Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-03


Ifer air&Jackson is at the head of a
| movement that looks To the preserva-
| ton Of the house a. an historical
landmark, and has under way, the
organization OF company to be
| known as fne International LongfclloY
| Society.
Mrs. BARLEY Crowley of Portland in a
| fit of despopdency is alleged to have at
tempted suicide and to have slashed her
babys throat with razor. Both are ex-
| pected to recover.
Nearly all the bones In his left hand
were destroyed and two fingers had TO
be amputated, Sunday. when Alton Par-
| ker OF Lewiston, aged about Is, fell and
accidentally discharged a shotgun. Par
lSer was hunting during the forenoon
in the woods at Thornes corner and
Jumped across "a brook, shotgun in hand.
The young man made a misstep and fell.
the jar diseharsing the weapon,
The ire alarm sounded about / a. NJ,
Sunday, for blaze in the building on
upper Main street, Bingham. containing
{. w. Abbey's carpenter shop, Thomas
Mnier's cobbling shop and Ephraim Mil
ler's grain store. The department soon
had the fire under control but not until
the interior was we'll burned out. Mr..
Abbey saved his tools but his lumber
and Mr.. Miller's tools were lost. Fortu-
nately the stock of grain was low. The
buildingswa insured for $500
When 4 was discovered that Mrs. Lois
Z. Phillips and John Burns Furlong, both
of Auburn, who We're arrested in room
in the Riverside house on Main street,
Auburn, Sunday night, bore the kinshp
of uncle and niece. the States attorney
asked the court to consider the offence
that of incest The couple pleaded not
guilty in thee Auburn municipal court.
Monday morning, and waived examina-
ton. They We're placed under 500 bonds
each FOR appearance before the grand
jury at the January term Of the supreme
judicial court
The body Of Mary McMann. who dis
appeared, Friday night, at Bath, was
found, Monday noon, under the cm ferry
slip in the Maine Central yard. thus
clearing up the mystery which surround
ed her disappearance. She had undoubt-
eddy walked overheard, Friday night,
while trying to- catch the ferry to Wool
witch, where she boarded. The deceased
was n years Old The mother, Mrs. Peter
McAIann of Yarmouth. fonr brothers,
Hugh j. McMaun Of Portland. James and
Joseph of Yarmouth and William of
Michigan, ana. one sister. Miss Sarah
MeMam or liiddcford. survive.
The Bath fire department was called
out, shortly before 40 +. Nj. sunday
for a ire in the home of Roy \. ponnell
l03 Rear Court street The fire started
in the kitchen from an overturned lamp
and spread rapidly. buttins the story ana
4 half house and causing almost total
loss. Mr. Douneil, unable to handle the
blaze. rushed up stairs and rescued his
two children. He left them wrapped in
blankets outside the door with his wife
and attempted to save some Of his house,
hold goods, but the flames spread>so rap
idly that only sewing machine and one
chair We're saved. The house was in
sured.
With his skull fractured. one Shout
der broken and number of in
ternal injuries, Elmer c. Eittlefield,
aged p. of Auburn. lies at the Cen
trail Maine General hospital in Lew
iston. Hisscondition is most critical
and the physicians are doubtful re-
garding his recovery. The young mar.
was injured at ie20 A. NJ, Monday,
when his milk wagon was struck by
an automobile at the corner of Pine
and Horton streets, Lewiston. The
auto was driven by Philip Leblanc,
aged p, son of Joseph Leblanc pro-
prietor of the Lewiston Steam Dye
house Nh. Littlefield, who has al
N.ays lived in Auburn, is married. His
father, William L. Littlefield. is pro-
prietor Of a slaughter house in Ne@
Auburn.