Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-07-21
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

A blacksmith shop at Pittsfeld, owned by
James II. Crosby was burned Wednesday
night no insurance.
The IIth annual reunion of the First
Maine Heavy Artillery Association will be
held at Orono, Thursday, Aug. 2ith, 1893.
A Biddeford business man, who recently
moved to Sanford, has eloped with Bidde-
ford woman. They are said to be living in
Boston.
John Hsnscom. former publisher of the
Maine Sentinel, has received an appoint
ment as skilled laborer in the yards and
docks of the Kittery nay yard.
The Madison Investment Co. stopped
working pulp last Friday, but they now
have about % men at work in an about the
mill on repairs and piing lumber.
The annual convention of the Piscataquis
county w. c. T. y. assembled at the Free
Baptist church, Dover, Tuesday. All tht
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.
The East branch of the drive on the
Penobscot Of some Is 600 900 logs is now
passing over Grindstonc falls and is expec-
ted to be 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.
tative to the last Legislature, was
| severely injured by being caught
by the rope, while pitching hay with
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 to Rock
ports collector this year will be $1,000
| in place Of s2t 900 last year and the rate
! of taxation is reduced from si - on $1,000
to 81 -. The selectmen have called in
5000 Of the funded debt. which will leave
| the funded debt Of the town only about
ssooo. The apparent debt is about sIf,-
| 0oa. but there are enough available assets
to reduce it to 5000.
| Department Commander Wainwright
Gushing of the Grand Army bas arranged
to visit all the posts and relief corps in
| Aroostook county. He will be accompan-
led by Assistant Adjutant General II. G.
| Vaughan, Assistant Qusrtermaster Gen
| eral A. NJ. Warren and Aid-de-camp =. c.
Morrill,. The department commander Will
begin at Lincoln next Tuesday and then
| 90 in turn to the posts in Sherman Mills,
Island Falls. Houlton, Hodgdop. Blaine,
! Sprague's Mills. Presque Isle, Mapleton.
Caribou, Washburh. Fort Fairfield, Ma
sardis. Pstten, Weston, Springfield and
| Winn.
| Mrs. Olivia Kicker. wife Of Charles
/ Kicker Of Bangor. became violently insane.
| Tuesdav night. Last week in the municipal
court, Mrs. Kicker complained that a man
named Charles Sheridan had committed a
criminal assault upon her. Sheridan was
arrested and tried, but was discharged,
Judge vose considering the evidence insult
fcient. Ever since then Mrs. Kicker, who
who is . slight, good-looking woman Of
about 20 years, has shown signs Of mental
collapse until now she il a raving lunsfic.
Almost at the same hour Mrs. Rickers
brother, Edwin Phillips, became insane.
At 4 O'Clock Wednesday morning he was on
the street raving violently. II Is said Z
beam fell on him Monday, striking his
head, bat be had shown symptoms of men
tai alteration for some time.