Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-04-30

ment exercises Of the coming Commencement
of the State College 10 published: Thursda,
and Friday, June 2lst and 22nd, examins
tions; June s3d. Saturday. Prize Declama
tons by SophomoTes: Sunday, gath, Bacca
laureate Address; 18th, Prize ESSAYS b,
Juniors; 9th, Wednesday, Commencement
2sth, Thursday, examination of candidate
for admission. Vacation of five weeks; Au
gust eth, Tuesday, examination Of candidates
for admission and commencement of the frs
term; Nov. Goth. 9th, examinations
SAGADAHoc.
The Richmond Bee SAYS: A few days sine,
Herbert Getchell, . Young man living on .
farm near the village, knocked down loaded
gun that stood against the wall near by, anC
the weapon was discharged. the waddins
grazing the young mans face, and the chargs
entering the ceiling overhead.
The Bath Times says: Friday morning a.
q lady named Smith was employed in hel
usual morning work around the house, fol
some purpose she swung her arm around be
hind her and she heard q sudden snap. Hel
arm began to pain her and the pain becom
ing intense she thought dislocation at the
shoulder had taken place and sent for DR.. II
Jones. On his arrival he found il to be a
fracture The break was in the upper third
of the humurus or bone of the arm proper.
SOMERSET.
The assessors of Palmyra, have completed
their inventory for the present year. and find
a slight increase over that Of last year. The
rate per cent for the money tax will be a
little more than one per cent. and on the
highway tax little less than half that
amount. The town has funds above its LA
bilities Of about $500, exclusive of the town
farm and about $500 of personal property
thereon.
The Journal says Liberty has 4 quarry OF
pure quartz rock. DIR. Jackson, the geolo-
aist, stated forty years ago, that it would
make the best glass in the world.
WASHINGTON.
Herbert W. Eaton is still at Truro. under
the care of the doctors. He desired to leave
there last Monday, with his brother, but q
telegram from the city marshal announced
that he had a bad Sunday, and the doctors
thought it very imprudent to attempt moving
him. The grand jury will investigate his
case, at this term of court as to whether he rs
able to stand a trial or not. There seems to
be no doubt that he is anxious to get back
and have his fate decided, and the officers in
charge, and the doctors agree in this state
ment.
YORK.
The Boston Journal saws twenty-five mem
beers of the old NOVEL; family of York county,
Me-, held a reunion at the Parker House
Boston, on Tuesday. Among those present
were George NOVEL;, IS years old, who re-
sides near the old homestead; Oliver, an old
attache of the Boston Custom House; Mary,
a widow, who resides in the West Roxbury
district; Susan, the wife of Amasa Went
worth of Dedham; Phoebe, widow of Capt
Nicolas Varina of Newbury port; John A. OF
Boston; Ebenezer, Station Agent at Salmon
Falls, N. H.; Theodate, wife of John S.
Haines, Postmaster of Great Falls, N. H.
Ann, successful teacher at Great Falls and
James, a farmer of Berwick, Me. But two
deaths have occurred in the family in seventy
two years.
The Argus says: Mr.. Jesse Wingate, for
merly a resident and trader of Saco, now a
resident of Buxton, recently submitted him
self to an operation for destruction of a
chronic abscess which has for two years been
burrowing beneath the chest muscles, breast
bone, etc. He and his physician have con
templated the operation for nearly year but
have been waiting and hoping that the trouble
was superficial and would eventually cease.
As it did not progress satisfactorily, on April
IL an incision was made which revealed more
serious trouble than had been entertained.
1t was burrowing widely beneath the muscles.
The breast hone was slowly being destroyed,
and behind this and within the walls of the
chest large abscess cavity was found con-
Meeting with the superficial ones. The alb
scess sore and dead bone was thoroughly re
moved and the wound is fast healing. per
manent cure is expected.
The Times says that Walter J. Harris and
Mrs. Mary J. Allen, the clipping couple from
the Yarmouth poor-house, have been found
in SAGE, and are detained in Saco Jail until
the Yarmouth authorities come after them.
Ebenezer Fall, master mechanic of the
North Conway division of the Eastern rail-
road, died at Wakefield, N. H., Wednesday,
aged sixty-fve years. He was a native OF
Lebanon, and member elect to the New
Hampshire Legislature.
The Maine Sentinel says the Messina quails
have returned to the vicinity of Saco in large
numbers.
AT LARGE.
The Wing says the past winter has beer
exceptionally severe on the Maine coast. and
since December LIST the cutter Woodbury. has
rendered aid to SO vessels, with over q mil
lion and half of property.
The Hartford Post says Rev. H. p. Smith,
q Baptist minister, preaching in Yalesville
and residing in Wallingford, proposes to sue
a Maine stage company to obtain compensa-
ton for personal injuries received year ago
in consequence of the upsetting Of a stage.
His syinal injuries may prove permanent, and
they have obliged him to refuse several calls