Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-08-04

| Inc High street congregational church in
Auburn was struck by lightning Friday after.
noon Little damage was done.
CUMBERLAND
! During the shower of Friday afternoon
lightning struck the house of Mr.. VIM. S.
Jewett, At 80 Pleasant street, Portland. The
bolt ripped the slate from the roof for dis.
lance of ten or twelve feet, and then burnt q
hole through the boarding The flagstaff on
the grand stand at Presumpscot Park was
also struck and shattered to pieces.
About noon, Sunday. as q young man
named James Dickson was passing what is
known as the canal in Deering. he saw a boy
fall into the water, whom he quickly rescued.
Had he not happened along al the time he did
the boy would probably have been drowned,
| as no one else was near.
| Total value of foreign exports from Port
land for the past week is s62 ,300.5s. includ-
! ing 2,575,9 Gil feet of lumber.
| Friday afternoon about $50 Mrs. Wash
burn and her little girl were walking on the
NJ. c. X r. track near Woedford's Corner
she stepped on the outside of the track but
not in time to avoid being hit in the back and
side and thrown some distance. Her little
girl who had hold of her hand was also throw q
some distance and received some bruises.
Mrs. Washburn Was considerably bruised
| The gates on the crossing were shut and the
usual warnings given, but the lady failed to
notice them.
| Last Thursday night burglars broke into
the boarding house corner of High and Dan
forth streets, Portland. kept by Mrs. Troop,
and stole from the diningroom her silver
service which was neatly packed ready to be
carried up stairs. The burglars must have
got into the house quite early in the evening.
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dence of Charles p. Ingraham. Mr.. Ingra.
hams clothes were living across chair. The
thieves took from the vest pocket GOLD
watch, chain and charm. worth $3.50, ant
from the pants pocket $500 in money. which
had been paid him late the previous after
noon. Evidently they took fright for they
did not open the bottom drawer in whict
were Mrs. Ingrsham's gold watch and chain
and sum of money.
FRANKLIN.
A day or two ago Mr. John Kuowlton anC
Mrs. Wellman were driving along near J. +
Woods farm in West Pennington, when the
fore wheel came of and the horse jumped
throwing both out Mr.. Knowton's leg was
broken above the ankle, ore bone split to tn,
ankle. Mrs. Wellman was so badly injured
that it is thought she will not live.
The Rockland Free Press says: Within
few weeks the MAYOR and city treasurer re
deemed about $780, 900 Of the per cent. X
& l.. X. r bonds issued by this city. The,
were previously purchased and held bv tn,
banks at the option Of the city. The railroad
6 per cent. loan. which was originally S755,
300, has now been reduced by refunding ant
payment to about $4,000. The adminstra
ton of Mayor Case has made very gratifyin,
progress.
OXFORD.
Some weeks ago the lasters at the shoe fac
tory organized branch of the Lasters' Uniol
at NORWAY. 1t twas done under the guidanc
of visiting Lynn organizers. Last week tn
Lynn secretary of the association visited th
shop and asked an advance in prices. Thi
advance was granted by the factory managers
PENOBscoT.
Last Monday a man applied to Mr.. II. w
Chase, of the Windsor Hotel. Bangor, for EN-
poyment and Mr. Chase set him at work
He labored steadily for three or four day
when he presented himself at the hotel off
and said that he had obtained a longer jol
and wanted his pay. He was paid and wen
up stairs to the room he had been occupyin,
to get his baggage While there he slipped
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the hotel and stole watch, suit of clothes
four dollars in money and other article
amounting in all TO $50 and went out the from
entrance of the house As soon as the thief
was discovered the police were notified anc
on Saturday Officer Bowen recovered tn,
watch from a man to whom it had been sold
The thief and the other articles have not We
been found.
SAGADAHoc.
Business is booming at the Bath Iror
Works. Work has been commenced on
fence 260 feet long for Mr.. John Harwood o
Bowdoinham. Eighteen FORCES for the black
smith shop at the Maine State Prison, ara
being made There is also a large number
of orders for ships work such as capstans
windlasses, and other machinery.
WASHINGTON
Danforth is the best farming town II
Washington county. Three hundred cattle
are now grazing in its pastures and this yea
its fields and meadows will produce 4, 900 ton,
of hay. Danforth cannot help growing stead
lily for the next twenty years. as there is
large agricultural district above that make.
the town its market place.
One thing remarkable about Princeton i,
that there never have been any rats in tn,
town. Persons who have lived there twent,
years confirm this statement. A few year
ago Calais rat got into an onion crate an,
came up on the cars, but when he was dis
covered at the depot he was attacked by
mob and killed after a lively struggle.
YORK.
The timbers supporting the floors. scat
! folds, etc. of the barn of Hon. J. B. Nealle
at South Berwick. gave wav last week. pre-
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general wreck. and in addition thereto tn
roof was badly damaged The barn was
large one, 45x40, and contained about |
tons of hsv and two fine carriages. which ar
completely crushed and ruined
MIR. Moses C. Hsdley of Concord. n II
janitor of Ocean Park. dropped dead in tn
park Sunday afternoon. Heart disease va
the cause. He was 81 years old, and leave
a widow
The lightning in the showe- of Wednes
day, at Kennebunkport, did considerable
damage to the new cottage OF architect II.
Clark of Boston, and benumbed the arm O
the cook at the Glen House.
Rev. A. B Lovewell of Bolster's Mills
died suddenly of heart disease recently. Mr.
Lovewell was well known preacher Of tn
Methodist denomination and had resided fo
many years at Bolster's Mills.
Ar LARGE.
Mackerel are very plentiful of the coast
Maine this year. and seiners in the variou