Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-11-24
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

night, in his barn at East Warren. He
had been insane for Is years and was
about 35 years old. Coroner Mills of
Camden was sent for but was out of
town. The selctmen decided that an in
quest was unnecessary.
The section men on the Eastern Divi-
sion of the Boston & Maine Railroad
found a loose rail Between Biddcford and
kennebunk station, Friday morning.
Spikes had been pulled and the tool house
near by had been broken into. 1t is evil
dent that an attempt to wreck the morn
ing train was intended. 1t is suspected
that tramps did it.
The long pressed claim of the city of
Bath against the Maine Water Company,
for insufficient hydrant service and extra
expense incurred thereby in running the
fire department, has been settled, the city
government having accepted an offer of the
company for cash settlement. The claim
Of the city was 1888. 9S and the offer of
the Water Company was SllS9.l IL. The
first offer of the company was S321.72,
their second offer was Sl1313l.
About 25 OF the State college student
journalists have formed themselves in to a
press club in order that a system of obtain
ing news for correspondents may be pro
NOTED. About 10 daily papers of the
state arc represented The officers elected
are as follows: President Frank Da-
mon. 90 vice president, f. Everett Glib
bsl, 90; secretary, Everett 6. Glidden,
'96: executive committee, consisting Of
the above three, with Perley b. Palmer,
SO, and Fred a. Hobbs, 90.
The case of George Otis and wife, alias
Lee, was tried before Trial Justice s J.
Treat at Rockport. The case against Otis
was for breaking into the residence of
Captain L. Head and taking coins and
other goods He pleaded guilty and was
bound over to the supreme court in
December. The prosecution against Mrs.
Lena Otis was for the larceny of dress.
The court took the view that there was
probable cause and also bound her over in
the sum of $1,000. to appear at the same
court
Mr.. c. f. Stackpole of Bangor, the win
ter carnival promoter, was at Portland
again, Thursday. actively engaged in for
warding his enterprise. Mr.. Stackpole
firmly believes that he can make the
scheme go. He has obtained from the
weather bureau record of the tempera
turc etc. for the month of January for
a number of years, which the men who
built the ice palaces at Montreal and Que
bee say is entirely satisfactory; that is that
ice palaces and arches will stand as well in
Portland in ordinary January weather as
they will across the st. Lawrence.
Last Tuesday night a dog belonging to
Mr.. Edgar Thompson of Monmouth, dis
appeared from his premises and has not
since been heard from. The next night
Mr.. Thompson heard a disturbance in the
stable across the road, and getting up,
he lighted a lantern and went out. He
found that a work horse which had been
hitched in the barn was standing under
an apple tree, to which he was secured in
the orchard Another horse, and a very
valuable one. had been led out of his stall
and hitched in the barn floor. The rob
bers had evidently taken fright at the APP
proach of the owner OF the stable, and did
not again return to the farm.
The Enterprise told its readers some
weeks ago that the New York and Nor
witch Line, for which company the big
steamer City OF Lowell was constructed
had about decided to build a mate
to her. The company has finally decided
to do so and the boat will be even larger
than the City of Lowell. This latter craft
has proved such a success and so speedy
that the Norwich Line people will natur
ally be inclined to favor our Iron Works
when it comes to the building of the new
craft, but business is very dull in about
all of the ship yards and the chances are
that the competition will be very sharp
when it comes TO bids and our Bath
Works will have to figure pretty close
However, we hope and expect to hear
that the Iron Works are the lucky bid
ders. Bath Enterprise