Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-12-07
State News.

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HIS EYE Our "A JOKE ON A SHKRrrr-
GONE WITH HASDsoAER MAs-BREArH.
ING CoAL-GAs-AxD So FoRrH.
ANDRoscoGGIH.
Walter Ham of Lisbon Centre, met with .
most unfortunate accident in the wooden mill
at weichville He was about his work and
bending over q loom, when one of the shut.
ties 1ew out, striking him in the eve and
bursting the eye-ball. The injury was 80
severe that it was necessary to remove the
eye-bali.
ARoosrooK
John Allen, Esq. of Presque Isle, saws the
Wing. has left for Riverside, CAL. accompa.
MED by Mr.. James Currier of the former
place. Mr.. Allen is nearly ninety wears old.
and for many years past he has spent his
winters in California and summers in Maine,
and thinks nothing of the journey between
the two places.
FRANKLIN.
Pennington people are laughing heartily at
good story told at the expense of one of
the ceunty's most popular deputy sheriffs.
There was tried, in the Farmington Municipal
Court, Thanksgiving week. a case that ex-
cited good deal interest and the deputy
sheriff sat during the trial in charge of and
with the two prisoners. To understand the
story it must be explained that he is tall
man with slightly bald head A stranger
In town heard part of the trial, and later in
the day told an acquaintance the story OF the
crime and commenced on the appearance of
the prisoners. 81 believe they are guilty, "
said he, 'for they are hard looking crowd,
especially the tall man with the bald head. y
ffa1 h,,t =
to say that the''tall man with the bald head. >
Will not soon hear the last of the impression
he made on the unsophsticated stranger.
MIR. George Bunter of Strong, who has
found frequent traces of silver ore upon his
farm. has had specimens tested, according to
the Franklin Journal. One ESSAY showed
silver to the extent of 81 50 in 1000 pounds
OF ore. On sample contained tin the amount
OF 50. rs per ton. Iron and sulphur were also
present in large quantities On Mr. j. B.
knowlton's farm about a mile distant from
Mr.. Hunters is a deposit of slate veins alter
nate with quartz and other rocks and speci.
mems of silver ore have been found here a,
the rate of $500 or $500 per ton of rock.
Prof. Carmichael recently analysed some
specimens from Mr.. Knowlton's farm and
some of them contained silver at the rate OF
Sal per ton and S. in gold per ton.
PENoBsCoT
John Fahev, confined in the Bangor Jail,
| escaped last Wednesday, and was re-captured
| after lively chase.
| Dexter has settled the school house matter
with Contractor Greenleaf BY paving him
! So, $50 and taking all the stock and material
on the towns hands. The opposition had al.
ready petitioned the court to restrain further
action. and will now further ask that the au
thorities be adjaase3 il contempt of cour
and restrained from paying out any further
money, even to the Savings Bank, where the
money was hired to paw MIR. Greenleaf.
An order from the West for one hundred
pair of snow shoes has just been received b,
the PeDobscot tribe of Indians at Oldtown.
PIsCATAoUIs.
A young Peoples Christian Association
was organized in Atkinson, Nov Doth. saw
thu Dover Observer.
On Sunday Nov. goth, two little boys o.
MIR. Lanpher of Sangerville, the oldest 10 OF
II years, broke through the ice while skat
ing and were drowned. A little sister wa
just behind them and seeing her brothers g
in, she checked herself, narrowly escaping
like fate, reports the Observer.
An Atkinson young lady made trial of
''mind cure" doctor recently, but with n,
a week. found she could not help the youn.
lady and left 1t seems her way of treatin,
was to sit back to back with the patient, ant
every few minutes to say Now YOU are bet
ter
/ SAGADAHoC.
There was a small fire in Bath tenemen
house early Friday morning. The damag,
was about S75.
SOMERSET.
Palmyra, says an enthusiastic correspon
dent from that place, although it has ne
wealthy citizens, can boast of more indepen
dence according to the number of inhabtant.
than any other town within Somerset county
The great mass are engaged in farming anC
they are generally capable, Industrious, TEN
perate and honest. There is but one villag,
in town and in it are no inio xcating liquors
sold or drunk as beverage.
WALDO.
An epidemic sore throat is reported pre-
vailing in Winterport. Several light case
of diphtheria have been discovered.
WASHINGTON.
The Midtown correspondent of the Calai
Times SAYS: Mrs. William Mckay eloped las
Wednesday night with Geo. A. Cole wher
they went no one knows. Mrs. KcKay i
about 40 years old and Cole is ten years he
senior. The latter has lived in town for tn
past two years, deriving his support mainl,
from ike labors of his wife and son. Mrs
Mckay left an Industrious, devoted husban,
and a large family Of children. 1t is said sh
carried away the deed of their home and So
in money, which Mr.. Mckay had saved from
his earnings during the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas Dudley of this town
and their little child, narrowly escaped as
phyxiation from coal gas from the stove, on
evening. Mrs. Dubev was awakened by tn
crying OF her child and fell in swoon twic
while crossing the room to open window.
Mrs. Everett Randall, her two children, a NJ
another lady came very near being suffccate
by coal gas, Sunday night. at Pembroke.
Washington Alley of Beal's Island. acct
dentally shot himself in the breast and arm
while handling a shot gun-not fatally how
ever
Uriah Peabody of Jonesport has latel
been fined fifty dollars for selling liquo
without a license.
/ Thursday afternoon, while Patrick Kelley
employed at the Pepperell Corporation, Bid
deford was removing some boxes from tn
| elevator way, in the second story one of then
caught. and he lost his balance and fell dow
through the elevator way, striking upon tn,
cemented floor, Is feet below. He wa
picked up in an unconscious condition and .,
bruised and shaken that it was feared his in
juries might prove fatal.