Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-01-14
state News.
SAGADAHOC.

SAGADAHOC.
Mr.. Edward Mcmahon of Bath, vas on the
Etna which vas sunk OF Portland Head. He
tells the Bath Times that the vessel struck q
rock about eleven o'clock Tuesday night,
and at two O'Clock she sunk. The crew took
to the boats and we're taken on board the
brig Carrie Bertha and brought to Portland.
The Etna had q cargo of railroad iron and
was bound for Washington. She sunk in
five fathoms of water and is total loss. Mr..
McMahon said he had been to sea for twelve
years and he never experienced such weather
as he did that night. Mr.. Reed Brookings
and . young man named Parsons. both of
Bath. were on board the vessel.
The annual meeting OF the Bath Military
and Naval Orphans Home Association was
held Monday Jan. eth. There have been
IS children at the home during the year.
Homes have been found for 80. The total
receipts during the year have been S, 964. 90,
expenditures, S9,967.Sl. The lot adjoining
the Home lot has been purchased at cost of
$1,000, the funds being furnished by the
State. The officers for 1884 are as follows !:
President. VIM. G. Haskell; Secretary,
H. VIM. Watson; Treas, Horatia A. Duncan; ;
Trustees, VIM. G. Haskell, Lewiston John G..
Richardson, Bath; Thos. W. HYDE, Bath: AL
fred Mitchell. Brunswick. appointed by the
OoNcruors .. L. oaipes DAHL W. II. AT
son, Bath; H. A. Dunkan, Bath, elected by
the association. Matron, Mrs. A. Stet-
son; executive Committee, s. T. Snipe,
W. II. Watson, ]. G. Richardson. DR..
Briery was elected physician of the Home !;
Mrs. S. d. Bailey, Bath; Mrs. ]. d. Robin
son, Bath; Mrs. E. A. Dickerson, Belfast ;
Mrs. Ira P. Booker. Brunswick; Mrs. Thos.
II. Rich, Auburn Miss NJ. j. Watts, Thorn
aston. were elected visitors for the ensuing
year.
SOMERSET.
There will be grand Masonic Ball in
Skowhegan on Thursday, Feb. eth.
The residence of Mr. Horace Wells of Mad
ison was apparently entered Wednesday even
ing while the family were absent, and $50
belonging to his daughter, Miss Cora Wells,
is missing.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Haugh of Belfast,
were nearly suffocated by coal gas one night
recently, saws the Journal About mid
night Mrs. H. awoke feeling very i'll, and
tainted six times. Arousing her husband he
got up and lighted lamp, but was overcome
by faintness and fell to the floor. Fortunate
the lamp was extinguished without
doing damage. Not knowing what the trouble
was they remained as they were until
morning, fainting and vomiting at times. A
physician was called but the cause of the ILL
ness was not discovered until later. The
stove had poor draft and when filled with
new coal the gas escaped through the open
stove door, completely filling the house.
Mr.. II was very ill for several days.-The
tramps at Belfast fail under labor sentence
were set to work recently pounding stone.
They worked very well for a day or two
when one refused. He was confined to his
cell on bread and water On leavingthe Jail one
said he should keep clear of Belfastin future.
Last Friday a little child of F. L. and
Annie Mitchell fell into tub of water and
was nearly dead when found, but by prompt
use of restoratives its life was saved.-Mr.
Charles 0. McKenney, for many years
truckman in Belfast, died at the Insane Hos
pital in Augusta, Tuesday, says the Age.
For many years he was on the police force
of Belfast, and for long time was chief of
police.
Mr.. James Fowler of Unity, IS years of
age, informed Belfast Journal representa-
tive that within 100 rods from his house in
Unity is stump from which was cut one of
the masts of the frigate Constitution. He
says one tree which was cut for mast lodged
and broke. The one finally procured was
hauled to the Sebesticook river and foated
down to Bath. Mr.. Fowler got the story
from his father, who was one of the first set
tiers of the town, but the year is forgotten.
He says the stump is nearly obliterated and
can only be found by those who know the ex-
act spot. The mast cost $500 Mr.. Fowler's
sister was the first white child born in the
town of Unity.
The barn of J. L. Prescott was entered one