Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-09-03

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HYDRoPHoBIA- An UNHAPPY FAMILY -
FIRE IN Trunk.
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AsDRoscoGGIN.
absent mindednes.. locked his barber shop
door. Monday evening AS he vent out at nine
O'Clock, and left one OF the other BARRIERS 10
the shop shaving a customer. When the Gus
toner and the barber had finished shaving,
and talking and settling their bill. they started
TO 60 out together, and found the door locked.
The few passers-by on Main street, at about
ten o'clock. saw two men doing trapeze
skin-the cat act on the iron awning frames
that lead from the barber shop window to
reasonable distance from the ground, whence
thev dropped to the psvements.
Senator Frye. on Monday, received from q
distinguished artist very fine Gil painting
on birch bsrk-s reproduction in color OF
that superbest of the superb salmon catch
which the Senator achieved on his fishing trip
IN the Provinces. The picture has been
framed.
Lewiston family has two genuine copies
OF fredericksburg Daily Citizen" published
on wall paper, of whicn fac SMILES have re-
Gently been issued
ARoosrooK.
Alta special town meeting held at the tow n
hall in Houlton last Saturday forenoon. il
was voted TO accept the public way laid out
ny the selectmen Aug. 18th, from the Mill
tary road across the Ebbett farm to land OF
F. F. Innis, and the sum of $500 was raised
fer the building of bridge across the stream,
which is part of sand way, says the Pioneer.
CUMBERLAND.
Tuesday afternoon, the LIST inst. as Mr.
Frank w. Lombard WAS stepping on to a
horse car on Green street, Portland. he was
struck and knocked down bv a passing ex
cursion team. Mr.. Lombard WAS picked up
senseless and carried into the Portland House
where cut on the back of his head was ban
daged.
A burglar affected an entrance TO the house OF
A. NJ. Sawyer. at Portland, Saturday night, by
lowering himself through scuttle in a fat
roof into a wash room beneath. He landed
in a tub of watar, which upset. and the noise
frightened the burglar, who made the best of
his way out of the house.
OXFORD.
Cressie Abbott of Norway has been un-
well ard somewhat deranged For a week
she has been acting strangely and symptoms
of hydrophobia have been developed. 1t is
said that she was bitten about a year ago BY
mad dog, reports the Oxford Democrat.
The chandelier in the Baptist vestry at
Paris fell, last Thursday evening, breaking
two lamps and firing the carpet. says the
Democrat. By the prompt efforts of Prot.
Bradford and others present, the flames were
smothered before much damage was done.
PENoBscor.
While the schooner Grace Cover of Sedg-
wick was loading mahogany at the entrence
of the San Pedro river, on the Mexican coast,
the chief mate Cyrus E. Edgerly, fell into
the hold, receiving injuries from which he
died in fourteen DAYS and was buried August
Sd. The deceased was a resident Of Orring.
ton, and was aged fifty wears.
Three years ago Allen Malcolm of New
port was married to daughter of Ansel Grey
of Plymouth. The wife at that time was
only IA years of age Since then two children
have been born, the youngest of which is a
babe at the present time. Mrs. Malcolm has
brought an action for divorce against her
husband on the grounds of cruelty. On lasl
Saturday Malcolm went into the home OF
Grey, the father of his wife, and undertook
TO carry away the babe. Grey attacked
Malcolm and cut him across the forehead
with butcher knife. Mrs. Grey also did
some service with pair of scissors and
Malcolm was badly injured in the head and
one of his arms hurt. There was also q
loaded revolver in the ARRAY which was not
used, says the Commercial
loan and building association will soon
be organized in Bangor. Two are now in sue
cessful operation in the State, one at Rich.
mond and another at Skowhegan.
NJ. NJ. Folsom has been appointed post
master at Oldtown in place of Charles w
Bosworth removed.
SAGADAHOC.
The city landing at Bath, between We and
6 o'clock Monday afternoon. was the scene
of considerable activity among the truck
men. Having a small amount of time tt
load and haul the baggage to the Boston
steamers wharf, rough handling of the Sara
togas was one of the results. From one o.
the trunks which had been tossed abou
rather unceremoniouslv, smoke was seen t.
rise, giving evidence that a fire
was in progress within. The trunk wa
forced open with an axe and the blaze extin
guished The fire is supposed to have caugh
by patent matches, found in the trunk com
ing in contact with hard substance thus ig
hitting them. The contents of the trunk wer,
only slightly damaged.
| The Franklin Family School building a
Topsham is rapidly undergoing repairs, anc
will be in good order for next term. which
will begin September Is.