The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-09-22
MAINE.

| AhNioIoN, oept. zu--AI premature ulS-
charge in blasting rocks at Vienna yesterday
Lewis Prescott was seriously injured, the right
hand and thumb and fore finger of the left
hand being torn off. One eye was also de-
stroyed. 1t is thought his injuries may not
prove fatal. Several others were slightly
injured.
The Bar HarbOr Fires-RepOrts of Their
| Extent Exaggerated.
ITO the Associated Press.1
| BAR HARBoR, Sept. 21.-Strawberry Hill is
now clear of fire. There is a slight fire south
near the Otter Greek road. The wind is south
east to-day. A crew is setting back fires on
| the north side of the road. The fire has prob
| ably burned out for want of fuel The town is
not endangered. No assistance has been called
| or received from Ellsworth. Over 800 acres of
woodland have been burned. The northern
and eastern sides of the hill towards the viii
lage and the shore were little damaged A
| few trees were cut down on the eastern slope.
The crest of the hill was slightly scorched.
Most OF the damage was on the western side
toward the gorge. A small gang was sufficient
to keep the fire in check.
The Bath Murder.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 21-Wm. Nelson, the
Swede who was arrested yesterday on suspicion
OF being the man concerned in the murder of
policeman at Bath, Me-, was this afternoon
arraigned before magistrate and committed
to prison for hearing on Wednesday next. 1t
is expected an officer will arrive from Maine
by that time to see if he can identify him as
the man wanted.
Knox County CriminaI Matters.
RocKLAND, Sept 21.- The Supreme Judicial
Court grand jury reported indictments against
R. Cain for the murder of Murdoch Campbell
at Vinalhaven, Aug. 4th. Cain plead guilty
and has been committed to the Insane Hos
pital at Augusta for observation, under chapter
1877 of the Revised Statutes. There were also
three indictments for larceny and eleven
against liquor sellers. Owing to the illness of
Judge Libbey court adjourned to October 18th.
From our Exchanges.l
Twenty-four residents of Camden and about
twenty more from Rockland will leave the
latter place in special car about the middle
of October, bound to California, where thew
will take up their residence permanently
Henry Tolman and Heryey Andrews Of
West Camden were injured quite seriously q
few days since by premature discharge of a
blast ID ledge. They were using small stones
for tamping an eight-inch charge of powder in
hole one foot deep, and were using twenty
i've pound bar to drive the tamping, instead OF
an ordinary light tamping-bar Evidently the
pressure caused by the use of this heavy bar
caused conclusion which produced the ex-
plosion. Mr.. Andrews was terribly injured,
having some 200 wounds between his knees
and head, caused by the powder and flying
stones. He is badly burned about the face and
hands, and will lose one eye-the left. The
right eye is injured, but will be saved
The Rockland Opinion says: Patrick Cain,
who killed Murdoch Campbell at Vinalhaven
last month, has Deon q troublesome prisoner at
Wiscasset. One day last week he dcg bolt
out of the stonework of his cell, and with it
attacked the turnkey, who narrowly escaped
being struck. Assistance was summoned, and
Cain was disarmed after desperate struggle.
1t is apparent enough that, whether sane or
insane, Cain must be carefully guarded during
the remainder of his life, or another fearful
tragedy is likely to be the result of the neglect.
The second meeting within forty years of
the alumni OF Lee Normal Academy will occur
some time in October. DIR. Hanson of Bangor,
graduate, has been invited to deliver the
address,
Mr.. Elbridge Rowell of Fairfield recently
took At pounds of wild honey from tree in
the woods.
A few mere men have been taken in the
Kittery Navy Yard in the construction de-
partment. 1t now requires about $3.50 per day
to pay the help in this department
nish, Tuesday, Sept. 25th.
Perry & Flint are putting up $4,000 cans of
corn day at their shop in Cornish.
Thompson & Hall of Portland intend to
start their apple evaporator in Cornish about
the 25th of this month.
On Thursday of last week Percy Loring of
Yarmouth accidentally cut off the first joint of
one of his toes with an axe. DIR. Thomas re-
placed the severed joint, and it is now begin
ming to grow on.
Bangor man claims to have the first book
ever printed.
Chas. Williams of Bucksport was thrown
twenty feet by premature blast in ledge,
which he was engaged with others in rem owing
on the Shore Line railroad near Boggy Brock
The drill was driven through his hand and
pieces Of rock were driven into the flesh of his
legs.
The journal says Charlie Treat, rfane years
old, of Belfast, was kicked by a horse Sunday,
and DR.. Hopkins, who was called to attend
him, found the skull fractured and has little
hope of his recovery.
Two men at Belfast laid thirteen and one
half thousand of shingles and built their roof
staging in ten hours.
The Journal says in jackson the fields and
pastures are drying up so that many of the
farmers are obliged to feed their stock from
the barns.
Fires are very numerous in jackson. and are
doing considerable damage to forests and
fences.
Moses Bros. have put up about %, 900 cans
of blueberries at Vanceboro' this season. The
berries were scarce-not more than half as
many as usual
Deacon j. B. Stevens of Acton met with
serious accident on the 10th inst. While re-
pairing basket the pocket knife he was using
accidentally slipped and entered near the left
breast, striking the fifth rib, we understand,
causing wound which at frsts seemed slight,
but has since proved serious, seeming to affect
his heart and lung.
The Eastern State says: "Two pears were
handed us the other day, which grew upon a
tree that is hundred years old and is now
apparently as good as ever"
The Whig says the recent fair of the Catho-
lies at Orono was great success and about
$4,000 were realized by the festival.
The Eastern State says the toothpick mill at
Sebec has shut down for the present, having
some two thousand millions on hand unpacked.
Mr.. Appleyard is about starting up the
woolen mill at Sebec, after suspension of
about eight months.
The Portland Packing Co. finished packing
corn at Vassalboro' Wednesday, having put
ND 21 800 cans, about half the amount they ex-
pected, the severe drouth and early frost re-
duciug the crop fully one-half.
Fire escapes are being put upon the hotels In
Bath.
Tilton Eldridge, the man arrested in Thom-
aston Tuesday, as being Elliot, the pal of
| Wilkinson, and taken to Bath was discharged
| Thursday morning by the Mayor at 10 o'clock,
the parties failing to identify him as the man
wanted. Eldridge said when he was arrested
that he shipped on the schooner A. P. Emcr-
son in Portland on the first of September and
sailed on the Sd to Bucksport. The Bath CITY
Marshal telegraphed to Bucksport to J. 2.
sawyer, the captain OF the schooner, for In
formation Tuesday night, but did not get an
answer until Thursday morning. The captain
described two men that he shipped in Portland,
and one OF the men described was Eldridge
lie appeared to be we'll pleased to get out of
| the lookup. He said this was the first time he
had ever been arrested and hoped it would be
| the last.
| The Passenger War at Chicago.
r. CHICAGO, Sept. 21.-After fortv.aiobt borrs