Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-05-07
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going extensive repairs.
A horse driven BY Mr.. Ferd Penley was at
tackled BY a COW in the Barker Mill district
Auburn, Friday forenoon. The COW was
standing BY the roadside as the team drove
along, and just as the horse was about &c
pass, the COW brushed up alongside. and
lunged at him with her horns One of the
sharp-pointed horns made an incision in the
horses breast, some seven inches long and
about three and half inches deep. The
horse was driven to Lewiston. where the
wound was sewed up BY DR.. Bracket. The
latter pronouuces the cut as keen and straight
as though made with a sharp knife. The
case is a novel one.
The Lewiston city solicitor and Lewiston
attorney went to Webster. Friday morning to
investigate disputed boundary line. The
line is on the Weymouth farm and has not
been run for generations. The original land
marks, such as stones and blazed trees have
gone the way of things earthly, and the only
records are now deposited in the county
archives. The deeds date back to the days
when Lewiston. Lisbon and Webster were in
the county of Lincoln. The deeds were for
years deposited at Wiscasset, later at Bath.
and now at Auburn. The land boundary is
at present in dispute, and an amicabe settle
ment between the parties is aimed at
CUMBERLAND.
The Argus SAYS: FRIDAY the dry dock was
opened for vessel to come in, and after the
gates were closed and the water pumped out
it was found that very large school of fine
herring had been captured.
The Rev. George ID. Lindsay of Congress
street church, Portland, has been invited by
the Gardiner Grand Army Post to deliver the
address on Memorial Day, and has accepted
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preached the Memorial sermon before the
same Post.
HANCOCK.
The Herald says on Tuesday, April "a
William p Gott, of Colts Island. was drown
ed off that island. He was but short dis
stance from the shore in his sailboat, looking
after lobster traps, when, by some unknown
means, the boat was capsized.
KENNEBEC.
Mr.. Charles B. Gilman has petitioned for a
review of his well known case. Gilman VS..
Noyes, tried some time ago, and is hunting
up additional evidence.
Mr. Cote, one of Waterville's druggists,
had his store closed by the sheriff about a
fortnight ago. and left town. He and his
creditors have since been negotiating terms
of settlement. he Offering IS per cent. 1t is
understood that in week, probably. satisfac-
tory arrangements will be concluded, so that
he will resume business.
KNOX.
Mrs. Cornelius Hanrahan, of Rockland,
was severely injured by vicious horse
Tuesday. She went into the stable and enter
ed the stall of the horse. as she is accustomed
to do, for the purpose of giving the animal
piece of bread which she held in her hand.
No sooner had she passed into the stall than
the horse knocked her down and trampled on
her, breaking several ribs.
LINCOLN.
The Herald says Sunday, the 30 inst, at
one o'clock in the afternoon, the house of
StinsOn f. Cunningham of South Jefferson
was discovered to be on fire, The family
were about to take dinner, when they saw
smoke outside of the house. Mr.. Cunning
ham rushed up stairs and found that the roof
had taken fire, and its progress was SO great
that he soon saw that all efforts to save the
building would be useless, and he turned his
efforts to saving something of its contents,
but the fire had made such progress that but
part of the things in the house were saved.
All the other buildings were saved. There
was a small insurance.
OXFORD.
The Telephone saws Seth JENNIE, an insane
man on the Peru town farm, saved the life of
the superintendent young child by snatchipg
it from the hot cooking stove. 1t tipped its
chair over on the stove by pushing against
the table, while the mother was at the door
to call to breakfast Seth said he had to be
"kinder spry 'caus the little fellows hair was
sizzling"
PIsCATAoUIs.
The Observer saws about half mile from
the west line of Milo on the road leading
from South Sebec to Milo village, the road
passes over a bare ledge. At the west end of
said ledge, and about three rods north of the
road is bluff ledge, in which are six distinct
prints of what appears to be we'll defined snow
shoe tracks from three-fourths of an inch to
one inch deep in the solid ledge, and appar-
emily made by the right and left foot; the
easterly track being made by the right foot
and the sixth and westerly one being made by
the left. in the center of which is an indenta-
ton three inches deep in the ledge. exactly
resembling an indentation in the snow made
bv throwing the whole weight upon the left
foot preparatory for spring. Those tracks
two feet long and about fourteen inches wide
and going in westerly direction.
The Observer saws Mr.. Alba Warren of
ken by kick from his horse several weeks
ago. died on Saturday morning, 5th inst. 1t
was found that he received other injuries.
SAGADAHoc.
The report of the Superintendent of Burr
ais of the city of Bath, for the municipal year
ending March l, 1888, submitted to the city
council, shows the whole number of deaths
during the year to have been 1911, males los,
females sc. OF this number lis were citi-
zens and - foreign. Of the l9l deaths 46
died of consumption.
despatch was received by Capt John
MARI of Bath, last Thursday, stating that
Capt Samuel Rogers of the bark Niphon,
had died in Rio Janeiro of pneumonia. The
captains wife was with him at the time of
his death. Capt. Rogers was citizen OF
Bath and had been in command of the Nippon
some two years.
SOMERSET.
At the meeting of the Directors of the
Fairfield National Bank. Wednesday fore
noon. Mr. E. G. Pratt resigned his position
a. Cashier ard Mr.. II. L. Kelley was elected
to the position. Mr.. Pratt has been Cashier
of the Bank since its organization in 1874.
WALDO.
Mr.. Peter Moulton of Unity, Me-. S. years
old, is remarkably well-preserved gentle
man, and is particularly adept in handling
the pen. A short time since he sent to a
Dauar ppahlpu calling for fba