The Portland daily press., 1888-06-07
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Saved by the Switch.

Especial to the Press.l
AUGUSTA, June 6.-The effectiveness OF
the new safety switches which the Maine
Central railroad is introducing along its
| main line was well illustrated at this station
on Tuesday. Three cars standing on sid.
ing took start and ran rapidly forward on
q down grade to the main track. upon which
they were very handsomely switched by the
new appliance, and after running half q
mile stopped. Had the old form Of switch
been in use there would have been derail-
ment.
Ran Into Train.
MECHANIC FALLS, June 6.-George Far
rington, driving to the village this afternoon.
was approaching Thayer's crossing Of the
Grand Trunk railway when his horse took
fright. running into a freight train which
happened to be passing, killing the horse
and wrecking the carriage. Mr.. Harrington
escaped unhurt.
Killed in the machinery.
CALAIS, June 6-John Stevens, belonging
at Union Mills, 65 years old, fell into the ma
chinery at F. H. Todd & Sons lumber mills
at Union Mills this afternoon, was instantly
killed. He leaves wife and one child.
4 Riddeford Notes.
BIDDEFoRD, June &C. NJ. Worden of
Boston, the bicyclist. who participated in the
hill climbing contest in Portland last week,
came here today and climbed Nason's hill,
one of the steepest and toughest hills in this
part of the State. The grade is one foot in
seven and the hill is $50 feet long, The hill
had never before been ascended by bicycle
and only once desdended. Worden rode a
Springfield roadster.
The hearing of Mrs. Orrin Boothb5 of
South WATERFORD, for assault with intent to
kill, upo Mrs. Ivory Bean, was postponed
today, owing to Mrs Beams condition, rem
dering 1t impos sible for her to appear as a
witness. The doctor thinks she will recov-
er. The hearing will be held July IL.
Drowned at hamden.
BANGOR, June 6-The body of man was
found in the river at Hampden this after
Mansell. He was last seen getting off boat
at Hampden Lower Corner wharf, Monday
night. He was subject to fits and it is sup
posed he fell off the wharf in one. Coroner
Whitney deemed no inquest necessary.
Wesleyan Seminary Trustees.
PENNINGTON, June Cat the annual
meeting of the trustees of the Maine Wes-
leyan Seminary, at Kent's Hill, yesterday.
vacancies on the board caused by the de ath
of Ex-Gov. A. P. Morrill, and Rev. DR.. c. j.
Clark and by the resignation Of Rev. j. l..
Morse were filed by the election Of Rev. T.
Fl. Gerrish of Portland and Rev. j. r. Day
of Newburg. N. Y. The third vacancy will
not be filed this year. The reports of the
president and treasurer of the seminary
show the institution to be in excellent stand
ing.
A Brakeman's MIshaps.
LEWISTON. June 6.--JamesRoche. brake
man on the Pennington down freight, when
at Leeds Centre today, attempted to jump
from box car to afiat one and fell between
the cars and had his leg badly crushed.
Physicians went by special train from Lew
iston to attend him.
Steep Falls Water Power.
NORWAY, June 6.-E. G. and Edwin Wal
lace, capitalists and manufacturers of Roch-
ester, N. H., purchased Tuesday, the water
power at Steep Falls and the electric light
plant. This power is situated at the lower
end of Norway village, has fall Of sixty
| feet and is one of the safest and best in
Western Maine. The WalIaccs stand high
as business men, where they are known,
their capital does not remain idle, and 1t is
safe to say that manufacturing of some kind
will be carried on here by them.