Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-12-16
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SUNDAY afternoon, says the Lewiston Jour-
nal. three men got into squabhle aud one Of
them was quite badly cut In the face with =
case-knife. besides being struck in the aide
with some heavy instrument--an axe. the
wounded man claims. His assailants have
been arrested. Liquor was probably at the
bottom of the affair.
John Lane of Greene, farmer, lost q leg
Saturday, by an accident in Telling a Tree
The tree rebounded. pinning Mr. Lane aud
crushing his leg. The physicians who we're
called found it impossible to set the limb,
and it was amputated
Hon. w. W. Bolster of Auburn, received
Monday morning, telegram from Sioux
CITY, Iowa, announcing the death of his son,
Alvin j. Bolster of Dell Rapids, Oak.
One Peter Burns was held in $1,000 bonds
Monday in Lewiston police court for assault
on Henry Boivin, French Canadian, with a
stone.
ARoosrooK.
special to the Bangor Wing GAYS: Rep.
resentative Boutelle's bill for public build
ing at Houltun, has been introduced in the
Senate by Mr.. Frye, and will be presented in
the House on the first bill day.
CUMBERLAND.
The Portland Argus relates that q Young
man, clerk at the Merchants Exchange. went
to the theatre with young lady last Friday
night, but did not return home after the per-
Torrance. Saturday, it is said, the parents
of the lady received word that the two we're
in Boston and had been married that morn
ing. They were on their way to Chicago.
FRANKLIN.
At the burning of the Norton mansion,
Pennington. one of the owners. Richard r.
Norton, had narrow and almost miraculous
escape from death. In fighting the flames in
the second story of the house he became
dazed and bewildered BY the dense smoke
and could not find way of exit from the
room. Rescuing parties searched the whole
upper part of the house for him, and only
discovered him by stumbling over his pros
trate, unconscious body.
KNOX.
Two ladies from Camden, one of them the
| sister of Rufus Garlic. the man who died in
| New York few days ago in wretched circum-
stances, although he had plenty of money,
called at the New York morgue on Saturday,
and made arrangements to have the remains
brought to Maine.
OXFORD
| On Dec 9th, early in the morning, the
Hawkins cooper shop at Ten Mile Mills, -
was destroyed by fire. says the Hiram cor
respondent of the Record.
| PENoBscoT.
| Lincoln farmer named Fnson, in lump.
ing from a cattle car, Friday, fell backward
under the train and one of his legs was cut
off and he was otherwise injured. Mr.. Fin
son is about 80 years old.
SAGADAHOC.
Last Friday evening two Bath High school
boys, expelled members of the Phi Rho soci-
ETY. connected with the school, made an at
tempt to break up society meeting. and in
so doing nearly caused the destruction of the
High school building one of the best in the
State. They entered the building through a
rear window, took the chimney from lighted
lamp in the entry, threw it up stairs, and
then ran into the street. The lamp did not
break, and fortunately the noise when it
struck the stairs was heard by the members
of the society when they found the lamp cap.
sized on the stairs, the kerosene on fire and
the flames rapidly spreading, when one of the
boys with his Overcoat succeeded in extin-
gushing the blaze. The two BOYS who did
the work were arrested and pleaded guilty,
and sentence was reserved They told the
whole story and the cause of the affair, which
was spite; assisted bv a little liquor.
| YORK.
An assembly of the Knights of Labor was
organized at Berwick last week, with twenty.
| four charter members.
COW recently purchased by Hiram Foss
of Old Orchard was put into the field with a
horse, Monday. The two animals at once
| commenced warfare which terminated in
the death of the horse. the COW thrusting one
of her horns into his breast, 80 that he bled
to death in five minutes