The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-08-02
KNOX COUNTY.

houses. Diphtheria will be epidemic, it
says, unless something is done.
KNOX COUNTY.
Mr.. Edward F. Berry, son of Mr.. George
W. Berry, cashier of the Lime Rock Nation
al Bank of Rockland, has gone West to be-
come cashier of bank.
Mr. Charles Cassens, while unloading coal
from vessel in Rockland, Wednesday after
noon, suffered fall by which his right thigh
was badly fractured, the knee-pan cracked
and both wrists dislocated. He was render
ed unconscious, but soon came to his senses
and suffered excruciating pain. His injuries
are serious.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
Waterville's diphtheria scare has about
subsidized. There have been about twenty
cases here in all.
The Sentinel reports that there is some
controversy about the land on which the
Maine Central shops are being built in
Waterville The land is portion of a lot
of some twenty acres belonging to Frazier
Gilman of Dakota. The land was decided to
the Maine Central by Mr.. Gilman's attorney.
Mr.. Gilman afterwards claimed that the
attorney exceeded his powers, and refused to
give up the land. The road has at last de-
cided to take the land, by an act of the legiis;-
lature. The county commissioners will
make an appraisal Of the value of the land,
and that will be the price paid.
An almost miraculous escape from death
occurred at Benton Tuesday. William Mich
OILS, a boss of the section crew, with one
companion, was going down the road on a
hand-car, just ahead of the morning express,
from Bangor. They had just passed Benton
when looking back they saw the fast express
rounding a sharp curve, just about ninety
feet behind them. They both jumped. The
companion of Mr.. Nichols succeeded in
clearing the car, but Mr.. Nichols was not so
fortunate. AS he jumped his foot caught in
I, hfaly of hn honA nd hpfnrn no
could clear himself from the car the express
struck it, Mr.. Nichols was thrown alongside
the engine, but in some way was thrown
away from it and thus escaped frlghtful
death. He was brought to Wateryille much
bruised but not seriously injured.
A boy named Brown, son of Thos Brown
of Richmond, while struggling with another
boy Friday, was thrown to the ground with
such force as to break his arm and dislocate
his elbow.
Rev. E. Leger has returned to Waterville
to labor as protestant missionary among
the French people on the Plains. There is q
prospect that new chapel will soon be built
on the Plains Besides the $1,000 pledged by
French residents, others have promised aid.
The whole matter is to be put into the hands
of the Home Mission Society. The chapel
building, as now proposed, will be so BY 90
feet, with tower in the front centre, Y feet
high.
OXFORD COUNTY.
A. E. Written of Yarmouth, graduate OF
Bowdoin, has been engaged as principal OF
the High School at Norway, and Miss K.
Hamilton resident of Kent's Hill and
graduate of the Seminary at that place, as
assistant teacher
PISCATAQUIS COUNTY.
The muster of the Piscataquis Battalion
will be held on the farm of Mr.. w: W.
Delano, near Abbot Village, August II, Is
and 10.
PENoBSCoT COUNTY.
Mr.. George Fl. McKechnie of Alton fell
from a moving machine last Friday and
broke his shoulder. Mr.. McKechnle Is 70
years old, but is getting along very comfort
ably, considering the extent OF his injuries