The Portland daily press., 1886-09-30
a Fatal Accident.


Thursday and Friday, Oct. 7th and Sth
a Fatal Accident.
GARDINER, Sept 29.-John Booker, en-
ployed as hostler on the estate of the late
r. FL. Gardiner, died Tuesday, from injuries
received ten days ago from a kick from
horse.
Franklin County Fair.
FARMINGToN, Sept. 29-The forty-seyenth
show and fair of the Franklin Agricultural
Society opened today at Pennington with
good attendance. There was a fine exhibit
ton. Prominent among the cattle are the
Hereford herds of Lewis Kershner of Farm
ington. Elbridge Dill of Phillips, Herbert
Corbett of Pennington. and the Jerseys of
Rolio Sampson of Pennington, and j. I.
Arnold of Pennington. The exhibits in
clude over six hundred varieties of farm
products.
DAMARIscoTTA, Sept. 29.-The Lincoln
county fair which would have opened yester-
day but for the storm, will begin tomorrow
at this place and continue through Friday
and Saturday. This will be the society's
thirty-first annual fair.
Efdnkiin OOuntH .. =. SoNst.
SKowHEGAN, Sept. 29.-The September
term Of the Supreme Judicial Court, Judge
Iibbey presiding, adjourned today large
amount of business was disposed OF includ
ing 13 jury trials. Seventy-four actions were
settled. 81 nonsuited and defaulted. Ten di-
yorce cases were decreed Two hundred
and twenty-five new actions were entered,
and five cases go to the Law Court.
The Norway Fair.
NORWAY, Sept 29-The county fair opened
today, with a good attendance. Robert ID.
won the 2.34 class; best time, 2.39.
a Narrow Escape.
BANGOR, Sept. 29.-Mr. woodward, who
is putting il incandescent electric light Tx
lures got terrible shock in the station yes
terday afternoon. He was putting up an
arc light and accidentally swung it in such
manner as to throw open switch and re-
ceive nearly the whole current. He was
knocked completely senseless but recovered
consciousness after a little time 1t was a
narrow escape, however.
Burglary at Berwick.
GREAT FALLS, N. H., Sept. 29-Last
night the hardware store belonging to Aaron
Knox, of Berwick, was broken into, and
guns and revolvers to the amount Of 5000
was stolen. The thieves entered the store
by breaking out the front window There is
no clue to the guilty parties
Kennebec County Fair.
WINTHROP, Sept. 29-Owing to the storm
Tuesdays exercises of the Kennebec show
40 a,a Oh 4bAr x,rocH on
| examination of neat stock, sheep, swine and
poultry. by the committee. AT O'Clock
| occurred the drawing and discipline of oxen
| and horses. The display of cattle is the
| largest ever shown. E. o. Bailey of Win
throp has the 16 yokes on exhibition which
| drew so many ribbons at the New England
and Maine State fairs. 1t is probably the
| finest team ever shown in the State. The
| hall exhibit is excellent, especially of fruit
| for which the county is noted. A male quar-
tette from Fayette furnish music. The So
ciety has continued the extensive improve
| ments begun last year, which proves theil
| enterprise. They offer over $110o in premi
| umS.
Killed by a Collision.
| FARMINGToN, Sept. 29.-Word received
this morning announces the death of Eugene
Morrill, of Pennington Falls. He was in
| stantly killed in a collision of trains al
Watertown, Wisconsin. He was on his way
to Washington Territory with his brother t.
look over the western country. He was
aged 27 and leaves a family.
An Earthquake Shock.
DAMARIscoTTA, Sept. 29.-Some people
in Damariscotta think they felt sligh
earthquake shock this morning at 2o'clock
Others say it was imagination.
Canadian Vessels Asking for hospi-
taIity.
BooTHBAY, Sept. 29.-Boothbay vessel
have not been very Hospitality treated il
Canadian ports but Boothbay Harbor Kind
ly took in two Canadian vessels and tool
care of them during the twenty-four hour
storm of Tuesday. Boothbay is heapinI
Goals of fire on the Blue Noses. "Shoul'
there not be denial of commercial privilege
by way of retaliation is being asked b.
some of the abused fishermen.
The State Unitarian Conference.
RANGoR, Sept. 29-The sessions of tn
State Unitarian Conference continued a
Bangor this morning. AT the opening ther
was devotional service conducted by he'
1T, G. Nichols of Saco. Hon. f. M. Sapln
of Bangor, president of the conference
called the meeting to order and presided a
essay was read by Rev. j. f. Locke OF oa'
tine. on ''The liberal movement in rehgio
inclusive not exclusive" discussion 10
lowed, participated in by Rev. Mr.. LOCK
Rev. Brooke Hereford of Boston, Rev. Gril
dali Reynolds of Boston, Rev. Thomas ID
Of Portland, Rev. j. T. G. Nichols OF sac