Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-12-15
state News.
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Wednesday morning, the 10th, as the Grand
Trunk freight train vas running into Lewis
ton. Charles HAYDEN, of Gorhau. N. H., was
standing on a car and his attention being at
| tracted, he struck the top of the bridge and
| fortunately was thrown backward on the car.
| His nose was broken, but it 10 thought ne
sustained no other injury of any amount.
CUMBERLAND.
Battery Hall Brunswick will be dedicated
Thursday evening the 18th
A two wear old son of Mr.. Lincoln May
berry of North Bridgton, while in the stable
loft with his mother recently. aeeidently fell
through a shaft or conductor for pitching
down hay 10 the lower floor, about 20 feet,
stricking on the solid floor. The little fellow
was lnsensible when taken up, and supposed
TO be dead but after some time came to. An
examination by DIR. Cole of Harrison reveal
ed a broken arm and it is feared internal in
juries which will prove fatal
A party of thee men left Portland Friday
of last week, for Goose Island. below Harps-
well, on claiming expedition. Nothing
has been heard from them since, and much
alarm 10 felt for their safety. A party went
down Wednesday in search of them.
FRANKLIN.
Msssrs. N Totman Sons have IL horses
and 4 oxen at work at Lank plantation, land
ing lumber. They are lsading and have been
for several weeks, 200 trees day, although
there is no snow.
Fogg G Co., grocers, Strong, have liabili-
ties of about Ss, 900 and nominal assets of
between 1000 and o. 900.
HANCOCK.
Mr.. Philip Mckay aud friend, of Swan
Island, Q few days ago, were rowing down
the harbor, when some one on the shore
hailed them. Philip in acknowledging the
salutation waved his overcOat aud shook out
of one of the pockets his pockes-book con-
tanning $50, two-thirds of which was in gold
Al effort will be made to recover the sunksn
treasure.
The Waterford home school opened its
winter term, Wednesday, Dec 10th with
prospects of a successful term. The regular
corps of teachers, four in number, are pres
ent, most of the regular pupils are on the
ground aud some new accessions to their
numbers have come in. Miss Eveleth, a
graduate of Hallowell Classical School, and
daughter of DIR. Eveleth, formerly of Me-
chanic Falls, now of Hallowell is teacher
of modern languages in this school.
Three Canadian gray wolves were seen on
lue tdSltIlF SitDt VI htCh a IS"
days since.
PENoBsCOr.
new office has been established at Ches-
ter Mills in Penobscot county, Me-, and
George II. Hawthorne appointed postmaster,
SAGADAHOC.
P4tten and Ridrout the Bath draughts-
men furnished model and moulds for an
500 ton schooner for Rokes and Morse of
Thomsston, who will build this winter The
moulds were sent South, Tuesday, for the
frames.
VIM Lsngell from Nova Scotia, was in
Bath Wednesday, looking after his father,
whom he had not seen for seventeen years.
The son left home and went to sea. and on
returning home, after seventeen years of alb
sence, was surprised to find that his parents
had moved to the States, it was supposed to
Bath He went to city clerk Rogers, who
informed that the missing father resided IN
on Edward street. The meeting is said
to have been joyful one.
The Comptroller of the Currency has ex-
tended to Dec A. 1904, the corporate exis-
tence of the Marine National Bank of Bath,
Me.
SOMERSET.
Saturday evening of last week, two car
EtS uIiNtil nN VT. hCT al diiu VI luis place
aud one by Mr.. Drake of Detroit. colided
as they met on the street in this village,
smashing the carriages, more or less, and
iniuring Mr.. NJ. somewhat, his horse clearing
himself from the wagon and dragging him
some distance over the frozen ground while
holding on to the reins, says the Dexter
Gazette.
The Somerset railroad is emerging from
its misfortuues. II is now in the hands of
the bondholders. and seems to be established
on a solid business basis. The earnings of
recent years have been devoted to needed
permanent improvements, and the road is
now in better condition than ever. Prob
ably it will be extended to Bingham, ere
long. This is one of the few branch lines of
railroads in Maine, which the Maine Central
has not absorbed.
WALDO.
The smelt fishers of Belfast have adopted
q new mode of fishing, says the Journal.
They now place their covered tents on float
ing RATS and fish through the floor in the
same way as when their tents rest on the ice
One fisherman, who drove four piles into the
mud and placed his tent on them. had a
rough experience while fishing one day re-
Gently. The tide was uncommonly high and
flowed into his tent, and as it rose still
ulkuSl tue ueTuhu was UUlIReu 10
cut hole through the roof snd crawl out.
When rescued in a boat the tent only hung
by one pole and the man was just above the
water.
YORK.
Stephen Readen of Saco, jumped from a
moving train, Tuesday evening. He struck
on his face and head and was thrown into a
culvert. When discovered, he was in a badly
I lat IL
after much trouble succeeded in getting the
man in a comfortable condition and out of
danger. though his face presents a fearful
appearance.
| Thin People.
| "Wells' Health Remover" restores health
and vigor, cures Dyspepsia, Impotence, Sex
usl Debility. 81.