The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-07-22
MAINE.
Injured by n Premature Explosio,

BIDDEFoRD, July 21.-A serious explosion
occurred at the ledge at the Bddeford aud
Saco Water Company's works this afternoon
About O'clock the men had prepared blast
and one of them, Joseph Coin, Frenchman,
about forty years of age, was the last to leave
it for a place of safety. By some means the
train coil must have burned very rapidly as
premature explosion occurred before Coin had
time to get out of the way. He received the
full force of the shock and was thrown some
distance. His face was filled with powder,
one eye shut up but the sight will probably
not be lost. His chest was lacerated and
pupctared with severe Wounds In one place
was a Geep hole in the flesh where rock had
probably strRck. His right elbow was frac-
tured in a painful manner. The man also
comp aimed of internal injuries but whether
LIE had such CT not is unknown yet. He will
probably recover.
Fires al Exennehunk and Wells.
The dwelling house at Kennebunk Depot,
owned and occupied by Joseph L. Noble, to-
gether with sheds, barn and slaughter house,
and portion of the contents, was burned
Saturday night. Loss $4,000; insured for ST.
$50. L was the reflection of this fire thst was
seer in this city and caused the alarm Satur-
day night,
A barn belonging to VIM Rankin, at Wells,
was burned on Saturday. Loss about $500;
insured for $500.
Struck by Lightning and Burned.
GARDNER july 2l-Ligbtning, Saturday
night, sat fire to barn owned by Alvin Sam
per which was burned, together with four tons
ofbay. Loss $500; no insurance.
MIR. Blaine at Bar Harbor.
BAR HARBoR, July 21.-Mr. Blaine and
family arrived at o'clock this evening.
Heaviest Rainfall for Years.
AND5vER, July 21.-The heaviest rainfall
known for years visited Andover, Saturday
afternoon. A heavy thunder shower prevailed
for three houra during which a ball of fire
from a cloud entered large barn belonging to
Mr.. Thomas Newhall at South Andover and
in moment it was on fire. The neighbors
rallied, and with some difficulty removed the
horses and cattle and every movable thing in
tbs barn, but the barn in a short time was in
ashes. The loss is fully covered by insurance
The roads are badly washed out iu mapy
places.
BELFAST.
Upon the return of the Belfast tase ball
club from their trip to Portland and Biddefford,
the friends OF the team presented Dilworth
With purse of 500. Efforts have been made
TO secure his services as pitcher for the Kenne-
bunk team but he has refused to desert the
home nine, although receiving no salary.
EAsTPoRT
The soldiers reunion at EastDort next month
will be attended probably by Mr.. Blaine, Mr..
Boutele, Gen. Chamberlain and Gen. Smith,
The ssrdine factories, which have beeu shut
down for several months, started up Monday
of last week.
PENNINGTON.
meeting of the Harrington Republican
town committee was held in the Chronicle
office Thursday afternoon. Mr.. Everett B.
Norton was elected mamber of the commit
tee in place of f. o. Gareelon, resigned, and
was also made chairman of the com nittee,
The selection is regarded as good one by
leading men of the party in town, for be is an
untiring worker and a Republican to the back
bone.
ISLE AU HAUT.
Every room at Isle au Haut is filled By first
class bosrders, most of them from New York
IL is said to be the only watering place on the
coast where all the rooms are fun.
WESLEY.
The other day a FIVE years old boy, son of
Alexander GupSill of Wesley was in the woods
with his father and two other men, who were
near large bear trap which the boy knew
nothing about In wandering about the boy
stepped into the trap, and in an instant one
leg ~ in its powerful jaws. 1t required the
united efforts of the three men to release the
boy, who underwent the ordeal without finch
ing or uttering a murmur. The teeth in the
jaws of the trap are over an inch long, which
badly mangled the leg, but broke no bones.