The Portland daily press., 1889-10-19
kEHNEBEc COUNTY.

KEHNEBEC COUNTY.
In Waterville, Tuesday, a youna man about
eighteen years OLD, dressed taS IN a nght piale
der, with the firm name OF Stewart Bros:
forged, at Peavy Bros clothing store, and
obtained suit Of clothes. Mr.. l.. Peavy
discovered the forgery In few minutes, but
the rogue had secreted himself. Dilligent
search was made by the police, but the young
man had made good his escape, and no trace
Of him could be found. - s4 :
ce---- zr. ATvH.scauft, whose matrimonial
intentions were abruptly intercepted In Bid
deford the other day by police officers, was
on trial before Judge Stewart of the Water
vile Municipal Court, Wednesday, on the
charge Of embezling S5S from Mr.. G. T. Low
OF this city, agent Of the Singer Sewing Ma
chine Compsny. He forged Mr.; Lows name
to note. He was bound over In $500 bonds
to appear at the December session of the Su-
perior Court at Augusta.
The sophomore class at Colby at its meet
ing, Wednesday, elected the following Off
GERS for the ensuing year: President, +. b.
Nichols; vice president, G. II. Stnrtevapt;
secretary. A. G. Hurd; treasurer, E. L.
Clancy; orator, G. G. Sheldon; prophet, G.
+. Cohen; historian, FL. K. Kalloch; poet,
w. N. Donovan; toast master, w. l.. Bon
ney; committee on odes, Misses Randall and
Bakeman executive committee, ii. l.. Pierce
5. Stark, E. l.. CLANCY, l.. X. Herrick.
On Monday case came before the Police
Court, in Belfast that attracted much inter-
est and pity. 1t was case Of assault and
battery in which two aged brothers who live
near neighbOrs at Dickey's Mills, in Bel
mont, became involved in personal enconn-
ter. Reuben Dickey, aged So years, was the
complainant, and his brother John Dickey,
aged 70 years, the respondent. John was
found guilty and fined So and costs, from
which he appealed and gave sureties for his
appearance at the present term OF the 5. j.
Court.
osk ,yool- tho ,xotor x,,o-h, o.ox., xx,htto
digging near the hydraDt, corner Of Bridge
and Green streets, in Belfast, unearthed,
several feet below the surface, portion OF
human skull, that from its appearance must
have been In the earth many years. No one
even remembers Of graveyard in that VI
cinity. or of any person being buried there.
1t is something of mystery.
A short time ago /. M. Cummings and NJ.
4. Clark while on their way from Belfast to
Prospect in the early evening, were attacked
by two men In the woods between North
Searsport and Prospect. Both men tried to
get the horse by tine bits and one Of them
succeeded in getting hold OF the horse. This
frightened the horse and she jumped and
threw the man. As soon as Cummings could
control his horse he fired three shots at the
would be highwaymen.
The commissioners appointed by the
Supreme Judicial Court on petition Of r. b.
Dunn and w. Ii. Dunn, to assess damages
for land taken for the laying out of the
twenty foot road from Pleasant street to
Pleasant court in Waterville allow on the
claim of X. b. Dunn $3.50 and on that of w.
M. Dunn $50.
In the equity suit Of E. f. Webb, admins
traitor OF the estate OF Ann >. Fuller. versus
certain heirs, which has long been pending
in Waldo County, the judge has reported
$3S, ,30030 due from the defendants.
A new brass band has been organized In
Waterville with some fourteen members,
Samuel Fuller, leader.
KNOX COUNTY.
Burglars entered the residence Of Geo. b.
Clapp in Rockland Thursday evening. and
stole a gold watch belonging to Mr.. Clapp
and one belonging to his daughter. Mr.. Clapp
fired two shots after them. Several other
places were also visited.
OXFORD COUNTY.
A joint meeting of the State Pathological
Society and Board OF Agriculture will be
held some time during the winter, probably
in Oxford county.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
A young son of Felix Quinn Of Bangor,
met with a peculiar accident Thursday,
ago Mr. Quinn bought his boy a small sulky,
to which he harnessed aMrge Newfound-
land dog and with this team drives about.
The dog. as sometimes larger draft animals
do. ran away with the young John, throw
luB him Vut VI hio iittio BtSs anu OIcdkluB
his arm.
While romping In the school house on
Harvey Hill, In Hampden, Thursday morn
ing, little Harry McElroy, aged five years,
fell from a desk, receiving injuries from
which he soon died.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
Upward of twenty new residences have
been built or are in process of construction
IN Skowhegan this season, aside from seyeIai
houses rebuilt and extensive repairs upon
others. The largest building, operations
Bethany Baptist church. Both Dullulngs
are substantially finished upon tne 1ass,Is snJ
the plasterng done and the nnlsnlng auu
painting upon the inside alone remains 70
complete them. The number OF residences
exceed those erected last year, Dut Is no' up
to the average since 1883.
Mr.. Sewall Brown, for many years resi-
dent and prominent business man " CaSaan, a W,
has closed up his business tnerg, anH on
Monday last left for Minneapons' Minn''
where he expects to make MS home'
WALDO COUNTY.
A shocking accident accident occurred
SaInrdav 10 Mrs, Charles Z. Small Of Jack
SON AS she was replenishing the stove with
wood she BECAME unconscious, and upon re-
covering found her clothing in flames. She
sncceeded in attracting the attention of some
workmen at the barn who smothered the
flames as soon as possible but not until she
was burned in shocking manner about the
breast and shoulders. Her case Is q critical
one.