Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-10-20

In special meeting, Saturday. Phillips
voted to abate taxes for 10 years on
mills to be built by the Berlin Mills Co.
Fletcher Pope. Fitz Bros. and A. I. 4
H. w. True.
On Saturday morning the jury at
Bangor in the $4,000 damage suit of
Peter Pelky VS.. the PenobscOt Leather
Co. reported that it was unable to
agree and was discharged.
Lemuel ]. Rich of Gorham. was
struck by an electric car at Portland,
Friday evening, and one leg badly frac-'
tured. He is at the hospital and 1t is
thought that the leg will have to be
amputated.
A man by the name of Church, who
hailed from Pennington, dropped dead
in a store in Madison, Friday. Mr..
Church and a companion We're about
town. Thursday. The companion of the
deceased is reported seriously ill.
A post of Spanish War Veterans, to
be known as Albert l.. Mamlin Post.
has been organized at Lewiston. with
the following officers: Capt, Frank
Cronin: LIST lieut.. w. H. Matthews; I'd
lieut.. Chase Pulsifer: chaplain. Owen
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kins; Quartermaster, Charles WEIGH.
When returning to her home at Nc
Cav street, Bangor, after 10 O'Clock
Friday night. Miss Mary Shaughnessey
was accOsted by two men. who threat
ened to assault her. Selling stick of
wood from a nearby pile. Miss Shaugh-
nessey welded it with such good effect
that her assailants soon took flight.
While Fred Paine, an employee of the
pulp mill machine shop at Madison.
was engaged, Friday. in fitting ham
die onto a hunting knife. the knife
slipped and penetrated his abdomen to
| a depth of three inches. Mr.. Paine was
! carried to his home in Arson. Some OF
the vital organs were punctured by the
knife.
| Sheriff Caddy and Deputy Sheriff
| Thomas raided the Maine Central Rail-
road station at. Rocisland, Friday. and
seized eight barrels of liquor consigned
Ito parties in Rockland and South
IThonaston. 1t was the first seizure
which had been made at the railroad
depot for some years and was entirely
unexpected.
The lumbermen will finish rafting the
last of the logs on the PenobscOt river
at Argyle. Tuesday. This will finish
up all of the drives for 1902 and will
make a total of 142,G00,0O0 feet which
have been RATED down since the crews
began in April. These logs have all
| gone to the mills on the river. and
| about 100000 of them have been used
| by the steam mills on the tide water.
The meetings of the Sebec and Exeter
conference opened auspiciously at the
| Free Will BAPTIST church in Dexter.
Friday The program was carried out
i with but few changes. The sermon to
| have been given, Friday evening, by
Rev. Fl. II. Hayes. was delivered by
Rev A. F. Schermerhorn. owing to the
absence of the former. Dinner and
supper was served. Saturday, to the
visitors in the church vestry. and dfn-
ner. Sunday. The chairman of the en-
tertainment committee, Dea. T. ID. EAR
rar. reports that homes have been
opened for the accommodation of over
| 100 visitors.
The annual fall field and track meet
of the Bowdoin College Athletic Asso-
citation will be held at the Whittier
Athletic field. Oct. %. The program OF
events is as follows: 1O0-yard dash.
| 44O-yard dash. 120-yard hurdle. 22O-yard
| dash. 220-yard hurdle, 1OO-yard dash,
| finals: 12O-yard hurdle, finals; 22O-yard
dash. finals: 22O-yard hurdle. finals;
shot put. high jump, hammer throw,
pole vault. discus and broad jump.
Each class will be allowed four entries
| in each event. Special students will be
allowed and encouraged to participate.
| but their scores will not be added to
those of any class.
The case of John 3. Hunter VS.. the
Hathorn Manufacturing Co. of Brewer,
which was commenced at Bangor, FRI
day afternoon, occupied the attention
of the court during Saturdays entire
session. Hunter brings suit to recover
the sum of $4,000 for injuries received
in the factory on Jan. 3. 1901. He claims
that owing 10 defective machinery his
right hand was caught in a belt and
that his arm was broken, his chest
crushed and that he received various
other severe injuries. The defence sets
up contributory negligence, and is en-
deavoring to prove that Hunter re-
ceived his injuries through his own
carelessness.