Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-07-19

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The rain ex,inVuished q troublesome Ere
in South Lewiston. in Clough1 pasture
Everything except the stone wall was burned,
and part of that vas thrown over and splint-
cred by the heat.
FRANKLIN
The Telephone reports that West Sumner
was somew hat excifed lately BY the disappear
ance from the hotel OF two young fellows who
had been stopping there for a short time,
Sithout settling bills, Relieving H B Chand-
ler's money drawer in the store OF $500 hard
money. and later rhe discovery by Mr.. C.
NJ. Small that a gold watch chain had been
taken from his room al the hotel. Mr.. S.
teiegraphed to Lynn, Mass. where one of
the fellows was found and arrested.
Arthur Neal. son of Mr.. Frank Neal of
New Haven, WAS running a moving machine
in the field. Friday, when the wheels struck
stump and he was thrown from the seat
He struck. fortunately, in such a way that
only his right hand came 10 contact with the
knives. The index finger was cut complete
iy off and the other fingers of the hand were
more or less mutilated, but will be saved.
The Chronicle reports that July 9th, the
dwelling house and shed in connection, be-
longing to z T. Mclaughlin on the farm
known as the Humphrey farm in Salem were
entirely consumed by FIRE, between and
A. NJ, caused by a spark from the chimney
on the roof; insured for $3.50.
Willie Burden, Young man working for
Mr. Williams came near drowning last
week. at Pennington Falls He was sinking
for the third time when he was rescued by
George Harmon, lad thirteen years of age.
HANCOCK.
The janitor of the Ellsworth custom house
| found porcupine in the cellar one morning
last week. The wonder is how it happened
to stray 80 far from the forest.
| Owing to some mistake at the post office
department. the daily mail to Long Pond has
been discontinued, and now only goes to
Otter Creek. This is owing TO the fact that
post office OF the same name in Vermont
has been discontinued, and the two became
COMPOUNDED at headquarters.
OXFORD.
| Mr.. w. w. Carver, graduate from Bates
Theological School, class of SO was ordained
at the Free Baptist church in Dlxfeld, July
9th.
| Mrs. Stockbridge of Dixfeld, while visiting
friends in Weld, got lost in the woods. She
stsrted at one o'clock p. NJ. to see an old
neighbor who lived about one mile distant,
and arrived at her destination about s o'clock
+. M. She wandered in the woods the mos,
of the time, and lost 3 shawl, travelling bag,
pair of rubbers, and two dollars and half in
money. She is eighty-two years old, says
the Chronicle.
PENOBsCOT
ETNA.-Our correspondent writes, July
10th; Mr.. X. A. Friend had COW killed by
the cars the 10th inst.-Marshall Abbott,
from Lynn, is stopping for a few days with
his father, Moses AbboIt.-Mr. Fred Melvin
is improving after a serious sickness and is
able to be about some.
Many of the Bangor farmers lose heavily
by having hav exposed TO the rain. Nearly
all of them have hay out. but some have but
very little. Elijah Smith, Esq. has about
one hundred tons exposed that will be badly
damaged
SOMERSET.
The last share of stock in the Hartland
railroad has been sold The Somerset Re-
porter says that j. c. Bradbury, Esq. in be.
half of the petitioners for the organization of
the road waited upon the Railroad Commits
sioners in Bar Harbor last week. Law pro-
vides that the whole of the capital stock of the
company shall be subscribed in good faith by
responsible parties and that five per cent
thereof shall be paid in TO the directors named
|
missioners can grant certificate of organiza-
ton. A portion of the subscribers reside in
New Brunswick and it is not so easy matter
for the Commissioners to determine as to the
responsibility of the subscribers to the stock,
as though they were citizens of Maine. The
question OF location requires further Judi
cation by the Commissioners. 1t has been
lntmated that opposition to the location may
come from parties at Dexter or Bangor on
the question of affecting vested rights.
The case of Mrs. Hanson VS.. Isaiah Crow.
| ell, which was tried last week before referees
was decided in favsr of the defendant, says
the Fairfield Journal. Mr. Crowell, before
the trial offered the plaintiff 500 to settle the
affair, but she " ould not accept it,
Harry W. Dawes. son of Ambrose Dawes
of Madison. while at play on the bank OF
the river, Tuesday forenoon. built FIRE and
IN play stubbed his toe and fell into the fire,
burning himself horribly.
WALDO.
BURNHAM.-Our correspondent writes, July
18th; The long prayer for rain has come al
last to water the dry and parched earth
The hay crop is light in this section. The
farmers are not getting as much hay as they
expected before they began haying.-George
Weymouth has sold hie house in the village
1 w ooHu L oyer anu mas moved TO CllDt0n.-
Earnest Libby cut off the end of one of his
fingers while whetting his scythe, in conse.
quence of a bee singing him at the time -
| One of Fred Marden's workmen accidently
stuck pitchfork into his throat. 1t entered
between the windpipe aud jugular vein. They
were badly frightened to see the blood spur
out Of the wound at first. but the wound is
not serious Rev. John Cooks wife started
for California Thursday. the 10th, to visit her
children. 1t is quite journey for q lady of
her age to take alone
YORK.
Rev. John Collins and S. A. Pearson are
delivering open air temperance lectures in
Pepper.l Square. Saco.
Wednesday, says the BiddefOrd Times, az
Capt William Hunt OF Saco Ferry was haul.
ing his trawl, about six miles off Wood L..
land in Saco Bay. a large shark came to the
surface near his dory. The only weapon in
hand was pitch fork used in handling fish
in the boat. Capt. Hunt, taking this in his
hand, struck the shark a severe blow and
gave the matter no further thought He had
hardly resumed his work however. when he
felt something strike the dory, and looking
overheard saw the shark close to the side He
again seized the fork and, running the tinet
in the body OF the fish, succeeded in killing
it. The shark was probably in pursuit of q
fish on the trawl when it came to the surface
for the first time.
| Capt. Halpin. one of the Salvationists a,
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