The Portland daily press., 1896-12-01
STATE TOPICS OF INTEREST.

Edward 9. Roderique. Dr.. sge . ysasss'
who lives at his home on Mill sefeeS.
Augusta. has had decidedly remarka PIE
and unfortunate career the past three
months. He has broken bones III MS
arms three times. and, last week, was
Tell, he was sitting at table and broke
ms lett arm. The next accident was
ihil down stairs, in which the poor boy
nroKe MS right arm. The last like the
nIs1 lali, was from chair. he Is
pluoky, and does not seem to make much
fuss over his hard luck. His bsing run
over ny team was the most serious
affair of all. He was picked up In On
insensible condition. and two physicians
worked over him. for some time.
For his own safety, as we'll as that Of
the Bile, John Coughlin, q tramp, who
became violently insane shortly after ar
irving In Richmond Saturday afternoon,
was placed sinsthe lookup, In the evening.
Codghl1n arrived from Gardiner, at
about o'clock in the afternoon. and
sought lodging in the lookup. A few
minutes later he left and was next heard
from at the residence of Isaac L. Lake,
who upon stepping to the door, was
grabbed blythe wild man about the neck.
The fellow forced his way into the house
clfnging to Lake and begging his protec-
ton. Mr.. LIKE grappled his antagonist,
finally throwing him to the floor. With
the assistance OF neighbor the man was
taken to the lookup. He is about 25
years Of age, we'll dressed, and halls
from Ellsworth.
The sale Of the Oldtown shoe factory
was made to Messrs. Herbert Gray and
0. Fl. Danforth of that city. Saturday
morning. The terms upon which the sale
was made are that the purchasers are to
pay all bills and 80 per cent of the
creditors, the mortgage of jill. Smith of
So, 079.85, to be paid in full.
About twenty miles north of Nor
crUss are the sporting camps owned BY
Cushman and Hopkins. Last Monday
Mr.. Cushman, started to go out to Nor
cross and while on his way he made
in error. is important. Mr.. Cushman
says that be saw the tracks of three
wolves which had bsen chewing deer.
One track was made over the same route
taken by the deer and the other two were
ON either side. The deer was making the
best possible time il the tracks were any
inaication and the wolves made leaps
which Mr.. CushmRn states were all of
thirty feet.
A strange incident which occurred last
Tuesday aroused much excitement in the
usually quiet village of East Cnrinth. AS
Joseph Ames. an aged veteran of the
OWL war, was standing in front of the
Clark building. he was suddenly attacked
by an eagle and a furious fight followed.
The frenzied bird sank its talons into
the old mans hands and tore The flesh.
Cries for assistance brought MIR. Paine,
the nearest person at the time. who, after
u lively sorim mage, succeeded in releas-
ing Mr.. Ames and III making prisoner
of the bird. Mr.. Paine tied the eagles
legs with a streng cord and placed the
bird in his wagon. intending to have it
killed and mounted. 4 But the bird had
entirely different Intentions, and, before
Mr.. Paine had gone far, 1t broke the
cords and escaped with many screams Of
joy. Mr.. Ames's wounds were dressed
By physician, and he is recovering
swiftly from the effects of the shook. He
fought in several battles during the war,
but never shed so much blood az in his
encounter with the eagle.