Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-05-24
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

Brunswick is excited over series of
petty burglaries that have occurred there
recently. No heavy losses have been re-
ported as yet.
w. p. Chase, a graduate of the Christian
Institute of Stanfordville, N. Y, class of
'94, was installed AS pastor of the Christian
church in Millbridge, Monday evening.
The jury in the York supreme court
at Alfred, Tue sdsy night gave verdict of
guilty against ex-Deputy Sheriff Freeman
Hanson Of Hollis, charged with resisting an
officer.
A corporation known as the Invalid's
Home was organized at Portland, Wednes-
day, with Mrs. George c. Frye, president
Mrs. j. A. King secretary. The object is
have place where the poor working women
who fall i'll may have place to receive
proper care and m dical attention. A
house will be secured for this purpose.
The Cumberland county w. C. T. U.
held their annual convention at Deering,
Wednesday. Reports were made of the
work in the county as very encouraging.
Much stress was laid on more efficient tenn
perance instruction 10 schools. Mis- Cor
nelis M. Dow was chosen president; Mrs.
Sarah w. Mcclellan, corresponding secre-
tary, and Mrs. F. + C. Robbins of Deer
ing, recording secretary.
As Mr.. George f. Parker of Greene was
returning from Richmond, Thursday even
ing, he WAS attacked by three men near Oak
Hill in Litchfeld, who stepped from the
woods near the roadside and one of them
made for bis horses head, but as there
were two other teams near by they made
themselves scarce very quickly. Mr.. Par
ker and his companions were returning
from the annual shoot at Richmond and
were prepared for highwaymen.
A week ago Monday night, City Physi-
clan Nickerson of Portland, met with very
peculiar and painful accident. While NOV
ing hurriedly, he struck his little toe against
the edge of the bath room door and broke
the bone between the second and third
joint. He occupied himself for the next
few minutes in simply holding on to that
small, but just then prominent member.
Then he went to work and set his own toe
and credited himself with S. bill.
City Marshal Trickey and Patrolman
Pickett of Portland, returned from Thom-
aston after seeing their batch of prisoners
safely landed behind the State prison bars.
They had no trouble with their charges on
the journey. There is now quite Port
land contingent in the prison, the officers
having but little trouble with them. There
are now l39 prisoners confined there, more
than the average number. OF these 81 are
life prisoners, and one of them is in bad
way, physically. The patient 10 Chase,
who shot and killed Miss Stevens of Gar
diner OF St. John street, on Fast dsy, a few
years ago. Chase is very quiet and one of
the best behaved men in the prison. In
fact Marshal Trickey says as a
class the life men are. the
best behaved. Chase is terrible sufferer
from epileptic fits and has them at very
frequent intervals and is fast failing in
health. These attacks are no doubt due to
the terrible wounds he inflicted upon him
self at the time of the murder. Recently he
fell and stuck a nail into bis head, badly in
juring his skull and badly injuring one Of
his eyes. Very frequently he has to be
carried to his celL 30 the warden had two
cells made into one for convenience, so that
Chase has the largest and best cell in the
institution. He takes great pride in it, too.
The granite floor is covered with fine car
pet and on the walls are pictures Of his
mother, father and sisters. He 10 a vora-
cious reader and has quite little library.