Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-04-17
State News.
CUMBERLAND.

The Advertiser says a despatch was re-
ceived IL Portland, by Turner brothers OF
that city stating that Hiram Talbot. their
head salesman, died very suddenly at Law
renee, on the Boston & Maine train, which
was due in Portland at five FRIDAY afternoon.
The cause of his death is reported to be heart
disease.
The PRES SAYS Joseph Shance, q night
hand in the Banner Mill Ssccarrappa, rode
up on the elevator Wednesday evening. and
leaving lit there, vent about his work.
Shortly the elevator was lowered TO the
weave room by parties wishing TO use it, and
young Shance wishing to go down again, and
supposing the elevator was where he left it,
stepped off and fell a distance of eighteen
feet and was wedged in between the elevator
and the wall. He was considerably bruised,
lost several teeth, yet escaped with no broken
bones,
A friend of Conroy told an Argus reporter
Friday that Conroy and Sullivan, the escaped
Portland Jail prisoners, did not leave the city
until Thursday night After they got out Of
Jail, while going up Fox street, Sullivan lost
bis wind, and said he could go no farther.
Conroy remarked, sit is both of US or
neither He then helped Sullivan. until
they we're in aplace of safety. They knew
of the search that was being made for them
up through the country, and kept dark until
they left for Canada, Thursday night.
OXFORD.
The News savs the Alonzo Smith robbery
case at Sweden, is still a mysterious affair,
but enough is known to show that Mr.. Smith
was roughly handled, and probably lost some
S25 in money, and goods from his puBg worth
more. But why Mr.. Smith has been so dila-
tory about search for the stolen property.
or in arresting the robber is quite mysterious,
knowing as he says he does, the man who
robbed aim.
The Press says Freeman Pugsley while in
the woods at Hiram recently heard his dog
bark, and on going to the spot he found him
dead, and a close examination proved that he
had been Rugged to death by some wild beast,
as several large tracks were found near by
broken through the crust, it was supposed to
have been a bear from '.Baston Hills" in
Denmark.
PENoBsCoT.
The Commercial SAYS French Canadian
family which came to Bangor one d ~ recent
ly. en- route to Oldtown, contained besides
such important members as father and moth
er, five pairs of twins. The oldest were II
years of age.
There is a prospect for a street railway
in Bangor. The projectors have applied for
a charter and the application is signed by
number of prominent and wealthy citizens.
A party of Bangor young ladies, consisting
of Miss Fannie Peters, daughter of Judge
Peters, Miss Lou Thompson, daughter Of
Arad Thompson. Esq, Miss Helen Hamlin,
daughter of A. c. Hamlin, and Miss Helen
Thurston, will sail for Europe on the 2Sth of
June. They will spend six months in Ger
many studying under the direction of Miss
Dressed, formerly of Bangor and will after
ward devote another six months to travel, in
company with the same lady.
Saturday morning between and 8 o'clock
a young daughter of Hatch Stewart, hard
ware dealer, Corinna, was walking along the
shore of the stream. fell into the water and
was carried along by the swift current some
fifty rods before being rescued and then just
as she was about to be drawn under the ice.
She was in the water about fifteen minutes
and when taken out was apparently dead,
but restoratives were applied and she, after
some little time, began to show signs of life,
and it is thought she will come out of it all
right. The young miss is about twelve years
old
KENNEBEC.
The Lewiston journal says: At meeting
of the senior class of the Hallowell Classical
Academy. Thursday evening, the following
officers were elected: President. George +.
Stafford. Hallowell; vice president, Miss
Flora NJ. Lancaster, Union; secretary and
treasurer, F. b. Miller, Cushing; marshal,
Joseph Dane, Kennebunk; executive com
mittee, Joseph Dane, Kennebunk Jennie NJ.
Gilman, Foxcroft; Annie J. Reed, Waldo
bOro.
YORK
The Biddeford Journal says Wednesday
of last week, young child, aged eighteen
months, the only daughter of VIM. w. and
Annie Tapley of York, fell into the cellar,
striking upon the ledge in the bottom, from
which she sustained such injuries as to cause
her death Friday morning.