Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-07-20
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

| A blacksmith shop at Pittsfield, owned b.,
James H. Crosby was burned Wednesday,
night; no insurance. i
| The eth annual reunion of the First
| Maine Heavy Artillery Association will be
held at Orono, Thursday, Aug. 2tth, 1897
A BiddeforI business man, who recently
moved to Sanford, has eloped with Bidde
ford woman. They are said to be living in
Boston.
John IIanscom. former publisher of the
Maine Sentinel, has received an appoints
ment as skilled laborer in the yards and
docks of the Kittery may yard.
The Madison Investmen, Co. stopped
working pulp last Friday, but they now
have about 90 men at work in an abou, the
mill on repairs and piing lumber.
The annual convention of the PscataquisI
county w. c. T. L.. assembled at the Free
Baptist church. Dover, Tuesday. All thcI
unions were represented by delegates.
The contract for grading and masonry on
the Kingfeld & Dead River Railroad has
been awarded to McGregor Bros, Portland
and the ground will be broken next Satur-
day.
Inc East DraNtn OF tnP Hfl'e on tHt
Penobscot Of some 10 900. 900 logs is nov
passing over Grindstone falls and il eHpec-
ted to he wholly in the main river in few
days now.
-Four men were discovered early Thurs
day morning attempting to gain an entrance
to the Lawrence cottage at Old Orchard.
and were frightened away, but none of
them were captured.
Henry Barlow of Freedom, represen-
tstive to the last Legislature, VI.
severely injured by being caught
by the rope while pitching hay with
a horsefork- He was thrown entirely
through board fence, 10 feet away. sus-
tanning very ugly cuts about the head AMI
breast.
The total commitment of taxes 10 Rock
ports collector this year will be SIS .otO
in place Of SPA 900 last year and the rate
of taxation is reduced from = ~ on slOpo
to 81 10. The selectmen have called in
5000 Of the funded debt, which will leave
the funded debt OF the town only about
5000. The apparent debt is about sif,-
600, but there are enough available assets
to reduce it to 5000.
Department Commander Wainwright
Cushing Of the Grand Army has arranged
to visit all the posts and relief corps in
Aroostook county. He will be accompan-
led by Assistant Adjutant General II. c.
Vaughan, Assistant Quartermaster Gen
eral A. ". Warren and Aid-de-camp y. c.
Morrill,. The department commander will
begin at Lincoln next Tuesday and then
go in turn to the posts in Sherman Mills,
Island Falls, Houlton, Hodgion. Blaine.
Sprague's Mills. Pressure Isle, Mapleton.
Caribou, Washburn. Fort Fairfield. Ma
.srds. Pstten, Weston, Springfield and
Vim.
Mrs. Olivia Kicker, wife Of Charles
Kicker Of Bangor. became violently insane.
Tnesdav night. Las; week in the municipal
court, Mrs. Kicker complained that a man
named Charles Sheridan had committed a
criminal assault upon her. Sheridan vas
arrested and tYisd, but was discharged,
Judge yose considering the evidence insult
fcienf. Ever sinee then Mrs. Kicker, Who
who is a slight. good-iooking woman of
about % years, has shown signs of mental
collapse until now she 10 q rAving iunasic.
Almost At the same hour Mrs. Ricker's
brother, Edwin Phillips, became insane
Al O'Clock Wednesday morning be was 90
the street raving violently. II Is said .
beam fell on him Monday, striking his
head, but be had shown symptoms of men
tai abeffation for some time.