Daily Kennebec journal., 1879-01-10
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Kennebec journal.
MAINE NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
Fire.


PHILLIPS, January 8. A house belonging
to Charles Hewey of Phillips, was burned
Wednesday afternoon small portion Of
the furniture was saved. Cause, a defective
flue. Loss $500; no insurance.
Serious Accident.
DAMARIscoTTA, January 3. Daniel Emer-
son had his leg badly crushed in the machin-
cry of the Knickerbocker Ice Company's
works, at Boothbay, Thursday morning.
Destructive Fire.
PORTLAND, January 8. The store, dwell
ing house and out buildings, owned and occu-
pied by Selden Morton, at Frankfort, Maine,
were totally destroyed by fire last night. The
store and goods were valued at $1,000 in
sured $1,000. House valued at S240O insured
Sl400. A double tenement house was also
burned; one tenement, owned and occupied
by John Hopkins, was valued at $500; in
sured sll00. The other tenement was occu-
pied by Rowe Emery but owned in Boston.
The fire originated from defective chimney
in the store.
A house owned by Rufus West was de-
stroyed by fire, to-day. Loss $500; insured
for $1,000. Cause of fire unknown.
Fishing Interests.
meeting of those engaged in the fishing
interests was held here this afternoon, at
which resolutions were adopted urging that
the fishery clause of the Washington Treaty
should be at once annulled, and expressing
sympathy with the Gloucester movement.
Escaped from Jail.
John Taney and William T0bey, awaiting
trial for burglary, escaped from the Jail, to-
night, and have not been captured.
Branch Meeting of the Maine Board of
Agriculture.
LEWISTON, January s. A branch meeting
of the Maine Board of Agriculture was held
at Grange Hail. Poland, Wednesday. Large
numbers of farmers and others were present.
and an interesting meeting resulted.
Sheep Husbandry was well presented by
papers read by George Flint of North Anson,
and ID. J. Briggs of Turner, followed by gen.
eral discussion
In the afternoon the Saving and Applica-
ton of Manures was ably presented in papers
by n. w. Harris of Cumberland, President of
the State Board, and remarks by J. X. Nelson
of Winthrop, followed by general discussion.
Music and refreshments were generously
furnished, after which an able address was
given by Hon. z. A. Gilbert.
Suicide in BiddefOrd.
SAco, January 8. In the Supreme Court
here yesterday, the case of Charles W. Ross,
administrator on the estate of Alonzo l..
Berry,, VS.. Nehemiah W. Day, to recover a
balance of $3.50 claimed due Berry for SER
vices rendered in defendants store, was taken
up. This case has been before a jury twice
before. At the January term, 1876, Mr..
Berry, the plaintiff died soon after leaving
the witness stand, and the case was with
drawn from the jury. The case was tried
again at the May term last year, and the jury
disagreeed. To-day, the jury went out at
1890 o'clock, and about 4 o'clock rendered a
verdict of S293 for the plaintiff. The deft.,
Day, left the court room Immediately after
the verdict was given, drove home, and a.
half past four he was discovered hanging from
a beam in his stable. He had driven into the
barn, and taken the reins from the harness
and hung himself with them from beam, and
when discovered was dead.
Mr.. Day was an old citizen of Biddeford,
and the owner of considerable real estate, but
was probably rendered temporarily insane by
the cares of this trial
Court Matters.
The Grand jury came in this forenoon and
reported two indictments, Daniel Munday and
Daniel Donovan, burglary; Joseph Chase,
aggravated assault on his wife at North Ber-
wick. This is the smallest number of indict-
ments at any term for many years.
The Portland Wallxist.
PORTSMOUTH, January g. Driscoll COM
pleted his 240th mile at IL o'clock tonight,
in the feat of walking 400 miles in l20 hours,
which was commenced at noon Monday. He
has rested 80 hours altogether, and is in a
splendid condition. His 2l2th mile was made
in 10 minutes.
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