Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-12-10
State News.
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Silas Kicker of North Auburn, while chop
ping in the woods Friday, accidently chopped
his foot. The keen edge of the axe laid open
the foot from toe to instep. He walked 70
the road and waited an hour for team
None came. he hobbled home on one foot.
weak with loss of blood. He is now doing
finely.
Professor Stanton recently received 9 very
choice collection of archaeological specimens
as gift to Bates College from Mr.. James E.
Knowlfon of Damariscotta. The collection
consists of arrow and spear heads, bone
points, ETC., taken from the shell heaps. II
is said that Mr.. Knowlton has 9 very large
and choice collection of specimens of this
kind.
CUMBERLAND.
There we're sixteen deaths in Portland last
week.
&C. Soule's store was entered lately and
S25 taken from the money drawer.
The Sunday Times says there is q plan
afoot to have the part of Deering lying be.
tween Libby's Corner and Douglass stree,
annexed TO Portland.
FRANKLIN.
Last winter. Mr. E. V. Wheeler of Weld,
began in a very small way TO clarity spruce
gum for market, doing the work over his
kitchen stove. says the Phillips Phonograph.
He has since enlarged his conveniences sever.
al times. until he has now a vat ready for use
that will prepare a barrel at a time. His
largest shipments are to Portland, but he also
sends quantities 10 other cities. some of his
goods going to Cincinnati and st. Louis.
KENSEBEc.
At the late Kansas Fat Stock Show, says
the Boston Traveller, our old friend II. c.
Burleigh of Vassalboro. Maine. is reported to
have been awarded the Breeders Gazette's
500 gold medal, for exhibiting the best beef
animal in the show. The 8 months old Here
ford better weighed 1915 lbs When a year
old she weighed but 500 lbs. Al % months,
having been kept on common farm fare, she
weighed $40 lbs. She was then taken up and
fed. and in three months had gained $50 lbs
the next two months her gain was $50 lbs.
the next five months, 200 lbs; next month
and half, IS lbs. She was deemed by many
as the most perfect animal on exhibition
Mr.. Burleigh has devoted many years of his
life to breeding and importing the finest speci.
mems of that popular breed of beef-making
cattle We have had the pleasure of visiting
Mr.. Bnrleigh's farm in Maine, as well as
often having seen his stock on exhibition at
the New England Fair.
Rev. Charles l.. Wells, who for the past
two years and half has been in charge OF
the Episcopal Mission of st. John the Evan
gelist in bingham, Mass, has resigned. He
goes to Gardiner, Me.
KNOX.
Herman Small, son of Ed. Small, of Cam
den. aged about twelve years, received
dangerous wound on Thanksgiving day, BY
the explosion of a gun at a shooting match
the cylinder hitting him in the face, breaking
the cheek bone and making bad hole. HI
is now doing well.
| A civil action for damages has been com
menced by Mr.. George A. Patterson, o
Dexter, through his attorney, Josiah Crosby
| against Mr.. r. W. Nutter, on account O
injuries alleged to have been inflicted upor
the son of said Patterson by said Nutter
while he was teaching the Grammar schoo
in that village. The case will be brought W
in the Supreme Judicial Court in Bango
uext month.
Dexter people, saws the Eastern State, ar,
talking about having the electric light.
At Dexter, a few nights ago, Miss AID,
Abbott was assisting her father, Mr.. Willard
Abbott, about the milking when ca
jumped under the COW at which Miss Abbot
was seated, which frightened the animal
causing her to jump in such a way that tn,
young lady was thrown under the cow whicl
stood next to her, and before her fathe
could rescue her, she had been trample,
upon and in a manner that resulted in serious
though il is hoped not fatal injuries, report
| the Eastern State. At last accounts she wa
suffering much and it was feared her injurie
were more serious than was at first supposed
| SAGADAHoC.
! Go Brown Of Batt, killed his valuabl,
mare, Wednesday isht. She got out of thu
the stable and while rnnning IN the yard
went into a gate and broke her hip ard re
ceived internal Injuries. he had been offered
| $500 for the mare and refused to sell.
Miss Josephine Houston, for many years
teacher in the Chelsea. Mass, public schools
died in that city on Wednesday, of pneumo
MIA. She was a native of Bath, Maine.