot in that
way and holds back his ears that way it's no
use" said the keeper and they took him round.
Packard 4 Haggett launched Saturday a
schooner L. A. Plummer, 400 tons, owned by
Captain Ezra Howes who commands her, and
others of New Bedford, Mass.
BY b W. 4 III. j. Morse a four masted
schooner of s43 tens, named Charles f.. Balch.
owned by the builders and others.
WALDO.
Mr. Charles A. Merrill formerly of City
Point. Belfast, is engaged in laying out a
town in Plumas county, Willow Creek Val
ley. California. Mr.. Merrill has named the
new town Belfast" j honor of the native
city of himself and wife.
WASHINGTON.
The building of a new church editice 81
Robinston will soon be undertaken. Rev.
Mr. Steinstra is to occupy the pulpit of the
new church.
There are eight or Ia nail machines in
operation at the Pembroke IronwOrks, turn
ing out large quantities of cut nails and
spikes. The balance of the machnes-some
IS in all--are being put in working order
preparatory to doing large business as soon
As plate can he made for them.
YORK.
A few days ago a large yoke Of oxen be.
longing to j. A. Pease, of Parsonsfeld. broke
into John Haynes pasture and went to fight
ing with his oxen. During the fight one of
Mr.. HAYNES oxen had horn broken of, and
the next day has mate pitched into him and
fought him until he got one of his horns
broken of close to his head. Both are bad
" cut up and will not be fit to work this sum
mer. They were never know to fight before.
The Sanford News says Amasa Dorr. of
Parsonsfeld, man past 20 years of age,fell
dead in his field on July 10th. His death
was probably caused by apoplexv.
The Star says Kennebunk hen Matched
out queer looking chicken (?) few days
ago. Ii had four legs and was covered with
hair: its appearance much more resembled q