Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-06-27
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train had started the young msn vas discov-
cred beneath one of the cars. curied up on
one Of tie truck frames. He was hauled
from his perilous position and elected from
the train.
CUMBERLAND.
Thuradav afternoon little girl living in
Portland. picked up on the street quite .
numb+r Of cartridges and put them ia her
packet Shortly afterwards she took one
out AMI commenced scratching on the copper
With pin The cartridge exploded, tearing
Cd the middle finger. and terribly lacerating
the fore finger If her left hand. She was
carried hume and the wound dressed
A horse vas standing on Fed raj street,
Portland, Thursdsy aft. rnoon, attached to q
heavy weight. He became frightened and
broke his headstall, tippei over the carriage.
cleared himself. and started down the street
with the. heavy weight swinging back and
forth. When near the upper end of Line In
Park. the horse su1denlv sheered to the side
walk, str kirg his shoulder against Leroy s.
Sanborn, a post Office clerk, knocking the
man down with great force. Mr. Sanborn's
head struck the pavement in su h manner
ms to cause severe shock to the brain, which
it !. feared may be attended with serious re-
cults.
B. Waite, the mali carrier from South Car
thage to Berrv's Mills,was sitting in his chair
asleep. rec-ntlv, when his wife awnke him
suddenly, and he sprung to his feet in such a
manner as 70 break bsth bones below the
knee, according to the Wilton Record
Fires have been running in the woods of
Madrid and doing ,nsidarable damage
There have been no buildings burned that
we're occupied. but the buildings on back
farm of II. G. Hsrdy's were all consumed,
| saws the Chronicle.
DR.. T. B. Fuller. Of Pawtucket, r +, owns
horse which was left in front Of the doc
tors muse. one morning, and soon was miss
ing. The police were notified aud search
was made with no result. About IL P. NJ,
the horse picked his way back to the stable,
bringing the thief. dead drunk, in the car
| rage. says the Rec ,rd.
HANCOCK
Ground was broken for the foundation OF
the new county building at Ellsworth, Thurs
day morning, the 18th inst.
PENoBscor.
fire broke out in the dry house of Mr.
Eldridxe. of Dexter. Saturday the goth inst,
but was speedily extinguished by the use OF
| hand grenade..
Two Dexter Young men took an eel from
Puffer's Pond which was five feet long. and
az large rs muscular arm. The fish was
quite gamev, and gave the young meu con-
siderable trouble in landing him
| On SATURDAY., the Goth inst, FIRE was dis
covered in piece of land belonging to Chas
Atwater, Of Dexter and hefnre it conld be
extinQuished about ITO cord. of wood, be-
longing to that gentleman. which was pileG
| on the lard, was dest-oyad.
|
a notice in the d, x.er G zette warning al
persons not to furnish him with anv more
liouor, AZ he should inform against them 4
he was arrested. Despite this warning how.
ever. he SCENE to have succeed ID in Obtain
ing some s,imulsnt.. az on FRIDAY the 18Th
inst, he was seen in atatc of intox,ca,ion. If
company with one Frank DAv. Butler ans
Dav went 10 the sheds of the Five Klns dur
irg the evening. and after loafinp around
until they h. came drowsv. climbed on TO,
of one Of the k,lns and went to sleep, Dur
irp their sweet r. pose the top of the xii,
a. tiled, and when the men were discovered
thew were in a d, adv stnpor. iphalirp IN,
! deadly passes from the burning kiln. II tool
some two hours to bring them out of tn,
stupor.
| SomERsrr.
A singular incident tn. k place during thu
| severe wind Of Sunday night at Cara ha act
Mills. in North Arson Abm, . o'clock W.
Alorzo Cleveland. who has CHARGE of tbs
mills wss sndJeplv ar,used nv a heavy ia,
and crash. followed nv a c,ntinuons no;.t
like the wheels Of machinery In mn,;,n p,
Immediately arose. dre.sed bimself and .tsrt
cd in the direction of The noise. d,scoverine
that the wind had blown down several laroe
timbers in Runkers bark mill IA bu;Idinu
situated between the 0ri and ssw m;Ijs, on,
one If the timbers s,r,kiro the shaft ,ba
raised the gate. had act the machinery in M ).
ltion. Mr.. Cleveland went after helm and
sncceed.d in removing the obstacle witbou,
doing any damage 70 The machinery.
Bears are Quite troubles, me m the v;cinit,
ot HIGHLAND Plantation. ~, Lane cauoh
ono in a fran a beavv cIou he;nu attached
The bear dragged trap and clog some three
quarters Of a mile through the woods, wher
it caught in large tree. In trying to ge
away, Mr.. Bruin gnawed of four inch pop
lar. Another man discovered a bear neal
his sheep. and going up near him fred q
him, when the bear bounded towards thu
man. The man struck the bear with thu
breech of his gun breaking the bears nose
They had quite hand-to-hand tussle, which
ended in the man cutting the bears throa
with jack-knife.
The two-.torv building at Harmony, be
longing to Silas Whitehouse. used as . gen
efal repair ehOp oeiOw ana resinence ABOVE
tI Harmonn v;I iii LIE con.nmsa p :. &C.