Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-02-19
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

Amherst was shaken up Wednesday re-
noon by what vas thought 10 be 8 small
sized earthquake.
Lewiston and Auburn is to have grand
sleighipg carnival, Saturday, afternoon
Feb 20. A grand display OF horstfssh
is expected.
At Paris, Wednesday, the jury gave \
verdict OF not guilty in the case Of Rev. S
7. Record, charged With adultery with his
adopted daughter. Miss Edi!h B. Record.
twas reporied among some prominent
Democ .stic leaders st Portland, Thursday,
that the gubernsto'isl nomination has been
rendered Hon. VIM. II. Clifford Of Port
land and that he declined
Daniel II. Murphy aged sbous24 years. q
laster by trade and q vsnderer. was stricken
with spoplexy 10 the Y. NJ. C. A reading
room, Portland, Thursday. Relatives will
communicate with the Greedy Hospital,
Portland. He may survive.
The Dominion liner. Oregon, Thursdsy,
landed 6283 boxes Of tin plate and 5C9
boxes Of tsggers iron at Portlsnd for
Phelps, Dodge Co, of Chicago. The
smount received for duty at the Portland
custom house for the lin plate was SIS
775.
The estimsted loss Of the novelty wood
turning shop at Livermore Falls which
burned Wednesday morning is, on sbop,
tools. stock and miscellaneous articles,
s24. GOO, ard il WAS insured IS follcvs In
Mscomber's Agency, $500; in Gordon's
Agency, $500; total Sl1 100, making the
net less sl2, 800,
The second district Republican congress
sionsl committee was in session at Rock
land, Wednesday. Il WAS voted to hold 8
convention in Auburn, the 26th Of April,
when a candidate for member Of Congress
| will be nomiE s;ed and tro delegates and
two slternstes to the Minneapolis conven-
tion will be chosen ard siso Presidential
/ elector.
News Of peculiar death comes from
Knightvilie. Ethel the j. yesr-Gld dsugh-
| ter Of George E. Griffin. while standing at
q blackboard in the Cape Elizabeth High
school engaged in solving an intricate
geome:ricsl problem, was taken With faint
| ing Fl ard fell, striking sg,ins, desk. 1t
was . half hour before she revived. She
wss taken home, " here she die d from An il
| jury 10 the spine.
G. R. Ellis Of Belfast ofers to match
| Elm brock and Westbrook sgsiust any two
horses in Waldo c-unty bred by one mare,
trot or pace, and put two bundred dollars
\ on eseh horse ard make two races on each
day of the meeting. Or will nastch West
| brook, three years cid, sgsi1ss any trotter
or PAGER three, f5u. or FIVE years old for
any stake rot TO exceed $500. This mesns
mile hea's, best three in FIVE 10 harness. he
/ right WAY on the track. NJ quarters or
eighths in this, but il is full mics ard ST
lesst three Of them.
The l5,h sDnusl session OF the Grand
Lodge Knights of Honor Of Marie, was
held at PythiAr Hail, Rocslsnd, Wednes-
day evening. Feb. IL The following
! officers were elected for the ensuing year
K ". Stsrbird. psst grand dictator, Port
laud; George Bi.s, grsi d Dictator, Wsl-
dobcro; George W Fu,bgsh, grand vice
dictator, Lewiston; Il. W Glidden. grand
assistant Dictator, Dausri.cotts; Aibro Z.
Chase, grand reporter Portlsnd; Henry A.
Torsey, grand treasurer, Le-istoa; VIM.
Thompson, grand chsplsin, Veszie; Chss.
h. Ste, e1s, grand guard, Portland; G W.
Fslss, srsrd guardian; A. W. Fowler,
srapd trustee, Warren; X. W. StAreira ],
grand representative. Portland; George 8.
Weodman. alternate representative, AT
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