The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-05-21
MAIN e.
A Dash for Liberty.

A Dash for Liberty.
FARAlINeToN. May 20.-Saturday after
noon, Deputy Sheriff Pike Of Wilton brought
Gus Brooks and Frank Wilder to Farming
toE, to commit them to the Franklin county
| jail, to which they had been sentenced by
| Trial Justice Bass Of Wilton, in default Of
bail, to await the action of the grand jury on
| the charge Of larceny of a harness from Clar-
ence Miller of Wilton.
just as they had nearly reached the top Of
Little Blue Hill, entering Pennington vii
lage. Wilder leaped from the carriage and
ran down lane just north of Few Acres"
From the lane he reached the intervals be-
low that skirt the banks Of the Sandy. Leav-
| ing his team and other prisoner In the charge
| of another man, the officer started in hot
pursuit of the fleeing prisoner, but Wilder
was much too fleet OF foot for HIM and he
was last seen near the Centre Bridge which
spans the Sandy between Pennington and
West Harrington.
Returning, Deputy Pike committed Brooks
to the keeping of Jailor Jewell, and then
began In earnest the recovery Of his lost
prisoner. Sheriff Sylvester and Special
Deputy Sheriff Gould Joined in the search,
which was continued all day Sunday, but
without avail. Brooks and Wilder, although
young men. have both served in the Frank
lin county jail a term each before for larce-
ny.
Successful Profit Sharing.
LEWISTON, May 2O.-The yearly meeting
of the employees at the Ara Cushman Com
pany shoe factory Of Auburn. was held in
Auburn Hall, Saturday evening. The hall
was barely large enough to hold the army of
people who are employed in the two facto-
tories operated by this firm, who conduct
the largest in Auburn, and one of the largest
in the New England States. Mr.. Ara Cush-
man and other officers of the corporation
were present. at the meeting, which held
over an hour, the time being occupied in
hearing the reports Of committees and trans
acting other business.
The cooperative plan has worked satisfac-
torily the past year, and will be continued
another year. A dividend of 2 per cent of
the net earnings of the concern was de-
ciared. Mr. Ara Cushman expresses bis
has been conducted SO harmoniously and
with such fairly satisfactory results. The
committees at the factories of the firm will
be the same the tcoming year as in the one
just closed, and things be conducted on
similar basis.
homeopathic Medical Society.
AUGUST. May 2O.-The 23d annual meeting
Of the Homeopathic Medical Society will be
be held in the parlors of the Augusta House,
this city, June 4, at 10 a. m.
All homeopathic physiciations in the State
not members are cordially invited to be pses-
ent. 1t is understood that there is we'll de-
fined movement among the homeopaths of
the State to have the new insane hospital to
be erected in Bangor placed under the con-
troll and operated by physicians of their
school. Inasmuch as the Augusta institu-
tion is In charge Of old school men, it would
be but fair. they say. that they should be
given the new hospital. There are thirteen
insane hospitals in the United States which
are under the charge of homgopathics.
Freeman N. Blake.
BosToN. May 20.-Freeman N. Blake died
at Someryille, Mass, yesterday, at the age Of
81 years. Mr.. Blake was native of Farm
ington. Me. He was graduated from the
Harvard Law School and began practice in
Chicago. Afterwards he emigrated to Kan
sas, where he took part in the exciting scenes
incident to the settlement of that State. He
was member Of the Kansas legislature, and
was one of the trainers of the Constitution
of that State. Mr.. Blake was employed In
the Navy Department under President Lin
coin, and was afterwards appointed consul
to Hamilton, Ont.
An Unexpected Difficulty.
BANGOR. May 2O.-A train on the Canadi-
an Pacific loaded with logs met with a pc
culiar obstacle near Sebois, the other day.
An army Of caterpillars was encountered on
heavy grade and when crushed beneath the
wheels made the rails so slippery that the
big driving wheels spun round at mile a
minute pace while the train stood still. Sand
was literally used and another locomotive
sent to the assistance of the train. II was
not until night, however, that the cars were
pulled over the grade. 1t is now proposed to
as barrier to the approach of the caterpil-
lars.
A Blaze at Calais.
CALAIS, May 2O.-Fire this morning at
Red Beach destroyed the tenement house
owned by James Stickney and occupied by
George Tucker, George Brown and Charles
Gardner Very little of the contents were
saved. The tenement house adjoining, owned
by j. III. Cook and occupied by Thomas Cal
der, suffered the same fate. The total loss
is about $1,000. with small insurance on the
Stickney house.
BIddeford Notes.
BIDDEFoRD, May 20.-Charles Sleeper,
saloon keeper of Kennebunk, at whose shop
Biddeford sheriff made a seizure, Friday,
was arraigned In the Biddeford municipal
court this morning, pleaded guilty and paid
fine of 800 and costs.
The York County Horse Breeders are talk
ing OF having two exhibitions this year, one
in Corni sh next month, and the other, the
annual exhibition, in Sac0 the last week In
August.
A Baron and wanderer.
NEW YORK, May 2O.-Mme. Sucrow, who,
to her sorrow, welded an alleged Baron
Sucrow. whose mythical fortune never ma
terialized, now knows something of the re-
cent doings OF her runaway husband. 1t ap-
pears that the baron and adventurous Otto
Fake who started from Bangor on his round
the world trip In small boat are one and
the same.
They Paid High for Short Lobsters.
CALAIS, May 20.-Game Warden French.
at Eastport Saturday. arrested and fined
Willard Babcock and Samuel Dacelle. of
CampObello, fishermen, and William Martin.
George OGrady, iWm. OGrady and Robert
Holsters in their possession. The two
O'Gradys appealed.
Little Frank Wolfe In Trouble.
BATH, May 20.-A deputy United States
marshal arrived in Bath from Portland this
afternoon, and took charge of Frank Wolfe
of Bath, arrested for taking from the office
housekeeper. He is about 10 years old.
a River Drivers Fate.
BANGOR, May 2O.-A despatch received
here today announced the drowning in st.
John waters of Patrick Mooney, river
driver, formerly Of this city.
Drowned at skowhegan.
SKowHEGAN, May 2O.-Albert, son of AL
fred Dore, 10 years old, was drowned here
this morning. He was on some logs on the
bank OF the river and fell into the swift cur
rent
Barn Burned at LIvermore.
CANTON, May 20.-A barn owned by W.
A. Eaton of Livermore was burned Sunday
afternoon. Loss. $500; insured In the
Phoenix Insurance Company, Hathaway's
agency, for $500.
Fire In Mt. Desert Woods.