Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-11-11
The stable Of Edwin sprague Of Houlton, wss
entered and his horse and carriage stolen, last

The stable Of Edwin spraguc Of Houlton, wss
entered and his horse and carriage stolen, last
week.
| John Turner, foreman of the Houltoa Branch
| Railroad section, was thrown from Q hand
car last week. when both wheels passed over his
| head, inficting injuries from which be has since
| died.
One night quite recently several burglaries &C.
Cured ON the outskirts of Bangor, and in the
edge of Hermon. At Mr.. John Brackets house,
900 in money was taken from Mr.. Brackets wal.
let. The remaining papers were untouched. Mr..
for two or three days after the burglary. At
Stephen Hewes', S13 in cash was secured, while
Alvah Osgood and man named Maxfeld are sup
posed to have lost small amounts. Cyrus Hewes
suffered from the depredators to the extent Of SIS
and several others lost more or less by the visits Of
the sly gentry. In each case all the papers were
left undlsturbed, showing that the burglars took
their own good lime to select the money from the
rest. No clue to the rascals has as yet been OBJ
tanned.
Mr.. VIM. Fl. Watson, who for several years has
been foreman in the Democrat Times Office,
Biddeford has assumed the duties of city editor of
the Times.
Lewiston is getting to be really metropolitan, q
committee OF the city council having reported in
favor OF purchasing telegraphic fire alarm appara-
tus.
prof" c: A. Hartman, pedestrian. of Auburn,
challenges Avery Of Bangor, to walk him any dis
lance, from one to one hundred miles.
Ezeker Thaxter of Machias, from ten hives Of
bees got fifteen swarms; can keep stock good and
sell about 800 pounds of honey this year.
They are looking for an old-fashioned temper.
ance revival in Calais, and are making efforts in
that direction.
"Toby Candor" OF the Boston journal, writes
that for year quantities OF merchandise have
mysteriously disappeared from the freight trains
of tt,a al bat
and Bangor, and no one connected with the road
appeared to know where it had gone. No discrim-
ination was made in the kind offreight stolen, and
it made sort of difference to the rogues whether
it was bulky or otherwise; it disappeared all the
same. line freight taken consisted of leather
cases OF boots and shoes, dry goods, lard, canned
goods, groceries Of various kinds, with many
other articles, amounting TO over $1,000, and which,
at the rate it was disappearing would soon double
that amount, as the thieves were fast becoming
holder and more rapacions in their operations. A
detective was employed to work up the case. Geo.
Perry, freight conductor, was suspected and ar
rested. His house at Skowhegan was searched,
in which were found one case of lard, in small
pals, roll of leather, and what was left of two
cans of varnish. Perry owned up to the stealing
of considerable amount. On the strength of his
confession Head went to Perry's father-inl DAVIS
house, man named Pooler and there found Sc
creted another lot Of the stolen property. Perry
has been bound over in the sum of $500 for his
appearance at the December term Of court.
The Gardiner Journal gives this chapter of ac-
cidents Thursday last, Eben Reed, OF Dresden.
while stoning cellar, broke both bones Of the
right leg. He was standing upon plank, which
was lying upon the ground, and by some means
slipped off and broke his leg. 1t hardly seems
possible that such an accident should come from
such cause. Drs. Allgen of Dresden and Hill
dreth of this city attended him. Mrs. Torrey. of
Whitefeld was thrown from carriage at the de-
pot. Monday noon, breaking her collar bone and
nuring her face Willie Cowell, son Of Capt.
Cowell of Dresden street, has be come disabled by
hip disease. Some four weeks since, he was
tripped down by boy at scho. ], and has been
Jaquith, workman in Berry's mill stuck pick
in his foot. disabling him. On Friday last, Mayor
Wentworth stuck bit between the third and
fourth fingers of the right hand, and for several
days had very sore hand, but he is now able to
be about with it.