Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-28
ABOUT THE STATE.
Interesting Maine Events from Here
There and Everywhere.

Charles Koughan of Bath was tnr1 i,',r
from his bicyele Wednesday morning.
He was BADLY bruised and cut ana Suilef-
ed a broken law 1t is thought he VIII re-
cover, although the accident IS serious
When c. r. SWEET of Green was out
cunning. Wednesday, his gun went off
accidentally and came very near lnJuring
him seriously. The same day ne went to
Lewiston and an automophe lrlsuteheo
his horse. and Mr.. SWEET was thrown
from his carriage.
At West Falmouth. Wednesday, the
horse of MI G.. l.. Hall became frightened
1T an automobile and ran away. throwing
moth Mr. and Mrs. Hall out of the team.
While both We're severely shaken up ana
somewhat bruised. no serious injuries
ycre experienced, although it will be some
time before he will be able to resume
work
A Lewiston man who attended the Ban
5rominent business man was touched
for s225 when he stepped Oft the train at
thu Bangor station. He had been off the
train but a few minutes when he missed
his roll and at once reported the loss to
he police. but the pick-pocket had not
been found at last accounts. The report
that a slick gang" of pick-pockets is in
Maine to do the fairs, seems to be well
founded.
Harry p. Lord of Portland was severe
ly injured at West Kenncbunk, on Tues
day afternoon. Mr.. Lord who is brake
man on the Boston and Maine railroad
was stalking cars for train PAL at the
siding. The stake used was defective,
and in breaking, struck Mr.. Lord in the
side of the head throwing him to the
ground. He was picked up unconscious
and taken to the house of a physician who
took several stitches, closing bad cut
near the left eye. The eye and side of the
head were very badly bruised and it was
lCnly by some act of providence that the
young man was not killed.
Rev. f. f. Freese of Falmouth, came
| near meeting with a serious accident,
| Tuesday. In some manner the nut
which holds the wheel on the carriage
| came off. The team proceeded some
way when the wheel itself came off
| letting the carriage down on to the
| horse, which Immediately became
| frightened and started to run. Find
| ing that it was useless to hold in the
horse, Mr.. F'reese with great difficulty
| succeeded in climbing out on to the
| thills and got the horse by the head.
After being dragged some distance, he
managed to stop the distracted animal
before anyone. was hurt.
About midnight Tuesday fire was dis
covered at the home of Mrs. Martha f..
Kateon of Bath, just back of the Wes-
| ley MetnoulSC Cnufch. II is supposed
to have originated from defective
chimney. Little Miss Grace Kateon
IL years old, was awakened by the
smoke and started to give the alarm
but nearly suffocated in doing So fol
the smoke was then so thick that she
could only feel her way, being unable
to see any object whatever. She man.
aged to awaken all the inmates of the
house who, it is believed would have
been suffocated if there had been a de-
lay of five minutes. At about the same
time, the fire alarm was rung in and
. the department arrived in quick time
The flames were confined to the ell OF
the house which was practically ruined
The entire damage is estimated at be
tween $1,000 and $1,000.