Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-07-28
State News.
A Fish SToRY-A DARING REscuE-BoLp
RoBBERY-SUIcIpE BIZ DROWNING.


CUMBERLAND.
The Sunday Times is responsible for the
following: About four years ago . Kittery
schooner went sword fishing. The skipper
Capt. ]. Smith of Kittery. sunk q harpoor
into q swordfish, when the line parted and the
ish escaped With the weapon embedded in its
body. The captains name was stamped in
the iron, and the instrumen, could thus be
identified. A few days ago. Capt. Smith cap.
tured big sword6sh, and in its body vas
found the identical harpoon lost four years
before.
Young Frank Albert Anderson, who has
been missing from his home in Portland. has
been found on board OF a vessel at the Grand
Trunk wharve.
Mr.. Henry wisgin, employed in L. A.
Goudy Cos bakery, Portland, caught his
hand in a cog wheel Saturday and the second
finger OF the left hand was so badly crushed
that il had to be smputsted at the second
joint
One day last week ten year old boy who
WAS enjoying the delight of swimming at the
Boston & Maine Railroad bridge in Portland.
ran up on q timber extending over the water.
lost his balance, and fell in. His companions
thought him in no danger. but q newsboy saw
the little fellow was sinking, and THROWN Z
of his coat. jumped into the water. He sue
ceeded in reaching the boy, and catching hold
Of rope hanging from a scow " hen police
officer pulled them from the water, The lit
tie fellow was insensible for short time after
being rescued.
FRANKLIN.
Chester Hutchins, of Kingfeld, was seri-
ously injured on the 4th of july, Saws the
Franklin Journal. He went to the pasture
in the morning TO catch the horse for the fam
tastic parade. He mounted the horse and
Was thrown of upon heap of stones and
very dangerously injured by the fall. He
has suffered great deal, but hopes are en-
tertained that he may recover.
A Mrs. Melvin. a widow Of about 81 xty-fi We
years, and partial invalid, residing with a
Mr. Staples and wife AT Ellsworth Falls. arose
from her bed during the night of Wednesday
or early Thursday morning and drowned her.
self in the Union River. a short distance
from the house. She hung her apron upon a
fence at one point on her route to the water,
and stuck crufch which she used, in the
earth at another point, which action indicat-
ed that she desired to put anxious searchers
for her whereabouts to as little trouble as
possible. Those who have known the lady
for years, however, cay that she has shown
marked symptoms of insanity this summer.
While Mr. Scott. of Bar Harbor, WAS riding
m the Eagle Lake road, in a blackboard
Thursday morning, he discovered Mr.. Hub
bard, of BrookliDe, guest of DR.. Amory,
lying in a state of inconsistencies. pow
erful emetic was administered, as it was
found he had administered dose of laud-
naum. A bottle found in his pocket,
partially emptied. 1t is stated he Ia subject
TO depression, but the general impression is
that it was not an attempt at suicide. but that
the laudnaum was taken as a sedative. He
is now considered out of danger.
Wednesday morning as Mrs james Walker
of Warren, was examining an old quilt, she
saw, glistening through a threadbare place,
something that looked like gold. On exam
ination she found it to be a valuable gold
ring. This ring was lost 30 years ago BY
Mrs. Walkers mother. in the town of Read
field, at an old fashioned quilting, when this
quilt was made, saws the Ruekland Opinion.
LINCOLN.
A building is to be at once erected in Wal
doboro, designed for an engine house and
selectmen's office.
PENoBscor.
Tho s,o,e of rho N;llord land a,d T,r,bor
Comna,v a, Oldtown was visited hy brra,a,s
Friday night They 6rst entered tho hal,
sr;,b sbo,, az G n Me- ,h,al,, ~ -
window tn nrocn,e tho noca.sa-, ,no,s g.
their work Thpv then rena;,ad 70 tho Cam.
many. store and forced on en,rance ,brornb
the roll-wav to the collar and nm stairs hv
breaking the tran door Thev ev,deotIv in.
tended to effec, an entrance tb,ough ,ba b.cL
NJ the safe az II was mnvad a loot and haIf
from rho cornar in which II stood bu, tho
safe beipp too heavy tbav commenced wo,t
on the front kpo,king tho knob If tho com.
h;,a,,o, oa .nd dr;vin, !, tho bol, or snr1
They then drove the lock off from the second
door win a cbis.l and h.mma, an 90, ~,
the cash drawer nv m. same means Thev
secured between 500 and 5000 belonoing
RI different nar,,es
,
open scuttle and fractured his arm near the
shoulder, recently
Mr.. Withee, OF Hartland, cut his hand very
badly while grinding scythe. The scvthe
caught IN some way and cut his hand half
OF.
Mr.. Joshua Patten, OF west Pittsheld, was
working with his horses IN the hay field, re-
Gently, when colt was cut with scythe