Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-12-17
State News.
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I AEDhOSCOOIie.
/ jerry Pepo, Frenchman working in the
paper mills in Mechanic Falls, lost all the
/ fingers on bis right hand save the little finger
| By its being caught ins some part of the en-
CINE while at work around it, Saturday. II
/ Is now thought the arm Will have to come of
at the elbow.
ARoosrooK.
! Wade Post, No I23, G. A. R., of Presque
| Isle, made choice of the following officers.
recently: Com, T. B. Rose; Sen. Vice
tom. Geo. F. Whidden; Jr. Vice-Com.
Joshua Damon; Officer of the Day. Ezra
McGlauiin; Officer of the Guard. Edwin
| Wiggin: Chaplain. Isaac McGlaufin; Sur
geon, G. H. Ackley. Post mustered one
comrsde. Edward Wiggin. The Post meets
| every two weeks, Wednesday evenings, at
Masonic Hall.
CUMBERLAND.
Friday evening as Mr. and Mrs Eli Russell
of West Cumberland were on their way TO
visit Mr.. VIM. Russell at Cumberland Fore
side. Mrs Russell complained of feeling ILL,
and they called at her sisters about half way
to their destination, but before Mr.. Russell
could ge; TO the door his wife fell from the
carriage. Mr.. Russell caught his wife in his
arms, bu; found she was dead. Heart disease
Arthur Libby, well known as one of the
oldest furniture dealers in Portland
was stricken with paralysis. Friday, while
riding in horse-car and had not recovered
consciousness Sunday
Knox.
1t is now deemed probable that the annual
encampment of the G. A r. OF Maine, in
January, will BE- held in Thomaston. The
! r. Il
standing, have already begun to make ar
rangements for receiving the veterans with
generous hospitality.
Sidney Packard, a young man of East
Warren, was saving heading at Pscksrd's
mill, Wednesday, when the saw in some way
canted the bolt and threw his arm suddenly
against the saw. One finger was sawed of
and the arm broken in two places. This
leaves the hand with only one finger, two
fingers having been sawed off previously.
LINCOLN.
Mr.. F. P. Baker is building an ice house
at Southport, 80, by AZ feet, 20 foot post, to
hold about 200 tons. for the use of fisher
men, says the Boothbay Register,
OXFORD.
Josiah w. French of Bethel, was thrown
from his carriage in Gilead, and narrowly
escaped Sudden death. He is badly bruised
about the head and received strains of the
ankles. HIS horse was frightened by the
cars and became unmanageable.
PENoBsCoT.
Two men named George Esserage and
George Mason of Charlottetown, z. E.
recently brought thirteen horses to Bangor,
which were entered at the custom house at
Vanceboro. for about $1,000. These horses
have been seized by the authorities on the
plea that hey were entered for less than
their value. Appraisers were appointed, who
valued the horses at about $500. The men
who bought the horses here say they have
not violated the Law, but entered the horses
at the custom house for what they paid for
them, and can show that such was the fact
The gross receipts of the Bangor Y. VI c.
A. fair will exceed 81 400 and their expenses
will be about $500, according to the Wing
PIscATAoUIs
Certain parties who are interested in the
navigation Of Moosehead Lake, will oppose
the granting Of charter to the Lake Megan-
tic Railway Company giving permission to
bridge that sheet of water.
SAGADAHoc.
Foxes are quite plenty in town. At Ar
rowsic. four men and a dog went out one day
last week and returned at night with ten
foxes, a good davis work.
WASHINGTON.
\ little fellow named Ferris, in stepping
from schooner Dolphin, of St. john. which
was di>charGing hav at Eastport, missed hi.
footing and fell into the dock, when a young
man named Bennett plunged in after him.
and succeeded in keeping the httle fellows
heat above water until boat was procured
and both boys rescued.
YORK.
Sunday afternoon fleet of over 100
schooners was off Old Orchard They were
most all coasters, and were in sight of the
beach nearly all day, being hecalmed