Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-10-16
FAIRFIELD
Marshall CULVER Thrown into
hennebec River when Stag
ing Broke but Was
Not Injured
SUNDAY IN THE CHURCHES

->eu b. kenrlck. painter and paper hang.
en- had narrow escape from a fatal ac.
cident, Thursday afternoon. when the
staging on which he was working gus.
pended from the side Of the building m
Lawrence Avenue and occupied by Pres
ton l.. Delano. barber, broke. letting
Ar. Gulliver down into the river. Mr..
CULVER in company with Mr.. Kenrick.
mad Just placed the staging In position
ana had applied a few brushes of paint
10 the side OF the building when the stag
ing broke almost evenly in the middle.
fortunately for Mr.. Kenrick he was near
the end OF the staging and managed to
eaten guy rope, swinging himself
around the corner OF the building a few
rect above the sidewalk. He was then
able to let himself down onto the board
walk unframed. But Mr. CULVER did
not fare SO well. He was working in the
center of the staging and was thrown to
the narrow embankment below The
force of the fall hindered Mr.. CULVER, In
assisting himself SO that he was rolled
into the river. being completely i'm
nlersed. He went out of sight and after
rising 70 the top the assistance of others
was needed to get him safely to shore.
Mr.. CULVER suffered nothing more than
a good ducking, but hts paint pail and
brush repose at the bottom Of the Ken
nebec.
Manager Lawry of the Lawrence High
school football team has made final ar
rangeElents for game. Saturday fore
noon against the second team OF Coburn
Institute. The game will be called at
1870 o'clock. Blackstone will be back
: into the game. Saturday after a several
days absence. The rest Of the positions
will be practically the same.
The annual inter-class meet Of the
Lawrence High school will take place on
Wednesday of next week. The exact
! time for the meet has not been set. The
sports will include ball game, runs.
dashes and jumps.
I'i.in. John A. Partridge left Friday
afternoon for Richmond where he will
pass the week end as the guest Of friends
and relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Priest and daugh-
ter Hildred. who have been making their
home in the up stairs rent of Mrs. Day s
home, lower Main street, have taken
rooms at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Err
nest II. Holman on Newhall street, where
they will make their home in the future.
Mrs George O. Brown who has been
i'll for several months at her home on
%ewi.al! street is very much improved
and is ahle to be out. Mrs. Brown at
tended the Benton Grange fair during the
two days. and enjoyed herself. Her
man: friends are glad to see her out
a*Hin.
Miss Annie Webber of Clinton has ar
rived in town to pass several days as
tie guest Of friends.
" r. Dinsn,ore who has been in town
for several days, the guest of friends. re-
turned Friday forenoon to his home at
IittsSell.
Mrs. Bert l.. Blakney who has been at
the home of sir. and Mrs. Leon Reed at
Fenton for some time where she has
been caring for Mrs. Reed during the lat
ter'e illness, returned Friday to her home
in town.
;, new telephone has been installed in
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. John Bacon
on Cottage street, the call TO which Is
l6a-2.