Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-10-13
STATE N0ws.
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The Journal says that one Edward Bennett
confined in Auburn jail for forgery ans
burglary, tried to escape on Thursday. HI
had been let out into the stable to fill q bet
With straw. when he jumped and ran out int
| the street The turnkey took after him and
| soon had him locked into his cell again.
The stock of Edwards Manufacturing
Company At 100 in Boston At auction. An.
droscogein sold At 1872, Franklin at 993
Hill at 80.
The Journal say. Word comes from Liv.
ermore that creature, supposed to be a
wild cat, creeps down from Bear Mountain
and frightens the farmers Buys, vixen they
go after the cows. Nobody and nothing have
been eaten vet The sensation is prospective.
but the Livermore cows are driven home be.
fore dark.
the Journal SAYS: Lewiston proposes 70
have. next year, q base ball nine that can
hold its own with any nine in the State. An
association Of so members is being formed,
for the purpose Of maintaining nine. A hall
will be secured-probably in Central Block
and it will be fitted as q gymnasium. Fit
teen men will be kept in active training dur
ing the winter. and nine will be selected
from them in the fall Men of means have
become members of the association and pro-
pose to carry it through. ball in aid of
the enterprise will be given in City Hall mex,
month.
CUMBERLAND.
Robert St. Clair of Portland. about Ga
years of age, baker by trade and employed
by Thos. bearing, dropped dead Thursday
right while at work in the bakery. He has
been troubled with heart disease.
Cornelius Ward. a laborer, dropped dead
Wednesday night, at his home, No. 1879 York
street, Portland, from heart disease.
Wednesday noon the depot at White Rock.
including the post office and store owned by
VIM Buxton, was burned. The fire caught
on the roof from sparks from the engine of
the gravel train of the P. and .. road. Loss
$1,000. Amount of insurance not learned.
A meeting ofthe creditors of kimball Bros.
Boston, the embarrassed manufacturers of fine
carriages and sleighs, formerly of Port
land, was held "Wednesday forenoon. Their
direct liabilities were shown to be $40, 33l :;
contingent, So. 2S9, while the good assets are
said to be s35,735. Debtors offer 80 cents
on dollar, which was taken under consider.
alton.
A very serious, and the same time singular
accident took place Wednesday, at the resi-
dence of Mr.. Davis of Portland His daugh-
ter. young lady of twenty years of age,
was sitting in a rocking chair, and tipped for
ward to take something from table near by
The rocking chair slipped from under her,
and AS she fell forward the back OF the chair
struck her with such force as to break her
back, and injure one arm and leg.
KNOX.
Mrs. VIM. Wiley of Warren, attempted to
commit suicide Tuesday, the 9th, inst. She
swallowed solution of choral hydrate con-
tanning about l2O grams, which she had been
in the habit of taking to make her rest well.
She relapsed into stupor, remaining in that
state Sc hours. She is yet unable to speak,
though partially reused. She has been sick
upwards of ten years, and it is supposed
melancholy was the cause of the rash act.
Selah g. Dennis, formerly a citizen of
Rockland, died in Canon City, Colorado, Oct.
4th. His wife, now diseased, was Bethia,
daughter of Mrs. Eliza Thorndike OF Rock
land. The remains of Mr.. Dennis arrived in
Rockland Wednesday, and funeral services
were held in the afternoon. Mr.. Dennis
was formerly landlord of the Commercial
and Thorndike Hotels of Rockland.
WALDO.
As Samuel Trip of Swanville, was re-
turning home from Belfast Wednesday after
noon. his horse became frightened at an ap-
preaching train and ran across the track
The engine struck the wagon, throwing Mr..
Tripp on to the pilot, and .bruising him about
the head and shoulders. Although he is ~
wears old, no serious results are expected.
The horse was unnjured. No blame is at
tached to the railroad company, as the flag
man was at his post.
Thursday forenoon Joseph c. Townsend
and Frank Wood of Northport met with an
accident, in which their escape from instant
death was almost miraculous. They were
removing large sail from the top of the
grand stand building at the fair ground, when
the strong wind which was blowing at the
time blew portion Of the canvas from the
roof. Mr.. Townsend was thrown over the
edge and fell to the ground, a distance of
over 80 feet. Two ribs were started, one
wrist spraned. Mr.. Wood remained upon
the roof, though he was blown within foot
of the corner of the building.
Two Boston statesmen were out driving in
Belfast recently, with their wives, when the
span of horses became frightened and ran
down hill at fearful rate throwing the oc-
cupants out and bruising them severely. The
horses also ran over Mr. David Mosman,
knocking him down, but he miraculously es-
capped with slight bruises.
The cooper shop of Mr.. Timothy Dunton
of Searsmont, who lives in the east part of
the town, was burned Friday the 9Th inst,
together with tools and lumber. Cause of
fire unknown; no insurance.
Capt. Fred s. Dyer, of Lincolnville has
been awarded SAP so, with interest, which
swells the amount to 1926, Alabama claims
for personal effects lost by the burning Of
bark p. G. Alexander, off Monhegan, in Aug.
1864. Capt. Dyer was mate of the bark
and on the 10Th of Aug, 1864, when few
miles outside of Mophegan the Alexander fell
in with the rebel cruiser Tallahassee and was
captured and burned Later in the day a
schooner was captured, boarded and the
crews of several burned vessels placed on
board and sent in. The schooner landed the
men on Monhegan.
YORK.
Appearances do not indicate a large amount
of building at Old Orchard during the fall
and winter months. M.F. Porter of Portland
has broken ground fer a 50-room hotel on