Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-07-28
State News.


Messrs. Sidney Perham, j. R. Bodwell
Alfred Woodman and H. r. Virgin. commit.
Tee of the trustees of Westbrook Seminary
announce the conditions and prospects OF the
Seminary grestiv improved By the contri-
buttons of generous friends, the entire debt
incurred in the building of Hersey Hall, ha:
been hquiiated, and good beginning made
toward an ample and really sufficient endow-
ment.
As the employees of Quinn & Co, of Port
land boiler makers, were loading nine-ton
boiler, Thursday evening a jack-screw was
accidentally pushed out of place and the boil
er fell. narrowly escaping crushing two men.
A man named James Mullaney was knocked
senseless by living piece Of timber, and his
lower jaS was broken.
Benz. +. Morse, arrested TUESDAY in Port
land. for various thefts proves to be one Al
len Poole, d former inmate IF the State pris-
on aud now wanted By the Boston police for
embeZzlement.
The Episcopal church in Portland, is en-
tirely completed and services are to be held
next Sunday afternoon for the first time
The church will not be dedicated until the
2sth of August.
PESoBscor.
"A little eight year old son of James Speed.
of Bradford, was terribly cut on both
legs BY a moving machine few dsy ago
the boy was noticed barely in time to save
cutting both legs off.
The prospect for large freshman class at
the State College is good. Already 10 sppli-
cants have passed examination and nine more
are expected.
PIscATAoUIs.
A Swede, name unknown, employed in the
Monson slate quarry, was injured Friday the
18th, BY a heavy stone falling upon him. and
crushing the lower part of his body fearfully.
He died of bis injuries the next Tuesday.
OXFORD.
The Oxford Advertiser SAYS Mrs. Adna
Barrows of Paris Hill saw bird drop some
thing from its mouth, near a tree, close by
the house and curiosity lei her to pick it up
and found il was dollar greenback.
HASCocK.
Isle au Haut il 10 be laid out in lots and
drives so that every cottage builder will be
protected There will be drives to the beach
and all important places. Its fast becom-
ing favotlte watering place.
LINCOLN.
ECol. J. NJ. Haynes launched a three-masted
schooner at Wi,casset, last Wednesday.
WALDO.
Capt. +. l.. French has lately presented
Mrs. .. w. Pitcher of Belfast with curl
osity from Mexico, the weapon of saw fish.
Capt. French says the fish when caught,
measured % feet in length including the saw.
which now hangs in the office of VIM. Pitch
er & Son, and measures feet in length, 10
inches in width at one end and inches al
the other. 1t has l6 teeth on each side,
which range from to "a inches in length.
fish of that size with such a weapon must
be wicked enemy to encou inter-.
YORK.
J. p. Emerson, who was recently accident
ally killed at Parsonfield, was a first-class
musician. During his life he taught about
$50 singing schools.
AT LARGE.
Prof. Geo. II. Stone, formerly of Kents
Hill, but now of the State College in
Colorado, has been appointed in the United
States geological survey, for the purpose
of completing the investigation Of the glacial
phenomena OF Maine Horsebacks, in which
he was engaged while in Maine. The work
will take two or more seasons to complete.
Prof Stone is now in Portland. and is to
follow up at once the investigation.