Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-01
Man Charged with PIac-
ing Obstruction on Track,
John WEIGH Of Madison Is Now
In Custody al Fairfield.


yesterday over the report that a man
was in the police station on the charge
of having placed a push car upon the
track Of the Maine Central, in an en-
deavor to wreck the train The story
comes to us that Engineer Walter
Harding on a wild engine on the way
to SkoWhegan saw a push car on the
track near the Good Will station. The
crew removed the car and notified
Conductor Jim Lowe of the west
bound freight to look after the man
When the freight came along the
man made an attempt to board it but
was not successful. receiving a severe
~ bruised arm which was dressed
when he was in the custody Of the
officers. He was taken to Shawmut,
and delivered over to Deputy Sheriff
w. w. Nye, who was in town on BUSH
ness.
The man gives his name as John
WEIGH, residence Madison. lie claims
that several boys belonging to the
Good VIII Home placed the car on
the track. He was on his way to Fair
field and could not see why he should
have done such a thing. The boys at
the Farm claim that they saw the man
do the trick and they gave u minute
description of the individual.
c. H. Priest, assistant superintendent
at Waterville, is handling the matter
for the Maine Central. He will make
a visit to Good Will and will examine
the engineer of the wild engine The
man will be held at Fairfield awaiting
developments.
lnnr hat To, Al 1,al
been ut Hinckley during the day and
cndeaVOrcd to secure Il boat, and while
on this errand fell into the river and
did many queer tricks. The Good Will
boys saw theSman near the car earlier
in the day and believe that he may
have been laboring under a cloud
The Portland Y. NJ c. A. boys on
the hike from Portland to the Pines,
located on the east side of the Kenne-
bee and owned by the Good Will Home
Association, where they will pass a
vacation, passed through this town at
1890 p. M. Friday. A brief stop was
made here to allow the boys to stock
up with water and take a view of the
town. The boys were in excellent spir-
it's, saying that they We're enjoying the
trip far beyond expectations.
Mrs. Maud Wyman Barrows has re-
turned to her home in Somerville,
Mass, after passing a two-weeks va
cation with her father, George Wyman
of High street Mrs. Barrows was
graduated from the Fairfield High
school in the Glass of 1901.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred McMullen are re-
ceiving congratulations upon the birth
of a bouncing baby boy.
The entertainment committee Of Ben
ton Grange having in charge the pro-
duction of a play at the annual Grange
fair to be held in October met Friday
night at the home of Miss Alberta L.
Foss. the chairman. A list of plays was
selected, the distribution of the parts
discussed and plans formed for the
guidance of the COMMITTEES.
The subject of the morning sermon
at the First Baptist church will be
Jonah, or the Love Of God" This Is a
continuation of the series of sermons
on the messages of the Prophets The
evening subject will be, rs 1t Worth
the Gambler" This is the pastors last
Sunday before vacation. There will be
preaching at the church every Sunday
during August. The Bible
school will meet regularly as usual.
Rev. aud Mrs. j. l.. Clark and daugh-
ter will leave Monday for Unity where
they viii pass a vacation for several
days
Mrs. Alice Williams of Auburn is the
guest of Mrs stephen Wing on Main
street.
Mrs. i. II. Brown. accompanied by
Mrs. A. a. Downs. are at the b. M.
Bradbury cottage. Temple Heights. 1t
is hoped that the vaaction will result
in doing Mrs Brown much good, as she
is in very poor health.
Mrs J. II. Roberts. who is suffering
from a severe attack of nervous pros
tration. is improving slowly.
Rev f. f.. Barton of the Universal
list church is in Boston for two weeks
vacation. He made the trip by electric
cars from Lewiston.
Miss Marcia Wetherell. principal of
the LOngfellow Grammar school, has
gone to Owls Head. where she will be
the guest of Mrs. Hugh Ross Hatch.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. M. Emery are IN
Foxcroft on a weeks visit to their |
daughter, Mrs. Carrie Vaughan.
Stanley Brown left Friday for Sc
bee. where he will pass his vacation |
Mrs Mary e. Davis and son Arthur
left this week with Captain w. r. |
kreger on the Edward ]. Lawrence for
q sea trip to Richmond, Va.
Carl Piper of the force of the F. H. |
Brown Clothing Co. has been compelled |
to leave his duties for a few days, |
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