Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-08-07
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

II. L. Kilgore has been appointed post
master at Webster.
The store of Stubbs the ciothier at Liver
more Falls has been closed by creditors.
The Agricultural Society of Orrington,
will hold its fair the 18th, goth and 2lst of
September.
Miss Louisa Frances of Leeds was badly
if not fatally injured Friday by her horse
running away and throwing her against a
rock.
The beautiful new library at Sorrento.
the gift of Mrs. Frank Jones, was formally
dedicated Saturday night by reception
and dance.
The annual kebo valley races at Bar
Iarbor are arranged for Aug. lj and It,.
A. C. Barney, Jesse Male and Sherlock
Swami are the stewards.
f.. f. Witham & Co., dealers in meal and
produce. Pennington, have assigned to f.
q. Greenleaf. Their liabilities are given as
$1,000; assets not gwen.
The French and Spanish consul at Port
land has been gathering information regard
ing the praeticability of exporting Maine
hav and apples to the above mentioned
countries.
George Albro, Thomas Andrews and
william Pritchard, prisoners in the county
iail at ElIswo worth, escaped Friday night by
breaking through the wall over q window
Their whereabouts are unknown.
The Seventh DAY Adventists will hold
their annual campmeeting in Bath from
Sept. to 10. Noted speakers from the
West are expected. The gathering will
probably be largest Of the kind ever held in
the State.
The body of Michael Conley was found
Saturday at Portland off Burnham's wharf.
Coroner B. +. McDonough did not deem an
inquest necessary. Conley was about %
AMI unmarried. He had been missing
since Thursday.
A burglar entered the residence of Cyrus
II. Lennell a, Otistield Saturday, and took
money and valuable jewelrr. Mr.. Lennell
and Charles Francis followed him to the
oxford county fair. but as night came on
the burglar eluded them in the pine woods.
Mr.. C. II. Nelson will take his great stal-
lion to ST. John on Aug. 22d. j. M. John
son, a well known horseman there has
made arrangements to have some grand
races at Moosepath sua Nelson will be
driven an exhibition mile. The peer Of
Nelson has never been seen in the provinces
and he Is expected to create a genuine sen
satiou there. not only among the horsemen
but the people generally.
c. II. Nelson ha- ieciled TO go to the
Eastern Maine State Fair at Bangor, and
has entered lis great stallion Nelson for the
$1,000 purse offered to any stallion beating
the half mile track record of the world.
Mr.. Nelson feels very confident that he can
win this purse and the way he worked Mel
| son mil, in 2.l0 81 at the neF track at
Scsrhoro last week would indicate that his
confidence is well placed. The last quarter
of the above mentioned mile was trotted in
so | 1 seconds, a 203 clip.
The August meeting at Pittsfeli to he held
Aug. "a. 25 anil %. with the follow ing
| classes: THURSDAY. Aug 24ih. tire" min
! ute clsss. purse 500; ? ~ class. tr0t an,i
pace. purse. SlG0: Orange race, pRrse
81. Fridsy. Aug 18th 10 class. purse
slo0: 9 3s class. puyse s1fl0; ladies' .ree-
| isl competition. purse s.. Saturday, Aug.
aGth, Three minute class. PAGERS, trotter'
admitted. purse sle0; 96 class, parse
500: free-for-an (Esriy Bird barredl
purse $50. bicycle race, 10 per cent to
enter, half mile beats, best three in FIVE,
Entries close az noon, day of race
purse SIS.