Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-11-03
state News.
CUMBERLAND.

detective Is. A. DAVIS OF cape elizabeth,
arrested Wednesday in that town a young
man named Napoleon Silva for breaking into
the Summer cottages of Geo. X. Davis,
Emery Chase, Edward Russell and others a
short time ago. Silva has made full con
! fession. He is a resident of Cape Elizabeth,
about sixteen years of age.
The 26th annual meeting of the subscrib-
ers to the Home for Aged Women, in Port
| land, was held Tuesday afternoon. There
| has been one death among the inmates within
the year. The receipts for the year were
81 $50 Sc; expenses, So,
Ii now appears that Howard Gould OF
Portlsnd, did not have his horse and phaeton
stolen was reported. They were taken
| by mistake.
| A few nights ago while Mr.. W. II. Hilton,
the jeweler on Federal street Portland, was
at tea, a large stone was thrown through the
window with such force that hole only As
big as the missile vas made If Mr.. Hilton had
been sitting at his bench he must have been
hit on the head and probably killed.
The creditors of Mr.. Ii. G. Hewes held a
meeting at the office of Snow Payson.
Most of the creditors were represented by
their attorneys. The liabilities were an
nounced as about $500, and the assets
about 81 500. A proposition to purchase the
property was taken into consideration and
will probably be adopted after approval by
| the out of town creditors.
.HANCoCK.
| The mystery surrounding the recent finding
| of a mans hand and arm at North Castine
remains unsolved. Probably it was dragged
| from the shore by dog or some wild animal
and was a part of the remains of some per-
| son drowned in the river or bay.
A large dog belOnplnv To VIM HOODpr Of
| Castine, recently had its jaw and leg brok-
en- in fight with some animal in the woods
at North Castine. Conjectures are numerous
as to the kind of animal it could have been
to so roughly handle powerful dog.
William Brooks, engaged in painting the
Methodist church in Ellsworth, Wednesday
morning. fell distance of about 90 feet, and
is thought to be quite seriously injured.
On Sunday night the store of K. G.
| Coombs of Islesboro, was broken into and
goods to the amount Of $40 taken. No clew
| to the burglar.
| The house of Capt. jeremiah Greenlaw at
Oceanville, was destroyed by fire, Wednes-
day night, Oct. Is, about s o'clock, while the
family were out spending the evening.
KNOX.
| Mr.. Silas Carroll of Union, aged about %
years died suddenly in the road, Oct. 18th,
on his way home from Searsmont, says the
Belfast journal. He had been to mill and
was returning. Some people living on the
road noticing the strange appearance went
out and stopped the team when Mr.. Carroll
was found to be dead, but still sitting up
right. His hat and umbrella were found halt
mile back on the road.
| OXFORD.
The brick house in the northern part OF
| Porter, owned and occupied by John Simp-
son, was burned to the ground about one
O'Clock Tuesday, morning, the 23d inst. The
fire was first discovered in the barn. but it is
not known how it originated. This was the
only brick house in town, and was built by
the late Major David Colcord.
SAGADAHoC.
| Benjamin Sadler, fish dealer, with q
Young man named Lewis, was returning to
Boothbay after having disposed of good
boat load of fish to parties along the Kenne-
bee river. for which he received over a thou
sand dollars. Mr.. Sadler states that he had
Sl050 in a bag in his pants pocket and about
thirty dollars in his wallet. As they were
crossing Sheepscot Bay Mr.. Sadler went for
ward to trim the jib sheet, when a squat
struck the boat and Mr.. Sadler was tripped
up and would have fallen overheard, but he
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put his legs around the rail and held on til
Lewis helped him on board. If Lewis hat
not come as he did Saller would have been
compelled to let go his hold as he was almost
used up. On being rescued from his uncom
Portable and perilous position, his first though
was for the money, when. upon feeling in his
pocket to satisfy himself that it was all right
he found to his horror that it had slippet
from his pocket at the time of the accident
and gone overheard. The discovery so over
come him that he fell in a faint and Law fo
some time. The money was in paper ba.
and consisted of 5000 in bills and $40 il
silver The bag sunk Immediately. Wher,
it sunk the water was between % and 80 fee
deep.
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