Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-08-15
State News.
CUMBERLAyD.

CUMBERLAND.
Friday night Mr. David McClanniu Ray
mond, aged about % years, received terri
BILE kick from q horse There are fears of
Inflammation oft he brain, which, if such proves
to be the case, may prove fatal.
The Telegraph SAYS Mrs. Ballard. relict of
the late Rev. DIR. Ballard. was knocked dow n
"Wednesday evening of last week, and run
over by bicycle, ridden by Mr.. Purring-
street in Brunswick, and had her hip bone
badly broken. She will probably be laid up
for several months.
| The Argus saws the house of G. S. Davis.
at Bonny Eagle, was burned Thursday night.
1t caught from q spark from the chimney
which blew on a bed through an open window.
Insurance $500. Loss $500.
The Portland police seized large quantities
of beer and lager, Friday of last week.
| c. A. Dyer & Co., Sunday, took over one
hundred barrels of mackerel from their fish
pound at the mouth of the Spurwink river.
Mr.. Rodney Chafin, 20 years Of age, a well
known carpenter of Portland. fell from
building at Paris Sunday morning and sus-
tanned fracture of the thigh.
Last week at Saccarappa. boy named
Burns threw large wooden frame at Mr..
Chas. Wallace, striking his head near the
temple crushing the skull and telling him to
the floor. He was taken to his home, where
| he has laid in a semi-unconscious condition
ever since.
FRANKLIN.
Levi Field of Phillips, recently killed
loon in the Sandy river near his place, with a
pitchfork.
The telegraph line to Pennington was dis
continued last Tuesday, and the telephone
attached. So the telephone is now working
from Pennington to Rangeley.
Bears are quite plenty in Salem and that
vicinity and are doing considerable damage.
They killed IA sheep in one pasture for
Freeman Richards and Stephen Mayo.
HANCOCK.
The Burr family held their annual reunion
in Castine, Me-. Thursday. The Burr family
have many excellent qualities, not least
among which Is the tenacity with which they
stick together.
The small tender to the boat stolen at Seal
Cove, has been found hidden under the wharf
at Sullivan. Two men were seen to land,
and one stopped at a farm house for glass of
milk, and threw down So bill, and left
without waiting for the change. They were
undoubtedly the Bar Harbor highway rob-
beers.
Nevis lad belonging in Ellsworth.
about Il wears of age became stupefied with
| liquor on the Black shore Saturday. When
he returned to consciousness his money $50
or $50 was gone.
| kENNEBEC.
A large force of workmen are at work on
the abutments for the new iron bridge at
West Waterville.
Hubbard Blake Mfg Co. of West Water-
vile, have completed their factory on the site
burned over last winter and have large and
commodiOus establishment
The house of Moses Bracket, near the town
hall in Clinton. was considerably damaged
by lightning last Tuesday evening. Mrs.
Burrell, living in the house, was severely in
| jured and remained insensible for an hour or
two.
One of Bethel's smart old men, Samuel
Holt, has just finished haying. He has se-
cured in good condition and put into his stable
| 10 tons of hay alone, and he has three acres
of hoed crops which he planted and has cared
for. He is 80 years old.
The News says William Bucknell, a man
some s3 years old, was found dead at the foot
of a sharp precipice near the Albany basins ,on
Monday, Aug. eth. He started out the
Wednesday before, to trace line, and not re-
turning it was generally supposed he had
gone to Harrison, W hither he sometimes went
was found with his neck, both arms and one
leg broken and mangled in fearful condition.
His remains were taken to Harrison for burial.
PENoBsCoT.
A correspondent of the Wing doubts very
much that any Messina quails have ever re-
turned to Maine.
1t is expected the West Branch drive is
now in the Penobscot boom. There are now
about 80 ,000, 900 feet of logs in the boom,
and it is a grand sight to behold this vast sea
of legs.
fishing party at Newport Point recently
caught barrel of white perch in two hours
and a half
A large forest fire has been raging in the
vicinity of Bangor for several days past.
SAGADAHoC.
The Telegraph says on Thursday, August
Sd, fires took in the woods or the New Mead
ows road, near the cemetery just east of the
farm house of Mr.. ID. T. burlington. The
fire worked over fifty acres, and was arrest
ed at the open lot just east of the house of
Mr.. jeff Getchell.
| Mr.. Samuel Toothaker, for many years en-
gagged in the grocery business in Richmond
village died at his home Friday afternoon
He has been failing in health for some time,
but had not been confined to the house. He
was well known by a large circle of friends
and acquaintance.
SOMERSET.
! Mr. Albert Low, Of Somerset Mills, had
horse stolen Thursday morning The thief
went to Nyes Corner and stole = wagon and
harness belonging to widow Clifford No
definite trace has yet been found in regard to
the direction taken by the thief. The horse
was four years old and was valued at $500.
WASHINGTON.
| The number of cases of cholera morbus
and other summer sickness have been start
linglv numerous in the vicinity of Calais the
past week.
Thursday morning dam in course of con-
struction at Union Mills was swept away,
carrying with it two workmen, who were
| With great difficulty rescued half mile be-