Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-07-09
AyDROSCOGGN.

| SUIClDE BIZ NHLOROFORA-hENARk
| ESCAPE FROM DBATH.
| ANDRosCoGGIN.
! The body of Joanna Conney was found
| lifeless on the floor of Mrs. John Mannings
house, in Lewiston, Sunday afternoon. Her
| death was ascribed TO heart disease.
| Bertha Tobin. girl at work in one of the
mills at Lewiston, had her hand crushed in
the machinery, recently.
| ARoosrook.
| Diphtheris. in its most malignant form has
been prevalent in Orient, saws the Pioneer.
/ Several deaths have occurred and there are
yet some critical cases on account of the dis
ease. School in Dist. No. >, taught BY j. L.
| Dohertv has been closed
CUMBERLAND.
| During the shower Sunday night, the house
/ of Capt. A. S. Pettengll at Portland, WAS
struck by lightning and somewhat damaged.
I The cottage of Mr.. r. f. Skilings at Peaks
Island was also struck. the kitchen floor be-
ing torn mp. dishes broken and other damage
done. Appearances show tina, the cottage
was struck twice in quick succession. No
one was hurt
watch and chain were stolen, Saturday.
from the house of Mary j. Crosby, Portland.
| Steamers of the Forest City Steamboat Co,
carried 1850 people to the islands in one
hour and forty minutes. Saturday.
Officer Thrasher of Portland recovered
/ 500 gold watch. Sunday, which had been
stolen from citizen of Cape Elizabeth.
/ SATURDAY. the team of VIM. Miner, of
Brunswick was stolen. The horse is a sorrel,
with white star in forehead. weight about
| 900 pounds. The wagon Is open with side
springs. The team is said TO have been
stolen bv Frank Gallser. of whom the fol-
lowing description is given; He is % years
! old, light complexion, light. sandy moustache
dark dress coat, and soft black hat.
! Saturday afternoon. the wife of Ambrose
Fessenden was found dead in bed at her resi-
dence In Portland, having committed suicide
by inhaling chloroform. When found, her
head was buried in the pillow. and her mouth
ard nose inserted in cup in which was a
cloth wet with chloroform. similar at
tempt was made a few days previous. Coro
| ner Hall decided an inquest unnecessary.
| tuesday afternoon Howard Rolf, a work
man at Shaw, Godding & Co.'S shoe factory,
Portland, had narrow escape from death,
falling down the elevator pit, from the fourth
floor to the first. He grasped the elevator
rope thus breaking his fall
HANCOCK
During the storm of Monday and Tuesday
OF last week, a car containing two hundred
Holsters belonging to Mr. John VOCAL of Cas-
tine. broke away, and before he recovered it
about half of them were lost. At Grindle's
brick yard, Penobscot, thirty thousand brick
were lost, and other damage was done.
OXFORD.
A serious fire has been running in the
woods at Parkertown. A crew of men were
obliged to dig trenches TO prevent its spread
ing and doing further damage.
Seth w. Fife was arrested at Fryehurg
Thursday evening of last week, by Deputy
Sheriff Fred W. Spring, on complaint of
| Henry NJ. Fellows, on charge of forgery and
certifying to certain deeds in which he (Fife)
was pecuniarily interested. He was taken
before Trial Justice A. O Pike, and recog-
nized for his appearance on July 9th, SAYS the
Oxford Democrat.
PENoBsCoT.
There was novel sight in the'lades' room
at the Maine Central depot, Bangor, Monday
evening There were sixteen mothers with
small babies in the room at one time. The
railroad officials and the waiting passengers
were much pleased with the concert that en-
sued
What was supposed to be a slight accident
happened to Arthur Russell of the firm OF
Lake Bussell. carpenters. of Oldtown, last
week. He was at work building a shed on
the shore occupied BY Mrs n A. Brown
when a staging. which was loaded with lum
Der. fell upon him. He worked the remain
der of the afternoon, bnt the next day was
taken sick. Typhoid fever set in and the
disease terminated fatally, SUNDAY morning.
His remains were taken to Argyle, for burial.
Monday.
Early Saturday evening some one on Third
street, Bangor, careesslv discharged revolt
yer, the ball from which passed through a
wire screen, broke a large square of glass and
imbedded itself in the window sill of the resi-
dence of Mr.. James A. SWEET.
WALDO.
Capt. Llewellyn Alley of Searsport, who
disappeared very mysteriously about two
weeks ago from his schooner, the Oak Grove
| lying at Bangor, is reported by the Wing as
| having been seen Friday and SATURDAY in
| Ellsworth walking about the streets He
would give no reason for leaving so suddenly
and was well dressed and evidently ENJOYING
himself in Ellsworth.
WAsHINGToN
The telephone war still continues at Mill
bridge. Both companies are operating their
lines on the dead head system Each appar-
emily satisfied with the weekly dividends
The Millbridge Packing Company lighted
| fires in their new oven on Thursday, which
affords employment to fifty extra hands
Fish are beginning to be more plenty. On
Wednesday. ten hogsheads of small sized
herring were taken in the weirs located in
Narraguagus Bay.
YORK.
A Biddeford pear tree has full grown
pear hanging from one of its limbs.
Six couples were married from one house
| in Biadeford, Monday.
A man named Patterson, of Biddeford. at
tempted to commit suicide at Hills Beach,
Saturday morning He was alone in a boat
and drawing pistol from his pocket pointed
it at his head and fired. He fell over in the
boat,and parties from the shore who saw him
fire the shot, supposing he was dead, put out
and towed the boat ashore. He was, how
ever. but slightly injured Trouble with a
women is said to have induced him to make
the attempt upon his life.
Saturday evening last, Emery s. Lane who
lives in Saco, while handling pistol. acct
IDENTIFY discharged the same, the bullet strik-
ing the little finger of one hand, passing d.
| rectlv through it and SCATTERING the bone
DR.. Will II. Milliken was summoned and
! dressed the wound.