Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-06-04


thrown from his team, which kept GA until
his niece, who vas also In the wagon. vss
thrown out or j2mpsd cas acd Vas killed
On College street some weeks SIEGE Il
vas one Of the Pile Of recks hauled snd
| dumped By the side ct the soai fer the coz
| ssrucs.en Of this cuivers that Mr.. Rove
claims his wheel struck. causing the scci-
dent.
A vigorous Ere alarm vAs sounded ss an
early hour yesterday morning. The family
living In the bulldog which 10 also occupied
~ . coat shop BY Mr. Spsuldirg, noticed .
smell Of smoke and notified the police, Who
located the Ere in the lover part Of the
building. in quantity Of rags that were
stored there fhe fremen soon had the
| flames subdued, the bulk Of the
loss being in stock Injured by smoke and
water. Mr.. Spsuiding says there were no
greasy rags in the pile The water motor
Is in the basement. and the smoke which
attracted the attention Of the inmates vent
| up through the hole 10 the noor where the
oels runs to connect With the machinery
above. But for this fortunate state Of
| things. it is probable ;has the fire would
have gos under such hesdusy before dis.
| covered a. to be very disastrous.
The proceedings Of the Maine Hotel
| Proprietors' Association, which meets in
| this city today. will be watched with good
deal Of interest. The gathering promises
to be 9 very large one ss five hundred 10
vit&tions were issued, and among thoee here
will probably be some Of the most infiaen-
| tisi hotel men in Maine. The business
| meeting will be held in Thsyer's
Hall. and will be called to order At 2 P.
ID, when an address will be made by the
President, Mr.. Fl. A. Brick Of Lewiston.
The report Of the secretary and treasurer.
Mr.. Will Fl. Mcdonald Of Pennington will
follow. after which officers will be elected
for the ensuing year, and all unfinished
business that was laid over from the last
meetiug will be disposed of. Ii is ex-
pected that many questions will be
discussed and acted upon after the
routine business is disposed Of. Among
these, will be the folloSing expectancy
Of making raise Of prices of every hotel
in the State; Of the members Of the Asso-
citation Piled ging themselves, aud sill the it,
tiuence they can bring to bear, both sepsr-
ayely and collectively, to the support of
the political party At the mex. State cleo
tion, that will pledge itself. if elected,
10 cast their votes aud Bf1ence
for the repeal of the prohibitory law aud
place instead an op,ionsl license law; of
en- ploy ing men at the Legislature who will
do all in their power to get what is termed
hotel or caIersr's privilege to furnish
wines to banguets and liquors to guests in
their rooms. 1T is not necessary" says
the invitation circular, "for US to state or
| explain why these and many other important
questions will be brought before this
coming convention, for, as we xll know,
the prohibitory law from its origin, was \
severe blow to the hotel business in this
State, and has been from year to year more
and more intensified until We have reached
= period that demands. il ever, all the
unsnimity Of strength. power ard influence
for US TO muster The plan of establish
ing an Employment Bureau. to be man
aged by the Association, will also be dis
cussed, and the great and beneficial results
of This new feature shown to the eonven-
ton. In the evening there will be 8 grand
barquet at Elmwood Hotel