Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-01-30
State News.
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The Journal says the Nichols Latin School
Library will probably receive large increase
during the year. OF several prospective do
nations Mr.. Frsbee has just received from a
gentleman of Cambridge. Mass, a choice
selection of nearly 200 volumes and pam
phets.
j. Harris { Sons. Marblehead. Mass. have
made proposals to the Mechanic Falls Shoe
Manufacturing Corporation to come to Me
chanic Falls and employ $50 workmen in
manufacturing shoes for ten years. The
proposition will be accepted without doubt
To insure this $1,000 must be raised.
FRANKLIN.
c. A. Smith of Phillips, while at work on
a landing on the South Branch, Dead river
recently got his arm caught between some
logs, when they began to roll over him, and
held him there nearly one hour before help
came. He was taken out very badly hurt.
He was brought to Rangely, to his brothers,
Mr.. Leroy Smith.
LINCOLN.
Mrs. Christopher Fevler and daughter of
Waldoboro have woven 5l2 yards of carpet
ing since last March, and have spun over 300
skeins of stocking yarn besides doing their
housework and keeping dairy of four cows.
One day recently Frank Creamer of Dutch
Neck, caught, at one of the smelt houses on
the ice at 1.-THE turn, during one tide, the sum
total Of 47l2 lbs of smelts.
Returning from Bremen last Tuesday W hen
near West Waldoboro, Capt. VIM. A. Keene's
horse ran away and threw him out, dislocat.
ing his shoulder and giving him a general
shaking up.
The News says that the shoe shop at War
rem is now well under way, and they are ship
ping off quite number of shoes.
There is to be public library at East
Boothbay. Quite number of the books are
already purchased and the officers will be
appointed in few days.
Isaac Sprague of Washington lost an only
horse few days ago by being caught in the
ice at spring brook while drinking.
SAGADAHoC.
The Bee says: On Tuesday of last week,
Henry Hutchinson of Litchfeld, while visit
ing the grist mill of A. W. Smith, back ed
against a perpendicular shaft which was
revolving slowly. The ends of a long scarf
which hung down his back, caught on the
| shaft, drawing the astonished visitor against
the iron, and choking him severely. Observ-
ing his danger the proprietor rushed into the
engine room. and, seizing a hatchet, cut the
man loose. When released Mr.. Hutchinson
was black in the face and could scarcely ar
ticulate. Had it not been for the timely as
sistance Of Mr.. Smith, the victim would prob
ably have lost his life.
Last Wednesday afternoon at o'clock, /.
A. FOye locked the door of his saloon on
Main street, Richmond, and went to his sup
per as usual. He was absent about 80 min
utes. Upon returning he found that one of
| the back windows had been stove in, and that
some one had entered the place and robbed
three money drawers of about $50 in bills and
silver. On the floor above is Salley's barber
shop, which was occupied at the time of the
robbery. Although the thieves broke out
glass, sash and all, driving the fragments
half way across the shop. the noise failed to
alarm any one in the building, and the rogues
escaped with their booty. leaving no ira
behind them.