Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-07-10
state News



The Portland Press SAYS . young man
named Michael HEREFORD, who came from Bos-
ton on the late train Monday night, vas found
on the side Of the track about $50 A. NJ.
Tuesday, and taken to the Maine General
Hospital He evidently hAi jumped from
the train and fell and Vas slightly struck BY
the tram.
kESSEBEc.
Arrangements have been made for a grand
picnic reunion of all the lodges of Knights
of Pythias in the State, With ladies, at Ma
ranacook. on Thursday. July IL. The Su-
preme Chancellor and other distinguished
members of the order have signi6ed their
intention Of being present Low fares and q
good time are promised.
OXFORD
We think Brownfeld can boast of having
the champion" old lady of Oxford county !;
Mrs Patty Srickney who celebrated her seth
birthday June 2lst, and drank her tea from q
cup $50 years old. Her mental facilities are
well preserved. She takes care of her own
room, knits and sews considerable, and can
see 10 thread fine needle without the aid of
glasses. She is cheerful and happy. and
greets all her friends very cordially
The store and st0rehouse owned and oc-
cupied bv Roscoe G. Heard of Porter, was
burned july 4th, about o'clock in the after
noon. The Union meeting house which was
only few rods from the store, was also
consumed by the devOuring element which
could not be controlled IN that direction.
The fire originated from fire-crackers, which
caught on one end of tae piazza. and ran up
the side of the ba.lding into the roof Loss
shout $1,000, and report says, no insurance.
PESoBscor.
A correspondent Of the Bangor Wing saws
that the fires along the east branch of the
Penobscot ragged all Monday night. and that
the streams running through the region con-
tanned hundreds of land blocked salmon, trout
and other f-h, which had been killed BY the
intense Leaf. The fires are now pretty well
under control
SAGApAHoC
Monday night three young fellows. who
were driving through the streets at Bath, in
team, went down TO the house on Water
street. known as the Scollay House. and
commenced to create disturbance They
kicked door down before they were out of
the house. One OF the party sent stone
through a window, which struck Mrs
Darrah on the head making quite
serious wound. Mrs. Darrah is sick and was
lying in bed al the time. The stone weighed
eight pounds.
WASHINGTON.
Two sons of John Risbali Of Perry. aged
10 and II, were drowned while bathing in
LeightOn's mill pond, Monday
YORK.
The Biddaford journal says: A Scotch
girl employed on one of the corporations in
Biddeford, left her work at half past eleven
O'Clock Monday forenoon, and started for
her boarding house. She was taken suddenly
ill on Granite street, and going into a shed
gave birth TO child. There was no one
present at the time to offer the girl assistance,
and it was upwards of two hours afterwards
when she was discovered and removed to the
city farm. The child died Tuesday
The body of James Boltcr of Kittery had
been missing for two weeks, and was found
in the river Monday. Death accidental.
Monday evening the 10 o'clock freight from
Portland, on the Boston & Maine. switched
of on a side track near Beach street, Saco,
and ra.. into fiat freight car and stationary
engine which had been left on the track at
the bridge which spans Common street.
throwing the car down an embankment, to-
gether with large machine punch weighing
several tons which was on the car The
stationary engine, which was also thrown of
the track was badly damaged. The loss is
estimated at from five hundred to one thous-
and dollars