Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-01-24
State News.
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The knights of Pythias in Lewiston viii
dedicate their elegant new hall February 18th
R. S. Morse of East Wilton, the famou.
washing machine man, proposes to establish
the manufacture of his machines in Lewiston
Mr.. II. has already made and sold fifteer
thousand machines.
The journal says kerosene lamp caused
sensation in : boarding house on Lincoln
St, by exploding in the sitting room, Friday
evening.
Mr.. II. L. Williams, the station agent ..
Leeds junction tried to jump on a box car,
to ride from one switch to another. He fell
Under one car and the wheels passed over
one leg. nearly severing IT. Amputation was
Necessary.
The News saws that Thoma. Smith OF
his apple brigade. He has sent to Boston
over six Thousand barrels. and has paid out
for apples this fall and winter fourteen thou.
sand dollars. Even at = small margin he
will make handsome sum.
Quite a serious eoasting accrlent occurred
in Portland, Saturday. Three bo.-sleds ran
into horse and team, knocking the horse of
his feet and piling up boys, horse, ano sleds
in heap. No one was killed, but seve-al
we're badly injured.
The Portland Provident Association re-
ports a great lack of clothing for distribution
among the poor. Calls upon calls have to be
refused.
FRANKLIN.
The Phonograph says that there was a
narrow escape from a fatal accident, at Mad
rid last Monday. Willard c. Perry, deaf
and dumb lad, aged twenty-one, and living
with his grandfather. D. L. Perry, was going
TO the trap which he had set for a fox. while
he carried a gun over his shoulder, the muZ-
gle forward, and grasping the barrel in one
hand. Stumbling his toe he fell. and the gun
was also thrown forward, the hammer strik-
ing solid on some hard substance. The
muzzle of the gun came in contract with the
region of the boys heart, bruising his body
by the force of the blow. The gun was dis
charged. but was thrown sidewise enough to
merely save the boys life, as the charge tore
away his clothing aud set ii on fire.
PENoBscor.
Lieut.. Col. Frank G. Flagg died at Hamp-
den, Sunday. at the age of 40 wears. He has
long been known in connection with the mill
tary of this State. During the war of the
rebellion he enlisted in the twenty-seeond
regiment. under Col. Jerrard, of which he
was appointed Adjutant, which position he
held during the nine months service of the
regiment. He was a fine officer and deeply
interested in military matters. He was a
good citizen and highly esteemed by all who
knew him. He leaves a wife to mourn his
loss.
A few days ago. says the Wing, a stranger
was observed leading a horse through the
streets. The mans peculiar actions attract
ed the attention of the police, but he told
them a plausible story. Afterwards he
mounted the horse and rode to Veazie, where
he called at house and borrowed a Sleigh
and departed, since which time nothing was
heard of him till last Saturday, when word
was received from Pennington of stolen
pony, and giving the description of this very
man. Ii was rumored that this gentleman
had been captured in Caribou, and the Off
GERS started therefor, on Saturday.
The Wing says: ID. Sargent & Son CON-
menced cutting ice Monday. They intend to
cut 80, 900 tons and have - inches good ice
free from snow. They have scraped twenty
acres; have sold 6000 tons and had offers to
take all they can cut for SIPS per ton.
WALDO.
Geo. Spear the shooter of Abner ID. keene
of Searsmont, on the 9TH inst. was committed
to Jail last week, in default of 81, 200 bail.
WASHINGTON.
A gentleman. whose place at North Perry
overlooks the bay of ST. Andrews, says that
one day last week he counted one hundred
and four sail of cheering fishermen busily
plying their vocation, all in sight at one
time.
A thirty-pound turkey (defunct) travelled
from Calais to Jacksonville, Fla. and was
served up for dinner at a hotel there, on the
10th. Florida paper speaks of the bird as
having come ''from the extreme north (.) of
Maine to Florida