Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-09-08
State News.
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ASOROSNOS0IS.
The Journal says: Saturday, Mrs Gregoire,
q Canadian woman, living on Lincoln stree,
dropped dead while in the midst of her house
hold duties. The suddenness of her death
caused great excitement among her friends,
and they suspected foul play. An inques,
showed she died of heart disease.
CuMBERLAxD
In Brunswick, August 3Oth, twin children
Of Winnon Mckinney, died, aged four
nonths. The deaths of both children &C.
CURED within ten minutes of each other.
Martin Robins, one of the crew of schoon-
er Good Templar, Of Portland, is supposed
to have been drowned at Portsmouth, while
taking boat from Pierce's Island to New
castle.
mendous shower in Portland with thunder
and lightning.
Frank Hoyt of Portland, accused of forg-
ing a note and leaving town with one of Rob
inson's teams, was arrested in Waterville
Monday and brought back to that city.
SAGADAHoc.
The Times says: A Mr.. Goodrich of Skow-
hogan, at G. P. Richardson's mill, one after
noon the first of this week, had his right arm
almost cut of in a planer. One bone was
was taken out. The doctor thought the man
would lose his arm; but the sufferer would
not have it cut off.
A Bath Me-, man went to a BARRIERS the
other day to get shaved, and left in chair
checks and papers representing $4,000. The
barber found and returned them.
KNOX.
Several Rockland gentlemen are associated
cha onl
others, for the purpose of introducing new
system of water works in that city, the sup
ply to be taken from a hill about so feet
higher than Chickawaukie Pond, where a
large swamp, on the farm of Capt. Robert
Crockett, and in a region full of springs, is
being excavated for the purpose.
There are only l44 prisoners now in the
State prison, being about forty less than one
year ago.
KENNEBEc.
Tuesday morning just as Governor Plaisted
commenced his address at the fusion mass
meeting. Mr.. Joseph Bangs of Farmington
well known and highly respected citizen,
received severe if not fatal injuries. He hap
pened to be standing with his back to. but in
line with swing that was occupied by two
men who were swinging rapidly. The swing
struck him in the back of the head, sending
him forward to the ground in senseless
condition.
PENoBsCoT.
The Wing says Mrs. James Valentine, of
Brewer, was thrown from her carriage, re-
Gently, causing fracture of some of the
small bones in the hip, besides severe injuries
to the spine.
The Spiritualist's campmeeting closed at
Etna Sunday, after largely attended session
of 10 days.
The Wing saws that Mr.. Ezra w. Johnston
of Orono, at work in repairing the Rollins
mill on the Babcock dam, in Orono. had his
right leg broken above the knee, Friday, by
a stick of heavy timber falling upon him.
The Wing says: Willie Smith, aged IL
years, was drowned some time since while
bathing in Molunkus stream below the dam
at Silver Ridge. He has mother living in
Lewiston and his father was killed by the
falling of tree some IL years ago.
The house, barn and outbuildings of Benz.
Woodward of Springfield were burned Thurs
day of last week. \ quantity of hay and
grain was burned, also farming tools.
Nothing was saved from the house except
sewing machine and cooking stove.
The Secretary of the Maine Board of
Agriculture learns that the splenic or Texan
cattle fever has appeared in Dixmont, Penob
scot county, and eight animals have died.
The authorities have taken the matter in
hand and isolated the herd.
AT LARGE
Destructive forest fires are raging in Wash
ington, Penobscot and Somerset counties,
and a large quantity of timber has been al
ready destroyed. Only continued rains will
mt them ont