Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-09-14
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

Albert Colburn of Vinalhaven aged IA
and Portland boy named Green, aged 15
escaped from the State Reform school
Friday afternoon.
Everett Staples, the 12-years-old son Of
NJ. f. Staples of Sarboro, was drowned in
the Nonsuch river, Thursday. He was
fishing on the bridge when he fell into the
water.
Will Leighton, the Bowdoin College boy
who was accidentally shot in Wcstbrook,
Tuesday, is getting on very comfortably
His many friends viii be glad to learn
that he will probably recover.
The body of James Kidder of Camden
was found hanging in his barn, Friday
morning His family being away, it is
thought he committed the act two days
ago The cause was dependency.
A post office has been established at
Scboonook Somerset county, and Martin
p. Goliath appointed postmaster Th'
post office at Hale, Oxford county, has
| been re established, and Albion X. Goil
commissioned postmaster.
An attempt at burglary at Topsham
Friday morning, would have been sue
cess If the burglars bad found anything to
steal. The selcctmcns Office was broken
into and the safe blown open. There was
nothing in the safe but papers, and so the
burglars efforts came to nothing.
H NJ. Robinson, while running buzz
planer In the mill Of G. NJ. & H A. Irish,
Buckfeld Thursday lost two fingers
from his left hand His little finger was
completely torn from the joint in his hand
and the next Done so badly mutilated that
1t had to be amputated at the first joint
The provision store of Charles A. Rob
inson on Silver street, Portland was
broken into, Thursday night, the burglars
entering through a screen window. The
safe had been left with the bolt turned
only part way, SO 1t was an easy matter
for the thieves to open It, They secured
a small sum of money. 1t is thought the
theft was committed by boys.
The body of Alfarctta Thomas, whose
disappearance from Indian Point near Bar
Harbor, was reported some three weeks
ago was found, Friday, by son Of Police
man Higgins of Bar Harbor. Miss
Thomas was slightly dcmented and was in
the habit of wandering off around the
vicinity in which she lived, but was never
missing for any length of time before
The strange part of the case Is that the
body was found within quarter of mile
of her home in meadow, and was hidden
by the tall grass there and WAS found by
means of its odor which attracted the at
tention of Higgins. 1t is thought by
many that Miss Thomas had wandered
some distance away from home and was
making her way back, footsore aud weary,
and that she was overcome by fatigue and
could not reach home
Yesterday, the largest stick OF timber
ever sawed at Shaw's mill and probably
the largest ever split up on the kennebec,
was put on the carriage here and fed to
the big circular saw The log was piece
of Oregon pine IS feet long and IS inches
square, containing some 1000 feet of lum-
Der and it was quartered that 1t might be
made small enough to use for eison
pieces. 1t took two hours to do the JoD
and as the saw WAS heing driven through
this mass of wood it was necessary 10 wet
the metal to prevent it heating and "ksish-
inc y as sometimes happens when the
steel gets up to high temperature lt
made some OF the old builders sigh to see
such magnificent bowsprit stick, which
would have fitted 3G0U-ton ship. go to
such n use, but the demand for snip S
bowsprits. is not excessive these days
Bath Times, Sept. IL.