Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-08-22

HOUSE BLOWN DOWN - DKHREDArIONS o.
RIVER THIEvKs-RAILRoAD ACCIDENT
ARRESTED FOB AssAuLr-CoLLIsIox A
SEA.
AxDRoscoGGIx.
represented in the women's petition for
ARoosTooK.
During the severe gale of Tuesday evening
August llth, q house near Caribou village
occupied by William Amo and family wa.
blown down and the occupants were more OF
less injured, Mrs Amo severely, says the Re
publican. The furniture Was nearly all de
stroved. The house was small and only partly
inished.
''Old ST." the Aroostook county guide ant
trapper for over forty wears. is reported dead
the result of back broken by falling tree
The old man was feet niue inches tail, and
weighed 325 pounds.
CUMBERLAND. II
Thursday forenoon as Mr.. Nathan Wood
of Portland, was standing in the passage wsy
at the side of the new Odell block, piece o.
board fell from the staging around the upper
story of the building and struck Mr.. WOOD
on the head, inflictinga severe scalp wound
Mr.. Wood was thrown to the ground insensi-
Bile. The force of the blow was broken BY
Mr.. Woods thick straw hat. How the board
became detached is not known.
River thieves have been particularly busy
at Philadelphia of late. The Portland schoon
ers Matte B Russell and James B. Jordan
have been robbed of the captains clothing
and sums of money. gold watch was also
taken from the Matte Russell. Capt. Howes
of the Harry Libbet of Boston, has los
clothing, q watch and $3.50.
HANCOCK.
The train from Bar Harbor which is due il
Bangor at 7.30 p, NJ, met with an accident
at Ellsworth Thursday night. A heavy Pull
man car left the track there, and the trair
men not having the necessary tools to worl
with, were six hours in putting it on the iror
again. The Western train waited in Bangor
for the Bar Harbor train. and did not leave
until half past one O'Clock Friday morning.
A correspondent writes to the Bangor Com
mercial: Mr.. Allen NJ. Small of Deer Isle
for attempting to carnslly assault Miss Mary
F. Norton, was tried before Trial Justice
Richardson last Monday, and ordered to give
bail for his appearance in the sum of $500
Small was not able to recognize, and has beer
committed to Ellsworth Jail to await trial
Miss Norton says that the assault (Which wal
not successfully was made in the evening in ,
boat. She says she told her sister, who il
Small's wife, about the affair next morning
but nothing was then done as her father wa
away at sea. He returned on Friday and ha(
Small arrested 1t is stated that if Small ha(
been released on the above charge he woult
have been arrested and held to answer for
similar attack upon child nine years Of az,
and that the proof against him is perfect.
Isaac Davis son, aged eight years, wa
drowned, Tuesday evening. at Ellsworth
Falls, by falling from q log into the river.
A very sad drowning accident occurred a
North East Harbor Tuesday afternoon. Rob
ert Slower. of Cambridge, Mass. who is pass
ing the summer there, went in swimming il
a pond, became entsDgled in the lily pads ant
was drowned. He was eighteen years of age
KNOX.
Yacht Gipsey, Capt. Newry Spaulding
while fishing, Saturday afternoon, in deat
calm, was run into by revenue cutter Lev
Woodbury.. towing the barkentine Fran
Lam5rith. The port bow of the barkentin
struck the Gipsey on her starboard side, tn
barkentine's cat-head carving awav the top
mast of the yacht, which fell, striking Spen
bruises. The yacht grazed the barkentin
the whole length, having q very narrow es
cape from sinking. SAYS the Courier-G Gazette
new bridge is to be built at South Unto
soon, the old one not being considered safe
says the Courier Gazette.
OXFORD.
On Wednesday evening the Norway Bras
Band. with A. f. Norseworthy leader, sere
naded the landlord of the Beals Hotel, Nj
A. X. Paul At the close of the serenad
the band was handsomely entertained at tn
hotel by Landlord Paul
The heavy showers of Thursday, the 18th
injured the roads badly in East Summer, an
repairs were necessary. Large quantities
meadow hay were floating on the meadow,
and the uncut grass IL in bad condition. Ligh
ming played queer antics on Zurv Doten
house In the cellar was mixture of came
fruits, preserves and maple syrup. The ligb
ming hit sink, at which Mr.. Doten's DO
stood dressing fish. and yet he was not injured
One stroke went clear through the buildn
to the pig-pen, killing its occupants.
On Friday afternoon Mrs.Samuel Haywar
of Hiram, went berrying, and not returning
search was made and she was found dead
Saturday morning, beside log where sh
had evidently sat down to rest. Her hat la
upon the log and there were no berries 10 he
pail and it is supposed that she must hav
died soon after leaving home. Her death i
supposed to have been caused by heart di:
ease.
PENoBsCoT.
1t is reported that girl by the name @
Smith. who lives at Lagrange, met with sa
accident Wednesday morning She was alon
in the kitchen when her clothes in some wa
caught fire. Her screams brought a humble
of people to the room and everything possibl
was done, but before the flames were extin
guished she was fearfully burned One of tn
young men who aided in putting out tn
flames badly burned his hands.
SAGADAHoC.
Monday afternoon. SAYS the Bath Times
the yacht Surprise. Capt. John Reed, mad
the run from Fort Popham to Cape Newagor
distance of nine miles, in As minutes
This is eleven knots. or twelve miles. pc
hour. about the speed of the steamer Haytie
Republic. of the line between Boston an
Hayti.
ID. c. Rich, Esq, of Winnegance, agen
for Rockland firm, has sold, this season
$50, 900 bushels of lime ashes as a fertilizer
and has still 900, 900 bushels which are to b
shipped to Massachusetts. New Hampshire
New York, Connecticut, and Vermont. MI
Rich has now twelve schooners and "a me
engaged in filling the orders.
YORK.
John Bickford of Saco. is the possessor O
a remarkable hen. She is about three wear