The Portland daily press., 1896-08-01


Principal, Prof. c. G. Spratt, for tho
last three years Principal of Richmond
high School. who is highly recommend
ed. There We're over 70 applications for
this place. The fall 6erm Of the academy
begins September ist.
At special meeting of the Calais city
appointed city solicitor, @. d. Hill. S.
Mccoy and W. #. Higgins were appoint
ed committee TO act with the militia in
receiving The fusileers
The one year old son Of M. J. Bren-
nan, of Bangor net with strange acct
dent Wednesday. He was lying ON b
couch using q nursing bottle, when he
rolled and fell TO the door. Che bottle
also fell and was smash ed i'll pieces, the
sharp glass flying into the baby's face.
One fragment nearly cut off the chiId's
nose, which hung by mere shred of
flesh. A physician succeeded in sewing
the baby's nose in place, taking five
stitches and thinks the prospects are
favorable for the growing together of the
severed flesh.
David Brewley of Knox street, Lewis
ton, may well consider himself fortu-
nate being that he is alive and well to-
day. On Monday night last Mr.. Brew
ley went home, anu rs the night was
warm he sat in the window at his home,
which IS in the third story, TO cool off.
While sitting there he dozed off to sleep,
and in some manner or other slipped
from HIS position and fell out the win
dow. striking on fence in the yard %
feet below. He was rendered uncon-
soious by the fall, and was picked up
for deaf, but he revived after being car
rted to the house. He see med to be- in
preoarious condition Tuesday, but
Wednesda y he showed some improve.
ment, and Thursday afternoon walked
out on the city park.
An inmate of the insane hospital at
Augusta escaped Thursday and made
haste for Gardiner. One of the attend
ants at that place came down to look for
him, and saw him get aboard the boat as
she was at her wharf here. He was TAX
en- back to Augusta without any trouble.
j. s. jackson & Son, of Bath, have
just secured large contract for blocks
for the Peruvian government.
While crew was digging just back of
Blethen'S jewelFy store in Dexter one
day last wsek "a curious object was un-
earthed about the size Of 20>cent pieoo
with small ring in it. When cleaned
up it proved to be gold plated, and on
one side was IA log cabin with this in
soription, 1.-THE Peoples choice fer the
year $780, and on the other side was
portrait of the candidate and this in
soriptioD, "Maior Sen. w. H. Harrison,
born February, 177b,' the day of the
month, the 9th, being erased. 1t was
the old Wing campaign badge of 1910.
e During the thunder shower at Guilford
Thursday afternoon, the farm buildings
of Mrs. Drew Crockett situated on the
Abbott road about three-fourths of a
mile from this place, was struck by light
ming and burned to the ground. The
buildings consisted of house and large
barn. The furniture was all saved. In
suranoe $1,000 on the buildings.
Capt Daniel W. Low of Sargentvile,
master of the schooner Robert Dority,
died on board his vessel, while on board
the passage from New Haven. Conn, to
Rockland, Sunday, when about 60 miles
off Cape Cod. He was taken suddenly
with pain in the breast, and died within
two hours after the attack. Mr. John
Morey, the mate. took charge of the vee-
sell and brought her into port. Corone
Judkins of Rockland made an examina-
tion and gave a certificate of death from
heart disease. Undertaken Burpee took
charge of the remains, and they were
forwarded to Sargentville on the steamer
Juliet Capt. Low WAS native of Deer
Isle, and was go years of age. He was
frequently in this city with his vessel,
and was regarded as a good and able man
and efficient In his profession.