Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-11-21
elrs or MAINE MENls.

Louis Normand jammed his fingers
quite badly at the brunswick depot
Wednesday, while Stacking cars, neces'
stating the amputation OF three fingers
Leroy Poland, who was taken to
Saco, Friday. from Norway. where he
was arrested for the larceny of horse
at Old Orchard, was bound over to the
grand jury Of the supreme court.
T. NJ. Swan, freight brakeman on tht
Portland Il Rochester Railroad. was
brought to Portland. Friday morning
was taken to the Maine General hoSpila
and the injured members amputated ne
met. with the accident at South water
10 draw a coupling pin He has a family
land His recovery is hoped for
The annual meeting of the Bates JP III
lege Debating League, ,;aat pranc nebatins
foiiowing Officers elected: j. F. spragae
ss. PRESIDENT Mis- & & f Taassr cree
p tary; Charles less r bennison 1890 treas
urer: Everett Skiflings. 81, e, T. Gun
bingham, 81, F. r. Griffin. 9S, ~. 5.
gassett 81 and A. e. An na eiort viii Be-
made to induce Dartmouth and bowdolt'
to enter the league this year.
The Bates college foot ball eleven met
Thursday. and elected captain Tor mex!
year. Only those wno OF nad th ,aN year Were
eligible to vote. but on account or the
large number of players used on the team
this year. it made Is entitled to take pss'
th;s Year. presided On the first ballot
Pulsifer, '9S, received Z votes, Purinton
1900. 4, and Hmkley, IS, captain OF !nis
Was then made unanimous Nathan Pull
sifer. the new captain, is an Auburn BOY
Although he is only a sophomore. ne mas
played left half back on the bates teanl
for three years, playing one year wnen 1T
the Nichols Latin school, which peing 9
preparatory department OF the coilege
makes its students eligible to the team
He is one of the best athletes IN tnt
Maine colleges. being fine base bal
player and a fast sprinter as Wen as
fine halfback. He is a very fast runner
and good dOdger and q nara man &c
tackle when running with the pail II
the Bates-BOwdoin game he made more
ground than any player on either team
He is very popular with the players, ant
it is beloved that his selection IS the pes
that could be made.
the Greene outrages was reported, Fri
day. Scott Jordan of Lewiston. VINO ma:
a trucking business. and VINO owns
house on High Street avenue. was fount
living unconscious by the side of the Swift
Zerand road with L deep cash IN the sidf
of his head and hrs pockets empty
Tuesday morning. his team was louii.
not far away When he came TO himself
he told a story which is in keeping witt
those told by many other people people WIKI sht
lewiston recently, viz, concerning {
highwayman. He rode up the. Switzer
land road in his carriage and after pass
ing the French cemetery. overlook mar
walking by the roadside. The fellow
asked for a ride, and as it was getting. OF
toward dark and the way was long, Mr.
Jordan took him in and made converse
ton as they rode The stranger seemed
10th to tell anything about himself. bu
liked to talk. After riding three miles tt
4 dark and secluded spot. the strange
said that he would get out and take
short cut. AS he stepped out of the car
riage he turned-there was a quick move
ment and that was all Mr. Jordan knew
about it. When he came to himself h
had a sore head and his watch an'
money were gone. He thinks that h
was robbed after being sandbagged. I
is a fact that there are strange storie
brought from this section above Lewis
ton