Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-09-23

Bath as IL city will be 90 years ole
next year, and the people down Their
| are already making plans for the propel
| celebration of the event.
During a recent thunder storm
| lightning struck tree on Sheep Island
near Deer Isle. followed the tree down
and killed eight sheep which wert
under the tree for shelter
Although election is over. IIouIton
has no idea of settling down to ?
period of dullness. The church supper
season has only just begun, but that
town enjoyed four last week.
Hon. V. b. Deliver of Iowa, who did
excellent work in the Maine campaign
IS using his stamping tour as a wedding
| tour. His wedding occurred Aug Is
Mrs. Deliver is a daughter of eX-Gov
Larrabee of Iowa.
| 1t looks like a busy season on the
| Portland water front this winter, for
| the Grand Trunk has made arrange,
| nents With four transatlantic steamer
companies for Il fortnightly service for
each between portland and European
| ports
a church society in Alexander, is
| trying to put a cellar under the parson F.
age--far more commendahle than trying
to plank a mortgage on the house. 4
novel incident connected with the event
was what the pastor was pleased to
term a dirt bee-that is, he invited all
the men Of the society to be present
and dig the dirt out of the cellar.
I l. -r
has just returned from the West. where
he attended two conventions, says the
bottom has dropped out of the silver
claZe in that part of the country, and
Mr. John Houghton of Congress Street
church. who has also just returned
after long visit, tells the same story
One night last week as w. T. Ashby
of Parkhurst was returning home from
Presque Isle by the river road. and
when about a mile out of the village
he was held mp by three young men
who demanded his money, SAYS the
Northern Leader. One of them grabbed
the horse by the head while the other
two stepped to the side of the buggy
and with drawn revolvers made the
demand; at the same time the one
dark lantern and flashed the light or
Mr.. AShby. Mr.. Ashby replied he had
no money; at that one of them said,
I'VE will take your watch them" Mr.
Ashby informed them they could not
have the watch. They then laid their
reVolvers on the ground; each grabbed
wheel of the buggy and upset it. Mr.
AShhy tumbling out on the side by the
hlGhWayTnen. AS soon as he could ger
up on his feet he began to strike with
his fists knocking the two down that
were by the carriage: this scared the
one that was holding the horse and he
TOOK to his heels to get away, but Mr..
Ashby caught up with him and gave
him terrific blow on the neck which
felled him to the ground and with a
kick in the jaw he was left lying where
he fell. AT this period of the fracas the
horse starting to run away with the
carriage turned on its side, demanded
Mr.. AShby's attention in order to save
his rig; the horse was caught, the car '
riage turned right side up and Mr. |
AShby jumped in and started on his
homeWard journey none the worse for
the melee except a skinned shin and
badly scared. Mr. Ashby drove to this
town Tuesday morning and we were
shown the carriage and heard his
story and can vouch
for his sobriety that morning.