Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-08-26

loss is estimated at 5000: fully insured.
In the supreme court at bangor.
Wednesday. in the case of State VS..
James r. Berry. Indictment for rape. the
jury gave q verdict of not guilty. F.. J..
Martin and Norman Wardwell for de-
fence. Robert Bell of England. and Lo-
renxO and PietrO Peduxxi of Italy, were
admitted to American citizenship. About
$500 has been collected In liquor fines.
There will be no more jury trials. and
final adjournment will probably be
reached. Friday
The coroner's jury at Portland. on
the death Of the late Eugene McGilli-
cuddy. whose body was found in the
Grand Trunk Railway yard in Port
land early last Friday morning. and
who died at the Maine General Hospi-
tai. Monday morning. met in the coun-
ty attorneys room in the City build
ing. Wednesday. The jury decided
that the deceased came to his death by
his own carelessness due to intOxica-
ton. tss..
During the thunder shower Of Wednes-
day. lightning first struck Mr.. Preston's
barn at Brunswick, setting fire to it. The
lightning then ran, along to the house,
where 1t set fire to clothing OF a
child. Blankets were torn from the beds
and the child rolled In them. the flames
being quickly extinguished. In the mean-
time the house was ablaze and the fam
lily fed for safety. Nothing was saved
either from the house or the barn. except
two stoves. A horse. a COW. hay and
farm tools were burned with the barn.
There was sufficient insurance only to
cover the mortgage.
Tuesday morning. on the arrival Of
the boat in Portland from Boston. Off,
Ger Madden arrested two boys named
Carney and Alpine on complaint Of
their parents who sent on word that
the young fellows had left home. The
boys were detained at the police sta
ion all day and at night sent back on
the same steamer on which hey ar
rived. At noon. Wednesday, a tele-
gram came to the police station that the
boys had managed to make their es :
cape again on the boat. The Boston
authorities accordingly requested the
Portland officials to watch all trains
and boats.
Wednesday evening. during the first
shower. lightning struck the barn be-
longing to Mr.. Hewitt Megquier.-at
Gray, which contained about so tons OF
hay. three horses and all the farming
tools. setting the building on fire. Mr..
MegQuier and his son saved two Of the
horses. The third was burned. The
fire communicated to the second barn.
ce-house and gvanary. all Of which
were consumed. In attempting to save
the third horse Mr.. Megquier was kicked
and seriously injured. The loss will
probably reach s.. 500. The house was
not burned, being on the opposite side
Of the street An hour later. Mr. w.
G.. Latimers fine residence at Gray
Corner was struck. the lightning pass
ing from roof to cellar, doing damage
on each floor. but without kindling a
flame Many people in neighborlng
houses and on the street were affected
by the force Of the shock.
Ever since the opening or the encamp-
ment at Camp Benson. Newport, there
has been a general pilfering of the cot
tages. and good many articles have been
missed by the people who have been
there. Tuesday. two ladies from Pitts
field went to the encampment with a
team. They stopped at the Pittsfield
headquarters. They left their grips and
went to the stable to care for their team
and when they came back they found that
one of the grips had been opened and
wallet containing SIS taken from It. The
mater was reported to the police and slis-
piclOn rested on Allie l.. Dyer, young
man from Pittsfield. He was arrested
and held for some time. declaring his in
nocence all the time till night, when he
confessed that he had received IS from
Harry L. Downs. who came to him ana
gave him the money to keep still about
seeing him in the cottage. Downs was
arrested, but he declared that ne knew
nothing about the case. Dyer's father
arrived and went bail for him and he was
released Downs was arrested and Is
tv,oa ha1 Thorp will hp a hearing the
cases. Saturday. r.,
The reunion Of the 7th Maine Regi-
ment Association was held at Peaks
Island. Portland harbor, Wednesday.
The necrologist reported the following
deaths: Col edwin c. Mason. u. 8. A..
retired, st. Paul: Lieut.. George b.
knight. Cumberland Mills; Joseph
Berry. Bath: George l.. Eaton. Free
port: John Trask. Damariscotta Mills.
The officers for the ensuing year are:
j. H. Course. Calais. president; George
b. Moore. Boston. and DR.. James Sy-
piers. South Portland, vice presidents;
w. D. Hatch. Portland, secretary and
treasurer: George r. Hunt. Cumber-
land Mills, quartermaster sergeant
and commissary: John Hart, Portland,
surgeon; Wilbur McGlauflin,@ Portland,
chaplain: James s. COnant, Waterville,
officer OF the day: w. ID. Hatch. Port
land. poet and historian. It was voted
that the next. annual reunion be held
at Pressure Isle during the week Of
August q. 1889.
The reunion Of the 32d Maine Regi-
ment Association was held. Wednes-
day at the 9Th Maine headquarters at
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