Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-11-21
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Two cart nuli.tke SHOCKS We're feIt
the Deerng district, Sunday The
first was quite strong and of 10 sec
onds' duration. causing a detection of
the needle of 40 degrees at l1.23 and
the second and lesser at 11.29 of four
seconds duration.
Thomas Cahil of Larone. sustained
a fractured collar bone. two broken
ribs. a bad cut on the right cheek. a
sprained wrist and two bad scalp
wound in a runaway accident. Monday.
He was thrown from his team onto
large pile of rocks.
Captain Sheldon Brown died at Tren-
ton. Sunday. Nov. IS. of apopleXy, aged
20 years, IL months and days. Capt.
Brown retired from the sea II years
ago; up to that time he was a success
full seafaring man, and made numerous
long VOYAGES He is survived by four
children.
Miss Sabrina Fulton of Lisbon, died
Monday. aged - years. She was Il lin
eal descendant of Robert Fulton. the
inventor. The greater part of her life
was spent as milliner on Winter
street. Boston. y brother. George A.
Fulton of Tyron, y. G.. and a sister.
Mrs. II. p. Thompson Of Lisbon. sur
Vive her.
Mr.. ana Mrs. Levi 4. Marshall of
Charleston. celebrated the 5Oth ami
yersary Of the wedding at their nome
in that town. Tuesday. They nave
both long been residents of Charleston,
Mr.. Marshall coming there as n young
man. and Mrs. Marshall being born
within sight of the place where they
now reside.
Monday morning. in the Portland
municipal court the case against pat-
rick O'Donnell. charged with assault
and battery upon his cousin, Martin
O'ponnel was again continued. this
time 10 December 20. with bail fixed at
$500 The respondent has not not
found sureticS but friends have
agreed to furnish bail.
Ernest Gerhardts. who is employed
in the weaving department of the Has
kell Silk Mills, at Westhrook. met with
Il painful accident, Monday morning.
\ knife which Mr. Gerhardts was us
ing. slipped cutting a bad cash in his
left hand. extending from near the
point of his thumb toward the wrist.
Several stitches were taken TO close
the wound.
Scwall Emery. %. one of the oldest
and most highly respected citizens Of
Riddeford died at the home of his
daughter. Charlotte +. Emery, Alfred
street Monday. one daughter. Char
Iotte i. Emery, and Il son. Isaac l.
Emery of Lebanon. survive him. Nh.
Emery had been Il resident of l'idd"-
ford for nearly half 4 century. and for
many years was engaged in the lumber
business.
When ex-Gov. Cleaves ana Mr.. Perry
entered their Office at Portland. Mon
day. they found there had been a fire
Sunday. The cause was the crossing OF
1 electric wires How they escaped a
/ serious fire and great loss is mystery
The wires were tangled up, and from
the ceiling to the floor the woodwork
was charred. The telephone call boxes
were burned out and a carpet burned
/ in places.
! a special meeting of the Portland
common council was held, Monday
evening, to consider the proposed new
city charter. which was recently re-
ported by a committee. A full discus
sion was given to the proposition. Mon
day evening and the council voted Il
/ to TO accept the charter, with the eX-
| ceDtion of a few changes which had
been reported. The proposed charter
will now go to the board Of aldermen
! for a decision.
/ Joseph Mcintosh of FoXcroft. who
T serving a six months sentence in the
Bangor Jail for larceny, escaped. last
/ Saturday. and has not been recaptured.
/ Mcintosh was supplied with suit OF
! clothes by some person who visited
I him. He made a dummy and dressed IL
in his prison suit. put the dummy on
/ his cot in the cell and after DOMINIC
the new clothes, shaved himself and
walked out of the Jail when a party
Of visitors was leaving.
The committee on fire department,
Monday night, began its investigation
of the condition of the BiddefOrd fire
department. in accordance with the
vote passed at the meeting of the city
council last Monday evening. Inc
committee met at City building ana
formulated plans to gather all the cyl
dence it can obtain in relation to the
department. The investigation of the
fire department is due TO the alleged
inefficient manner in which the IRE AT
the plant of the Hiddeford ana Natick
box and lumber factory. two weeks
ago. was handled.
As Mrs. Charles Eaton of kendus-
kcag. was returning from abnGor' one
evening last week. someone undertook
10 stop her horse. She was driving
through the swamp on the old roao
about a mile south of the village, when
a man spoke 10 the horse which SOP
nod. The man made grab Tor the
rcios and succeeded in getting hold of
them. but Mrs Eaton having the Whip
IN her hand gave the horse n sharp cur
and The animal broke away. inns az
tack coming so soon after the assault
in Corinth stirred the people TO j hi@h
pitch Of excitement.
Bishop NJ. NJ. Moore the well ~ 3, w W.
colorod preacher. who has beeh ~ l"i