The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-04-23

"O AAarucmDfOOk A0quests
The coroner's jury met yesterday morning al
the County Attorneys Office, in the City Build
Ing, and heard the testimony of the witnesses
which is substantially as follows:
Jacob L. Frost of Portland, conductor of the
snlftng engine Laconia, on the Eastern road
destined to hearing the engine bell and the
warning OF the engineer when opposite Browns
wharf We never have man stationed on the
tender when backing up
Charles Z. CoOlbroth, the engineer in charge
OF the Laconia, testified that the bell was ring
ing is the engine went along the street. Saw a
man about sixty feet ahead, shouted to him to
reverse the engine, but could not save him.
Aldorns Pillsbury. fieman of the Laconia,
substantiated the engineers statement, and
said Mr.. HardenbroOk was lying beside the
track when the engine was reversed. Other
employees of the road gave the same testimony.
Charles 81. Doyle, sailor, who saw the acct
dent, heard no bell but heard the warning of
the engineer. Thought Mr.. HardenbroOk's foot
must have been caught iu the track. Was GER
tain the bell did not ring.
Samuel Coolbroth, an employe of the East
ern road, testified that MIR. Hardenbrook's leg
was caught in the switch.
ID. w. Abbott, surveyor of lumber, swore
that the bell was ringing as the engine ran
along the street.
Drs. Weeks and Webster testified that Mr..
Hardenbroek's right leg was severed from his
body his left leg injured at the knee and the
thigh fractured and his right arm crushed.
At the close of the hearing the following YER
Dict was rendered: ''That the said Nelson Har-
denbrOok of Cape Elizabeth, was accidentally
killed on the afternoon of the Goth day of April,
1874, by being run over by the locomotive en-
CINE Laconia, of the Eastern Railroad Compa-
ny, on Commercial street, in said Portland, and
that no blame rests upon the employees of said
railroad on account of said accident"
ORGANIZATION OF THE MAINE STATE GRANGE
OF THE PATRONS OF HUsBANDRy.-A State
Grange of Patrons was organized by Deputy
o. d. Hinkley of Wisconsin, assisted by Dudley
7. Chase, Master of New Hampshire State
Grange, at Lewiston, on Tuesday and Wednes
day of this week. Eighteen subordinate Oranges
were represented. The following officers were
chosen for two years: Master, Nelson Ham of
Lewiston; Overseer, Chas. E. Gilman of Houl-
ton; Lecturer, L B. bennett of Deering; Stew
ard, Elijah H. Clement of Nswburg; Assistant
Steward, Hartwell Little of Brunswick; Chap
lain. Peter E. Norton Of Pennington; Treasur-
err, Charles E. Cobb Of Poland; Secretary, John
NJ Jackson of Lewiston: Gate Keeper George
Clement of Winterport; Ceres, Mrs. Harriet P.
A1am VI AoWlSUOu, IOmOud, MIS-. SARAH JUST
phine bennett of Deering; Flora, Mrs Wealthy
j. Cobb of Poland; Lady Assistant Steward
Mrs. Harriet L. jackson. A declaration of the
purposes of the order was reported and adopt
ed, and is the same as promulgated at st. Louis
by the National Grange. The officers were
duly installed. committees chosen and the work
laid out to extend the order throughout the ag-
ricultural portions of the State.
EPISCOPAL BOARD OF MISSIONS the
meeting of the Episcopal Board of Missions,
held at St Luke's Cathedral yesterday. the fol-
lowing clergymen were present: Rev. Messrs.
Murray Of CALAIS; Alger of Saco; Ward of
Thomaston; Upjohn of Augusta; Leffingwell of
Gardiner; Marsden of Dresden; Yewens Of
lewiston; Miller of Wiscasset; Sill of Bruins
wick; Gardner of Bangor, Pyne of Eastport;
Cotton of Vim; Price of Dexter; jerks of
Houlton; Stanley of Hallowell; and from out
of the State the Rev. Walter Mitchell of Mid
dletown, Conn.,, and Rev. Chas T. Ogden of
Bellows Falls, Vt.
In the afternoon the reports of the officers
were listened to, which showed the board to be
in very prosperous condition.
An evening session was held, at which the
business of the Board was finished up. The
reports from several of the mission districts
were encouraging, particularly from Aroos-
took.