Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-02-05
State News.
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FRANKLIN.
Some boys were cutting and hauling wood,
at East Strong last week and with their last
load at night-four were on the ox-sled with
the load. On account of the drifting propen-
sity of the locality the road leaves the high.
way and goes some seventy-tive rods or more
into the woods, and is full of all sort of
pitches. Those pitches were fun for the boys
Soon they came to one where the sled stood
up an angle of 45 degrees and stopping sud
denly, two of the boys, who were standing
were pitched a complete somersaut. one
striking on the roller: the other striking in
front of the roller. was caught under il. and
before the oxen could be stopped, was
dragged some fifteen feet jamming him al
most to suffocation and breaking his collar
bone.
The Chronicle says Mr. and Mrs. Zodock
Smith of Bullens Mills. narrowly escaped a
horrible death recently. The circumstances
were as follows Mr.. Smith is an invalid and
he and his wife sleep in a room having an
open fireplace. She during his illness has
simply thrown of her dress at night and slept
in her skirt As she had often to be up On
Saturday night Jan. 21th, she got up to min
lister to her husband and raked open the fire
and returned to bed and soon fell asleep; she
was next startled by fire flashing in her face.
She arose and caught pail Of water that
stood near by and eXtinguished the flame
On examination. it was found that the fire
had burned through two comforters and had
entered the husk bed. extending up to the
pillow, on which Mrs. Smith lay, setting fire
to the case the flash of which awoke her
There was also hole two feet square burned
in Mrs. Smiths skirt. Mrs. Smiths arm was
burned quite badly, also her son was burned
slightly.
KENNEREC.
Capt. Jewell of Waterville, has purchased
the livery stable business of Mr.. James
Withee.
The mumps are in the Waterville schools
and family circles. Quite number of the
Grammar school children are out.
The insurance companies settle with Mr..
J. G. Darrah of Waterville, by paying him
50 900, and he is selling his damaged goods.
The trustees of Colby who met in Water
vile last Friday made some changes of minor
importance in the plan of the Classical In
stitute building which will be built next sea
son. They are now talking of buying an
other lot and selling the old one.
KNOX.
The Knox Woolen Company. the Anchor
Works and other mills at Camden, are now
running full time, the channel of the river
having been excavated one foot at the head of
the lake.
On Wednesday afternoon the "a inst. Dex-
ter Morse, while blasting lime rock in Creigh-
toms quarry. was blown up by premature
discharge of the blast. His hands. face and
eyes were burnt badly.
The Rockland Free Press SAYS The great
est sensation for sometime occurred recent
ly in the law-ofice of L. NJ. Staples, Esq. in
the town of Washington, which resulted al
most tragedy. DIR. G. w. Cannon once
livec there, and while a resident, attended
professionally the wife of Alva p. Mears, the
latter being in California. Upon Mr.. Mears'
return about month or six weeks ago, he
says he learned that DIR. Cannon had been
too familiar with his wife, and he proposed to
deal with the doctor therefor. The doctor
was requested to call at lawyer Staples office
in Washington, to see about the matter. Up
on entering Mr.. Staples office, he found
Mears, Staples, and the latter's friend DR..
Elkins. Mears then commenced upon the
doctor. asking him if he was going to pay the
$500, whereupon the doctor said not one cent,
that it was a case of blackmail. Then Mears,
in Loud, angry tone, with profanity, threat
ened the doctor and at the same moment,
sprang for his throat, which he caught with
his left hand, and with his right quickly drew
from his hip pocket, large new revolver
which he tried to effectively upon the
doctor, but the latter being the more powerful
man. held his would-be murderer at bay until
Messrs. Elkins and Staples, finding Mears in
the grasp of the doctor, induced him to give
up the revolver The doctor left the Office
and went directly to County Attorney J. o.
Robinson, who issued warrant for Mears'
arrest. He was taken to Thomaston, before
Trial Justice Doe. by whom he was ordered
to find sureties for his appearance before the
next Grand Jury, to answer to a charge Of
assault with intent to kill, and also to keep
the peace.
The Cumberland Bone Co. of Boothbay, is
loading vessel with phosphate in bulk for
SavaEnah, Ga.
The ice pond of the Boston & Maine Ice
Co., Bremen, is about half filled. The COM
pany will probably not cut any ice this winter.
The Excelsior Mills owned by Stephen
Bros, at Dresden Mills, will start as soon as
they have water. large amount of wood
has been delivered at the mill this winter,
price paid So 90 per cord and upwards, ac-
cording to quality of wood.
Measles are prevailing in Dresden. A large
| number of cases are reported on Blenns Hill.
The Lincoln News says: The roof of one
Of the Cedar Grove ice houses at Dresden,
| owned by Oler & Co. of Baltimore, fell in
Wednesday, injuring one man severely and
another slightly. The damage to the build
ing is estimated at $500.