Daily Kennebec journal., 1879-08-21
State News.

Addie. a nine year old daughter of J. H.
Whitten, Saco, :Eet with an accident on Mon
day forenoon. She went to the well for some
water, and in some way let go the windlass
when the crank struck her q severe blow in
the head, making wound that bled very
freely.
During the heavy thunder shower. last
Thursday afternoon, lightning struck and
burned two barns and fifty tons ofhay belong
ing to Hiram Drake of Littleton. Estimated
loss, $1,000; insured $500. 1t is but few
weeks since his brother, Joseph Drake ofth
same town, had two barns and contents burn,
by tramps.
Israel Roberts, a French truckman. OF
Lewiston, attempted to drive his team, heavi-
Iy loaded, up a steep rise. The owner of the
goods on the team accompanied Mr.. Roberts.
On the way up the rise, Roberts stopped the
horse for a brief rest and shouted for the
other man to put block under one Of the
wheels to hold the team. The man did not
do so and when the horse ceased to 90 up the
load commenced to pull him down
He was an aged animal and did not have gin
ger enough to make stand. The load drag
ged him down the hill and over the river en-
bankment. He struck on the rocks where
the river ought to be. The horse lived about
hve minutes. The cart was broken badly.
The load went everywhere but in the right
piace.--.jouraof.
The Wing learns that Master Geo. F. Bovd.
son Of A. l.. Boyd, Esq. OF Bangor. is sick
with typhoid fever. This is the youth who
at the risk Of his own life, rescued one of his
companions from drowning at Northport the
nrst Of this month. He is delirious part of
&c time and itnagines that he l. en6esyoriug
10 rescue some one from drowning.
The fall term of Bates College opened
Tuesday morning The Freshman ella 5
numbers about fifty students, the largest that
ever entered.
4 party Of six Southport men were drag
ging Back River. Tuesday al the scene of the
late disaster for the bodies of the victims and
about one o'clock Mr.. Sarebell the man who
originally found the wrecked boat and anoth-
er gentleman, found the body of Capt. Fields
IN the channel, not far from where the boat
was sunk. Ii was lying right in the middle of
the channel, close to Carletons Rock which
is just above the upper Hell Gate. Mr.. Sare-
bell was up Tuesday afternoon looking for the
coroner. Operations were to be resumed again
ut low tide yesterday morning.
farmer in the north part of the city came
near losing his horse and wagon the other
night. The hired man and hired girl were
contemplating, it seems, an elopement, with
Canada as the objective point. the means o;
transportation to be furnished by their en-
ployer-.hough without his consent A youth
fnl granger heard the couple concociing their
plans. and his sire was duly informed thereof
At the dead hours of twelve o'clock al
night, the would-be Benedict went in search
OF the horse, and spent an hour and half in
fruitless hunt for him. and finally returned
empty handed. HeAound the owner of the
nag waiting for him with shot gun in his
hand-and he received from him discharge
from his position. He left the next dav
accompanied by the girl, who when she GOT
tD Bath, concluded TO return home. and left
him.-Boh Tunes
Saturday, Miss Buffum, daughter Of Hon.
thas. A. Buffum, lost three finger rings whilc
going to Portland ON the steamer Lewiston.
She took of the rings in the wash-room. and
turning 10 pick them up, found they had dis
appeared. One was quite valuable, another
was her class ring, and the other plain band.
Some female thief is probably wearing addi-
,onal jewelry.
In 1905, large quantities of dried apples
we're exported from Portland to Germany,
but since then only few, and those only for
year or two afterwards. Recently there has
been quite a demand for them and one firm
in that city, Tuesday. filled an order for 800
barrels.
Tuesday night two tralnps called At the
house Of one Charles Foster. on York street
Bangor, and wanted chance to sleep. They
had both been drinking. but Foster took II EN-
In and gave them chance to pass the night.
After he had retired Foster heard one of them
moving about and finally discovered that one
Of the tramps had gone through his pants and
iaken his wallet, containing five or six dol.
lars. He Immediately went for the fellow
and they had a lively tussle but the tramn
was too many for Foster, aud got away win
the money. leaving portion of his clothing.
bowever, in his hasty exit. Foster notified
tine police and officers Dougherty and Allen
vent up TO the house and arrested the olher
tramp, who was very drunk, but he wonll
say nothing about his chnm.
The trustees of the State Reform school
are holding three days session at that insti-