Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-11-04
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several cases VI diHiititNi siiN ~
ported in Bethel and the town schools
have been closed.
\ Brunswick grocer has remark
able record He has only been absent
two days from his place Of business for
the past % years.
Two big digesters are being built by
the Portland company to go to Japan.
The products of Maine are doing good
work all over the world.
Nearly if not quite every one OF the
Mattresses at the Rangeley Lake house
last season We're from Waltham. Mass.
where they had been employed in the
watch factories.
A dozen Bath nimrods are talking of
constructing a log cabin in the woods
not far away from town. where they
propose to pass weeks fox hunting
during the winter months and enjoy
the delights of backwood's life near
civilized community.
The Lewiston Journal tells of ro-
nance in the career OF Maine young
man who was graduated at a law school.
went West and cast about Tor place TO
locate. He became at this time ;1c-
quainted with a prominent gentleman of
wealth residing in the suburbs of Boston
and he Went to work for him in his store.
his house to live with him. as he was u
bachelor. The young man married ana
set up for himself. Not so very long ago
the elder gentleman was in the South
where he was taken ill. He sent for the
young man and he went TO him to find
him seriously i'll. He failed rapidly but.
before his death. told him that he had
wiIled him his entire fortune, very large
fortune, too.
Considerable interest has been mani
tested in the case of Mrs. Nan Low,
who has been in comatose state for
nearly a week at the home of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Leach Of
Penobscot. Mrs. Lowe awakened from
her long sleep. Friday night. She APP
peared very natural, and her first re-
quest was for water. the next for food.
After having partaken of both she
seemed to recognize those about her
and conversed in her usual manner.
She seemed in no way affected by her
past condition. Mrs. Lowe is 26 years
of age, and has been in this uncon-
scous state at different times before.
a highwayman, or what purports to
be one, is worrying people in the Lew
iston woods just above Baskerville on
the Main street road to the Fair
grounds. Several times last week peo-
pie passing heard someone shout after
them in the road, and looking back
saw a man following on foot and
swinging a revolver over his head.
Last Friday night. Mrs. David Smith
ers. who is visiting in Monmouth and
was returning to that town from a
call on friends on College street. Lew
iston. was stopped by the man, who
held a revolver to her face while he
found her pocket and robbed her of
Is cents in her pocket handkerchief.
One night last week. so another story
has it. Miss Alice Jackson, who works
at the Wilkinson farm on the Greene
road, was going home in a carriage
driven by Mr.. Albert Wilkinson, when
a man stepped out of the woods and
told them to stop. They drove hur-
rlcdly on and the man chased them for
awhile, shouting, and finally stopped.
Another story says: Friday Charles
Stevens and wife, who were returning
to their milk farm near the Lewiston
road, were addressed at 10 o'clock p
M. by man who appeared in the
road and asked for a ride Mrs.
Stevens was frightened and whipped
the horse. which ran. The fellow
caught hold of the side of the buggy
and held on as long as he could, finally
letting go and falling into the road
The people of that neighbcrhood are
excited over the affairs