Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-08-24


SEvKRELY IxyURED BY A SroxH-NEw Bal
HARBoR AND BosroN STEAMBOAT LINE
ACCIDENT TO A BABr-SEvERKLY ScALDEl
"A BAD FALL.
ASDRoscoGGIN.
The Bates Theological School and Bate,
College opened Thursday. The students an
fast arriving in town.
ARoosTooK.
Hon. E. E Parkhurst writes to the Boston
Cuitivator that the hay crop of Aroostook i.
secured in the best possible condition. ant
while in quantity it 10 below the average, the
quality is much above, "For shipping" Mr.
Parkhurst saws, lit exceeds in value any
crop ever raised in this county, as the clover
was badly winter-killed and our hay is mostly
Timothy" But there will be much less
shipped than usual. As it will be needed al
home.
Henry Carney of Masardis, who was report.
ed last week as being seriously injured by q
fall from a scaffolding, died two days later
reports the Herald.
CUMBERLAND.
Ship Commodore, built in 1879 at Var
mouth by Sylvanus Blanchard, who was
also the owner, has been sold for $40, 900, tc
Eben York, of Yarmouth, Capt. A. ]. Pettin
gill, of Portland, and others. She is 1875
tons burden and rates A /.
The steam schooner yacht Utow ana. of New
York, was in Portland harbor, Tuesday. The
Utowana is the boat whose purchase by the
Colombian government was announced day
or two ago. She was built by John Roach
at Chester, Penn, in 1888, and is of l4l tons
The Colombian government gave $50, 00(
for her and secured her at a bargain. She
will be armed and used as a swift cruiser.
Tax Collector Richard NJ. johnson of Bid
deford, was walking toward the Boston
Maine station in Portland about O'Clock
Thursday night, and when near Commercial
street boy SHE'D q stone at another, which
missed its mark and hit Mr.. johnson in thu
face, ploughing two-inch fnrrow in the left
cheek, just below the eye. Blood .purtet
from the wound, and Mr.. johnson was forced
to seek the services of druggist to stay tn.
flow.
FRANKLIN.
Rev. John Allen, "Campmeeting John,
purposes to deed strip of land adjoining thu
Methodist Episcopal church, to the church i
they will bear the expense of moving his house
short distance and meeting some other ex
penses, and they design acceptance, says tn,
Pittsfield Advertiser.
HANCOCK.
Capt. behring's projected new steamboa
line between Bar Harbor and Boston, is sale
to be booming. 1t is thought that a steamer
for this route will be constructed during thu
coming winter.
The three hotels erected near NorthpOrt il
1882 are, it is said, still unfinished and un
occupied. They we're losing investment AZ
they possess no attractions either 10 construc
ton or location to induce patronage.
A few days ago at East Bluehill, Susi,
Long was giving Mrs. Wilbur Wardwell
baby an airing; she left the wagon standing
on the bank of the mill stream, and went q
short distance to pick some wild pears in
the meantime the wagon started down tn,
bank, ran into the stream and upset, throw
the baby into the water where it was abou
two feet deep. Susie waded off and drew
her ashore, reports the American.
The ell part of Mr. Eli Dunham's house a,
Waltham, took Are recently, and before i
was under control had damaged the house t
the extend of 500, says the American.
PENoBsCOT.
Little Earl Wellington, a three year OLE
grandson of McGregor Jones, was severely
scalded last Saturday, says the Dexter Ga
zette. A dirper was filled with boiling water
and the little fellow thinking it was for drink
ing water, lifted it to his mouth and in som.
way spilled it down his neck and breast be-
meath his clothes.
PIsCATAQUIs.
Jacob Perkins of Shirley was ascending {
ladder to a staging on his house Saturday the
22nd inst, and just as he reached the top, the
ladder slid sideways and threw him to the
ground, breaking bone in his right shout
der in two places, and fractured his ribs near
the spine, saws the Dexter Gazette.
Morrill, Currier, of the frn Of M Currie,
& Son, Abbot, met with a painful accident
Saturday. In some way the fore finger OF
each hand became caught under the heavy
weight in their excelsior mill, crushing ant
mangling them fearfully.
SAGADAHoc.
meeting OF the Good Templars of Saga
dahoc county, is called to meet with Merry.
meeting lodge of Bowdoiuham, on Wednes
day, Aug 26th. at o'clock in the afternoon,
tor the purpose of recognizing the District
lodge which has for some months beer
dormant. There are eleven lodges of the
order reported in Sagadahoc county.
SOMERSET.
Last Friday night the residence of Mrs
Haynes at Skowhegan, was entered through
the cellar window and quantity of bottled
goods taken therefrom. The parties were
traced to the Coburn woods and the plains,
and most of the stolen property WAS recover.
ed. Two young men were arrested on suspi
cion by officer Thing and the case came be.
fore Judge Dascomb. Monday morning.
WALDO.
On Saturday, the 18th, the note of $S7 ,9O(
due the city from the Belfast & Moosehesd
Lake Railroad Company was paid from the
accumulation Of dividends in the treasury
saws the Belfast Journal.
A singular transaction took place in Liber.
ty village one day last week. Two young
healthy, robust looking men we're hunting
for an officer to arrest them as tramps and
take them to Jail. After much effort they
succeeded in getting sheriff from Searsmon
to arrest them and visiting justice to sen.
tence them and they got what they wanted-s
free ride to Belfast and a snug home in tbs
Jail during the hot weather, and the county
has to foot the bills to the tune of about fifty
dollars.
WASHINGTON.