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The news boy., 1896-06-20
FROM LUSK'S CHAPEL.

Petitions plentiful, whiskey scarce
and but little to be had-but GER
tain parson still keeps his bottle for
medical purposes only, and breaches
temperance to the boys.
Miss Josie Misenheimer, the amia-
BILE school marin, of Jonesboro, ILL.,,
is here visiting her sister, Mrs. Har-
ness.
Lulu Stotts and Allie Baldwin,
two pretty little Charleston misses,
spent several days visiting the fami-
ly of E. L. Brown. They spent day
in Prof. Crows school and left a
sweet remembrance in the warm cor
ner of the hearts of the little boys.
John Harness, ourfriend and neigh
Dor, is dangerously afflicted with
heart trouble. He left Sunday for
Hot Springs with the hope of regain
ing health. His many friends hope
for his speedy recovery and return to
his family.
George Washington Chrismon, our
bachelor friend, has finished cutting
wheat. George has left the Populist
party and, like the wondering prodi-
gal, has come home to Father Jeffer-
son, and his war-whoop now is Bland
and free silver.
w. G. Moore, genial Billy, our hust-
ling corn buyer, is supplying our far
mers with machinery. Our neigh
borhood needs more such men as Mr..
Moore.
Mr.. Crossing is teaching singing
school at the church house. The
young folks are proud of their pro.
gress in music.
An attempt was made to organize
an Epworth League last Sunday eve,
ming. The venerable parson talked
until 11:3O trying to explain to the
boys and girls. Some said they un
derstood it, and others said they die
not. One prospective urchin of g
summers was asked to join and make
his ma join. He looked at his girl by
his side and then at his ma and said
"Please excuse me sir, you are evi
IDENTIFY not acquaintedwith mas tenn
per-" Another youth was told tt
join or the girls would give him the
shake. He opened his mouth, roilet
his eyes and replied, "You certainly
didn t belong when you s young"
Prayer meeting at the church ever,
Sunday night is we'll attended. L
opens at 8 and closes at from 1870 tt
11:3O. The long brother on the rive
is rather long-winded, and when TIN
cock crows for II the young folks fee
like singing,
! II would not live aiway,
I ask not to stay.
To hear one get up in church AM
say he is holy sanctified and doesa'
sin, reminds one Of the old Phsrisee
the first sanctified man, who thanke'
God that he wasn't like other men.
: The residence Of Thos. B. Dodge |
the resort for the young people TO
merry games of croquet. Charlie
|, Martin and John Cavanah are th
champions.
Prof. J. n. Grow closed . term Q
ten months school here Friday. Nj
: Crow has taught three terms her
|, and is employed for the fodrth. 81
gives perfect satisfsctica. USo.
The news boy., 1896-06-20
Killed by Lightning.

During the thunder storm OF Wed.
nesday evening Joe Farmer, a farm
hand in the employ of Lilburn Greer,
in Richwoods, was struck by light
ming while on a wagon hauling wheat
to a thresher, and instantly killed.
Two mules belonging to Mr.. Gree,
and one belonging to J. w. Baker
were also killed. Farmer was about
twenty-five years old and unmarried,
The news boy., 1896-06-20
Attention, wheat Growers.

John Wshi wheat sacks kept on
hand at Commerce, by T. F. Seweh-
Parties intending TO ship wheat
should suse said sacks and ship to
John Wshl Commission Co., the
beat house in the city for best sales
and quic,ssst returns. 7. r. SEwEtI
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Gully Eennetee 9p''raal.
WRECK AND RUIN.
Visit to Scene of Freshet's
Work at Farmingdale.9
Phillips Mill Presents Sad Sight
Streets Filled with Wreckage.
Steam and Electric Roads Piled High with
Ice and Rubbish.

A Journal reporter left Augusta about
7.3o Wednesday morning, on the wreck
ing train for Farmingdale, under the com
mand of the youngest conductor on the
Maine Central, Mr. NJ. H. Moxcey. A
crew of about 80 men, mostly French, was
on the car, and at Hallowell and Steam
Mill crossing large additions We're picked
up. The latter belonged chiefly to the
pick and shovel brigade, and their duty
was to shovel out the lighter stuff after
the heavy ice and lumber had been cleared
away.
Al FarmingGale the train stopped, and
the crew discmbarked and Immediately set
to work. The larger number tackled the
immense pile of lumber and big ice, and
cantdogs and levers were piled with un-
rcmitting vigor.
After short visit to the new Phillips
mill, the Journal man climbed over to the
western end of the Jam on the track, and
there found another large crew at work.
At this end they We're hauling ont the logs
by means of a chain attached to shifting
engine, the chain being put round a log
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Hooded to a height that reached several
inches over their counters and as he passed
along Water street there, wagons were
backed up to the sidewalk, being filled
with goods of all descriptions, utterly
ruined by the water, and fit only for the
dump. The rise of the water in Gardiner
was almost as rapid as it was a Hallowel.
and took great many people entirely BY
surprise.
Among all classes Of people in both
cities, nothing is talked of but the flood,
and everybody has been out to all the var-
Gus points of interest to see the novel and
exciting sights. All the sufferers seem to
be taking their losses in the best way. and
the only thing which the reporter saw that
showed no sign OF reparation being at
tempted was the ice and log jam OH the
Farmingdalc road.
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road from the basin and the stacks of tim
Der near by, as to be utterly impossible.
| The poor old Gardiner bridge is a
melancholy sight. The remainder of the
Randolph end of the bridge went out
i Tuesday night. and all that was left stand
Ing at noon Wednesday. was the draw and
| the span between the draw and the Gardi.
ner side. There is a large amount Of lum-
Der piled up against the pier on which the
draw is pivoted, and it is wonderful how
the pier stands the pressure, which must
be tremendous. Some of the logs in this
jam have been forced up till they. stand
above the level of the roadway of the
draw, and ono log stands almost upright.
many feet above it.
An eye witness described the tall of the
bridge to the Journals representative
" 1t almost broke my heart to see the
old bridge go, he said. The ice crashed
at it, the logs jumped at it, and the water
tore at it rs if they had been living
creatures; and the poor old bridge seemed
to be fighting for its life against them all.
After fierce struggle the number Of
logs increased and whole raft of lumber
coming down the river at once struck the
bridge, and with crash the middle span
went down, and rushed off on the foam
ing torrent. The Randolph span dropped
down and hung by one end, but it was
clearly only question of time before it
too would follow its Deighbor.'
About IL in the forenoon, the Journal
man turned back 10 his wrecklng train,
but learned on reaching it that it would
not go back to Halowell, as had been in
tended, at noon He therefore started to
walk up, and did so; but the four mile |
walk in deep snow with strong northerly |
wind blowing the fine snow in ones face |
is not IA pleasure that he is DESTROYS of |
repeating,
In several places the road was badly |
drifted, and in no place was it plowed out |
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horse belonging to c. L. Higgins got
himself in bad fix, Wednesday after
noon on water street. near the corner of
Bridge street. Mr. Higgins was driving.
From some cause, the horse got frightened,
danced over the shafts and did consider
able damage to himself and the sleigh
He wheeled about and came near doing
much damage all around but due to skill.
ful management was held down. A by
stander in helping the horse out from the
shafts, had his overcoat ripped up the en-
tire length of the back.
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Six or eight inches of snow, big rubber
boots, a long ulster and head wind did
not tend to fast time, and it was IL 80 be
fore Hallowcll was reached.
Opposite the cemetery in Farmingdalc
the writer noticed Kenncbec Steamboat
Co. shed, the Hallowell one, which was
safely deposited on the western bank of
the river, ready to receive freight whom
the season begins if it Is thought best to
and any at that particular spot.
Opposite Browns island there is huge
5oul Ter of ice standing up out of the
water and towering some 10 feet above the
present level OF the river. This is appar
emily one Of the piers of the boom at that
place, but it stands like a monument OF
ice to mark the height of the food
Close by there is a small house or shed
dumped just at the edge of the Maine
Central track. 1t stands on half dozen
sticks of washed up lumber, and is cantcd
ut Il most peculiar angle It looks as
though the trains running past it must al
most hit it,and it certainly will not stand
long in its present position with trains
laundering past 1t every few hours.
After the toilsomc pull up the exposed
hill north of Capt. Richs residence, the
Journal reporter was very glad to gain tho
comparative shelter of Loudon and Steam
Mill hills, and finally to find himself in
the streets of Hallowel. The water has
recoded from .Ioppa, and that part Of the
town is no longer under water
But the scene is almost as strange as it
was on Monday, Logs, pieces of ice, and
wrcckagc of all descriptions are scattered
all over the district, in the yards and
gardens Of the houses. Fences are broken
down, houses have corners Clipped off
them, and the whole of the lower street is
blocked with piled up ice.
In the Hallowel business street the
damage has been enormous. Henry W
Clearwater, the druggist, told the writer
that as the bell rang II clock noon, Mon
day, he was engaged in taking some telc-
graph messages from Boston (the last they
got, by the way, and as he finished them
he noticed that the water had come
through the floor and was surrounding
his feet He at once summoned help, and |
moved everything that was possible to
move but before o'clock the water had
risen to height of six inches above the
counters in his store.
This sudden rise of four feet in less than
an hour was the thing that caused the
great damage both in Gardiner and Halo |
we'll The jam which caused this over
flow Of which Mr. Clearwater speaks was
and it was when that went out that the
Gardiner bridge was first weakened.
Since Monday it has been learned that |
second jam, which caused the great food
ing at Gardiner, took place early in the
afternoon at Swans island, near Rich
mond, and when that went out the water
rushed out of Depot square, Gardiner. as
if the bottom had suddenly dropped out of
the river
Coming back to Augusta after the trip
above described. the writer felt as though
in the upper city people knew nothing of
the damage done by the freshet More
than one half of the Gardiner stores were
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A party of Colby young men and women
who came to Augusta Sunday morning TO
pass the day with Mr. and Mrs. II. C..
Hendec, were unable to return until
Tuesday morning. OF course they were
disturbed, and deeply regretted their in
ability to make an earlier return, but
managed to make the best Of the situation
and from all accounts had very good
time out Of it.
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in the pile, land the engine backing, hauled
the log out. A running derrick on the
eastern track then lifted the log clear over
the bank, whore it was dumped.
Men swarmed all over and around the
big pile, disentangline the lumber and
masses of ice, so that they could be got out
by the engine and derrick. Work was
progressing so rapidly that it was OK
pected to have the track cleaI by Wednes-
day afternoon, although this looked i'm
possible to an inexperienced onlookcr
However, pluck and hard work accom-
plished the desired end and one track was
cleared at about clock
The new Phillips mill was a sight tc
weep. over The entire yard Of the mill,
between the building and the Farming
dale road, was piled high with huge blocks
ofsics and dogs Of lumber. Crossing this
stretch was a dangerous business, with
the. treacherous snow concoaling every
ereyfce' nd hole, and called to mind tht
things we read Of the Arctic exploring cx
sltsditions on the ice foes of thc frozen
north. The north end Of the mill is EN-
tiroly wrecked and ut that end the floors
have dropped till the edge of the second
floor WAS down to the level of the water
at its highest point.
The flooring and beams held together to
some extent. and the whole formed an in
cline up which the ice was forced by the
flood, so that the upper floor of the mill
now presents the appearance Of an ice
storage house. The northern portion of
the first floor is completely blocked with
ice and lumber.
Owing to the snow storm, the Journal
reporter was unable to get a photograph
Of the building, but it looks as If it had
broken its back. The south end and the
middle tower are comparatively unhutt
but the rest of the building has dropped
away down, and the roof Is split from roof
tree to caves
The ice house elevator which stands be
side the mill has been canted over to one
side, and presents the most drunken ap-
pearance that the writer ever saw in a
wooden structure.
Coming back across the ice covered field
to the Farmingdale road, and proceeding
toward Gardiner, the reporter found his
progress stopped n couple Of hundred
yards on by big ice and lumber jam on
the road. The Gardiner road for about so
to 100 yards is completely covered with
heavy masses of ice, and piled on top of
that are thousands of sticks Of lumber.
The jam is highest at the Gardiner end,
and the Journal man was fortunate
enough to get a picture of the heap. Look
ing across the mass, it took pretty strong
Imagination to see a road there at all, and
it was only by observing that the road led
into the lumber heap at one side, and out
from it at the other that one could be sure
the road was there somewhere.
The jam is so large on the Farmingdale
road that it will take days to remove it,
and the Electric cars will De lucky if they
are running by this point by the begin
ming of next week.
From this point into Gardiner square,
the only way is by the Maine Central
track. as the Causeway is so piled with
timber and sawn timber, washed on to the
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PENSION DAY.
Few Callers Some Brave the Storm. Comma
Long Distances.

Wednesday morning was "Pension
Day at the Augusta Office
Captain II. W. Black reports that there
were few who called on account of the
storm. OF these the majority were from
Augusta, with some from Hallowell.
One pensioner, Isaac Starbird. came all
the way from Purgatory Mills. His horse
gave out when nine miles away, but Isaac
pushed on, Notwithstanding, and covered
the distance on foot. Others came long
distance, some on foot, showing the long
acquired promptness which they have ac-
quired
Captain Black states that Isl called
during the day, about one-sixth of the
usual number on the opening day.
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ASSIGNMENT OF CASES.
For the March Term Of the Supreme Judicial
Court

W. S. Choate, Clerk
Edgar f. Norton, Sheriff.
f. w. Maddox, Deputy In attendance.
Wednesday, March 4, 1896.
Prayer by Rev. Mr. Cummings of Au.
gusta
Judge Whitehouse held the court today
and made assignment of cases, trials to
begin Tuesday March 10.
Attorneys in attendapce f. f. Webb.
". T. Haincs, S. S. Brown, G. f. johnson
and F. W. Clair from Waterville; L. II.
Carleton, Winthrop f. +. Became, Halo
well; f. W. Whitehouse, ". H. Fisher,
A. G. Andrews, NJ 5. Holway, A. Nj.
Goddard, f NJ. Thompson, l.. c. Cornish,
Jos. Williamson, Jr., f. l.. Staples, F. j.
c. Little, &. ". Jones, Thos Leigh Jr.,
and l.. Titcomb, Augusta, f. F. Dunton,
Assignments Tor Jury Trials.
TUESDAY March 10
90 Jack VS.. Preble. Cunningham. Heselton;
Spear & Whitney.
III HewIns Us. Fierce. Titcomb; Whitehouse
i45 Hewins vs.. Pierce. Same Counsel
1o9 Lafoutain vs.. Hayhurst. Webb, Carleton;
Brown.
WEDNESDAY, March IL.
lo- Lawrence VS.. Berry. Clason & A.; Hesel-
ton.
40 Diplock vs.. Wyman. Whitehouse & F.:
Leigh, Heath n A.
i62 Mouiton vs.. Meady. Beane & B.. spear
X w.
163 Crooker Frost Clason & A.; earle
III clifford VS.. Burns. Spear Il w; Heath
THURSDAY, March II.
l52 Gilman vs.. Watcrvillo. Brown; Clair
153 Gilman vs.. WatervilIe. Same Counsel
l57 Harrington VS. Bean Administrator;
Carleton; Became x Il.
1913 Kindrick VS.. Stilphen Administrator.
Spear x W; Symonds.
1876 Southland vs.. LarrabeC. Bcath X A:
Whitehouse II.
FRIDAY, March 49,
222 sanborn vs.. Pickett; Carleton & Crockett.
IA Wheeler IS. Alice. Ttcomb
lad Cnrrier VS.. Currier. Heath 4 A.. Baker,
Be- s.
SATURDAY, March Ii
1870 Coomhs vs.. Abbott. Waldron; Chap
237 Granite Bank VS.. Ramsey. Heath & A.;
Became & Il.
2SS Brooks q Co. vs. Ramsey. Same counsel
MONDAY. March l6.
1913 Wiley VS.. Bailey. Savage x o.: Carleton
lGl Harlow VS.. A., II. n &. X, Il. Co; Bcane
& b.; Heath Il A.
239 Maine 7. & b. Go. VS.. so. L. ~ T. Co
Heath II a.
TUESDAY, March II.
81 Norton vs.. Chandler. Williamson & b.:
III Cowan VS.. Wells. Field; Hunton
lSl Branch VS.. Branch. Eaton: Foster & +.
lSi Ellis vs.. Soule. Whitehouse & f.; Heath
2i5 Meselvey vs.. Currier. Thompson.
WEDNESDAY, March Is.
l2o Whitchouse VS.. whitehouse Baker. b
&S; Whtehouse & r.
1S9 Whitchouse Whitenouse. Same
counsel.
III Derry vs. Blanchard. Cornish; Heath e.
A.,Spear Il w.
900 Emery VS.. WateIville. Johnson; Clair.
THURSDAY, March 10
1sS Cobe VS.. Walker. Holway; Goddard
l95 Davis vs.. Greeley. Whitehouse & F;Webb
2ll Lunt Aplt. from decree of j. of P. Hesel-
ton; Carleton.
III Webster VS.. Brann. Spear & W
$50 Libby VS.. Blaisdell. Goddard; Heath e. A.
FRIDAY, March 20.
22l Ray mond. libt. VS. Raymond. Carleton,
Whtehouse & F.
22i Norton VS.. knight. Jones; williamson
&B
225 Palmer VS. Hathaway. Brown; -.
2i7 Muliiken VS.. Watervile g. +. r. & l.. Co
Titcomb: Haines.
26l Bent VS.. Waterville & F. R. r. Webb;
llaines.
SATURDAY, March 81.
20z Hayes VS.. Pitcher. Brown; Clair
2s5 Roy vs.. Augusta. Holway, Carleton;
Little.
300 Titcomb VS.. Shaw NJ. Lumb. Co. Titcomb;
Cornish.
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AUGUSTA SAVINGS BANK,
Organized 1S4S
BANKING ROOMS 235 WATER STREET.

TRusTEEs-wm. s. Badger, J. Fl. Manley, L
O. Cornish, Lendall Titcomb, 3. F. Par,ott.
Deposits received and placed on interest the
first day OF every month.
Interest paid or credited on account on the
first Wednesday of February and August
Deposits are exempt by law from all taxes,
and accounts are strictly confidential.
Especial privileges afforded to Executors,
Administrators. Guardians, Trustees, married
women and minors.
xpr2dtf EDWIN G DUDLEY, Treas.
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Valentine Holt, aged 80 years, walked
in from Pettingills Corner, Wednesday, in
the storm, and returned also on foot. Not
so bad He registered and also drew his
pension. He did not appear to mind the
weather in the least.
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The William r. Smith and Grove
Street schools were closed, Wednesday on
account of threatened lack of water sun
ply, and alarm IS was rung as a signal NJ
7.45 A. NJ, and IL. Is p. NJ
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Died
LINCOLN.

At Highland Farm. Edgecomb, Mar. 2. Of
pneumonia, Or. f. c. Philbrick aged So years
: mos. 81 days.
Funeral, Thursday ?. NJ. at o'clock Rel
atives and friends invited to attend
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SATURDAY, March q

202 Hayes VS.. Pitcher. Brown; Clair
235 Roy VS.. Augusta. Holway, Carleton:
Little.
200 Titcomb VS.. Shaw NJ. Lumb. Co. Titcomb;
Cornish.
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lo- Lawrence vs.. Berry. Clason & A.; Hesel-
ton.
40 Diplock vs.. wyman. Whitehouse & F.:
Leigh, Heath N A.
i62 Mouiton vs.. Meady. Beane &B.; spear
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163 Crooker Frost. Clason & A.; earle
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Assignments Tor Jury Trials.

TUESDAY, Match 10.
q6 Jack VS.. Preble Cunningham, Heselton;
Spear & Whitney.
III Hewins IS. Pierce Titcomb; Whitehouse
& r.
~ Hewins vs.. Pierce. Same Counsel
40 Lafoutain vs. Hayhurst. Webb, Carleton;
Brown.
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THURSDAY, March II.

52 Gilman vs.. Watcrville. Brown; Clair
53 Gilman vs.. WatervilIe. Same Counsel.
57 Harrington VS.. Bean Administrator;
Carleton; Beane X Il.
10 Kindrick VS.. Stilphen Administrator
Spear X W; Symonds.
1875 Southland vs., Larrabec. Beath X A;
WhitehouSc a. II.
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