Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-07-09

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what u known a the .sDovef ffeiehg'' on th,
Boston Z Maine, got Oh from his Locomotive.
| to talk with has wife 1t q station between
North Berwick and Wells, known - Mary
land Ridge. He gave his wife basket o.
strawberries, and while chatting With her
signailed the fireman to start up the train
The fireman did go, and while boarding thu
locomotive Small's foot slipped and he wen
under the wheels. having ore leg cut of be
low the knee. and also the toes of the othel
foot. He was taken, it Is reported. 20
house near BY, and q surgeon sent for Small
Is very popular engineer and resides in
Portland.
During the heavy shower at Vest Cumber.
land Thursday afternoon. the lightning struck
the barn of Joseph W. Shaw. This was Al
6.l5 p. NJ Mr. Shav was in the barn, and
his wife and son were trying TO get the chick
ems into the building. The lightning tore
elapboards of the roof and went down post
close by Mr.. Sha~ who vas rendered insensi
bic. His wife and son were also Frustrated
Mr.. and Mrs. Shaw recovered during the
evening. but the son did not obtain conscious
ness until Friday morning. II is thought he
will survive. The barn was not fired bv the
lightning. The rain poured in torrents dur
ing the shower
LINCOLN.
A camp of the Sons of Veterans was organ
lied in Union Hall. Newcas lie. BY Col. Frlnk
Merrill. Of Auburn. With George Comery
Capt. Eliza Tetbetts. LIT Lieut.. Vdanrsn
Trssk. End Lieut.; Will Hull. Chap Wal.
ter Tobin, Sergt. The number enrolled wer.
seventeen, and the next meeting will be July
10th at the same place.
The steamer Fanny Sprsgue. Capt. Cole
man, owned by b Frank Gallup. of East
Boothbay, has been meeting with eStraord-
mary success recently in whaling at Province
town, having captured and towed in three o,
the monsters in one day. making four taken
inside of week. This shows the best record
ever made in these waters. The same par
ties are also extensively engaged in making
oil and guano from dog fish, and have already
commenced operations, having received two
cargoes from Provincetown, which is a new
feature in the fishing industry, giving en-
ployment to about nifty men.
Reports from Pemaquid show lob salmon
to have been shared and taken in Pemaquid
waters, the other day. The fact proves Penn
aduid to be a natural feeding or breeding
ground of this valuable fish. As late as 1916
these fishes were so numerous as to be of i'm
portance as public interest to such extent "a
to invoke the Intervention of the Courts OF
Lincoln County to protect them in the use of
their breeding grounds, and a man was fined
for interrupting their right of way TO the ponds
and breeding grounds above the barbor. A
single fish of the size taken last week would
be worth two or three dollars, and if Thousands
could be had in their season Gas would be il
the fish had ingress and egress from and to the
sea and ponds above the harbor) a great rave
nue. wopli be derived from the fishery and
the waters would soon be self stocked with 10
ID salmon. Some one should apply 10 the
fish commissioner of the State and have the
way for the salmon to the Pemaquid and
Muscongus ponds. Newcastle should take
the hint and coax the salmon back to the
head waters of the Sheescot and Damariscotta.
Just after 10 o'clock Friday morning, Jul Z
29th, Mr.. A. jerome Lewis, Yard Master for
the New York and New England Railroad
Company, in Prov idence, X. L., was instantly
killed near the Grove street crossing. He
was directing the switching of dump cars
and in the line Of his duty, was acting as
brakeman The engine was backing thirteen
dumps to the side track when Mr.. Lewis,
who was on the front car, started to so
towards the locomotive. 1t would appear
that he intended to step to a bunter of one of
the cars, but there was no bunter there, il
having been broken off after the car arrived
in that city. He fell to the track and eleven
cars passed over him, mutilating his body
shockingly. His head was severed from his
body. his right leg was cut off, aud lis body
was badly cut up Mr.. Lewis married Miss
Addie Herman, formerly of Waldoboro, in
this state.
One Of the most severe thunder storms
passed over Norway Thursday evening that
was known in that vicinity. DR.. Evanss
house was struck. but no great damage done.
The roads were badly washed. tennessee
wassee Lake rose five inches in forty five
minutes.
PENoBsCOT.
On the night of Thursday last the residence
of Mr.. J. NJ. Chase, in Orono. was entered and
a sum of money captured The thief gained
entrance to the pantry through windew BY
removing a screen and then passed through
the kitchen and dining room to Mr.. Chase s
bed room where his parts lay on the lounge,
about three feet from the bed, and took from
these 1858 in money, divided into six $40 bills,
50 bill and a 81. The watch and chain in
the vest close by were untouched.
AT LARGE.
During the second quarter of 1888 Maine
had AZ failures; liabilities S203, 352: for the
six months past. 81, with S42S. 229 liabilities
same period 1882. 81 failures; S590,2I5 liza
bilities; same period 1881, Al failures with
1924, 90S liabilities.
A recent number of the New York Daily
Graphic contains views along the Maine Gen.
trail. and also illustrations ofpublic buildings
in Portland. Among the latter an exterior
view and a number of interior views of the
celebrated Falmouth Hotel. Among the
Maine Central views are a picture of Lake
Maranacook, and views of Maine Central
passenger station, Auburn; and Ticonit
Falls and Maine Central bridge at Water.
vile. The number also has an article on the
summer resorts along the favorite Maine
Central.