Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-08-14
State News.
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YOUTHFUL THIEvEs.-SEr FIRE TO HIS
CLoTHEs.-kSocKKp From TRAM.


Thomas Nelligsn. an old citizen of Lewis
ton, died Sunday evening. verv suddenly.
He was at work Saturday and attended church
Sunday. He was taken slightly ill. as il was
thought, Sunday evening He died while his
wife was in another room after medicine to
r. lieve him.
Lewiston gentleman was bathing at Old
Orchard, SUNDAY, in company with the vic
tin of the unfortunate drowning accident,
and was an eye witness Of his death without
knowing thar the man was actually drowning.
He afterward made valiant eudeavors 10 res
cue and resuscitate him.
Saws the Lewiston Journal: In a town in
this county. Sunday. the day was marked by
vigorous sermon preached from pulpit in
the town. 10 prove that the earth doesn't re-
volve on its axis, but that the sun do
move" The preachers best argument Was
Joshua's command to the sun to stand still.
From los icsl basis the preacher is said to
have settled the question in favor Of the supe-
rior activity of the sun.
ARoosrooK.
Seventy-five new dwellings have been
erected this season in H0ulton. The valu&-
ton of the town is IS, 399 less than last year
and the appropriations are 81 .034 IS more
than last year therefore taxes will be higher.
Houlton talks of the electric light.
The Methodist csmpmeetiug at Hodgion
will uegin next Friday evening, under the d.
rection of Rev G. X. Palmer. p E., of Ban.
gor district, and continue one week
The reunion of the lst Regiment Northern
Aroostook G. A. R, will occur in Houlton
the Goth and 9th of this month, L. b. Roe-
ers, of Patten, Col. Commanding. A field
containing some % acres, known as Putnam's
I'D IL in
a very desirable location There is an excel
lent spring back of the grove. 1t is expected
that out of the u posts in the county, 1000
men will attend the reunion.
CUMBERLAND.
Patrick Clancy. of Portland Nv lille intoxi-
Gated Sunday night, fell down flight OF
stairs and was badly hurt. He is now suf-
fering from conclusion of the brain.
In Brunswick. Friday, little boy named
Martin Leonard set fire to his clothes ar d
was burned quite badly. His wounds proba-
bly, will not prove fatal.
Two boys entered the grounds of the Port
land Base Ball Association, Saturday noon.
and breaking the locks on the doors of the
club rooms, carried off about ten new balls,
valued at 81 % each, eight or nine old balls
two body protectors, a catcher's mask and
the Portlands' best bats. Having ascertained
the names of the boys, the hiding place OF
articles was soon learned from them, and all
the things stolen, with the exception of a
number of the balls, were recovered. The
| loss, including the breaking of the locks
will be about $40.
| As the passenger train on the Eastern Di.
vision of the Boston and Maine due at Port
land ten minutes before twelve was crossing
the eastern bridge a brakeman named s. w.
Clark leaned out from the rear platform and
was struck by a switch. He was knocked
| from the train to the bridge and from there
fell to the water beneath. Two workmer
who had seen the accident rescued the un-
conscious man and sent him to the city on a
shifting engine. DR. Bray attended the in
| jared brakeman who he found suffering from
a cut about three inches long inflicted in the
seal BY the iron switch and from bruises or
the back and arm. The injuries are not con
sidered serious. Mr. Clark has no recollec
ton of what happened after he had passed
through the train attending to his usual
duties until he regained consciousness while
on the shifting engine. He is young mar
and lives at Somerville Mass. He has
wife and family.
The busy season at the camp ground a
I. nas oo',''''eneu' says 'ne HeNs
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,hs s 'hi Wv C ~. 'on NY sinR
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80, u 1rt a. '"e S",,'"'
attended these popular yearly meetings il
expected. Governor ROBBIE has promised t
oe p.e,en. ""u sue'ess .ne ooh'en'ion' ih'
s'o""'' OF :" n"' 0o"'''''o"'
OxFoRD
| When Messrs B F. Spinney & Co., fount
that a Lasters' Union hal been formed il
! their shoe factory at Norway they determined
that it was best for them to do all of thei,
| business either in Lynn or Norway. 1t i.
understood that the matter is not vet settled
/ but from certain indications it is apparen,
that the business will go away from Norway
/ One party had contract to furnish the fac.
tory 700 cords of wood. The matter has
been adjusted and the order countermanded.
Mr. Chase, the manager, is hiring a num-
Der of his hands to go to LYNN. So the
members of the Lasters' Union will lose
their places in common with large number
of others who could hardly afford to do so.
They have killed the goose that laid the
golden egg. saws the Boston Journal.
Tuesday. Deputy Marshal Marble brought
before L. S. Commissioner Rand. at Port
land. John SWEET. of Canton. charged with
OBTAINING at Canton: the pension certificate
of Hannah n. Wvman and refusing to sur
render il on the demand of Pension Examiner
+. H. Hosmer. The evidence did not show
that the certificate was in Swett's hands a,