Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-07-23

:. lie Afoo9tOOk lines says Jonn w eSieN
Mcclure has been arrested. examined ana
committed to await the September term or
charge of burning the buildings of George l.
Byron of Linneus, last April.
/ The Commercial says that Friday evening
William Moore of Caribou, got into an alter
cation with F. P. Martin and the result was
a broken leg for Moore-Safurdav evening
as Homer Kinney was driving into Caribou,
the bok holding the thlls on one side came
out and the thills striking the horse started
it quick. throwing Kinney out. He WAS taken
up unconscious and has remained in semi
conscious state since. - Geo. Hoyei
met with severe accident in Johnson &
Phairs lumber mill At Washburn. one dav
last week. His hand came in contact with 3
board saw and was badly mangled.-Sundsy
morning young son of A. j. Philbrick OF
Woodland. was kicked in the face bv a
| vicious horse. AT first it was thought the
result would be fatal but he is now doing
be badly SCARED.
| CUMBERLAND.
Frank Dunbar, who was arrested and sus-
pected of rob bling the station at Yarmouth,
was bound over to the grand jury, Thursday.
for breaking and entering. Mr.. Charles T.
Woodman identified some of the fractional
I
stolen from the safe at the Yarmouth depot
kESSEBEc.
! The insurance companies have settled with
Col. Bangs of Waterville, for the loss on his
mill-building. machinery aud stoek-payine
him sl3 ,260. II is not likely that the mill
will be rebuilt in that place, but if Col. Is.
should dispose OF the land on which the old
mill stands ID the Lockwood Co. and relin-
quish his lease OF water power, he may put
up steam mill on the line of the railroad, at
the Head of the Falls.
|. .. o. Fat regular meeting of Som
erset Encampment No. 90, l. o. O. F., Wa
terville, Me-, the following officers were IN
stalled by p. c. p, j. K. Foss, ID. D., Pro-
! TEN
F. A. Robbins, c. P; C. Chamberlain,
II. p; Fred Roweli, s. W, J: L. Perkins,
j. W.; II. P. Bush, s.; f. n. Small, T. !;
c. W. Shepherd, Il : c. II. Williams, LIST
W.; E. S. Crosby, I'd W: c. II. Drum
mond, lst &. of T.; C. Knaufi, I'd G. of T.
The contract of Norton and Purington of
Waterville for the new town hall at Bruins
wick is nineteen thousand dollars. This en-
:erprising firm are doing large business at
Waterville in the manufacture of brick.
They are shipping 500 NJ. to Augusta for
their contract on the Insane Asylum, and are
also making $50 NJ. at Augusta for the same
job. They will make 800 NJ. for their con-
tract at Brunswick. Their capacity al their
kilns there is now a NJ. daily
KNOX.
The Rockland Courier SAYS the bay is filled
with the mackerel and boats fishing for them.
The fish are very small and 10th to bite.
Only few thinkers have as vet been caught.
Thinkers sell in the market at from one to two
| cents and larger ones at seven and eight
cents each.
LINCOLN.
Schooner Niagara, of Boothbay. Capt.
Dennis b. Cove, went ashore Wednesday on
Bar Island ledge, and became total loss
Capt. Cove was engaged in the mackerel
fishery, and had just landed fish at canning
factory.
Gen. James Hall of Damariscotta. has
been suffering from nervous dyspeps ia during
the spring and summer and the disease has so
Frustrated and depressed him at times that
he had not been able to give his business the
vigorous attention with which he had been
accustomed to prosecute it. lie is now i'm
proving.
g. Byron Jackson, his sister Annie. Ina
Hunt and boy. all of jefferson, while sail
ing on the lake last Tuesday, by some cause
capszed the boat and thev were all thrown
into the water. Mr.. jackson being encum-
bered with pair of heavy rubber boots sank
twice, but having presence of mind Invested
himself of the boots, then got the two ladies
and boy to cling to him when he grasped the
boat and in this condition swan half mile
to the shore rescuing all. 1t was an heroic
and mastery deed.
The Oxford Advertiser says a big sensation
was caused in Bethel, Wednesday, by a wo-
man getting lost in the woods. Peggy Quirk
about seventy years of age, was picking potato
bugs in field back OF her house, and as is sup
posed had fit, as she is subject to them At
ter coming ont ofthem she usually started on
run in any direction she happened to take,
and after exhausting herself in that way,
generally took a nap. She was not found
until 3 O'Clock the next morning.
The Oxford Advertiser says Mrs. Lydia
Simpson, one of the oldest persons in Rum
ford, died Sunday of Typhoid fever. She
lived to a good old age, between 90 and 100
years. Her mother lived to be l04 years of
age.
PENoBsCoT.
| The Commercial says that in Brockton,
| Mass. a few DAYS ago Bangor man named
Wiltshire met his death in a MYSTERIOUS man
ner. having evidently been assaulted by some
party unknown and for reasons unexplained.
The Commercial says Cyrus Edgecomb,
employed at Pearson's saw mill in West
Great Works, Wednesday morning, while in
the slip, was suddenly attacked by heart dis
ease and fell insensible some feet to the floor
| Medical aid was summoned and hopes are
now entertaind of his recovery.
The Eastern State says Mrs. Elizabeth
Day of Newport died suddenly of heart dis
ease, Thursday afternoon. She had been in
poor health for some months, but was able
| to be about the house. and was apparently as
we'll as usual. until within a few moments of
her death. Her age was about - years.
| The Dexter Gazette says that Mrs. Joel
| White of Corinna, has recently received a
back pension amounting to nearly 5000.
Arthur. youngest child of c. c. Libby, cut
a fearful cash in his leg recently, with a
scythe. He is now doing well, thought at
one time amputation was thought to be
necessary.
| SOMERSET.
Thn Fairfield Journal says that little Willie
Craw ford, of Fairfield, fell into the river.
near. Mrs Small's house, last Monday. Mrs
Small ran down to the bank. waded into the
water up to her neck, seized the boy and
! hin, frst tho shnre