Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-18

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on Main street. II. e. Wed n
the work Mrs. =. ]. Murch IL ~
renee. Mass, II stopping at nm. ~
Young's at South surry.-Nrn AhsS.
Townsend II having her hos,ae Pa
Main street newly painted. w. ".
Lord Il doing the work. -Jfra. 1rei,ss
Rich Of Newton Centre, Masa.. has I.ss.
visiting in town. the guest o. ~
Emery. -
ROCKLAND. = U S.s &
While Leon HaIstead OF Ro.&,s Is
was bathing, Saturday. he Jumped r.,
the wharf. striking piece Of RIam -
the bottom and cut one Of his toes n
FRIENDSHIP.
John d. Thompson OF East Fkie.,a s.
ship. was thrown from his team rece.f.
" and sustained broken arm.
psasbsest.
NEWPORT.
Rev. r. w. Hartman OF Windsor O..
ter. Is stopping at Capt. Wilson's "a !
short time.-A telephone line betwter
Newport and Dexter has been con-
structed.-Daniel Dudley Of Bangor i.
visiting his daughter. Mrs. E. r. Dow
Rev. Mr.. Hartman preached in the
Methodist church, last Sundav-A
heavy thunder shower passed over ~
village. Sunday evening, striking fwn
telegraph pOles.-Mrs. Lizzie Dearbnrn
OF Franklin, Mass. is visiting her sister
Mrs. w. ID. Wetherbee.
BANGOR.
Mrs. Bartholomew Millett Of Baneor
fell from her piazza. Tuesday. 1 az
lance OF IL feet, striking on sawhorse
In such manner as to cut deep 9dnh
between her eyes to the center OF her
head. She was leaning heavily against
the railing of the piazza. causing il "a
give way. III the afternoon n.
Millett's father. James Millett. suffered
a stroke Of paralysis.
EAST NEWPORT.
Mrs. William Weymouth, an aesA
lady. while changing her dress. rot her
foot entangled and fell heavily airainse:
the bedstead. dislocating bone neas
the socket.
DEXTER.
This week a crew OF men will be nut
at work upon the float" bridge. The :
sum OF 500 was raised at the last an
nual town meeting to repair the struct-
ure and 1t is proposed to raise the
bridge several inches. place new rail-
ings upon the side. and the wood
structure will be newly planked.
ho in
tated over the death OF a COW owned by I
milkman In the neighbQrhOod which q,
thought to have been a,gictim OF tuher- h
culOsis. A petition is being circulated
and signed. addressed to DR.. Bailey. ask
ing him to inspect the cows which ftlnish
them milk.-MOnday night lightning
struck the barn owned by David w.
Jones and situated on the north road to
Charleston, some two miles from Dexter.
Mr.. Jones FASTENED to the barn and lib
Grated the cattle as quickly as possible
but did not have time to get out two
calves and the poultry. The barn seemed
to be aflame In every part OF 1t as soon rs
lightning struck 1t. He lost many of his
hay. part Of which was last seasons crop
The loss Is estimated from 800 to Sle1D:
insured 500 on the barn and 9e0O on hay.
He had not finished haying.
OLD TOWN.
The body of John A. White, who while
last Sunday on the Penobscot.
five miles above Old Town, with COM
paniOn named Tibbedeau, capsixed the
canoe and was drowned in the river at
Sunkhaze Rips. was recovered Thureday
morning, four days after the accident.
York.
BERWICK.
A barn belonging to Ephraim. Allen,
vas struck by lightning and burned to
The ground. Friday. The barn stood
very near woodshed which adjofned
he house; this shed was partially des-
royed and but for the untiring efforts
II the neighbOrs doubtless the entire
tand would have been burned to the
ground. Mr.. Allen received shock
efficient to PROSTATE him. Nearly ali
lis farming tools were also burned.
mail insurance.
lENIN
Burglars entered the cottage of Miss
'ayne at the Bluff, Wednesday, while
he occupants were eating at the
riverside house, which is nearby, and
tole 1ewelry and sum Of money. The
ntsance was made by breaking In the
OOr.