The Portland daily press., 1884-12-05

bno STAKE Dolpg at tho Tune not properly
secured by the dog or prawl which serves
TO keep the stake In firm and upright
position, and thereby fell under the
wheels OF the cars aud was injured, Held,
That the conductor who gave the order and
the employe who neglected to put the pawl in
who was injured, in common and associate
service, and that the injured employe could
not maintain an action against the railroad
company for the injury.
Plaintiff nonsuit.
AUGUSTA.
Hon. James W. Bradbury has, this week, made a
cash donation of $500 to the Industrial School for
Girls at Hallowell to aid in the completion of the
new building now being erected.
BATH.
W. d. Mussenden of Bath has received by mail a
letter from President-elect Cleveland, acknowledge
ing the receipt of picture of Baths Cleveland dog
FARMINGDALE.
petition will be presented to the next Leeisla-
ture from the citizens of Farmingdale for authority
to have part of the town of ,Farmingdae set off
from said town and added TO the city of Gardiner,
In In sald county; part to be aided to the city OF
Halloweu, and the balance of said town be ADDED
to the town of West Gardiner, or Manchester, or
both.
GARDINER.
There is now prospect that the much-needed
water works for Gardiner will soon be estab
lIshed fact. company will be organized this
Winter for the purpose of introducing the water.
The matter has been under consideration for several
months BY some of Gardeners capitalists, and the
proposed works are about the same as decided
upon. The plan is to take the water from the Cob
bossee ana pump it inio reservoir and carry it by
pipes all over the city and Farmingdale. giving q
head of 225 feet on Water street. The coming
Legislature will be asked for charter.
HALLowELL.
The ticket Office at the Maine Central station,
halloWell, was forcibly entered by burglars be-
tween the hours of 6 and Tuesday night, and the
sum OF S4S 40 taken from the money drawer. The
ticket agent was absent az the time and neglected
place the money in the safe and lock it before eav-
ing the Office. This thieves gained an entrance to
the "stitg 6 room through the basement, bursting
open the door with an iron bar. Thek also used the
bar in entering the Office was shown by marks on
the door. Although people were moving about in
the vicinity IF the station at the time, nothing
heard OF the burglars. They left no clue.
MAcHIAs.
Machias saw mills are yet running. The season
has been one of the best ever known. There has
been no lack of water since last March.
sTARKs.
Rev. William Fl. Maxfeld formerly of Starks,
died at Bntte City, Montana, Nov. 20. He took d
severe cold and was under treatment for relief,
when his attendant, brother clergyman, made a
mistake in two bottles, and gave him poison He
lived but about twenty minutes after taking the
fatal dose.
Geo. D. Buck, a young child of David Buck of
Saco, was very sick ON Monday morning last with
membranous Group and was expected to live only a
lew hours. As last resort the operation of
tracheotomy performed, and the chi d now is in
fair way to recover his usual health
ToPsHAM.
Bonney g. Quint, grocers, Topsham, owe about
$2,bUo and have assets of about 81 500.
WARREN.
Thomas Mallet. a former Warren boy, and re-
Gently retired sea captain engaged in the shipping
business in New York, died in Warren Nov. 14lh.
in his oist year. Last Friday h s will read by
Edmund b. Mailet, Jr., of Freeport nephew of the
deceased, who was named executes. BY the
p DIVISIONS of the will the surviving s~oehers and
each OF the nephews and nieces receive AoOOO
with the exception of Edmund B. MaReA Jr. the
executor, who was left the residue, esffmated at
about $4OOON0 in government bends and eecuri-
ties The family of John L. Malett, in Rockand,
consisting of father. son and two daughters re-
ceives SAU,O' o. William Mathews of Waldoboro'
receives $4,000; Capt. e. B. Mallet of Bath. SlO
900; George I. Mallet of Rockport $40, 900, and
phis sic. 600