Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-03-26
State News.
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OF II 10 an unrecognlzaDle mass OF bone anu
flesh.
years of age, whose parents went to Saeca-
Kappa from Portland few weeks since, and
moved into one of the new houses on the
Westbrook Co., while PLAYING in the wood.
shed recently. got open a tool-chest, the
property of James Sproul. who lives in the
other part of the house, and took out several
cartridges, filled with nitro glycerine, and
after tossing them about promiscaously. and
picking them with pin, as boys will dc, held
one above hot stove. when it exploded with
great force. blowing off the thumb and fore
finger of the right hand.
tuesday night the store Of Maddox, the
grocer. on the upper corner of Middle and
India streets, Portland, was entered and goods
stolen. Thursday morning Conroy and Sui
livan were brought before Judge Gould, and
probable cause being found they were bound
over to the next term of the grand jury in the
sum of $500 each. Failing to procure bail
they were committed to Jail.
FRANKLIN.
The Chronicle SAYS that Chester Thurston,
a Young and robust wood-chopper, by a mis-
guided blow, received the full blow of his
axe in the right instep, making an ugly
wound.
HANCOCK.
The American says measles prevail in
South Gouldsboro, seventy cases since Oct.
KENNEBEc.
The Waterville Mail says: Deputy Sheriff
McFaddeu visited the drug store of l.. j.
Cote on Saturday. the 18th inst. on a search
and seizure process, and found a few quarts
of several sorts of liquor. On Monday Mr..
Cote was brought before Judge Stewart,
where partly on his own testimony and the
evidence of his file of prescriptions, he was
convicted and fined 500 and costs, which he
promptly paid.
The Free Press says on Friday afternoon
of last week as Mr.. Daniel Pierce, owner and
driver of the accommodation stage between
Rockland, Owls Head and Ash Point was
driving at Timber Hill, near Owls Head.
his stage slued upon body of ice which had
formed in the road, the top of the vehicle
was thrown off and came in contact with Mr..
Pierce in such manner As to disjoint one of
his legs al the ankle, and break it between
the ankle and the knee.
OXFORD.
The Press saws Mrs. J. s. Powers has re-
ceived $500 arreaTages of pension and will
receive SIS per month hereafter. Her eldest
son for whom the pension is granted, Lieut.
Charles II Powers, promising yonng law
yer, fell at Charlottesville, May }, 1868, at
the age of % $3.50 The Fryeburg House
time in May, having been leased to Miss
Mary Porter Alden of Boston.
PENoBscor.
Hons George Stetson and l.. G. Downes
assignees of the estate of William Paisted
& Son of Lincoln, have declared dividend
of three cents on dollar on the individual
estate of Thomas Plaisted and a dividend of
six cents on a dollar on the estate of William
Plaisted. The assignees some time since de-
clared dividend of % per cent. on the firm
account, and there will be another dividend
of about 10 cents on dollar.
Several weeks ago the Wing announced
the sale of some so acres of desirable land at
South Hancock TO a syndicate composed of
Hale & Emery, +. III. Greeley and .J.Swan.
They now learn that the Mcfarland estate
embracing considerable tract of land at
South Hancock with the hotel and wharf have
been bonded to Messrs. Hale & Emery.
Announcement has been made that Edward
Lambert, of Bangor, met with severe
injury at the West Great Works pulp mill on
Thursday last. 1t seems he WAS in the act of
oiling portion of the machinery and fell
some distance to the ground, striking in a
pool which had formed by DRAWINGS collect
ing from leaking digester. He was quick
" picked up but the powerful acid had
saturated portion of his clothing and some
of it came in contact with his face. His
sufferings since the rescue have been at times
quite intense. If he had not been taken out
of the chemical Immediately the injuries
would quickly have been fatal. Lambert has
been brought to his home in Bangor.
PIscATAoUIs.
The Gazette says house belonging to
Charles =. Moulton of South Sangerville,
was burned Monday the 18th inst
The Commercial saws the Williams Slate
Company at Brownville is employing ten men
at the present time, but the force will be
doubled in April. The company has received
an order from ST. Paul. Mimi, for five car
loads of slate, and larger order from Dor
chester, Mass. This company has a capital
stock of Sl50,00O.
The directors of the Monson Railroad Co.
held meeting at the lake Hebron hotel,
Thursday. March 22d and elected II. A.
Whiting of Wilton, n. H., President. and
Geo s Gushing of Lowell, Mass. Treasurer
and general manager. They are ready to re-
ceive bids for the construction of the road.
Maps and profles of the location are with J.
F. Sprague, at Lake Hebron hotel, MonsoD,
and Geo S. Gushing, Lowell, Mass.
WALDO.
The journal says Edward f Carlton, the
husband of the murdered woman of Water
town. Mass is a son of the late Captain John
Carlton of Belfast. and grandson of the late
Roland Carlton also of Belfast. f. Z. Carl
ton is a native of Montville.
WASHINGTON.
The Times says that Mrs. Seth Townsend
of Calais has been granted pension of eight
dollars month and Sl53G back pay in con-
sideration of the loss of her son who died in
the service during the war.-Twenty- -four per-
sons are in the Calais aluis house.
The Sentinel says work at the can shop of
the Eagle Preserved Fish Co. commenced
last Thursday. About forty men will be en-
ployed. number of other factories are
getting in stock and will commence opera
tons April LIST.
The Seminal SAYS the supply of manufac-
tnring lumber is very small. not over 100, 900
feet of long lumber. The crews IN the log
ging woods have had an unprecedented fine
winter for their business, and the result is a
large quantity of raw material to keep our
mills running the whole of next season. But
little lumber will be shipped before the COM
ing summer as the adjoining towns will take
large amount of the first of the seasons's
saving, many orders now waiting to be filed.