Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-08-05
State News.
AsDRoscoGGIS.

An Auburn man who was 10 Boston July
18th. and there mailed postal card 10 his
wife, received the same postal card by mail,
Monday afternoon. Aug 2i. II had been the
plaything of the new postal clerk since the n.
bad &C .ideut TO John 0'Brien, a river
driver, occurred AZ Newman & Lsrs's ice
house in Lewiston, Monday afternoon. He
was standing near the slip, talking TO one of
thu men, when cake of ice weighing about
LIS pounds fell and struck him He was
standing back to the slip, and the chief
weight of the falling cake came upon mis-
bscx near the neck and shoulder and upon
his legs. He was picked up unconscious and
was carried home. Thu chief tear of his
physician is of spinal iuJury No bones were
broken.
The insurance on Wm H. Wright's farm
buildings, burned in Webster, Monday fore
noon,w 81 200. The buildings were burned
nat. The loss is total. The value of the
buildings alone was about $500.
ARoosTooK.
The Pc is comprising the LIST Regiment of
Northern Maine, u. A. r will hold their aa-
nuai Reunion and muster at Maple Grove
Park In Houiton. Aug. 18th and 18th.
CUMBERLAND
Seaside Lodge, No. % of Cape Elizabeth,
Ferry Village, is the banner Good Templar
Lodge in the State, their returns showing
POI members.
Portland letter carriers delivered 2S7 1928
pieces OF mail matter during July and collect
ed 1922 SOP
As the morning passenger train on the
Portland Ogdensburg railroad, approached
the Stroudwater road Tuesday, horse at
tachel to wagon became frightened and
lie h. IL.
road only few feet from the passing train.
oystander caught the horse and no serious
damage was done, but the team and driver
had narrow escape from being struck bv the
locomotive.
A frog was caught in Cumberland, saws the
Press, which measured 10 inches from toe to
toe On opening the frog he was found to
contain two birds with the feathers on, a
mouse and beetle bug
OXFORD.
Last Sunday night burglar entered the
house of Mr.. Stephen Ward, Fryeburg, and
gong into his sleeping room took his pants
from chair. and carrying them into another
room, opened the wallet and stole theretrom
s35 in bills. The thief also stole the pocket
knife that was in the pants Nothing else in
the house was disturbed
1ENObsCOI
Hampden Academy, which has been opened
only At intervals for several wears, will have
term of school this fall, and, it is hoped,
will be put on a working basis.
At the request of Congressman Boutelle
made some time ago. a board of examining
surgeons has been just established at Patten,
with DR.. II Owen, President; F. F. Bige-
low, Secretary, and Benz. C. Woodbury.,
Treasurer. The request came first from the
g. A. r. Post at Sherman Mills for such a
board in their vicinity.
The Bangor letter carriers delivered ST.
Sll pieces of mail matter last month, and
collected "A COG pieces
SAGADAHoC
The 9th birthday of Capt. John Patten of
Bath. occurs the 27th of this month
The large four masted schooner at the yard
of Hon. VIM. Rogers at Bath, is nearly ready
for the water. Rigger commenceds Tuesday
TO mast her. She has been named Benz F.
Poole and will b. launched the latter part
of this week or first of next
Monday the New England Shipbuldinc Co.
laid the keel for the 1000 ton steamer, for
the Maine Steamship Co. The compound
engines of 900 horse power, will be built at
the iron works of the company. The rev
steamer promises 10 be a hne one.
WALDO.
Rufus E. Sargents house, about three.
four his of mile from Searsport, was total
ly destroyed by fire Tuesday night with all
the furniture and household goods. Loss
500: partly insured. Mr.. Sargent was at
Bangor to purchase lumber to build a stable
His wife and little son were at her mothers
about half mile away. The FIRE was un.
doub eddy set BY tramp who had been driv.
en- from barn in that vicinity and who was
seen about the premises just before DIRK.
WASHINGTON.
| Capt. Robert Marshall, native Of East
port, and one Of the oldest sailing masters in
this country, died at his residence in Brook.
iyn, N. T., Sunday. aged SO. He command