Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-11-02

dentally shot and killed by his COM
panion. Alfred Albert.
April baby daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Rice of West Boothbay,
shot and killed by 5-year-old sister
Louise. who found a loaded 32-cali-
| bre rifle, used for target practice.
July 12-Clifford Bunten. aged II.
son Of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Bunten Of
| Livermore Falls. shot and killed by
| brother Walter, aged IA. who was
| cleaning a rife, not knowing it was
| loaded.
July 1s-Levi Scott. aged IS, of
| Newport, shot and killed by the dis
charge Of his own gun. with which he
had left home to shoot crows.
Aug 5-Stillman Pierce, son OF
| Mr. and Mrs. George Pierce Of Ke-
| Ear Falls, shot himself in the face.
while after crows. Death was prob
| ably instantaneous.
Aug. 12-Frank A. Lovejoy. aged
e.. of Lagrange. shot and killed by
his own gun. with which he had left
| home to shoot a skunk.
| Sept. 19-John A. Roundberg, aged
81. shot and killed by a man who
sail he mistook him for a deer.
! December 25-Robert H. Connors.
| aged II. died from the effects of a
wound from the accidental discharge
Of revolver on Dec. 16 in the hands
\ Of friend, Charles L. Pratt, at the
| U. of Me.
| The Wounded
. Many cases of minor injuries from
accidents with firearms were also re-
ported during the same time, Of
which the following is but partial
report and details are lacking in
many of these:
Dec. Margaret Griffin of Show
| hogan left hospital for home. having
been treated for shot wound in the
| leg.
| Dec. 1S-Omre French of North
| Arson accidentally shot himself while
cleaning a revolver, the bullet enter
! ing enc thigh.
| Dec. 22-Elmer Blake, aged IA. of
Bath. left the hospital after treat
ment for a gunshot wound in one an
| kle, caused by the discharge of a gun
| by a friend. Ernest S. Myers. while
at the latter's camp in the woods.
| Dec. 27-Byron Harrington, aged s
years. of Damariscotta, was recently
shot by his brother. Israel, who fired
at squirrel and the charge went
through 4 thick growth of fir and
seven shot struck Byron.
Jan. S-Martin p. Costello Of Port
land found a cartridge. struck it with
bicycle pump, exploded it and
stopped the bullet with his left hand
Jan. 22-Thomas r. Watts, aged %.
son Of Capt. and Mrs. John II. Watts
of Machias, was shot in the arm by
the discharge of gun beside him in
a sled. He was taken to Bangor and
the arm amputated.
Jan. 23--Jessie James. a member Of
the Naval Coast Patrol, stationed at
Lamoine, was taken to the Bar Har-
Dor hospital, with a bullet wound in
his leg. caused by the accidental dis
charge of his revolver.
Jan. 23-Elmer Whitney, son of
! Augustus Whitney of Bridgton. was
hunting, when he fell in the snow,
accidentally hit the trigger of his gun
and received the charge in his left
hand.
Fep. William, son of VIM. B.
Johnson of Portland, was struck I'M
der the eye by a bullet rebounding
from target.
April 20-Charles German of Beth
ell tried to dig out cartridge which
had stuck in a target revolver, when
it exploded the bullet entering
Yeargle boys abdomen.
April 27-Fred Dixon, 11-year- old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Nixon
Of Sanford was shot in the breast by
bullet from a revolver in the hands
of playmate. Norman Kitchin, aged
IA. who didn't know it was loaded.
April 25-Raymond Haskins, son of
Webster Haskins Of Lubec, was out
cunning for duck and laid his gun in
the bottom of the boat. 1t was dis
charged in some way. the charge
went between his left arm and body,
taking most Of the muscle from the
arm.
May 16-Jim Fredericks of Rum
for recently went shooting rats at
Ogunquit, fell and shot himself
through the hand. One finger was
later amputated.
June 25-Kenneth Smiley Of Show
began. son of Mr.. and Mrs. D. F.
Smiley. was watching for a wood
| chuck, when his gun was discharged
and the charge entered his leg.
June 30-Hilda Dow of Wiscasset,
aged 49, was shot in the arm by her
brother. She was taken to Bath and
the arm amputated.
July Jesse Hartman. 7-year- old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Alphonse Harri-
man of Portland was shot through
the right eye by a playmate. The
eye was removed
Aug. 6-Mrs. Burns Smith was shot
in the head by the discharge of a gun
by a nephew who was playing Wild