Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-10-10
Daily Xennehse 5oaraal.
HlTs OF MAINE NEWS.

Fl. E. Farnham, manager of Ripbv
park, says that this year his association
will come out all right Last wear il was
sl4,0 behind.
Frank Young's house at Camden. took
fire. Wednesday morning, caused by chill.
dren playing in the attic. Loss sfooo.
insurance, 800.
Escaping steam in Odd Fellows, blocl,
Portland, Tuesday, damaged the gtock If
goods of Fred A. Bibber, it is estimated
to the extent of 1880. 1t was AT Ar.t
thought that the damage would reach
$500.
lt is announced ON authority that the
ministers of Portland have decided to make
a move not only for the enforcement of
tne prohibitory law, but also for full and
Tree discussion of the law itself and n fair
ana luil hearing of representative men of
az shades Of opinion
The trial on the first count of the libel
suit OF ex-Deputy Sheriff Charles A.
RUNNER against the Portland Express
las peen continued to the January term
vi court IN Cumberland county, the plead
ihgs TO be lied by Nov. Is. On the second
COUNT the defendant has filed demurrer
Five thousand people witnessed the RACES
at the Lake Shore park at Acton. Wednes-
day, The 3-minutc class, purse 500 five
entries, Elial, b. :, owned 10y Fox, Hazens
junction took first money; Bessie X,
second; time, 1851 The 237 class
purse $3.50, seven entries, Ben Wilkes
won in 2.314.
The will Of Daniel Howard Bills of
Quincy, Mass, which was admitted to pro-
bate at Quincy, Wednesday, makes the fol
lowing public requests: Home Missionary
Society of Maine, Foreign Missionary So
clety OF Maine, Baptist Ministers Society
OF Maine and the Baptist Ministers
Widows Society," of Maine, $3.50 each.
sheriff Hurd of York county, arrested
Eugene Gowell at Haverhill, Mass,
Wednesday, on the charge of setting fire to
the Lebanon almshouse, a year ago
Deputy Sheriff Small of Saco, arrested
james Nelson, Tuesday, on similar
charge, and it Is said that be made com
plete confession, duplicating Gowell. The
prisoner waived requisition papers and
was taken back to Alfred, where he and
Nelson will be arraigne
Supt E. J. Ryan of the first division of
the railroad mail service, was at Portland.
Tuesday, arranging for an electric mail
| service. 1t is proposed to put on electric
mail cars like those in use in Boston, and
to give more direct service to several
| towns and cities about Portland already or
soon to be reached by the Electric system
AT least one new post Office will be
established, and some Is post offices will be
accommodated by the proposed system.
The eprVipp will no Ornntlv incroaco6 ond
some offices that now receive but two
mails a day will receive five. The in
| creased service will especially benefit the
citizens of Deering and Westbrook
William Leighton of Deering, who is
now at the Maine General hospital as the
result of the fearful gunshot wound in the
hip, is rapidly recovering, and has had
rather remarkable success in the healing
of the wound; much better than the ply
scians anticipated. This is doubtless the
result of his excellent health and strength
The charge of shot made hole right
through that portion of his body. 1t was
OF course necessary that this hole should
be lined with the proper stcrilized cloth
to protect the raw flesh from the air ana
germs of decay. The wound has so healed
that the hole has closed up inside and now
theTe Is only tne OUTSIDE wound TO De
healed. To facilitate this Mr.. Leighton
underwent the operation Of skin grating
last sunday Over 40 tiny pieces of skin
from his own thigh were placed in the
wound. These pieces were about the size
of the head of a pin, They were taken
from his thigh so deftly that be suffered
very little. While they were doing it they
asked if he had been counting the number
of pieces removed He said that he had,
and that they had removed II pieces. They
told him that they had removed 26, and he
concluded that it didn't hurt him very
much if he couldn't count any better than
that -pnrtlond bragg