Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-11-18
State News.
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State News.
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brakeman on the local freight had one o:
his heels crushed at Mechanic Falls station,
Friday morning. He fell between the cars
while attending to his duties. He is from
Bethel.
CUMBERLAND.
The house of Mrs. Eliza Smith. who lives
near the schoolhouse, district No. 6. at Deep
Brook, Cape Elizabeth, was entered few
days ago bv some sneak thief and $50 stolen.
The ladies of St. PauTs church, Brunswick,
will hold their annual sale next Thursday, in
the court room of the Town Hall.
FRASKLIS.
The fire company of Phillips. has voted to
detail twelve men 10 be organized into a hook
and ladder company They have the hooks
and ladders all ready. The truck has just
been painted and vanished and looks very
nice.
Attempts have been made to revive the old
time pairing bee and husking in Phillips and
vicinity. but they seem less easily rejuvenated
than some other old fashions.
The famous kickapoo tribe of Indians will
exhibit at Lambert Hall. Phillips, next We'd
nesday and Thursday evenings.
Mrs. Elbridge Vining. of Avon who has
been subject to fits of insanity for several
wears became so violent the past week that
her husband was sent for from the woods.
Thursday morning, after building the fire he
returned to his room and found his wife and
six-months-old child asleep. Coming back
the second time he found the mother in bed
with their two other children.-the babe dead.
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mother talked Of killing the older boy foul
play was suspected. and Coroner Dill sen,
for.
Singing school is to commence in Strong
next week under the charge of c. A. Allen.
First one in the place for several years.
HANCOCK
The schooner Mary Lord broke through
the ways while being hauled on the marine
railway at Bucksport, and all efforts thus far
to remove the vessel have proved Intellectual.
KESNEBEc.
Warren Division S. of T of Gardiner, or
ganzed in 1854, has received several new
members, and is in flourishing condition.
This is the oldest temperance organization in
the State.
KNOX.
Camden village schools will close their
term next Friday.
Last Thursday afternoon runaway occur
ed in Camden. Capt. James Littlef field of
Boston, Superintendent of the Bangor and
Boston S. s. CO.. hitched his horse in front
of the Bay View, when something thrown
from one of the windows frightened the ami
NAL, causing him to break awav and madly
rush down Elm street into the square In
front of the J. II. Curtis block he ran into
Prof. A. X. Dunton's team, upsetting the
horse and wagon, injuring both, The team
was stopped in front of +. w. Perry's store,
the carriage and harness slightly injured but
the the horse unframed.
Just as the signal was given TO back up the
ears at the railroad station at Thomaston,
Wednesday evening, brakeman Albert w.
Hodgkins happened to walk down towards
the train, and found near the freight station
a man lying across the track, unconscious.
Had he not been found just as he was he
must have been killed. He had evidently
walked of the platform in the darkness and
struck his head on the rail. His head was
badly cut. but he soon recovered conscious
ness, and was placed on the train going
westward, The Rockland Opinion hears that
the man belongs in Wadoboro.
Quite a number of children are sick with
ulpHlneTla NJ IeHduts t1hTDOT. Two nave
died with it. DIR. Woodside has always been
successful in his treatment of this disease.
Clothes have been stolen from lines lately,
in the vicinity of Rockport.
LINCOLN.
+ c. Dodge of North Boothbay is erect
ing steam saw mill at his place on the Dam
ariscotta river reports the Damariscotta Her.
aid. He will have atwenty four horse power
engine. and manufacture long and short
lumber.
SAGADAHoC.
Upwards of five hundred barrels of apples
made part of the Stars freight to Boston,
last Thursday night
Geo. Moulton of Bath, shipped forty
seven foot smoke stack. Friday, TO Haynes &
Dewitt's ice house, at Iceboro.
WAsHIsGToN.
Messrs Longfellow and Dickens of the
U. S. Coast Survey have suspended work on
the survey at Bar Harbor until next spring.
1t is getting too late in the season to do such
work to advantage.
As quite a number of the deposit books of
the Eastport Savings Bank have not been
compared with the bank ledgers for several
years. the examining trustees consider it
advisable to have all the books called in to
be verified and the dividends added. notice
to that effect will 500 be sent to the deposit
ors of the bank.