Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-05-27
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AHDnoecooeIu.
Station Agent Harry Hanson, Of the love
Aaine Central depot, in Lewiston, vas -
saulted and knocked senseless on The Aubur,
bridge Saturday nisht.st about 80 O'Clock
he had nearly crossed the bridge when b,
saw ahead Of him . group of young men. HI
heard voice say: They're all right; lie
EN- pass, and two young men whom he knew
passed through the crowd. Az Mr.. Hanson
attempted to pass, someone struck him from
behind. When be came to consciousness biz
watch was gone. On Monday forenoon hi.
watch was returned to him BY one Of thu
young men whom be had passed on thu
bridge, who said that he had found il nea,
the scene of the assault.
bill has been presented to the city o.
Lewiston by Mathew Delaney for 1858 rem,
for land on which one of the city's school,
houses stands. A committee has been ap
pointed to investigate his claim.
A young man from the country fell among
thieves in Lewiston one day last week, and
was robbed of a silver watch and Sl2 il
money. He preferred to lose them rather
than to enter formal complaint.
CUMBERLAND.
Mrs. Mary Lapham, widow of the ls,e
Geo. Lapham Of Freeport, accidentally fell
down stairs at the residence of her son Al
kosendale, Mass, recently, causing concus.
sion of the brain. from the effects of which
she died May goth.
Zenas Skillings lives in Scarboro' and has
Kept an old worn out horse, which came un.
der the notice of Agent SAWYER, who had
Skillings brought before Judge Gould OF
Portland. Thursday morning. Skillinga was
nDed So and costs for cruelty to animals,
and the poor old horse was killed Thursday
evening.
Sunday last, ~ young man named Cole,
residing at Cape Elizabeth, was returning
from church, friend in skylarking mood
threw light cane at him. The point of the
cane entered one of Coles eyes, not only
destroying the sight, but completely dividing
the eyelid.. DR.. Holt,an oculist of Portland
removed the shell of the eye. The blow was
90 severe that the surgeons wondered that il
did not pierce the brain.
Twenty-six petitions to the Portland City
Council, praying that the site of the old
Town Hall in Portland, be given as q
location for the monument to the soldier,
and sailors. have been in circulation the past
few days among the business men and are
being extensively signed, the least cir.
culated of them, Thursday, bearing
the manifestation of so strong desire to see
the statue placed in Market Square, many
who opposed that site, have changed their
views and Withdrawn their opposition.
OXFORD.
Mrs. Nancy Andrews, wife of Rev. Nathan
Andrews of West Paris, lost her footing
while coming down her chamber stairs, last
Saturday afternoon. Nav 23d, and fell to the
foot of the stairs, a distance of some ten feet,
breaking both bones in her arm and other
wise iujuring her severely. Fears were en-.
tertained at first that she had sustained
severe internal injuries. Mrs. Andrews will
lie 6S years old next July.
PENoBscoT.
Mr.. James Brady, of the Dexter House
Bangor, met with severe accident Monday
night, that will lay him up several weeks
He went up into the shed loft after some car
peting, and when he stepped on the ladder t
come down, it slipped. letting him fall to tn,
ground. His right ankle and left arm were
badly sprained and he was shaken up gener
ally. He is very sore and lame all over
and will have a long siege of it.
While the Nyanzs,a British brig, was lyinl
at the Freesoil wharf, in Brewer, LOADING
with bricks, on Sunday last, the captain
of the vessel accidentally caught his foo
in the lines, crushing all the toes In q ter
rible manner.
PIsCATAQUIs.
council was called at BrOwnville on tn,
10Th inst. in reference to the organization O
a church and ordination of a pastor, com
posed entirely of Welshmen, ~ in number
Rev. J. E. Adams of Bangor was choseI
moderator, and Rev. VIM. G. Mann of Mon
son, scribe. The preliminary statements, ex
animation and inquiries were made and con
sidered. Rev. Richard w. Jenkins acted a
interpreter.
SAGADAHoC.
An employee in the Shaw mill at Bath, Mon
day stepped upon roller and fell, breaking
one of his ankles.
woman from Harpswell Saturday
walked from that place to Brunswick. dis
lance of three miles, to get red shirt for he
boy, as he belonged to the Salvation Army
and not being able to find one walked to Batf
and ropcured one Of one of thu
Bath clothiers, and walked bacl
to her home, making distance
of "a miles walked by the woman that day
all for her son, that he might parade with the
Salvation Army.
Sunday, Mrs. Cornelius Dunbar, of Fair
field, started to visit her aged father in Gin.
ton. On the way there she was stricken with
paralysis and lost the power Of speech. She
has partially recovered, but her right side i,
still paralyzed.
There is quite stir over the telephone
line which is being erected from Burnham t.
The Forks. Most of the posts are already
set, and they are in hopes to get it done BY
next Saturday. It will be great benefit L
the people at The Forks and those beyond
on account of obtaining medical aid in cast
of sudden illness, as there Is no physician
between Bingham and Moose rivera dis
lance of over 80 miles.
WASHINGTON.
In their shipment of Holsters to Boston las
Monday, Messrs. Spear & Prime of PASSPORT
found one that weighed lS pounds.
YORK.
Parties were in Old Orchard, Monday, t.
engage quarters for Gov. ROBBIE and staff
who, it is expected, will make their headquar
tiers there during the coming Grand Encamp.
ment in Portland.
During Wednesday night of last week, Z
child three or four weeks of age Was left on
the stoop at the entrance to Elder Vance,
apartments At Shaker Village. Alfred. Mr.
Vance at once notified the selectmen and the
town must now take charge of the child,
says the Biddeford Times.
Olin Goldthwait, son of George I. Gold.
thwait, q farmer living near Portland,
went into the house Saturday for hii
Oun vi fh which tn sh0ot n skunk that the doo