Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-09-19
state News.
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State News.
ARoosIook.
George E. Clark while falling trees at
Blaine, one day last week. met with serious
accident. Doubts Of his recovery are enter
tanned.
Me.srs. Jones and Lowney have purchased
in this county and shipped to the Boston
market the past season seven tons Of rasp-
berries.
| CuABERLAND.
Saturday evening an explosion of gas &C.
Cured at the Brunswick gas house, and Mr..
Geo. Wall the man in charge was quite bad
" burned.
Mrs. j. w Lincoln of Portland. has late
ly been left the large sum of Sis, 900. from
the estate Of her cousin, Mr.. Erven W. 5.
Nougbton of California. formerly of Maine.
lately decreased.
Captain Daniel Randall died in Portland
Friday. He was prominent citizen.
The Herald says Brunswick farmers com
plain that what sweet corn the drouth has left
them. the woodchucks are devouring-
kESSEBEc.
Sheriff Kent of Rockingham county. y. II.
arrived in Boston, Wednesday, having in
custody Geo. Fl Smith of Augusta, on charge
Of breaking and entering the house of Calvin
Boardman at Salem. y. H., the l4th Of last
June, and larceny of $500 therefrom. Smith
was taken to Portsmouth TOR examination.
Wednesday, at Gardiner, Park Patten had
an arm broken by attempting to act as peace
maker between John Nevills and his son.
man drove up TO Mr.. Reed Morrllfs
door at North Vassalboro. the other day,
and threw rock which hit him on the nose
Mr.. Morrill,. convinced that the fellow had
as soon have trouble as not. accordingly
stepped forward and when he got through
with the man who liked to throw rocks he
had Thoroughly convinced him of the folly
of his actions
Hon. Fred Atwood of Winterport. has
made large contract with the North Wayne
Tool Company. for the manufacture OF a
large lot Of rubber-coated scythes for next
seasons trade.
The college year of Colby university COM
menced Sept. 9Th, with an entering class OF
IS, including two young Ladies Several
more are expected. Students will be required
in the future to attend church at least once
every Sabbath. The Law is an old one but
has been a dead letter for years
LINCOLN.
There have been several cases ofdiphtheria
in the family of Mr.. Roberts on Barriers Is
land. Three of the family have died and
others are now sick.
Capt Charles r. Keene reports that while
fishing of the coast recently his crew, in sur
rounding a school of fish, took in a whale
fully 80 feet long. The seine was not con-
structed for that sort of fish and consequently
it was badly damaged and the whale made
his escape.
Mrs Mary Folsom of Washington, aged
II years, wove l73 yards of cloth last year.
quilting her own yarn. She also spun 213
skeins of yarn and kni, Is pairs of stockings
Sylvanus Curtis of New Harbor has and
occasionally wears the suit of clothes he was
married in 3s years ago, and he has had it ~
years.
Mr. Robert Leeman of Pemaquid caught
30 barrels of mackerel in his seine, Saturday.
Mrs. Samuel Straw of Parker's Head. was
terribly burned, recently, by her clothes
catching fire.
PENoBsCOr.
James Peterson, native of New Bruins
wick, was probably fatally hurt by falling
timber at the new coal shed in the Maine
Central railroad yard Wednesday morning.
His spine hurt badly.
The second annual tournament of the
Maine Sportsmen's Association commenced
at Bangor, Wednesday. with good attend
ance The annual meeting of the associa-
ton was held at the American House,
Wednesday evening. President Vickery in
the chair. The following officers were elect
ed: President. Hon. =. o. Vickery of
Augusta; First Vice President, j. w. Martin
of Portland; Second Vice President, c. +.
Mason, Auburn; Secretary, Charles T. Cush
man, Lewiston; Treasurer, Joseph F.
Badger, Augusta; Director for four years,
/ Charles York, Bangor. Hon. Hannibal
/ Hamlin, Hon. L. M. Stilwell and Hon. III.
/ o. Stanley were elected honorary members
of the association.
/ At an election of the Penobscot tribe of
J Indians, held at Oldtown Island, this week,
Sockbesin Swassian was chosen Governor,
Swassian +. Sessup, Lieut.. Governor, and
Lola Coly, Representative to the Legislature.
All new party men.
SAGADAHoC.
/ The ship owners of Bath will get $3.50, 200
+ of the 80, 900 900 of the Geneva award COM
ing to Maine.
The Times saws another large meeting was
held in Bath, Wednesday. in the interest of
the proposed new iron ship building works
Prominent citizens addressed the meeting
and quite block of stock was subscribed
for.
baby died in Bath, Wednesday, under
circumstances that indicate infanticide. The
dead child was in the possession of two wom-
en- who said they were from Augusta.
/ Prissy Darling, colored woman living on
Middle street, Bath. is reported to be over
/ 100 years old.
SOMERSET.
! The Reporter says the work of laying the
/ foundation for the shoe factory at Skowhe
gan, is well in hand and the bricklayers
will commence Thursday. The contractors
expect to carry the building up story in
week.
! daughter of Charles Cleveland of Corn
vile, six years of age, fell into wei! and
was taken out dead, last Saturday afternoon.
| The house of Robert Hobbs of Somerset,
was entered last Thursday night and $50
stolen, $50 of which belonged to Mr.. Hobbs,
and $40 to party who was visiting there.
/ The Skowhegan Reds challenge any or
ganzed base ball club for the championship
| of the State, best two OF three in five games.
| WASHINGTON.
| VIM. Shaw, one of the firm of the Shaw
| Brothers, the well-known tanners, died in
Boston recently.
Much damage was done by the cyclone in
Calais A private dispatch says schooner
Jed F. Duran, owned by VIM. Duran, Calais.