The Portland daily press., 1884-09-18

this week, in pasture near the house. Mrs.
Abbott heard the report OF the gun, and short
ly afterward two strange hunters rode up to
the door and informed her that a heifer was
lying near by, shot dead.
BROOKS.
A robbery was perpetrated at the home of
Michael Chase in this village, on the night or
early morning of Sept. 10th. The hired man
was to start early for Bangor, and when he got
ready to leave he spoke to Mr.. Chase and ask
ed him to get up and fasten the door after him.
This was between and O'Clock in the morn
ing. Mr. Chase heard, but being sleepy, soon
forgot it in another nap, and on getting up he
found his pants, containing his wallet, out in
the kitchen in chair, and the contents OF the
wallet, consisting Of 800 and some tobacco,
missing, leaving bat five cent piece.
BREWER.
Miss Helen A. Clark OF Boston, died at
Brewer, on Friday, aged about II years. She
was visiting friends in eastern Maine, when
seized by her last illness. She was grand.i
child of Rev. Jonas Clark of Lexington, Mass,
near kinsman of John Hancock. She was a
cousin of DR.. Henry G. Clark of Boston, who
was in attendance upon her at Brewer She
was an aunt of Mr.. VIM. Freeman of Cherry
held. She was born in the house at Laxing-
ton occupied by her grandfather, and which
sheltered Hancock and Sam Adams when the.
British authorities were in quest of them. Miss
Clark was widely known in Boston, and very
attectlonately regarded for her rare sweetness
OF character aud sanctity of life. She was
buried on Monday at Mount Auburn.
DEXTER.
James Dwight Maxfield, who died in Dax-
ter, was native of Mount Vernon. He serv-
ed in the late war as sergeantmajor in the 10Th
Maine Regiment. He was afterwards attached
to the staff of Gov. Davis. He was Free
Mason and knights Templar. and a member
of the order of the Knights of Pythias Soon
after the war he operated a Touring mill at
Dexter. He left that about year ago and
purchased the Waterville Sentinel, which he
conducted until Frustrated by lung trouble,
when he sold out to the present proprietors and
returned to Dexter. Here he partially re-
gained his health, but was soon taken down by
another illness, which terminated in death. He
leaves a wife and three children in comfortable
circumstances.
HERMoN
John Patten of Hermon, the inmate of the
Insane Asylum at Augusta, who escaped from
that institution on Wednesday last, and COM
mitted suicide by throwing himself in front of
an approaching train, was a son of Hon. James
Patten OF HermoD, and in early manhood
showed indications of unusual promise. In
1877 he was appointed to a clerkshp in the
Board OF Public Works of Washington, d, c.,
but held the position less than year, being
obliged to resign on account of i'll health, and
return to his native town, and there remained
until he fully regained his health. From 1874
pany OF Lawrence, Mass, in civil and nv.
draulic engineering, and served the company
faithfully and efficiently until he was COM
PEELED to give up his position by reason of his
mental alteration. As mathematician he
would rank high as being both original and
correct in his calculations. He was educated
at the Pennington Normal School, and while
there wrote several essays, that attracted the
attention of both classmates and teachers, one
in pal ticular upon the immortality of the
prnf ~ a.
principal, especial commentator in the pres
ence of the whole school.
HARRINGTON.
The residence of Levi Locke was badly
damaged BY lightning during recent thunder
storm.
NAPLES.
Frank Lamb, of Naples, lost very valuable
horse Sept 14th. The horse attempted to
jump fence and fell upon the pickets, which
pierced his intestines
PORTER.
Mr.. Abner Mcdonald of Porter, an old gen.
tleman rs years old, was at work few days
ago stoning we'll for ia neighbor. The we'll
was twenty feet deep. Two men were above
lowering the stone to him with a 'tackle-
fall in plank box aboat three feet square,
mounted with heavy irons. The box had inst
been let down; he took the rock out, aud they
drew the box up, and, as he thought, landed
it above, but instead of this, through some
misunderstanding of each others movements
both let go at the same time and the box fell,
hitting Mr.. Mcdonald on the forehead and
taking the skin from his face to the end of his
nose. Ii it had hit him on the top of his head
as he was working at his work, he would un-
doubtedly have been instantly killed.
sACo.
Deputy Sheriff R. L. K Grant of Saco
drove into his stable late Monday night, and
went up stairs to feed his horse. He had no
lantern, and he got to the top of the stairs be.
fore he was aware of the fact. The result was
he fell fourteen feet striking his left cheek
bone directly upon the corner of the grain box.
His face was badly cut.