Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-08-03
State News.


aSDkOkCOGGIN.
George Philhrick, boy about II wears old
met with severe accident at F. E. Falkner' 5
weolen mill at Tarner village. Friday after
noon. de fell backward through a scuttle
through which the wool was tipped to the
picker room, about II feet, to tie floor below
IN the ool!er room. lie struck mainly ca his
right elbow and shattered the joint 50 the
physician thinks he Will have a stiff Joint.
The arm was badly lacerated also at the ell
bow Joiat. Both bones were brok-n below
the elbow joint, just above the wrist. The
bones at the elbow protruded through an ugly
wound three inches long. The doctors said
II was as bad break as they ever saw. The
lad was oadly shaken up besides. and il will
De long time before he gets out again.
The loss on the stock OF the A. b. Crafts
Shoe Company of Lewiston, mas been adjusted
the insurance companies paving Sl4, 700
Lewiston fisherman summarizes a fish
ing trip as follows: Team, 50; bait, 81. sc: :
two days pay (having been SICK the day fol-
lowing So 81; total expenses, 1892 The
Result was one bull-frog, weigh; on4 pound.
The two Lewiston girls who run a cottage
at Old Orchard have let rooms enough already
TO pay the rent for the season
ARoosTooK.
Business is reported To be very fourishing
at the re- established Office of customs AZ Fort
hent, II being next TO the best paying Office
in the district.
The town of Bridgewater has voted sup
port To proposed railroad from Florence
vile, n. B for which il is expected tbs
Provincial Parliament will grant a subsidy at
Its coming session
Tue Aroostook c ,unty Republican Con.
vention viii De neld in Houlton on Wednes-
day Of next week.
CUMBERLAND.
l.. j. Perkins & Son. confectionery manu-
tacturers of Portland, Me-, who assigned
short time age, have obtained the assent of
nearly ali of their Creditors TO the settlement
OF 30 cents on the dollar.-Boston Journal.
swing-tail shark, regular man-eater,
measuring 10 feet long, was caught in a weir
at Cape Small Point On Thursday. Its tail
measures d feet.
Mr.. Patrick McLoon, residing on the new
Thomaston road, near the Rockland trotting
park. received fatal injuries Saturday after
noon, July oath, by being thrown from load
of hay. just as the wagon was running along
the edge OF a cliff in the field the wheels we're
cramped and the sudden turn threw the Who'll
OF the top of The load, with Mr.. McLoon on
II, 10 the foot of the cliff. 20 feet beiu~. The
unfortunate man struck on some rocks
breaking his ley, spraining his arm, cutting
his face and sustaining injuries. from the eff
fects OF which he died July 18th. He was
&C years of age, and leaves widow and four
adult children.
Messrs. Is. 2. Brackley and Samuel W.
Hewitt of Rockland nave been engaged by
State Detective True to serve on the special
police force at the New England fair at Ban
gor.
The gross earnings Of the Knox & Lincoln
railroad. for the month of June, 1886, were
ST. 500 81, expenses, $6,226.33; net earn
lngs, S5,634 81.
AT Ruckland Wednesday afternoon Charles
Gaseous received injuries which may disable
HIM tor lite, while assisting 10 unload coal
from a vessel. Cassens was on the staging,
some 20 feet above the deck of the vessel,
having hold of the tackle by which the buckets
OF coal are lifted, keeping them away 50 they
would not hit the staging III coming up, when
one part Of the tackle gave way by the break
ing OF the Delaying pin. The bucket fell and
Cassens WAS thrown violently from the stag
iLg He struck on the combing OF the hatch,
fortunately not falling into the hold, in which
case he must have been Instantly killed. His
right thigh was BADLY fractured, the knee
pan cracked, and both wrists dislocated
LINCOLN.
Alma upper village is to have a free high
school, beginning IN September.
Capt. Chas. Caller of South Waldoboro,
nlnety-t~o years old, has walked a half a
mile every afternoon during haying I'D raked
hay with other workm IN, reports the News
Capt. Caller was captured by the English in
1914 and confined la Darimoor prison. He
ia still ylyOrnns in hody and mind
PENoBsCoT.
Ida M. Fleming has been appointed post
master at Chester Mills.
Mr.. Noah Marsh, Jr., young man living
in East Newport, took swim in the pond
there the early part of last week. 1t is sup
posed that the sudden contraction of the
muscles ruptured an intestine as he died Fri
day III great pain.
Low water troubles the Penobscot drivers
Planners logs are just beginning to run out of
the Matta~amkeag. BY building temporary
plank dams, the men manage to get head of
two or three feet. Then they drive as far as
they can ON that, shut down and get another
head, and so on.
WALDO.
UNITY.-Our correspondent writes Farm
ers are about through with their having. The
crop mas oeen secured In GOOD condition, but
a falling off of one-fiftn from last seasons
crop.-Mrs. Hannah Tabir, mother of Hon
j, X. Tabir is very low with cancer of the
breast.-B b. Cook and Ralph Berry and
wife have returned from Montana. Messrs
Cook and Berry are very successful in their
business of sheep husbandry in that Terrific
ry.-Poiiucs ae very quiet Ia this town.
The repI b icaus s:e col ii ent of Success with
Hon }. /. 3odweii theit standard bearer,
but are on the lookout for the usual demo-
cratic still hunt
bUKNHAM.- IT sponden: IS, Aug.
I'd: The having season is over aad almost
every farmer says his crop of hay is short
compared with Iast year. The urouth was
Tery severe in this Y.ciaty, but The la,e rains
have started the grass and both fields and
pastures are iook.lg fnely.-N. h. Murray
lost fine JERSEY row Saturday eTeHiug. The
cow jumped on, OF the back door in the barn
floor which Is ny aJout ten feet from the
ground. l. inju. ca her so that she lad TO be
killed. -Charley Kent. q boy about eleven
years Old living with his grandfather IL. r.
3.ckm2re, 60. his tout Gu. badly by getting
in front of the moving machine.-Everetl
Libby arrived home from Aroo- stock sunday
several c lr,ulus OF cattle The Libby hoys