Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-03-27

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Cnares Thompson, convict confined in
,ne STATE PRISON on FIVE years sentence for
larceny was arraigned before the Supreme
Judicial Court at Rockland, Mondav. on an
Indictment charging him with assault with in.
tent to kill upon the deputy warden last fall.
He was found guilty of the assault v;thou,
intent to kill, and was sentenced to four vears
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The Bridgton Reporter is informed that on.
Saturday 18th inst, as the daughter of Mr.
Samuel Fl. York was passing through her
fathers field in Harrison, she picked up .
number of live and full grown grasshcpers,
which were alive and smart. They amused
her very much. Surely, with maple honey,
May-fowers, and grasshoppers, in March, no
one will question but that spring is upon us
The Observer says the Superintendent of !.
the B. & P. Railroad, Mr.. Eaton, visited
Dover recently for the purpose, It is said, of
viewing the route to Guilford, preparatory to p
an early survey and speedy construction of
the road to that place. Guilford is wide
awake to the Importance of such an enter
prise, and expects to greet the iron-horse by
Christmas, or early next summer, Q872).
On Monday, Goth inst, Horace Whitney,
son of James G.. Whitney of Harrison,
while discharging ia gun with the piece held
above his head, received a serious injury
from an explosion, caused by slug which
had stuck in the barrel in loading. Some of
the fragments of the gun barrel bruised and
gashed his nose and lips badly, bnt did not in
]ure the teeth nor any bones of the face. 1t
is thought his wounds are not dangerous, and
that he will soon recover.
There were but three indictments found at
the recent term of court at Rockland--one
against Lewis F. Butler for burglary, one
against Charles Thompson for assault with
intent to kill, and one against VIM. Vanner
for assault with intent to kill. There were
no indictments against liquor sellers, which
shows that we are a very temperate people,
or are very lax in the enforcement Of the law
The whole number of criminal actions ON the
docket is %, eight of which have been dis.
posed of this term. The whole number OF
entries of civil cases is l0s, Is Of which are
libels for divorce. #4l Is 4as 80
The Argus says Mrs. Hannah Kane, re-
siding near the Aims House, in Portland, was
found dead in her bed Friday morning BY her
two children. Coroner Gould was called and
after learning all the facts deemed an inquest
unnecessary. The fact was that she was a
very Incorporate women and it would be safe
to say that bad rum did it. She had a SON
about "a or 25 years old, and he was so much
under the influence Of liquor that the coroner
could learn nothing from what he had to say,
and there being no evidence to warrant an in
quest, the coroner did not deem it necessary
to hold one, and under the circumstances
ordered the body buried. .ssr,..,a =.
The Journal says Hon. L. T. Luce has
been confirmed as Judge of the Municipal
Court of Lewiston, and will enter upon his
duties at once. Judge Smith retires from the
same position, after long service as Magis-
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has given much of his time to such duties.
For 10 years he was Justice of the Peace,
and nearly all the Justice business in this
vicinity came before him. In 1859 he be-
came the first Judge of the Municipal Court
created when Lewiston was town. In 1858
he was made the first Judge of the Municipal
Court created when Lewiston became city,
and has held that position two terms, eight
years fli S&4s
The Union and journal says the American
Bible Society the first of the year, engaged
the services of Rev. J. Stevens, as agent to
visit families and distribute Bibles and tesla
ments in Biddeford. As the result of 25~l4s'
days labor, Mr.. Stevens has visited 140S fam
lilies and business places, and sold $40 bibles,
Testaments and Psalms donated to the dis
trict O. and paid over to the Bible Society
S240. Mr.. Stevens has made no extra exer-
tons to press bibles on any one, and as gen.
thing has been cordially received into mott
of the families he has visited, and treated by
nearly all with becoming respect. M
The Lewiston journal says that son of
DIR. Harlow, about ten years of age, of Au-
burn, had a narrow escape fromtan awful
death, Wednesday. The lad went into stall
beside vicious horse, when the animal
reared and threw the child under his feet,
tramping upon him. The screams of the little
fellow attracted the attention of Mr.. Willis,
who was driving by, when he FASTENED to the
stable and at once seeing the danger the
child was in, rushed into the STALL being him
self kicked and somewhat injured in so du-
ing, and rescued the boy, though not until
the child was badly bruised shout the head.
The boy was able to sit up Tuesday morning,
and will doubtless recover 1t will be re-
membered that little son of Mr.. Washburne
of Auburn, was killed in similar manner.
The sub-conductor Foster who committed
the outrageous assault upon Mr.. Hanson, of
the Mansion House, Bangor, while travelling
over the European & North American Rail-
way, is the same whose abuse of Judge God
dard, cost the Grand Trunk so heavily in
punitory damages. A correspondent of the
Lewiston Journal says: How much they will
have to pay Hanson will depend upon the
disposition of the parties or upon the tribu-
mails This case will go far to reconcile the
dissenters from the Judgment of the court in
the case of Goddard vs.; G. T. X. II. and to
the law as laid down in that case, and to the
conclusion that the safety of passengers de-
mand that r. r. corporations pay punitory
damages for i'll treatment of passengers by
their officials.
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