Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-06-30

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Willard Coriiss of Wade i quite bear
hunter. he has not kept account Of the nnm.
Der be has killed in his life time, but q ureftv
sure that il 10 over 125 Frank Stapies n
Ferham has within the passed few weeks
trapped six.
A committee Of six from the Sar,field
Guards OF New Haven were in Portland Fri
day. and presented IN elegantly framed series
OF resolutions to the Montgomery Guards in
wiling them to visit New Haven this fall to
return the visit Of the Sarsfield Guards to
Portland.
". A. Turner had the first two fingers of
his left hand caught in the machinery at Lor-
ings job Office, Portland, and badly crushed.
Michael Conley's two years old child vas
struck BY ateam on Pleasant street, Portland.
Saturday, and . bad cash was cut in ito head.
The house of Capt. B. NJ. Melcher in the
west part Of Brunswick, in the interval Of
twenty-four tours from A. NJ. Thursday,
to A. NJ. Friday. vas robbed of q package
containing $50 to 875, the money being taken
from trunk in his daughters room, says the
brunswick Telegraph. The windows were
all securely fastened, and the doors were
bolted and locked. Possibly an entrance was
gained through hole in the basement wall
OF the shed, and the thief may have been in
the house for hours.
Geo. A. Ulmer, of Portland, found in the
lane by the store, Friday, four pocket books
wrapped up together One belonged to Mr..
Of psA
OF Hiram. Both Of these pocket-books had
money, keys and other papers in them The
other two we're empty.
Phillips can boast of q church choir in
which the leader. Martin Kelley, has sung
over fifty years, leading for more than forty
years, and another singer, N. B. Beal, has
been on duty over thirty-fve years. quar-
rel in that choir is said to be unknown, &C.
cording to the monograph.
KENNEBEc.
Mr.. Warren Getchell, son of Mr.. Leonard
Getchell of Winslow, had a narrow escape
with bis life last week, from an attack by a
Jersey bull, says the Waterville Mail. The
bull tossed him twice on his horns, threw
him upon the ground on his back, and planted
both horns upon his chest, when a man close
by sprang to the rescue and helped the pros
trate man to escape. Each horn had left q
severe wound on each side of his chest, just
below the pit of the stomach, and several
severe bruises we're found at other points, but
none are supposed to be fatal or dangerous.
PENoBscor.
The old Charles Bailey house in Green
bush, Sunk Haze. was burned Thursday af.
ternoon, and with it all of the adjoining build
ings. The FIRE was caused by building fire
in the washroom where there was probably q
defective fue. This hotel was as old as ma
ny of the Oldest citizens, and was formerly
well patronized by Penobscot river lum-
bermen.
We regret to learn that on Saturday even
ing Mrs. Harris M. Plaisted of Bangor, while
handling dish containing boiling water, was
severely scalded in the face by the hot water
and steam. physician was promptly SUM-
moned and ali possible means taken to alle-
viate the suffering and prevent permanent
scars. fortunately her eyes escaped in
the healing will be accomplished without
leaving any Disagreement.
SAGADAHoc.
Stewart Douglass ship carpenter, employed
at the N. E. s. B. Co.'S yard, Bath, fell into
the hold of vessel, Tuesday afternoon, and
was severity injured. He was engaged with
his brother in using a stick of timber and his
cantdog slipped aud he lost his balance and
fell head first in the hold, striking on his
shoulders.
SOMERSET.
Dane and Foster, of Skowhegan. have
rented the old starch factory at Madison, for
term of five wears. and are repairing and
fixing it up for sash and blind shop.
Edwin Packard of St Adams, fell with a
staging on which he was at work painting,
and which was twenty-six feet from the
ground. He sustained compound commin-
uted fracture of the ankle, which rendered
amputation necessary, reports the Dexter
Gazette.
Saturday forenoon, while Mr. Lyman Max
i'm and Mr. Benjamin Chandler were shovel
ing dirt into cart in front of Mr.. behring's
residence in Madison, Mr.. Maxim acciden-
tally struck Mr.. Chandler in the forehead as
he was STOPPING to pick up shovelful of
dirt, cutting cash about two inches in
length. The wound bled freely. The shovel
cut to the bone and the pain was so severe rs
to cause fainting. The head of the unfor-
tunate man was Immediately bound up and
bathed in cold water. This soon brought
him to consciousness and he was taken home
A cupoia is being built on the top of the
Madison mill to hold q 500 gallon water tank
which will supply the spray FIRE extinguishers
with water in case of fire. Besides this they
are also connected with stump pump, which
works automatically in such manner that as
soon as a valve opens the pump starts and
keeps steady spray of water flowing from
the extinguisher.
WALDO
Belfast is raising $1,000 to complete its
soldiers monument fund.
Isaac Cummings and wife of Prospect, in
going to Mt. Waldo last week, met with
bad accident. The rocker bolt of his buck
board broke and threw them both to the
ground, and frightened the horse 30 that he
started to run, but Mr.. Cummings tried to
stop him, and succeeded after being dragged
through the dust and over rocks eight or ten
rods. Mrs Cummings was quite badly hurt,
striking on her head aud shoulders, but not
seriously.
WARRINGTON.
Two drunken men from East Machias col
lided their teams with that of Mr. Gardiner,
and Mrs. Gardiner was thrown out and her
collar bone cracked and three ribs broken.
Both carriages we're badly smashed. The
matter was settled by each of the men in fault
paying S75, says the Mount Desert Herald.
Joseph w. Brooks, dealer in furniture in