Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-05-21
State News.


CUMBERLAND.
Chas c. Harmon of the firm Of Lorins.
Short & Harmon, has gone tn Cuba for his
health which has been impaired for . long
time.
PENoBscoT.
The Commercial of Thursday reported the
narrow escape from death on the rail of an
unknown man, near Oldtown, that morning.
When the locomotive struck him the man was
thrown backward upon the cow-catcher. and
in q minute more must have fallen of and
gone under the wheels Seeing the man s
peril, Edw ard Stafford, the engineer, reversed
his engine, and leaping out of the forward
cab window ran along the running board
to the cow-catcher where he seized him BY
the collar and pulled him back just in time
TO prevent a shocking accident. The train
was moving at the rate of ten miles an hour
at the time. Few men possess the nerve and
presence of mind to accomplish what Mr..
Stafford did. under like circumstances. Mr..
S. resides at Fern and Garland streets, Ban
gor.
General Balloch, in card, denies that he
has been guilty of any crime in putting into
circulation the worthless real estate security
notes which have recently been brought TO
light in Bangor. He acknowledged that he
sold $1,000 of these notes, made payable at
the Second National Bank, Boston, although
the bank long ago refused to have any thing to
do with the matter, and the interest is four
years overdue. This $1,000 worth was sold
by Balloch for S95. He states that soon af-
forwards he became convinced that the Ban
gor parties were engaged in illegitimate bus
mess, rnd refused to let them have any more
of these notes. This does not coincide very
well with letter which the secret service
officials have in their possession, in which
Balloch offers TO sell the Bangor firm LIS
notes, at a par value of $500 each. These
we're entirely valueless, but were sold upon
the representation that they were mortgages
an real estate of value.
WALDO.
In East Troy, Waldo county, April 20,
Christina, daughter of Joseph Knight. died
of pneumonia and heart disease. at the age OF
AZ years months. April oath, Eliza Knight
mother OF the first deceased, died of pneumo-
MIA, aged ~ years, 9 months and days.
The tsle of death swept on, not satisfied with
two victims. and on the 2Sth day of the same
month, Joseph Knight followed his wife and
daughter to the grave; he died of nervous
prostration. His age was I. years, 10 months
and days.
Some time since F. W. Berry of Belfast sent
to New York CRY three of his trotting horses.
A writer in the Spirit of the times, under
date of May 18th, says: 1.-THE noted Maine
horseman, Mr.. +. w. Berry, of Belfast, came
here a short time since and stabbed at Dan
Mace's grey gelding, by young Buchanan;
black gelding Frank B., by Whalebone Knox,
and the big bay mare Kate, known as Mud
gett mare by Gideon. The two last named
showed 50 fast on the road when pitted
against some of the fast ones. that they attract
ed the attention of Mr.. John Wilson of for
eign circus fame, and he bought Kate to be
sent to Calcutta, India, and Frank B. is to
be shipped to sporting nobleman at Paris.
France.
WASHINGTON.
The Advertiser says of Ii. W. Eaton; Until
his fate is decided he proposes to spend his
time attending to his business and evidently
intends to avoid liquor for the future. Eaton
has secured to Mrs. Kelly and her daughter
the sum of 81 800 in addition to $500 sent
some weeks ago for immediate use, and is to
pay them $500 per year. with annual interest
on the whole amount-two-thirds to the
widow and one-third to the daughter; and in
case either dies, the whole to be paid to the
survivor. 1t is said the payments were ar
ranged in this way at the suggestion of her
friends.
AT LARGE.
The Maine Central Railroad Company
have issued a new map of the Maine Central
and its connections, as well as all the other
railroads in the State. The map gives por
tons of New Hampshire. Vermont and New
Brunswick. Under each station are figures
giving the distance from Portland. The
names are in large letters, and the map is
one of the haudsomest ever issued by the
Company. 1t includes the stage line as well
as the proposed railroads. f. c. Foster is
the delineator, and should be proud of his
work.