Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-07-25
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

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laws. mIstook Alvin Stiles fine Jersey
cow for a deer and wounded the creature
SO badly that it had to be dispatched to
end its sufferings. The owner Of the COW
is anxious to learn the identity Of tho
luckless marksman who deprived him OF
a COW valued at $780, and the town au-
thorities are also interested in the matter.
Monday afternoon shortly after
o'clock Louis Maize, an Italian coal
shOveler, was run over by a Grand
Trunk freight train while attempting
to board it at the Portland junction,
near the Portland end of the East
Decring bridge and as result he had
his legs badly crushed making 1t nee
essary to amputate the right leg at the
Maine Eye and Ear infirmary where
he was sent by the Grand Trunk off,
Gals.
Lightning in so far as can be learned
was the cause of another fire early
Sunday morning at Ellsworth when
$4,000 worth of long and short lumber
was destroyed. The lumber was owned
by the firm OF Whitcomb, Haynes &
Co., Of Ellsworth Falls and was piled
in their piling yards on the side Of
Union river. The fire was discovered
during a shower and just after a peal
of thunder. There is a partial insur
arce.
There was a prolonged and heavy
electric storm at Pressure Isle Satur-
day night. In the darkness horse and
wagon and a man on bicycle collided
on South Main street. The man whose
name was Brown, was thrown and
considerably bruised on the head and
one knee was hurt. He was urged to
have 4 physician but with considerable
determination declared he would soon
| be all right and as neither party was
particularly to blame he would go on
his way. The wheel was badly broken.
A letter of instruction to officers Of the
internal revenue department has Just
been issued by Commissioner Capers with
| copy OF an opinion on the subject. rem
dered by the Hon. A. 3. Hayes, solicitor
| Of internal revenue, in which the COM
missioner concurs. The subject Of the
| opinion is that single sale of liquor does
not establish a tax liability. This ques-
ton has often been asked in Maine, both
by persons engaged In the liquor traffic
and by county officers especially DESTROYS
| that the federal government get after
| certain parties engaged in pocket ped
ding Of whiskey.
| A sad accident happened Saturday at
the old ferryboat crossing near the Nc
| Pherson farm, Eustis. Bonnie King, OIL
yer Cushman, Granville Marden and Paul
| Pepper were crossing the river in a small
flat-bottom boat. Bonnie King was row.
ing the boat. Two Of the men began to
fool and tipped the boat on one end SO
| that 1t filed with water and they were
Immersed. All could swim except Mr..
| Pepper. They were unable to save him
| and he was drowned. The body was
found about three hours later. The re-
mains were buried in the Stratton ceme-
terry Sunday. Mr.. Peppers home was in
| Canada.
Nelson a Bennett of Sanford, one Of
the hest known and most esteemed
| men in that part of the State, died
early Monday evening at his home on
| Film street. Deceased, whose age was
| g. years, was a native of Sanford and
had always made his home there. For
the past 30 years he was gardener and
florist for Hon. F.. F. GoOdall and was
recognized authority in his line. A
| widow and sen, Harry Bennett sur
vive. Among the other relatives are
two brothers ana a sister-Waltcr.
/ whose home is in Texas, Horace of
South Sanford, and Mrs. Moses
Houghton.
The Atlantic Shore Railroad fulfilled
| its promise to the letter and did start
its through service on hte missing
| link from kennebunkpOrt to York
Beach Sunday. July II. This was
promised some time ago. but no more
| than week ago it looked impossible
to competent men who went over the
| line. But 1t appears that the contrac-
| tors on this line are men who can hus-
! tie when they have to. 1t was intimat-
ed to them that they were far enough
behind on their job then and that they
| must get 1t ready fer traffic by July q
| as agreed. And they did. The first car
ran Sunday morning leaving at $50
Cars were started from both ends of
the line at that hour and then ran
through without mishap of any kind.
The company will maintain an hourly
| service between Kennebunkport and
ley line from Bath and Lewiston to
New York and Philadelphia is an as
| surcd fact.
The barn on Mrs Fred Young's farm
| on the Temple road at Wilton was blown
| down during n heavy wind and thunder
storm Saturday evening. The barn was
| SGx5S feet, and only portion Of 1t was
finished. The sills to the other part were
| laid and the floor was laid upon them
The wind apparently raised the whole
| building and turned 1t one-quarter
| around. The wind then made a complete
wreck Of the building. Beams eight
inches square were twisted and broken
One side of the roof was carried over tn.
tops Of apple trees and laid on the
| ground. shinGled side up. 0rods away
One gable end almost entire was 10 rods
| from where the building stood. A part
| of the other side Of the roof was in an
other field. Timbers, boards, shingles,
ETC.. were scattered about the field in
the track Of the cyclone. An old barn on
| the left and within a few feet of the new
one. was untouched as was also Mr.
Young's workshop on the right. The path
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