Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-10-25
state News.
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ANDRosCoGGIx.
The Lewiston Journal SAYS: An acciden
occurred at Lisbon Falls, Sunday, that ha
cast q gloom over that community. Abou
80 o'clock P. NJ, Mr.. Andrew Higgins 60
into his wagon and drove into the river viii
the intention of washing the vehicle. Neal
the bank the water is very shoal. but a little
distance from the shore drops off to a deptf
of Is or 20 feet The first intimation of al
accident was given by two women who live
in house near the the river. They looked
from the window and. seeing the accident
shouted that man was drowning in the river
crowd commenced to gather at once. Mr.,
Higgins was struggling in the river but seemed
unable to swim. As the unfortunate man
was sinking for the third time, stick wa;
reached to him, but he appeared completely
dazed. made no attempt TO grasp it, and sank
for the last time. About 2l5 O'Clock the
horse and wagon were recovered about Is
feet from the shore. About $50 o'clock the
body was recovered. Mr.. Higgins leaves a
wife and child 30 mourn his loss.
CUMBERLAND.
The Press says six years old son of Mr..
Thomas Cloves of Portland ran splinter in
TO his thumb, a few days ago. which was read
lily removed. Thursday, the hand began to
swell. Friday morning. doctor was called
and found the injured hand enormously swol-
len, and the boy in the agonies of lock jaw.
which was relieved by treatment. In the al
ternoon, however. symptoms of py@mia, or
blood-poisoning appeared, and developed so
rapidly that death occurred about six o'clock,
preceded by two hours of stupor.
The Press s.vs that Mr. Thor,pson M
Deering, aged IS years, dropped dead, Satur.
day forenoon, in Wilson's cooper shop
Browns wharf, where he was at work, OF
heart disease.
FRANKLIN.
The monograph says that Mr.. Small OF
Madrid, an aged gentleman dropped dead in
prayer-meeting Wednesday evening, Oct
18th.
HANCOCK.
Divers are inspecting the bed of the Sulli.
van river and it is said that the object is to
make thorough and systematic surrey OF
the river and the Sullivan Falls. and that
very interesting and important mineral de-
velopments have ALREADY been made.
The Mt. Desert Herald says Col. Holland
opera house is soon to be started" at Bal
Harbor. The Col. himself has gone this
week on trip to Bangor and Portland looking
up lumber, etc.
KENNEBEc.
The Sentinel saws Mr.. Amos Abbott OF
Watervlle, has invented an automatic guide
for folding machines, for which he has ap
piled for a patent.
The Reporter relates a hard case in the
family of Joseph Thorne of Pittston. Five
children have been sick of typhoid fever, o
whom three have died, and another lies very
low. Mr.. Thorne is in very poor health
having lost his health by exposure and hard
ship in the army, and it falls unusually hare
upon them, as the neighbors, though willing
to aid, are. through fear. compelled to keel
away. most of them having small children
and being afraid of contracting the disease
KNOX.
The Opinion says that there is no doub
whatever that Frank c. Pease of Rockland
now in Concord, Mass, prison for the murder
of his wife, is insane, and should be removed
to an asylum.
The Herald says the Camden Saving,
Bank, on the third Tuesday in November
will return a quarter of the % per cent scale
down in 1877.
Charles Gray. the notorious river thief, fo
whose capture the authorities of Knox county
have offered $50 reward, was at Bucksport
Sunday in fishing boat, but got underwa,
and left before the town officers knew of hi
presence. Gray has been Robert Kidd on
small plan for number of years on tn.
Penobscot, and his depredations have beer
felt from Bangor to the sea. He has stolel
articles ranging in size and value from
marlin spike to a good sized schooner.
LINCOLN.
Several Auburn gentlemen own a fine
mica mine in the town of Edgecomb. They
own the mineral right in 10 acres of land
1t is in Edgecomb and about three and q
half miles from Wiscasset. The mica il
pronounced IS be equal to the best Nortl
Carolina mica, the standard mica in THU
country. In mass it is wine-cOlored, but wheI
split it is as pure white as plate glass. There
seems to be an inexhaustible supply of the
mica, and the deep shafts are sunk the
better the quality of the mica. In addition
to the mica there is pure feldspar, and &
beautiful white quartz, both of which are
largely used in making American ware, ant
both are also valuable in pottery.
PENoBscoT.
Ally Fogg, the Hampden boy. whose reck
less handling of revolver, Thursday night
has been reported, was brought before the
Bangor Police Court late Saturday afternoon
it having been alleged that he fired the
revolver intentionally, in revenge for being
elected from the hall. He plead guilty tc
the shooting, but maintained that it wa,
accidental. Judge Brett sentenced Focg t.
the State Reform School during his minority
Commercial.
The Wing SAYS good progress continues t.
be made on the mammoth pulp mills being