Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-07-20
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State News.
DRowSING-A MIRAGE TwENrr-sIx
Pound Trout.
ARoosrooK.
VIM. Knox. Of Blaine, met With . severe
accident last Friday. As he was putting the
bride on his horse, a colt ran up. turned, and
kicked him in the back, since which time he
has been in q very critical condition and but
slight hopes are entertained of his recovery.
There is some talk of building q starch
factory in Limestone.
CUMBERLAND.
Seth Hamilton. of Portland. was sentenced
to seven months in Jail in the Portland NUM-
cipsl Court, Thursday, for wife-beating.
The first breech-loadin9 gun ever adopted
BY any government for military use, WAS in
vented and patented BY &c. Hill. of Portland.
May IL. 1911; one of these instruments is to
be seen in the National Museum at Washing
ton.
A little boy aged three years. son of Mr..
Paul s. Merrymen, of Brunswick. was badly
bitten BY dog, "wednesday evening. at the
larcerated and the lad suffered much, but
was better Thursday morning. reports the
Telegraph.
Saccsrapps is to have q shoe factory.
the l60-ton schooner now sunk in the
channel off Trefethen's landing, Portland
harbor. making it impossible for the island
boats to land there. is to be blown up.
Between 8 and 10 O'Clock Friday, Alexander
S,ratton and George Morgan attempted to get
into row boat in Portland. Srtatton climb
ed down pile, and after upsetting the boat
fell into the river. He finally righted his
boat and crawled in. Then ensued blunder-
ing and a second capsizln9, Morgan, who had
climbed down the piling, accompanying
Stratton in his second bath An old man
named Connolly was near in his boat and
rescued the two men. Morgan then insisted
on having his boat, and becoming too bois
ferrous was unceremoniously knocked down
by his rescuer, who rowed the two men to
Custom House wharf.
KENNEBEc.
Two young men, Maurette Foss of Lewis
ton and Chas. Millett Of Maiden. Mass,
went out in a small boat upon the Androscog-
gin Lake. fishing. Wednes sy afternoon. In
raising the anchor they cap.ized the boat
Foss being an expert swimming and Millett
unable to swim any the latter chung
10 Foss and both went down. Upon coming
to the surface, Millett caught hold of the
boat and Foss struck out for the shore, near
ly one half a mile distant. He WAS encum-
bered with his clothing and his progress was
slow but he reached the shore in an exhausted
condition. Mr.. j. NJ. Gott, near whose house
he landed, took him to his house and Mrs.
Gett kindly kindly cared for him while Mr..
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OXFORD.
George F. Towle, Canton, met with a very
severe accident on Thursday afternoon. He
had been to deliver An organ, and on his re-
turn stopped at Mr.. Hollands at Canton
Point, and in turning, one OF the reins caught
under the thill, thus causing the horse to
turn so short about As to throw Mr. Towle
from the carriage. causing dslocation of one
ankle and breaking some bones.
Tuesday, the entire force employed at
Denison's Pulp Mill, Gilbertville about IS
men, struck for wages now due The terms
on which the workmen propose to return to
their places is that they now receive one half
due them up to July, and the other half be-
fore August 25th, and that monthly pay day
be established. These terms having been &C.
ceeded to. they returned to work, Friday.
PENoBsCor
Simmer l.. Warner of Dexter has lately
been granted A back pension Amounting IN
about $500 and regular pension of Sc a
month. says the Gazette. Mr.. Warner was
I'D tue service iorty-three ihonths, ana Ten
! 'hon'ns VI 'hat tune ne was cohhheu at An
uersoh'liie.
TlscArAoUis.
Perley Whittier, of Kingsbury, received
Sl050 back pension short time ago.
MIR. Daniel Severance, OF Sebec, lost a
ing at mark, having hit the animal instead.
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