Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-09-20
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

The Sixth Street Congregational
church, Auburn, was broken into
Thursday night and some silver knives
and forks and a large quantity of food
left over from church supper, were
stolen.
Through the generosity Of citizens,
the destitute italian laborers who were
brought to Pennington by Contractor
Frank O'Malley have been sent back
to Boston, and the town has been
thereby spared the expense of their
passage.
Herbert, the 7-years-old son of DR..
H. G. Hodgkins, was caught in an cleo
trio conveyor at the International
steamship wharf, at Eastport, Satur-
day. and his right leg was badly lace
rated by the sharp iron shoe at the
end of the rapidly moving trucks and
the bone broken below the knee.
The final heat in the 2.1S class. which
was unfinished at Pennington, Thursday,
on account of darkness and again post
trotted, Saturday morning. The time was
better than in any of the previous heats.
A good audience was present. Hector
Boone won the heat and race, giving sec
ond money to Johnny Wilkes. third to
Parker and the fourth to Black Nathan
The cottage belonging to Peter Mar
cille at Old Orchard was broken int
Thursday. Upon investigation tbs
front door was found in splinters anC
man was reposing in one of the up
per rooms and was arrested. He proved
to be Archibald Mclean Of Boston fo,
several years an employe of the Adams
House in that city. He is insane and
has been removed to Boston by his
relatives who We're notified. tiG
Levi Atwood, restaurant keeper OF
Portland, sent his carriage horse ovei
pasture for a short vacation. The
horse had his shoes taken off and was
turned out to pacture Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday an unsuccessful
search was made for the animal, and i,
is thought that it has been stolen
This makes the third horse stolen in
this vicinity within the past few weeks
At the hearing, Friday, in Pembroke,
before w. E. Leighton, trial justice of
Rutherford, Hunt. Golf and Nadeau,
charged with criminal carelessness,
which resulted in the death Of Nellie
Welch, she being shot by stray bullet
from target rifle at the Pembroke
fair, Golf was discharged and the others
ordered to furnish bonds for their ap-
pearance at the next term of court
The bonds of Rutherford and Nadeau
were $3.50 each, and in the case OF
Hunt, $500.
Calvin Wheaton, at work on the
Northern railroad, was bad
ly burned, Wednesday afternoon. He
was alone in one of the camps and hav-
ing convulsion fell with his left
shoulder, arm and hand resting on z
hot stove. How long he remained in
that situation is not known. Some
person entering the camp founG
Wheaton in that condition and rescued
him. The doctor who dressed the in
juries says that the burns were the
worst he ever saw.
At a special meeting of the Bath
board of aldermen, Thursday evening,
Frederick w. Swanton, son of Hon.
Henry w. Swanton, was adjudged in
sane and papers were issued for his
to the asylum for the insane
at Augusta. BY the terms of the or
der young Swanton will be taken to the
asylum by his father. The two ply
sicians who examined Swanton told the
aldermen that the young man showed
marked symptoms of hallucination in
his love and affection for Miss Alice
Greenleaf, the young woman it was
charged he assaulted. On other mat
ters young Swanton's mind seemed
perfect
Mr.. Jesse Hartshorn the clerk of the
Harpswell boat who was so brutally1
treated by BENJAMIN Andrews at Orr's
island the first of the week and whose
condition for several days was so seri-
Gus as to cause his friends great alarm
was reported, yesterday afternoon, as
being on the road to recovery and
nearly out of danger. Andrews who
the brutal assault is
thought to have made his escape and
reached Nova Scotia in safety. The
attack on Mr.. Hartshorn was deliber-
atelv planned and Andrews had his
baggage all packed ready to leave Orr's
island as soon as he had injured Mr..
Hartshorn. 1t is said by those who
knew Andrews in this city that the
man is going to the Klondyke next
spring. He has taken part IN several
prize fights so it is said and is consid-
cred to be a bruiser by those who know
him here.-Portland Press.