Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-02-06
State News.
ANDROSCoGGIN.

| ANDROSCoGGIN.
The improvements on the Bates No. / mill
are completed and the machinists are now at
work on the No ,. The cards came Fri
day. Sixteen thousand eight hundred and
ninetysiX spindles have been purchased.
The Journal says: The Senior class of
Bates College, before graduating. will present
to the college life-size bust of Charles Sum-
n.r. 1t was made in Florence, Italy, by the
American sculptor Preston Powers, of the
| finest Italian marble, and is valued at nearly
$1,000. 1t will be erected on a pedestal
either in the chapel or library in Hathorn
Hall This is a noble gift, and does honor
not only to the name of Sumner who gave
| the college her motto, "4m0,e &C studio"
but to the class of 'S3. 1t is one on which
they can look back with PRIDE and will be
one of the strongest ties to bind them to their
Alma Mater.
CUMBERI AND.
The Brunswick Herald says The Bowdoin-
ham Navigation Company has already raised
S24 900 for the purpose of building vessels.
| and the one whose keel Is pow being laid
will be but the forerunner of many more.
The stock for this Company, which as paid
in at the rate OF 81 200 per share, was easily
secured, and it is intimated that when more
is wanted il will be forthcoming.
the past week is S435, ,S12.37, including 93l,-
257 feet of lumber.
The Portland Sunday Times says: On the
afternoon of Thursday, Jan. 18th, Mr.. John
s. Robinson, who lived at the corner of York
and Bracket streets started to go down
cellar to get some coal, shutting the door
behind him, thus leaving himself in the dark.
By a misstep he fell the entire flight Of stairs,
| striking upon the back of his head. His
absence was not noticed, and some 20 or 30
minutes later Mr.. +. +. Williamson, engineer
on the Boston and Maine railroad, who lives
in the same house, found him lying at the
foot of the stairs, insensise. with bad cut
on the back of his head and blood flowing
from his ears. Mr.. Robinson has been in
stupor or delirious ever since the accident
until Saturday morning at . o'clock, when he
quietly passed away. He was about 45
years of age, and leaves wife aud one
child.
LINCOLN.
The Herald says: Quite a painful acci-
dent occurred at a party in Bristol, near Bis
cay pond, on Tuesday evening of last week.
Albert Benner, of Damariscotta, stepped out
of doors for few minutes and while there
reached in his breast pocket of his coat to
pull out handkerchief. A seven shooter
which he also carried in the pocket was dis
charged, the bullet taking effect in his right
hand DR.. johnson, of Bristol. was summon
ed. but did not succeed in finding the ball
Benner was brought home, DIR. Dixon was
called but the hand wa. so badly swollen that
he deemed it unsafe to probe for the bullet.
SOMERSET.
The Fairfield Journal says: A recent let
ter from MT. G. Totman, who recently went
from that town, stated that the party were on
the way to Riverside in the southern part of
California. They were in good health and
were to start for San Francisco, in a few
days.
The journal says: There was a horse trot
at Somerset Mills, recently, between
Ben Butler, owned by Jewell
Brothers and Oakum, owned by Messrs.
Lawrence, Phillips & Co. Ben Butler won
first heat and second heat was a draw. On ac
count of the storm the third heat was post
poned until next Wednesday.
WALDO.
The Belfast shoe factory is now working a
large crew. the work being on orders entirely.
The cutting room force has been increased,
which means an additional amount of work
in all the departments.
Will Durham, son of Frank Durham, of
Belfast, one of the crew of sch. Charlotte r.
Sibley, had narrow escape from death on
the recent trip of that vessel. He was going
aoft to loose the gafftopsail when his hands
slipped from the crosstrees and he fell He
grasped the gafftopsail halyards in his hands
and only stopped himself when he reached
the farleaders. distance of Go feet from
the crosstrees. His hands were quite badly
burned, but otherwise he was not much
injured. The boy was plucky and immediate
ly mounted the rigging, went aloft and per-
formed his duty.
The Belfast Journal says: Capt. Roix, of
the Penobscot, and Capt. Homer, of the
Katahdin. are both off duty on account of
illness. The latter has been i'll for some
time but will soon resume his command.
Capt. Rogers is in command of the Penobscot
and Capt. Ingraham of the Katahdin.