Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-05-13
State News.


L AADkOSCO00i1s
Wildes burlington, of Topsham, who has
for some time been braking on the road be-
t~een Bath and Lewiston, met with an acct
dent last Thursday night at Lewiston, which
Will probably house him for some little time,
and will finish his career a. brakeman. He
vas assisting in making up the train for the
Pullman, when he caught his foot under the
COW catcher of the locomotive, the flesh
around the heel being badly torn and bruised.
| CUMBERLAND.
The friends of Mrs. James Otis, of Bruno
wick, will regret to learn of q serious acci-
dent which happened to her Sunday night.
She had retired for the night, and after q
short sleep awakened and thought she heard
the IRE burning TOO fast in the next room.
She got up and started to remedy the difficult
ty. The room being dark, she tripped over
chair and fell heavily to the Aoor 1t was
found that she had fractured her right hip.
The age which Mrs. Otis has attained (93
years, makes her recovery doubtful.
John Allen. painter, who lives alone on
the Floyd farm at North Gorham was robbed
OF 500 one day last week; the thief entered
the house in the day time. while Mr.. Allen
was asleep, and took money from a vest hang
ing over the lounge where he lay; also
small sum from his pants pocket. As far as
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discovered.
Monday morning Golf Plummer's key
mill at Gorham was burned to the ground
One thousand powder kegs and 500 white lead
kegs, together with all the machinery, were
destroyed. Joseph Fogg, a carpenter, Lost
about 500 worth of tools, which were in the
building. Loss about 81 500. 1t is reported
that the company have ordered new lot of
machinery, and doubtless will rebuild. The
cause of the fire is unknown. There was no
insurance on the property.
Conductor II. E. Judkins, left his train
Monday morning ON leave of absence for
two months. He is the inventor of an
electric alarm for trains with which to start
and stop them without the hand and lantern
signals that are now universally used He
made the invention some two years ago and
has been perfecting it since that time. 1t is
regarded of valuable Importance and several
roads are arranging with Mr.. Judkins to have
their passenger trains furnished with the i'm
provement after experimenting with it and
finding that it works successfully. This week
he will be with the Boston Providence rail
road and will put the attachment on some of
their trains. During the absence CT Con-
ductor Judkins his place will be filled by
Conductor George E. Whitney and Whitney's
train will be conducted by S. S. Cahill-
Brunswick Herald.
The Bowd,in crew is practicing twice dali
", for the intercollegiate contest at Lake
Quinsigamond. The make up of the crew is
Whittier, Stroke, Alexander, Davis and
Brown.
The Bethel church, Portland, have placed
5000 volumes in the hands of sailors, during
the past sixteen years, at cost of about
$4,000.
/ KENNEBEc
! Deputy Sheriff Hill of Waterville made a
important seizure Saturday. Parties in that
vicinity have been netting and shipping IF
perch and pickerel quite exclusively of late.
The sheriff getting wind of the affair, way
laid the stage and took of box of fish also
obtained full confession from the driver,
who the guilty parties were, etc.
Messrs. Murch & Son, at the 'tElmwood"
hotel, Waterville, had a very narrow es-
cape from serious fire, Saturday
night. by the falling of kerosene lamp in
the lower stairway. Prompt action with a
few pals of water, speedily put it out.
LINCOLN.
Part of the wharf of S Nickerson & Son,
4 fish dealers, east side Boothbay harbor, fell
Wednesday night. There were about 1000
barrels of mackeral on 1t at the time.
OXFORD.
The house owned and occupied by Joseph
Parker at South Hiram was burned last
Thursday night. The stable was saved. The
fire is supposed to have originated from q
defective chimney.
The edger in the mill of Chas. F. Howard
at East Hiram, burst recently One piece
struck horse standing outside the mill The
animals shoulder was so badly crushed the;
! it became necessary to kill him.
PENoBscoT.
: Bangor clerk, Sunday, invited young
J lady to ride to Pushaw with him. He stabbed
his horse at Murrys, and when he was ready
to return his animal in some way, after the
} manner of the babies in "Pinafore," became
"mixed up" and the hostler hitched the
wrong horse to his carriage. The young man
: did not notice the change in quadrupeds. He
: noticed that on the way out he easily drove
past all teams, and that on the way back bis
horse had mo speed" but this he, perhaps
attributed to the fact that the horse had be.
> bone tired" When the horse was returned
to the stable the owner thereof discovered the
mistake. A search was made, and the horse
with which the clerk started on his ride wal
found in one of the city livery stables.
YORK.
Capt. Jumping Lampton's Salvation Army
at Biddeford, had love feast at the barracks
at 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon, which was at.
tend by between five and six hundred people.
A correspondent of the Biddeford Journal
has figured out the amount spent in five dis
tricts of Kennebunk, for solid tobacco as
so and says 1900 will not cover the
expense for the year, when cigars, matches,
etc, are included. The same districts ex-
pended 1918 80 for schools, last year.
!, A trio of young men were engaged in put
ting up mast on yacht in the Saco
river, at Biddeford, Sunday last, and
the mast gave way, knocking them
overheard into the water. They had hard
struggle IN rescuiug themselves, and crawled
into the boat in an exhausted condition.