Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-08-03
IRAN KILN.

Enoch Staples, prominent business man
of Pennington, dropped dead Thursday after
noon.
There was a narrow escape from drow ming
at kingfed. Saturday, the 25th inst, reports
the Chronicle. Several young men were in
bathing and Edgar Dolbier swan out to
rock in the stream. G. ii. Winter, who
could not swim, waded as far AS he could and
reached out his hand for Dolbier to help him
get to the rock; in doing so Dolbier was
pulled from the rock; they were now in deep
water and as Winter could not swim he cluug
to his companion and they went down togeth
er after getting badly strangled Dolbier
succeeded in getting away from his close
cinging partner and swan awav few feet.
As soon as he got his breath a little ne again
went back and succeeded in securing Winter
just as he was shaking. The boys were both
very nearly exhausted when they got ashore.
Mrs Mary Harlow, aged eighty-three years,
who has resided alone for a number of years
in Canton, was found on Monday last in
helpless condition in her house. The neigh
bors not seeing Mrs. Harlow about her home
as usual, called and found her under the bed
in an entirely helpless condition. She was
able to converse some and said she arose in
the night and fell on the floor and was unable
to get up. She must have lain in that situa-
ton some twelve hours. A partial schock
of paralysis was probably the cause of her
condition.
On Sunday the 26tf. the house and barn
belonging to Frank Jameson in Hiram, were
burned together with furniture. wagons and
a small amount OF hav. A defective chimney
is is supposed to have been the cause. In
sarance on buildings and furniture, reports
the Norway Advertiser.
Katie Haley. aged 10 wears, daughter OF
NJ. II. Haley of Prospect, died suddenly July
18th, of Group, following an liberated sore
throat. She rose from her bed and partially
dressed herself when she fell over and expir-
ed
HANCOCK.
Schooner ID. B Webb. Holbrooks master.
in running for Burnt Coat Harbor during the
fog Thursday morning, ran ashore on the
southeast end of Heron Island The d. B.
Webb is about seventy tons, old me asure-
ment. some twenty-five years old and halls
from Deer Island. and has on board $40 bar
rels of mackerel which will probably be saved.
SAGADAHoc.
On Saturday last, Mrs. Hsfford, an elderly
lady living at Richmond Corner, while climb
ing over a stone wall, fell and broke her arm.
1t is compound fracture, and Mrs Hafford's
accident s regarded by the neighbors as quite
a seriOus misfortune.
On Monday afternoon, Ida Rankins, an H.
year-old daughter of Mrs Mehetabel Rankins,
of Richmond, met with quite a severe acct
dent While riding on a load of hav. near
D,-l he rnf. L. ell
the ground, breaking both bones of the fore
arm, and dlslocating her wrist.
SOMERSET
New Portland Village is headquarters for
the Frenchmen who are having hereabouts.
They congregste in large numbers every Sab
BATH and the rattle of their rude buckboards
and their mother tongue make noisy Sun
day there. II would be impossible to secure
the hav crop without the assistance of the
Frenchmen, who come across the line annu-
allv in large numbers. The average price
paid them per month is about thirty dollars
Quite a per cent of the money they earn is
expended there III the purchase of goods to
carry back to Canada,-such as clothing,
boots and shoes, harnesses, agricultural i'm
plements and other articles, making their an
nual visit a very desirable one in every sense
WALDO.
Barney c. Higgins, son of A. S. Higgins,
of Thorndike, was injured badly one day last
week. He was going TO the field with a
scythe when he fell. his right knee coming
across the edge of the scythe. cutting into the
joint and half severing the leg.
YORK.
The timbers supporting the floors, scaffolds,
ETC., of the barn of Hon. J. B. Nealley at
South Berwick, gave wsv on Sunday after
noon. precipiating into the cellar its contents