Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-06-12
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Ihere has been n revival of pink-eye among
the horses. owing to the vet and cold weather
| I'D MAY and June. All the horses in the Po-
iand Mineral Spring stables are sick The
saier has to be sent to the city bv rail and
distributed by local truck teams Several
stables In Lewiston have sick inmates. A
lewiston veterinary has ii cases in Bath.
The disease is not of a severe type.
CUMBERLAND.
A child of Alric Green in Bridaton fell in
to well last week head first. Edward Wev-
mouth put down the well pole, V hich the child
grssped and was drawn up, but when near the
top lost its hold and fell in again. The pole
was put down once more, the child again
ciuiched it, and this time vas rescued. and
was soon restored to full consciousness, but
little the worse.
FRANKLIN.
The Chronicle says Mark G. Walker of
No. plantation is remarkably unfortunate
man. On October I'd, 1880. he was driving
on the track at Phillips. and was run into
and broke his ankle. The same fall he fell
from load of lumber and broke his shoulder.
The next spring he got his finger pulled out
BY the joint, and this spring ne went to get
into a wagon, and hurt his knee so badly thar
he was land up two weeks. He was just get
ting around again. when he was kicked bv a
horse directly between the hips.
KNOX.
On Nav oath son was born to the wife of
Charles W. G. Smith of West Camden, who
is now in prison for his terrible crime of last
September, when he shot and killed their first
child. an infant, and Mrs. Smiths mother.
Mrs. Robbins. He also shot his wife twice.
in the breast and in the neck. and neither
bullet has been extracted. She recovered
from her wounds with remarkable rapidity.
and the child is smart and healthy
Rockland wants soldiers monument.
and an association has been formed to secure
one.
PENoBsCOr.
The $500 debt on the Hammond Street
Congregationalist church at Bangor has been
paid.
At meeting of committees in charge of
the coming Fourth of July celebration at
Bangor, it was voted to extend invitations to
the Second Maine Regiment, Pscataquis
Battalion. State College Cadets, Bangor fire
department, fire companies of Orono. Old
town. Brewer and Bucksport and all uni
formed organizations of Bangor.
SOMERSET.
lie Edst SOiueTset Agricultural Society
will celebrate the fftieth anniversary of the
society by grand entertainment at their
grounds in Hartland on Tuesday. July 4ih
There will be races, an Grafton, military par
ade and baby show, the whole to wind up
with dance at Agricultural Hall.
AT LARGE.
The Advertiser says that the defendants in
the suit of Mr.. l.. B. bennett, for alleged
Infringement of his cut-under hay-rack pa
tent, who have been served with process,
have appeared and filed answers alleging that
the patentee was not the original inventor of
that device, and have presented a long list
of names of persons who claim to have used
or known of the use OF hay-racks constructed
in the same manner, some of them for about
% years before the patent issued. The cases
are now at issue, and will be heard upon tes-
timony by deposition. which will be taken
during the next three months.