Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-05-02
State News.
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The Journal saws L. C. Robinson's black
smith shop at Durham. was burned, with al
its contents. at nine o'clock Sunday forenoon
Loss about $500. Insured for $50 in The
Patrons Mutual.
The Journal SAYS: Elm street Universalisl
society. Lewiston, made a strike Sunday &c
reduce their church debt, which amounts to
about 81, 600. Between 81, 900 and 5. ,0OG
was pledged by members of the congregs.
ton.
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Moses Lilly. a workman in Titcomb'
shingle Mill, Houton, was fatally injured on
the afternoon of April 9th. BY being drawn
into some large cog wheels His body was
shockingly mangled, and though able 10
speak when taken out of the machinery he
lived but few moments. His home was at
Littleton, where he leaves a wife and several
children.
The North Star SAYS tine mail stage driv-
ers, Rackliff and McCreedy. have brough,
suit against the Plantation of Westield for
neglect to render their road passable for the
stages. This is a matter some towns are
careless about and it seems that lesson is
needed. The matter will he pushed and the
town will have TO pay.
CUMBERLAND.
a httit sun VI JOtiH hditT WIN TSslu6s ON
Poace street Portland. went out Maying
Monday with some companions. During the
afternoon one of them tired pistol, the bail
entering kaler's leg, near the hip. He was
taken home and DIR. Merrill called, who
probed for the ball but could not find it.
DIR. Small also tried. but was alike unsuc-
cessful.
A serious and peculiar accident happened
to a brakeman on the freight train from Law
renee to Portland, which passed through
Saco at 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon. He
was walking along the top Of a ear when near
ing the Boston & Maine depot, and at
the Front street bridge in Saco, near Prem
tiss' Grist mill he was struck on the fore
hesd by q cross beam. The force of the
blow was sufficient to lay the scalp open and
knocked him insensible upon top of the car
where he lay until the train was stopped and
he was taken down and taken to a doctors
near BY. The injured mans name is Hayes
and he lives in Portland. where his wife is
lying sick at present. The roof eff the car
on which he was walking was fiat; had it
been slopiDg he must hav been thrown off
and likely killed.
HANCOCK.
Joseph II. Davis, notorious and desperate
character, was arrested Sunday on Long Is
land, small island near Swans Island. Very
few persons in the county but know of Hen
Davis, the Pirate, as he is called. He has
been guilty of almost every crime but murder,
aid for wears has been the terror of the fish
ermen on our coast from Eastport to Kittery
Point. He has stolen boats, anchors, cables,
suits of sails. and last spring cleaned out
fishing station belonging to E. Wooster &
Co of South Hancock. He was arrested in
company of his brother Charles Smith. at
Rockland, for the last named crimed. but
escaped from the custody of the marshal, and
reaching his boat he put to sea "a living gale"
and did not return to the Island until last
Saturday or Sunday.
SAGADAHOC.
At the pork packing establishment Of May
hew & Co., Bath, the cutting of hogs and
packing of pork has been quite large during
the packing season just closed. The firm has
now on hand about % tons of lard and large
quantities of pork in its storehOuses.
The Times says Mrs. W. S. Clarke fell
down her back stairs at Bath. Saturday. 1t
is feared she is Injured internally. The stair
dark oh trimmed over hroo m