Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-07

in a saw mill at Arson. Young Night.
ingale was saving laths when a boil
broke, striking him. He only livee
about two hours. Mr.. Nightingale
was 10 years old and was engaged tc
be married The remains We're taker
to Mars Hill for burial July A. A
mother and several brothers and sis
ters at Mars Hill survive.
Thursday afternoon, launch party
from up river brought word to the
police department that the body of a
man was floating in the river neal
Thorn's Head A boat was secured
and officer Roy started for the scene
and found instead of a body, it was
the head of a sturgeon. At first he
thought it was the feet of a drowned
man, and was not surprised at the
report made by the launch party
Bath Times. July 5.
valuable horse belonging to the
Turner Center Creamery co. Of An
burn WAS killed by the $50 train on
the lower Maine Central at the
Bleachery crossing in Lewiston, Sat
Hrday. and the driver. Joseph Dig
neault. who saved his life by jump
x,
He was driving through the BIeachery
private way III a covered wagon ana
failed to hear the train until it was
almost upon him.
Two Pullman ears on the rear of a
train from Portland IL Boston over
the western division of the Boston x
Maine Railroad jumped the track while
taking a siding at Wells Beach Sat
urday night, and tied up traffic foi
several hours Fourteen passengers
were in the two cars. but except foi
a slight shaking up no inc was hurt
The rails on the siding and an The
main track were torn up and traffic
was sent around by the Eastern divi-
sion The cause of the deralment is
not known.
Mrs. Sa.ah Rebecca Steele, wife of
the late Alexander Steele, diea at heI
home on First street Auburn. Satur-
day. as the sequence Ia 4 surgical op-
Grafton performed in December last
She was born in ST. stephen, y e.. 3.
years ago. She had lived in Auburn
many years and was member of the
Sixth Street Congregational church 81
Auburn Two sons. Joseph + and Al
exander Steele, and three daughters
Mrs. George Hall and Misses jennie
and Elizabeth steele. also three sisters
Mrs. Elizabeth Spear. Mrs. Robert
Steele and Mrs. John Osborn, all Oh
Auburn, survive.
According to information received il
Portland Saturday, the steamer Mas
sachusetts of the Eastern STEAMSHIP
Corporation, ran into snnken gov
eminent tug while entering Boston
harbor The bottom of steamer was
so badly damaged that she has beer
withdrawn from service and th'
steamer Old Colony. from Portland
the largest coastwise vessel sailing
from Portland. has been sent to tbs
Hub As a result the passenger bus
mess from New York to Portland, nov
at its height will be greatly handi.
capped because there will be but TIVE
sailings week between Portland ant
New York instead of four.
Harry Wright was before the court
Saturday, at Lisbon Falls, as re
suit of a raid made al his home
Thursday evening. by Sheriff steven.
and Deputies Hamilton and Harding
They seized two quarts of whiskeN
three sills of wine. one gill of wine
one quart of gin. one quarter a
brandy, Is pint bottles of beer. a
the trial all except the brandy ant
beer was claimed by ". B. Nulty
who is STAYING at the home of Mr.
Wright. The American Express agent
Mr. Kirschner, testified that the goods
came in the name of Mr. Nulty. an6