Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-09-14
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.


advertised to begin, Monday, were pre-
vented by rain, and those events viii
be trotted, Tuesday.
The Saco Water Power machine shor
resumed Worn on a full time schedule
Monday. after having run for four days
week during the last six weeks.
Oren Hannaford of Cape Elizabeth
While using threshing machine, Sat
chinery and the big toe was damned sc
seriously that its amputation was nee
essary..
The farm buildings, with all their
contents, owned by Mr.. j. w. Meserve
and occupied by Mr.. Gerrish L. Buzzell,
at Lower Buxton Corner We're des-
troyed by fire. Saturday night, about
3 o'clock. The light from the fire could
be seen in Portland. The loss was $4,000,
covered by insurance.
The post office and store of Arthur Dow
ut East Hebron. was broken into, Sun
day night, Sept. 5, and SIS or $50 worth of
goods stolen. The same day or night, an
unoccupied house belonging to W. S.
buchanan. was considerably demolished
and a new road cart stolen from the barn.
The depredations are supposed to be the
work of three young men who are said
to have disappeared.
John Ross and James McDevit of Rock
land, went out for sail, Wednesday
afternoon. in a small sailboat, apd as
since. their folks are much worried. says
the ROckland Star. The wind was blow
ing quite hard, Wednesday. and it is
feared that they have met with some mis-
hap. as they had no food or money. Two
boats went over around the islands in
search of them. Sunday.
The house and barn of Edwin A.
Strout, near White Book station, We're
burned, Sunday, with a horse, hog and
most of the household furniture Part
Of the furniture, including piano, was
saved The loss is about $3.50, insured.
The family were away at the time
The fire apparently caught in the barn
but it is not known whether it was in
cendiary or the result of spontaneous
combustion.
In the United States district court at
Portland, Monday, before Judge Webb
came up the case against Captain Levi
Hall of the four-masted steamer
Charles X. Schulz. In July while sail
ing from Philadelphia to Boston with
a cargo of coal. Lawrence Leonard,
one of the seamen, failed to obey an
order. He was reprimanded and then
assaulted by the master. When the
schooner arrived in Bangor Captain
Hall was arrested by Deputy U. s.
Marshall Smith. Captain Hall entered
a plea of nolo contendere and paid q
fine of $25.
There was hot blaze in the store
hxy M
Custom House wharf, Portland, at 10
o'clock, Sunday evening. The alarm
from box Al was pulled in by Officers
Hans Smith and White. The fire was
confined almost entirely to the front
shop where MIR. Hunt had large stock
of cigars, confectionery and fruit. 1t is
supposed that it started in one end of
the show case where there was a large
quantity of matches which must have
been ignited by rats. After a few min
utes of lively work the blaze was ex-
tingushed and without great damage
to the building which is owned by the
Custom House Wharf Co. The loss to
the building will not amount to more
than a few hundred dollars. Mr.. Hunt
says the loss to his stock was some
where in the neighborhood of $500. He
is insured for $1,000.
Among the passengers on the night
Pullman to Brunswick, Saturday eve
ming, was James c. higgins of Bath,
who fell off the train as it entered the
College town, and was found few
minutes later by Express Agent Burt
who was hurrying up the track to the
depot. higgins was lying in an un
conscious condition near the Main
street crossing between the Bath and
Augusta tracks. He was carried 70
the depot where he was identified by
John Madden and Engineer Hen
messy. The unfortunate young man
was brought from Brunswick to ms
home on Chestnut street SUNDAY
morning by John Leonard. higgins
remained unconscious Sunday. DR.. e.
M. Fuller was summoned on the in
valid's arrival and found that there
was a severe confusion of the left side
of the face and conclusion of the brain.
higgins was more comfortable. Mon
daily, and recognized his parents. He
is "a years of age and son OF Nickel
higgins.