Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-02-27

lothian Eldredge. a Vassalboro farmer
so years old, fell from the high barn scat
fold, Tuesday, and received injuries which
will probably cause his DEATH Two rib
and a collar bone are fractured and H.
has several bad bruises.
A double tenement house at 4 and Wa
verley street, Portland, owned by Will
liam Coffee, New York and Miss F. c
Durgin and Miss A. III. Durgin. caught
fire, Tuesday, evening. The loss is about
5000, covered by insurance. ID. S. Ray
driver for Chief Eldridge. was hit on the
back of the neck by falling bricks ant
was badly injured. A wheel of the Wood.
fords hose carriage caught in the rail-
road track. the carriage was overturned
and Fred Hayes, the driver, had a narrow
escape and was somewhat hurt
In the past FIVE days six farmhouses
on the roads leading from Rome to
Smithfield and Oakland have been robbed
In no case was there loss of valua-
bles, the principal articles taken being
food. Eilery Stevens, who owns a sta
BILE, was not 50 fortunate; horse, har-
ness and sleigh were stolen. The next
morning early the team was found by .
farmer who recognized it as the proper
ty of Mr. Stevens. and returned il to its
owner. The farmhouse of William Cor
thell. on the Canaan road, was entered,
Monday night, by burglars, and articles
valued at nearly 500 were taken. includ-
ing an onyx clock worth about $35
The warrant for the annual meeting of
the town of Phippsburg, Monday, has
been prepared. and contains many i'm
the raising and appropriating of money
to repair the bridge on the dam al
Phippsburg Center. Another article re-
fers to the moving of an unused school
house on Pitch Pine hill to the Center.
where it will be used for some other pur,
poses. This schoghouse was built nearly
a century ago, and has since stood on the
same site. and 1t is understood that there
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count of its age Other articles refer 10
marking and Identifying the graves of
revolutionary sailors and soldiers
The Topsham town warrant is one of
the longest for several years and con-
tains 43 articles. Besides the regular ar
ticles calling for the election Of officers
and the raising of the usual appropria-
tons. there are several calling for spec
ial expenditures. There are several arti-
cles calling for an extension of the good
roads policy. which the town has been
following for the last few years. An
other calls for the purchase of a stone
road roller The question will come up
as to the propriety of cutting timbe,
from the town farm to saw into plank
to use for sidewalks and bridges. The
matter of drainage of the lower parts
of the town will be discussed under two
separate articles. Other articles can Far
extra arc lights, repairs of town build
ings. etc.
Burglars are again at work in Eastport.
Early in the week they forced an en-
trance into the house of Mrs. Althea Ha-
ney on Middle street, Mrs. Haney hcIng
away Two baskets Of Mrs, Haney's hest
crockery and silverware had been packed
up before her departure and the house
key left at a neighbor's, with instructions
TO save the baskets In case Of fire In the
baskets she had set of dishes which
Capt Haney. her deceased husband
brought from France many years ago
and which she priced very highly. The
baskets were stolen. A rear room in the
vestry Of the Washington street Baptist
church, used as a kitchen, was entered
en- recent evening, but nothing of value
was to De found. Three bicycles had been
stored there for the winter months and
the tires of these were damaged by tia
callers, Wv