Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-08-05
State News.
LIGHrNIxG's FREAks-A TRAMP BURGLAR
ATTEMPTED SUIcrDE-DRowNING AccI-
DENT-NARRow EscAPE FROM DEATH
ANDRosCOGGN.

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DEST-NARRow ESCAPE FROM DEArH.
ANDRosCoGGIN.
During q thunder storm Friday afternoon
lightning struck the wooden sieeple of the
High street Congregstionalist church. Au
burn, breaking of the top and twisting j,
badly. wrenching of considerable of the
woodwork.
The death of Mr.. Everett Remick, tai
ented graduate of Bates College, class OF
Mr.. Rsmick was a promising young man, and
the news of his death gives sorrow to many
whom know him.
Sundays sensation, in Lewiston. came al
5 P. NJ. on Franklin street. The cries OF
the inmates of house on the street were,
''He is trying TO kill himself" Officer Rol.
Inns went in and arrested an elderly man
named Madison Perry whose neck was bleed
ing slightly from a wound. Officer Rollins
took Perry to the station where he was held
until Monday morning and discharged.
Monday morning Perry was CRYING ss the sta
ton. He said that he had no intention OF
committing suicide. Ii appears to have beer
9 family jar, Perry probably intending to scare
his wife and family and break up the disturb.
ance by diverting attention. The instrumen,
was case knife.
Mrs. w. C. Darrah, of Lewiston, who was
badly hurt by a fall at Old Orchard, las,
week, is recovering as rapidly as could be
expected. Mrs. Darrah made a misstep or
the topmost step of the cottage where she
was visiting, falling to the bottom. She was
badly cut about the face and badly bruised
about the body, her ankle also being sprain.
ed from the fall. Her escape with so few in.
juries is considered very fortunate, consider
ing the distance she fell.
James Mann, an aged citizen of Wales, en.
tered a complaint to the Lewiston police
Monday, of burglary, Friday night, at his
residence. He said that the burglar was
probably a tramp. Half mile up the road
the tramp entered door yard and stole 4
baby carriage and trundled it before him
down the dusty road leaving the tracks of the
weeels and his footsteps imprinted in the
dust. AT his house the burglar broke in the
buttery window, tearing of the stats, enter
ing the buttery and feasting on pies and cake.
from the housekeeper's larder. The thie
then entered the apartments of the house AND
stole silver watch belonging to Mr.. Mann's
son and valued at S35. No trace has been
gathered of his subsequent acts or of hi.
present whereabouts.
CUMBERLAND.
Saturday night the house of Levi Lufkin
at Falmouth was entered by burglars. They
got away with everything eatabe. People
suppose the thieves to be Hamilton and
Todd who recently escaped from Portland
Jail.
Freddy, a little son of Nathan Cover about
years old, living at Cumberland Mills. wa
drowned Monday morning about 9 80 o'clock
He was taken out of the water half an hou
later and every means was used to resusitate
him, but without avail. Freddy was a brigh
little fellow and much beloved by all his com
panions. Four or five little boys were plac
ing on boom in the river and Freddy slippe,
of and sank Immediately. The parent,
were well satisfied that it was an unavo idable
accident, and nobody to blame.
FRANKLIN.
Hay that was to have brought SIS befor,
the crop was harvested, is now selling for 81
in Pennington, saws the Journal.
KENNEBEc.
A Waterville man who recently drew 50
900 in the Louisiana lottery has invested it il
a barouche and horses He is in the liver,
business.
Capt. Charles Cazallis. of Gushing, cap
tured whale recently, which he lowed int
Georges Island. The whale measured sixt,
feet in length. and it is thought will yielt
about forty barrels of oil
Mr.. John Eastman, of West Appleton
died very suddenly on Saturday. He haC
been hoeing potatoes in the morning, but fel
from his chair and died before noon II,
was about eighty years of age.
OXFORD.
During the thunder shower Friday after
noon, an accident occurred at Canton village
Mr.. Wilson Stillman, of Peru, with his team
loaded with freight for Peru merchants, drov,
into the stable of Otis Hayford. The foo
gave wav, precipitating Mr.. Stilman and hi
whole team into the stable cellar, a distance
of eight or ten feet. The crash of the break
ing timber was heard People rushed a
once to the rescue and the horses were taker
out, apparently not hurt, save a few scratch
es. Mr.. Stillman was injured in his back
but able to drive home after the shower
The freight, consisting of a hogshead of mo
lasses and drv goods were taken out all right
One wheel of the wagon was smashed.
PENoBscoT.
The Bangor Wing says Seameu are rath
er scarce in thi. port and wages are now
little higher than for some time past. Th
is probably owing to the increased number o.
vessels loading here.
SAGADAHoC.
Edward Saunders. a seven year-old son o
John Saunders, of Bath, had a narrow escap,
from death Monday forenoon. In compan,
with another boy about his own age, he wa
passing through a pasture. The Saunder
boy took it into his head to strike with
switch a horse and to do so he got rather T ca
and was kicked in the head by the equine
knocking the boy out the first send off. B,
the aid of his companion the injured boy wa
able to reach his home.
YORK
FRIDAY forenoon while George Sanborn
a lawyer of Saltwater. was out bathing from
the Sea Shore bath house, Old Orchard, som,
one entered his bath room and relieved hin
of Sl60 in bank bills which were in the wa'cl
pocket in his pants, and pinned in with
safety pin. the pin being replaced and tn,
door relocked by the thief, who escaped
without being detected.
Monday, by order of the selectmen. war
rants were serhed upon some of the drus
stores and hotels at Old Orchard. that KEEP
omen for husiness Sunday and had talon on