Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-09-11

DROWNED IN A TuB OF WArER-DErRE.
DArIoKs OF SNEAK THIEVES.
ANpRoscoGGM.

The police caught . genuine Pecks ba
boy on Lisbon street, Lewiston, Wednesda
afternoon. The boy has been . vagabon,
around the street. Deputy Marshal O'Briel
caught the boy of the curbing and the Cit,
Marshal tucked him under his arm, and tn,
boy lifted a screau that surpassed all thing
earthly ever heard on Lisbon street. Hi
little white head stuck out over the back o
the seat of the wagon and his sturdy leg
kicked and fought and thrashed. He brough
the whole street out to the sidewalk. II,
screamed fifteen minutes-until he grew
black in the face and seemed threatened
with apoplexy. He became calmer after
little. He is eight years old. He had only
pair of rubbers on his feet. He announced
after he had regsined his CONSEQUENCES tina,
he guessed he would have 4 smoke. HI
smoked. II was a short clay pipe aud flled
with ''real terbacker" He chews, he says
but is a teetotsler on principle. He is white
haired aud looks like Oliver Twist He say:
he has been Jest knockin' around
little two years old boy named Napoleon
Lagrange, was found dead, head foremost il
tub of water beneath the pump. in the door
ward of the Lewiston aims house, Tuesday
afternoon, Sept. s. The tub was over hal
full of water. The boys iace was beneath it
Nobody was near him. He evidently fell il
and was drowned, the water sitting his cries
His mother, Mary Lagrange. is also an in
mate of the slms-house. The city physician
was called but could do nothing, the chile
being beyond any chance of recovery.
man driving a wheezy, decrepit lookins
steed on Court street, Auburn, Wednesday
caught sight of Agent Hayes of the S. P. c
A who was viewing the animal. The owne
af l. !,
fed Another case of the flight of the y ..Ae /
Sneak thieves are raiding Aubusn stables
A Pleasant street man has lost las 3tst-go-t,
meeting whip and his neighbor has lost hi
overcoat, lap-robe and umbrella. The snesl
now only has to steal q horse, wagon an,
harness to be ready for forward movemen
on Canada.
Perreault the young man so badly injure,
in the runaway accident on Lincoln street
Tuesday, recovered consciousness about mid
night. Ii is thought thar he may recover.
The pastors and superintendents of tn
Sunday schools in Lewiston and Auburn hav,
invited the Maine State Sunday School As
ISOLATION 30 hold its next convocation il
Auburn. The following committee of ar
engagements has been appointed: Rev. G. NJ
Howe, Rev. +. c. Rogers, Rev. E. c. Whit
temore, Rev. j. J. Hall and Mr.. G. P. Mar
tin.
CUMBERLAND.
The new chapel on Bailey's Island, Harps
well, is nearly completed. Several cottage
and dwelling houses have been built on tn
island during the past summer.
HANCOCK.
The semi-centennial gathering of the Han
| cock Baptist association will be held at South
west Harbor, Mt. Desert, Sept. l5-l7th, re
ports lions Advocate. Tuesday evening
Rev. A. p. Mason, ID. D.. will speak on tn
necessity of more vigorous effort tor HON
evangelization. Wednesday forenoon, Rev
c. f. Harden will preach historical sermon
Wednesday afternoon. Rev. j. N. Murdoch
ID. d., of Boston, will speak on Fifty Year
of Missions.
On Sunday. Sept 9th, three persons wer
added to the First Baptist church. Jefferson
one by baptism and the other two by expert
ence.
A yacht club has been organized at Rock
land with the following officers Commodore
S. I. Mugrdge: Vice Commodore, z.
Higgins; Fleet Captain, VIM. Steele; Secre
tary aud Treasurer, J. p. Cilley. Jr. meas
urer, n. +. Albee; assistant measurer, E
Davis.
At the races of Rockland last week tn,
yachts Fannie, Capt. Rice. and Clarice, Capt
Mugridge, carried off the prizes in their re
spective classes.
The Lewiston journal Rambler saws: TIL,
officers think that Foster +. Harvey, the Wal
doboro LAWYER who started a dstillery in hi
house, and who pleaded nolo contendere il
the United States Court at Bath, is
crank. He claims that he had pal who die
the business and used his house as a base o
| operations, but this pal has not come TO light
Harvey proposes to appeal to the Secretary
of the Treasury for remission of the fin,
and confscation in his case.
Last week Charles H. Bartlett and Joshu,
Allen of South Thomaston went on reli
hunting expedition to Crockett's Island
Georges River. Digging in the shell
mounds on the island, they came across tn,
skeleton of an Indian, measuring seven fee
in length. The skeleton lay with it's head t.
the north and its feet to the west. 1t is sup
posed that it must have been the remains o
some doughty old warrior, who was buried
in a sitting posture. the frosts of many win
tiers finally tipping the skeleton into the pc
stion in which it was found. A spear heat
was found by the side of the skeleton.
OXFORD.
At Bethel, Sunday, Sept. 9th, eleven recen
converts were baptized BY Rev. N. G. French
general missionary, assisted by Mr. r. w
Van Kirk, a Newton student. who has beer
supplying the pulpit during his vacation. Ii
on's Advocate reports twenty-three CONVEX
sions during his ministrations.
The Western Maine Bee Keepers Associa
ton met on the LIST and I'd of this month il
North Paris, at the home of Mr.. w. w. Dun
ham, president of the association.
PENoBsCoI.
Mr.. f. F. King, postal transfer clerk at the
Maine Central depot in Bangor, has been or
red to the Bangor and Vanceboro route
and Mr.. +. o. Gould. now of that route
will succeed Mr.. King as transfer clerk
During the fair at Bangor last week there
was exhibited at City Hall jar of branded
peaches 80 years old, having been on board
ship Oxnard ia 1876. II was exhibited b,
Mrs George II. Chick and she was awarded
diploma.
WALDO.
Brig Laregns at New York, from Cayenne
reports that Captain Keene of Prospect. lat,
Of the schooer Benjamin Fabens. di. d Angus
4th, and was buried at sea The briggs mat,
and three sesmen also die during the voyage
and two seamen are now sick on board. The