Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-01-08
State News.
AxDRoBCOGGIy.

AxDRoBCoGGIN.
The First National Bank of Auburn hal
declared a semi-annual dividend of per cent
payable on and after next Saturday.
Messrs. Frye and Scruton of Lewiston, hav'
received from the city of Keene, n. H.,
check for $50, 900, in payment Of their CLAIM
upon the city.
John Read, Esq. clerk Of the water board
Lewiston. has collected 400, in the pas
quarter Fines for diIatory payment of ratei
amounted to $50.
A team was stolen from James Nancy il
Lewiston. Wednesday night last. Nancy lief
the team hitched on main street and was gon,
FIVE minutes. When he came back. his team
had disappeared and he has been able to finG
no trace of it. 1t consisted of 4 heavy blacl
horse and sleigh.
CUMBERLAND.
The Kennebunk Kennebunkport Railroad
has paid on account of land for locating tn,
railroad, to persons in kennebunk as follows
George Wise. s303: John Lsrrabee. $500
Franklin Z. Furbush. $500; Jacob Rutland
ct al, $3.50: Robert T. Hatch, $3.50; VIM. A
Redlon. $3.50: Charles W. Drown. S275.
A man while engaged in digging clans a
Pine Point, Scarboro, Wednesday morning
was accidently shot in the right arm, just be-
u.
and had the bullet extracted, saws the Press.
There will be farmers institute under di
rection of the Board of Agriculture, at Upper
Gloucester, Friday, Jan. 18th. In the fore.
noon there will be an essay. Economical
Cattle Feeding" by Secretary Gilbert, and in
the afternoon another on Business Farm
ing by Hon. w. S. Ferguson of Dixmont
The gross earnings of the Eastern Railroad
for November were S267 ,62l, showing 4 de-
crease of S5.445 in comparison with the came
month in 1881.
A horse owned by Mr.. Horace Sargent, q
gentleman who resides in the vicinity OF
Portland. ran away on Washington street in
that city, Friday, and broke his leg.
The Portland Star Match Co. will cree,
buildings in Wells for manufacturing pur.
poses. and to that end have just concluded
negotiations for tract of land for which they
$1,000.
Mr.. w. ?. Seavey, prominent citizen o.
Black Point Scarborough, met with a very
severe accident Thursday, while hauling logl
in the woods with yoke of Young oxen. The
oxen, attached to load of logs, ran away
and Mr.. Seavey was caught under the logs
His collar bone was broken and he was other
wise terribly bruised and injured. Serious
internal injuries are feared. Mr. Seavey i,
about Ga years of age.
kENNEBEC.
The telephone line has been completed
between Watervile and Skowhegan,
Prot. NJ. E. Chase. of Waterville, ha.
been engaged by the city of Gardiner, t
teach music in the public schools.
The Waterville Seminal says that Mrs. N
Stedman, well known to our towns people
recently met with a serious accident. In
going down stains she supposed she had
reached the bottom when within two steps
and losing her balance, she fell, striking
heavily and breaking one hip bone She il
as comfortable as possible at present.
A smashup occurred on Main stree. near
the Elmwood, Waterville, Tuesday after
noon in which a man who was driving DR.
n. X. Boutelle's bay colt in a nice sleigh
was tipped out, the sleigh capsizing and
being nearly totally demolished, The col,
became frightened at some disarrangement
of the harness and unmanageable, took the
sidewalk, and finally throwing himself down.
The Mail says that young lady who ha,
recently moved to Waterville from Canaan
attempted suicide a few days ago by swallow
ing two ounces of liquid camphor. She Wal
soon discovered in an insensibe condition
DIR. Thayer was summoned and by his efforti
she was restored and is now doing we'll The
large dose of camphor which she took. pro-
duced violent commissions which will
probably effect her nervous system for some
time to come. The cause of the attempt il
understood to be unhappness brought on BY
the desertion of a young man whom she ex
pected to marry.
SOMERSET.
f. J. Frazier of Pennington is at SIX owl he
gan putting up more telephone wires.
The Harmony Grange elected the follow
ing officers for the ensuing year: c. Leigh
ton, NJ; II. NJ. Marble, o.; II. S. Marble
Sec; Wilbur Jacobs, S.; A. f. Marble
Asst s.; DIR. J. l. Brown, Chap; Edward
Davis, T.; Lewis Reed, Sec. w. G. Bailey
G. X. Mrs. FL. j. Davis. Pomana; Mrs. G
Bailey, Flora; Mrs. Edward Davis, Ceres
Mrs. Abby Leighton, l.. A. S. Installation
Wednesday evening next. This Grange il
in good order. Several new members have
been initiated and more are in waiting.
Quite serious accident occurred las
Tuesday afternoon to +. L. Morrow of Show
hogan, by the accidental discharge of a re-
volver in the hands of his half brother. o. Fl
Chase. 1t seems they were trying to make
trade and his brother was examining the re
volver before purchasing, not supposing il
was loaded, and in pulling back the trigger
his finger slipped and the revolver was dis
charged, the ball entering Merrow's body
just above the hip. DR.. Fellows was imme
diately called but hemorrhage not setting il
it was not deemed necessary to probe for the
ball