Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-09-05

BURBERRY canning business vas mainly ex-
perimental, and if successful will be largely
increased next season.
The Mount Desert Herald says: Mr.. g.
Il. Sargent, who lives near the Sound post
Office in Mount Desert. reports the discovery
of a very curious gorge or valley at one SIDE
| of Sargente Mountain. He says it il deep
sullv 20 feet below the level of the cliff. With
| q small pond about ten feet square and four
| feet deep at the bottom. The banks are very
steep-and on one side . smooth granite
ledge. From the east bank, 40 feet above
the surface, Mr.. Sargent counted five trout
| swimming in the pool. He has lived within
a mile and half of the place over 40 years,
and never knew of its existence.
The CLAY boy that was accidentally shot At
Bluebill three months ago, not improving as
he should, doctors were called some two
weeks ago, who sxtrscated from his foot 26
shot and several pieces of bone. He is now
in fair way to recovery. says the Ellswo rth
American.
On TUESDAY of this week. says the Ameri
can a cartridge exploded in the hand of
Earnest Osgood. son of Mr.. Irving Osgood
of Ellsworth. infiicting serious flesh wounds.
The flesh on the palm of his hand was split
open to the bones. both longitudinally and
laterally. No bones were broken. At last
accounts the boy was doing well.
KNOX.
Wednesday afternoon, as Lewis Waterman
of Hope Corner, was driving spirited young
horse, the animal became frightened and ran.
dragging Mr.. Waterman some distance,
breaking his leg near tho hip, tearing off an
ear, and otherwise severely injuring him.
The annual reunion of the Fourth Maine
Regiment and Second Maine Battery will be
hal I'm I'll waoE from
Thursday.
Friday, a young man named Patrick Shan
non, of Whitefeld, was trying a bull when
the animal struck him in the left ear with
one horn, tearing the ear completely from his
head.
The frost last week did much damage in
low lands in Oxford county. Vines and beans
were cut off and corn considerably injured.
The fields show extensive marks of the visit
alton.
SAGADAHoC.
Captain W. A. Timmons, of Jersey City.
and master of the wrecking schooner Flye,
who for some weeks past has been engaged
in the work of raising the sunken steamer
"Mary Lee" off Small Point. has abandoned
the wreck and sailed for Boston. 1t is I'M
derstood that Boston parties will at once
make strenuous efforts, with the aid of pom
toons, to resurrect the steamer.
SOMERSET.
The demand for a new church at Arson
bridge has caused pastor and people to work
hard to bring it about. Enough has been
raised already to make it safe to begin the
work.
WASHINGTON
Two years ago William E. Lakeman and
Mrs. Olivia Bell disappeared from Lubec,
Me-, about the same time, the former leaving
a wife and five children, and the latter hus-
band and two children. Mr.. Bell started to
find them, and his search for two years car
ried him to many parts of the United States
and to the island of Cuba. At last he learned
that they were in Gloucester, and there he
succeeded in having them arrested They
were brought to Boston, and it is said that
the man was wearing when arrested, watch
and chain which was formerly the property
of Mr.. Bell. AS it could not be ascertained
that marriage ceremony had been performed
the charge will be that of adultery.-BoSton
Journal.