Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-09-24

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A bold attempt vas made to burglarize tn,
millinery establishment of Mrs. L. Atwood
on Lisbon street, Lewiston, Monday. TIL,
attempt was made 1t abour 10 As in the even
ing. Officer Marshal had just turned tn,
corner OF Canal street from Main street, ant
was walking down the street. From beneath
the awning of Mrs. Atwood's store, in tn,
rear he saw two men dash out and run lik,
the wind down Canal street. The men has
too great a start to render ii of any use t.
follow, and they we're soon lost in the dark
ness down the street. The officer made az
examination of the rear doors of the store
and found that they had been tempered with
and that two small doors over the coal biz
had been pried open so that 10 a few minutes
undoubtedly, an entrance would have beer
made
Samuel B. Perry. of Auburn, wore into the
Lewiston Journal office, Saturday, 4 pair OF
boots that he had had in wear twenty-eRh
years They were made bv Mr.. J E Ashe
now with Messrs. John l.. Cobb & Co. Mr.
Perry is eighty-fve years old and his hair il
not vet frosted.
The Lewiston firm of Coe & Pingree owl
Mts. Washington and Jefferson, and a goo6
deal more OF the American Alps. The Sum-
NIT House and the railway COMPANY pay Co,
& Pingree $1,000 year rental. says the Lew
iston Journal. The Summit House pay,
$4,000 profit in two months in summer
ARoosrooK.
magnificent Catholic college is to b,
erected at Van Buren,. says the Presque Isl,
Herald Work on the foundation has slread,
commenced, and the intention is to complet,
il next summer.
CUMBERLAND.
The muster at Yarmouth, Saturday, was
success, notwithstanding several companies
invited failed to appear. An excellent Dime
was served by the ladies of Yarmouth. Drill
exercises, marching, ETC., occupied the day
supper in the evening and dance closed tn,
day.
Saturday afternoon, as the ten wear old
son of Mr.. John O'Brien was riding a veloci
pede on New Federel street, he was set upor
by . dog and seriously bitten on the leg ant
arm,
HANCOCK.
Four thousand pairs of pants were mad
and shipped from the Pant Mandatory a
Deer Isle. during the past month of August
OXFORD.
Farmers are harvesting their potatoes, bu
corn is to stand few days to get the benefi
of the present warm weather No frost vi
here among the hills to kill anything.
PENoBsCor.
w. F. Worth, a traveller, was arraigned be
for Justice Peaslee at Orono, Saturday morn
ing, for the breaking the shop Isaiah Clai
on the night of the 18th inst. He was foun,
guilty and bound over to the February tern
of the Supreme Judicial court.
WASHINGTON
Mr.. Samuel Day, of Wesley, is regarde
as the champion bear killer of Maine. II,
has captured 200 bears in twenty wears.
The American Exchange, at Eastport, vote
Monday evening to advance the price o
sardines, on account of the prevailing scar
city of fish
Mr.. Ario Bates, formerly of East Machias
has written novel entitled "The Wheel on
Fire" 1t will soon be brought out by tn
Scribners.
Willard Carlow, young man employed by
the Red Beach Plaster Company, had his leg
badly crushed on Tuesday, by the falling OF
block of granite.
They were sawed at Titcomb's steam mil
in New Limerick, on Wednesday of las
week, by A. A. II. Drew, with a rotary saw
without an edger. seventeen thousand feet q
long lumber. in eleven hours. This beats al
previous records.
A few DAYS ago Mr.. Stephen Perkins q,
UNITY. a gentleman past 80 wears of age
while telling trees was struck by the re
bound of falling tree and thrown with VIC
lence upon Il jagged stump. Two ribs wer
fractured and he was badly shaken up. but h
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main in bed As his physician has ordered
is the seyerest injury he has received duript
his ninety active wears
The third attempt at incendarism at Stem
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