Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-12-05
State news.
FRANKLIN.

There is a great deal of building going on
in Pennington. "a
The Pponograph says that young man by
the name Of Page was very serioosly. if not
fatally injured, last Thursday, while working
in the woods for Robinson & CO., at Chain
Pond. He was chopping spruce, and was
struck in the face BY falling tree, telling
him 20 the earth instantly. He was taken up
in an insensible condition and brought to
Eustis Mills, remaining iusensible until Sat
urday evening, with little prospect of recov-
cry.
The Lewiston Journals correspondent at
Weld. had view the other day of the serpent
that is said TO inhabit Yields pond.
A rumor is current that an attempt of cap
italists to buy majority of the Sandy River
Railroad stock at as high as sS7 so. Phillips
is said to dislike the movement.
HANCOCK.
Rev Zebulon Davis. a Methodist clergy
man at East Bucksport, died very suddenly
on Sunday night. He preached q funeral
sermon in the afternoon retired as usual at
an early hour, fell asleep and died (without
awakening) about 10 o'clock He was &c
years old and has been highly respected
minister Of the Gospel for many years. He
leaves a wife and seven children. The re-
mains. accompanied by the family, were
taken to Friendship, his native town, for in
terment.
PENoBsCor.
About ten days ago John W. Hussey of
kenduskeag, a farmer and pattern maker,
aged about 65 years, hanged himself in his
workshop at tina, place. The body was dis
covered short time after the contamination
of the deed. Temporary insanity is supposed
to have been the cause of the suicide. The
affair for some reason or other has been kept
secret.
The village of Lincoln Center was destroy
ed by fire last May. Every store bat one, and
nearly every dwelling house of any size was
destroyed. The people was generously help
ed and as it was afterwards ascertained that
the ire caused by spark from locomo-
tive, the railroad company was obliged to pay
damages. The sufferers made statement un-
der oath of their losses, and the company
paid one-half. Very few were insured. 1t
has enabled many to build much better
houses. so that verify their last state is much
better than their first.
SOMERSET.
The Journal SAYS Cleveland Wade was
obliged to kill a valuable steer last week in
consequence of knocking off horn. The
bleeding could not be checked.
Aphonso Bates, carriage manufacturer.
Harmony, has failed
SAGApAHoC.
Bath people are manifesting much interest
in temperance matters.
G.. A. X. of Bath, are making preparations
for grand fair. The Times exhorts every
body to buy thier tickets early, as all must
buy one.
WALDO.
The Argus says: Nov. 18th, Mise Almatia
II. Heal died suddenly at the residence of her
father, near LincolvIlle Centre. When she
arrived home she was apparently in perfect
health, and had not been i'll during the year.
Shortly after arriving home, she was taken
violently ill, and died soon after midnight.
During the early part OF the night persons
passing by heard her screaming, as If in in
| tense agony. No physician or outside assist
ance was called, and the only knowledge of
what occurred is gathered from the accounts
given by the father and mother of the young
lady. After her death suspicious began to be
entertained that the lady was murdered. Dr.
Brown of Lincolnville Centre was called and
gave II as his opinion that the death was the
result Of poison. SO strong was the feeling
in the community that after burial the body
was exhumed, the contents of the stomach
removed and sent to a chemist for analysis.
Coroner McClintock of Belfast has sum-
moned jury which will report on the result
OF the analysis Dec. 10Th.
WASHINGTON.
The Union says that diphtheria in malig-
nant type recently appeared in the family of
MIR. Leonard Seavy at Crawford. Three of
his five sons were down with it two died, one
in two days the other in three days, and the
third it is hoped will recover. The boys who
died were about Il and IL years.