Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-02-02

steam to the square inch. The boat is intend
ed for pleasure parties, and will comfortably
accommodate about 20 people.
CUMBERLAND.
Tuesday forenoon, Frank f. Cobb, employ
ed AT Knight 4 Co.'S bung, taps and spile fac
tory, foot of Preble street, Portland, lost the
thumb and part of the foretinger of his
hand by bringing il in contact with swiftly
revolving saw.
SAGApAHoC.
The Grace church entertainment at Bath
Tuesday evening drew an excellent house
Mrs. Isaiah Wildes was thrown from Il
sleigh on Front street. Bath. and quite Sc
verely injured at noon on Wednesday. The
team was stadding in front of Fogg's clothing
store and Mrs. Wildes was sitting in the
sleigh. The rens were tucked in around the
whip socket as usual. The horse fright
ened by snow slide from the building and
started down street In some way the lady
was able to turn the horses head up street
thus slcwing or overturning the sleigh. Mrs.
Wildes was thrown ont at the corner of Front
and Broad street at J. T. Welch's boot and
shoe store, striking the lamp post. She was
taken into Welch's store when she was at
tended by DIR. Wesccu.
The Times says: Dispositions IN the Ala
bama Claims Commission were taken in Bath
Monday before Commissioner Jos Nj. Hayes.
George NJ Seiders appeared for Wallace IL.
White, assistant l. :. counsel. Dispositions
were taken in Il number of cases. The com
missioner will commence again 10 take testi-
monv in that city on Friday next. The com
missioner has not yet finished his business in
Richmond and there is yet a considerable
amount of business in connection with the
commission to be transacted in Waldoboro
and vicinity.
The King Bridge Co of Philadelphia will
ship to the order of Sagadahoc county an iron
span for Merrymeeting bay bridge to replace
a wooden one upon the bridge. 1t is the in
tention to rebuild the bridge With iron where
ever it is wood at present. The iron reach is
% feet long valued at 5000. The safety of
the bridge, it will he remembered, has been
very seriously questioned by Prof. Nose, late
of Bowdoin College. There is no doubt as to
the actual safety of the bridge for all lcgiti-
mate purposes.
SOMERSET.
The Reporter SAYS: Last Monday noon.
Joseph Goodness. who was at work on the
wool shop of j. Nosmus, slipped and 81 feet.
He struck on ladder before he reached the
ground and then bounced ~ feet: he was not
much hurt.
+. n. Merrill, Esq counsel for the dro-
vers whose sheep were seized last fall at
Moose River received word from Washing
ton Tuesday that the Sec'y of the Treasury
had decided the case in his favor. The
seizure was wholly unwarranted.
A young man by the name of Withee, cut
ting wood in Ruel Malbon's woods, Skow-
hogan, by glance of the axe the foot was
cut. 1t cut through thick moccasin, two
pair of woolen stockings and through the foot
and out on the under side. The cut on the
bottom of the foot being b inches long and
on the top inches. lie was Immediately
taken to the house of DR.. Gushing where the
wound was dressed. He is doing as well as
can be expected.
Moody Bailey. of ST. Albans, lost $40 by
accident or it was taken out of his pocket in
his house, he cannot tell which. as he had it
two weeks ago the 2Sth inst. and went to
Dexter with it in his coat pocket and did not
look for it until Thursday the 18th of Jan.