Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-12-25

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| erected boiler house of the Jay Paper
Co.. at Jay, Wednesday evening. 1t
was extinguished after burning
through the roof Slight damage was
done.
Henry Il. Hart. a former Portland
newspaper man. recently of the
Taunton News, has forsaken Journal
ism and taken up the study of medi-
cine. He will attend the Maine Med
zeal school
Martin Riley of Bangor, has sued Mrs.
Bridget Tracy. widow of Patrick Track.
also of Bangor. for the sum of $4,000 i'm
breach of promise action. Riley says
the woman agreed to marry him and
that her refusal subsequently. caused
him grief and sorrow to the amount of
$4,000.
Mr.. Calvin +. Woodside, promin-
ent young Portland attorney, formerly
of Lewiston. joined the army of ben
edicts at Portland. Thursday after
noon taking as his bride Miss Fannie
q. Berry. an accomplished Portland
young lady. well known in social and
musical circles.
Harry Rideout, while returning from
Goulds lumber camps on the Pressure
Isle stream on Monday. saw large
moose. which he brought down after
using five shots. At one stage OF the
conflict the wounded animal exhibited
signs Of fight but Harry who is young
hoy of l6 years, pluckily lodged some
vicious blows and succeeded in killing
the animal. He feels quite proud of
his successful adventure.
Frank b. McDonouSh of Bangor was
instantly killed at the Popes Hill sta
ton, near Boston. Tuesday night He
was employed as a freight brakeman
on the Consolidated Railroad and met
his death in the too frequently recur-
ing wayne failed to duck in time to
escape striking the strngers of the
Popes Hill bridge. He was knocked
from the ear on which he was standing
and died before he could he reached.
Pines bowling alley on Congress
street. Portland. was hurglarized,
Wednesday night The thieves We're
doubtless of tender years, as an at
tack was made ON the safe, but cigar
cites We're carried off by Wholesale
and from the lunch counter pies. sand
w ItltS anu otlifl fhi'i'H N'it wv
voured. The thieves got in by break
ing a rear window
MIR. Evans, the new general manager
Of the Maine Central. has selected as
his private secretary Mason Mcdonald
of Louisville. Ky. who was introduced
to his fellow employees at the railroad
offices. Thursday morning. Mr. Me
Donald has been in railroad offices fol
T. years under Manager Evans, dur
ing the latter's connection with the
Georgia Central and Louisville.
Evansville X ST Louis Railway.
1t has long been the idea of Messrs
II. & a. Allen. proprietors Of the Allen
line of steamships. which runs Ia Port
land To increase their present fleet Of
vessels with a number of freight steam
ships of large tonnage and medium
size. With this end in view. they have
let the contract to a Belfast firm for
10 ooo ton freight steamer, and the con
tracts for TWO other vessels will b.
placed The new vessels will Ice 40
feet long. - feet beam. and will have
depth of - feet inches. Her engines
will be of 5000 horse power. and vii
drive her at a speed of 12i2 knots. Sh,
will be a freight ship. pure and simple
She will he completed in December
1897 and viii he seen in the st Law
renee river in the spring of ls9S,
Proba bly, the only person in Maine
to enjoy such a Christmas gift as new
cyesight is little Nellie Haley, who
lives with her parents in the house
next south of the Little Blue grounds
Pennington. The Chronicle says Mel
lie. who is now three years old. was
born blind and has only been able t.
walk around the house when holding
her parents hand or by taking hold OF
a chair and pushing ii along. one day
the past week little Nellie surprised
her mother by walking alone across
and around the room. The next morn
ing she exclaimed. oh. mamma. ]
can see, and was so excited and
happy that she could eat no breakfast.
Nellie can now discern large objects.
such as the stove, "A table, her parents.
etc. and plays hide and seek With her
papa. Her sight is not clear and dis
tinct as yet. though her physician tells
them she will undoubtedly fully regain
it.
There was a serious accident at the
foot of Paris street, Portland. at CSC
p. NJ. Wednesday by which horse
met a violent death and man was
badly hurt. Hans Nelson of Brighton,
Deering, was driving home by way of
Paris street in covered carriage and
as it was a cold night he was bundled
up well and had the sides OF the car
riage buttoned down closely so that he
could see nothing and hear less of
what was going on around. The even
ing freight train was backing down
over the crossing at the same time and
as a consequence Mr. Nelson $ team and
the train came into collision. The car
riage and contents We're bowled over
and streWn around promiscuousy. the
horse thrown down and fatally injured,
and Mr.. Nelson was badly hurt about
the back. Rich's ambulance took Mr.
Nelson to the hospital and the horse
was shot as the best way to put an end
to his sufferings.