The Portland daily press., 1896-07-25
WESTBROOK.

Mr.. and MIS-. John Bloom OF New York
made visit to this city yesterday on
their wedding trip east. Mr.. Bloom was
formerly partner in the clothing bust
ness with M. S. Arenovsky at 81 Main
street. Mr.. Blooms many friends extend
congratulations.
The two year old son of Mr.. James
Huston of Brown steet, met with an &C.
oident at his home while at play yester-
day morning that may result In the loss
Of one of his eyes. The little fellow fell
down flight of stairs and struck his
head on the handle of toy cart. The
cart was on its side and the CROSS pin at
the end of the handle was driven into the
orbit between the ball of the ego and the
bony plate and was broken off and re-
NAMED there. Drs. Smith and Barrett
were called and removed the pin. The
eye was so severely injured that it was
thought best to call specialist and DR..
Moulton of Portland the oooulist wa
sent for. After thorough examination
he gave it as his opinion that there was
a possibility that the sight of the eye
may be saved.
: In case before Judge Tolman in the
municipal court yesterday story of bru-
tality to IA child by it's mother was told
by eight we'll known and reliable ladies
of the East End, which if true relegates
the mother to the category of a monster.
The respondent is resident of Roches-
ter street having moved into rent there
about six months ago. Soon after her
arrival the people who occupy the tene-
ment in the same building with her testi-
fly that they had brought foroibly to their
attention the fact that she was beating
and otherwise inhumanly treating her
daughter 10 years old. After awhile in
one way and another the attention of the
neighbors was brought TO her conduct
toward the child and complaint was
entered yesterday to Constable Chute
and the case brought before Judge Toll
man. At the trial the witnesses testified
that they had seen O little and hear
much. The substance of their testimony
was to the effect that while they had
seen the mother infiiot unusually severe
corporal punishment but a few times but
that the evidence Of their ears had led
them to believe it had gone on to a
alarming extont. The testimony of the
sister was directly contrary to the evil
dence of the witnesses for the state. After
giving the case careful hearing th g
judge found probable cause and bound
the woman over to the grand jury in tho
sum of $500.
Rechab division, S. of IT,, with ladies
go on q trolley ride to Fort Allen Park
and Riverton this evening.
Complaints have been made by neigh
bors Of Mrs. Augustus S. Wentworth,
who resides on Haskell street. that she
abuses her two daughters, Josie, aged
ten, and Nellie, aged nine, but more
particularly Josie. The complaint al
leges that the child does not receive prop
er treatment; is kept from the neighbor-
ing children and confined to an upper
chamber in the house great part of the
time; and that one of the neighbors,
Mrs. William Berry, last winter inter
rupted the respondent while she was
boating the child with a piece of stove
wood. The case was brought before
Judge Tolman Thursday. Mrs. Went
worth claimed all the assaults she had
ever made on her children WAS when she
spanked them. She never used stick
OF any description to thom. She kept
her children away from the other child
.en, who are mostly boys, because the
boys use profsne language Judge Toll
man bound Mrs. Wentworth over TO the
September term of the Superior Court.
Rev. Geo. ID. Lindsay, of Portland,
will prenoh at the Warren church on
Sunday, July rs. and Rev. K. M.
Cousens of Gray, will preach at the same
church on sunday, Aug. End. Mr.. War
rem, the pastor, is absent on his vacation.
Rev. +. W. Smith, pastor or tire M. E.
church at Peaks island. will preach at
ths Baptist church next Sunday in ex-
change With the pastor.