Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-10-03

The regular fall gathering and session
~ inc Waldo Teachers Association will
~ heiu IN me towntof Unity. Friday and
saturday, October 2 and 3
Three deer went through Bangor,
wednesday. the same number as on
Oct 1, 1901. Two for J. Samuelson and
DR. Jose Ackerman of Boston. were not
accompanied by the owners. so were
seized by Warden Blanding.
After waiting patiently for the
weather to change. the Gray fair fin
ally is in running order. two days late
but just the best show ever given on
the grounds. The fair will continue
through the week, and everything now
looks propitiOus.
The state quarry at Monsoon was sold
at auction, Thursday. to Charles j. VIE:
Of Lowell. Mass. II. r. Moulton of Salem
Mass, and Harry Waite of Boston
Mass. as trustees for the bondholders
for $99,cdo. The quarry was sold by decree
of the court. The work which has been
conducted by the Monsoon Burmah Slate
Co. will be carried on by these trustees
whose agent Is f. F. Barnard of Wor-
cester. Mass.
Crawford Lord of Falmouth. jumped
from a moving train at Cumberland
Junction. Wednesday, and suffered inju-
ries which caused his death at 1890 A. NJ
train at Cumberland Junction. so it is
stated. but he thought it was not going
to stop so he jumped from the car. He
struck bis head against the iron arm OF
the water tank. He leaves a wife and
two children.
The following substitute mail clerks
We're taken from the extra summer
| runs which closed on Sept. 80: Birney
Hanson. running between Boston and
1 d.. l,..,
Knowles. running from Rockland to
Portland: Clerk Dennison, running be-
tween Portland and Leeds Junction
and Clerk Clough of Cumberland, who
has been running from Waterville to
Bangor and Bar Harbor. There have
been several changes in the arrange
ment of the runs of some of the clerks
in charge on the Bangor and Boston
line. Mail Agent r. G. Hale, who has
been running on trains IL and 102. has
been put in charge of the crew of Johr
s. Spofford. resigned. Lyman Hayes
now has charge of Mr.. Hale's forme,
crew and George Soper has been trans
farred from the night line to take this
run. Joseph Matthew will go onto the
night line to take the position made
vacant by the transferring of Mr.. So
| per.
James Ridlon. well-known lobster
| fisherman of Cape Porpoise. had a mar
row escape from drowning, Tuesday
Mr.. Ridlon while rowing in his dory got
Iinto the breakers and his boat was up
set and smashed to pieces, leaving hin
struggling in the surf. He was clad II
! an oil suit and had on heavy rubber
| boots. so that it was impossible fol
him to make any progress towards the
shore on account of the weight. After
a hard struggle he managed to get OF
his oil skins and boots and started tc
swim ashore. AS he struck out big
| wave drove him back This was re-
| peated several times before he was able
to get near enough to the rocks tt
| grasp some seaweed. Here he held or
until he saw a favorable opportunity
| between the huge cOmbers rolling II
| and once more struck out for the beach
BY heroic exertions he finally managed
| to get where his feet touched the sane
and ne was able to crawl safely ttt
shore. His breast was somewhat
| bruised where he struck against the
rocks when he first was thrown into
| the sea. but otherwise, except for eX'
haustion, he was uninjured. He wa:
cared for at a nearby house.