Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-07-20
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

Lord Randolph Churchill has given up
his trip to Ontario.
The Lewiston and Auburn Marketmen's
Association held their annual excursion at
Peaks Island, Aug. l..
Mrs. Lizze Spaulding. aged %, the wife
of Charles Spaulding, machinist eloped
with Linwood Clark of Lebanon, Monday.
A new French dramatic club has been
organized in Lewiston called the Circle
Papineau. 1t has rooms in Callahan
block.
The Lewiston Y. M. C. A. has organized
a base ball team. practice game will be
played Saturday. The team includes sew
eral Bates college boys.
Arrived at Boothbay lIarbor, yachts
Breeze, McCabe, Kyler, Blake, Clark for
Bar Harbor. Also steam yacht Random
returning west, and Mildred Harbinger.
The cases of George A, Nellie NJ. and
Eben J. Pulsifer against the city of Auburn
for damages for injuries received on the
highway. have been nonsuited because no
notice of the defects had been given to the
city. New suits will be begun to show that
the road was not properly constructed.
The Bangor men who are interested in
the proposed new proposed new street rail
way from that city to Winterport and
Frankfort IL miles down the river, are
anxious to begin construction this year.
The location has been granted and all the
other preliminary arrangements made.
DR.. w. II. Simmons of Bangor, was q
member of the crew that Harvard sent
across the water in 1869, only to be beaten
by a length by Oxford The doctor, who
is now busily prsct cling his profession,
looks but little older than in the days when
he was one of the greatest of the Harvard
osrsmen and when his university crew was
the best in the country.
Victor V. Thompson, principal of the
Rockland high school. rendered bis resig-
nation. Wednesday. 1t is understood that
he has been ffered a position elsewhere.
II is no secret that Mr.. Thompson has no
desire to resume his position there. 1t will
be remembered that II members of the last
graduating class were suspended and did
not graduate. There is still bitter feel
ing over the matter.
The Maine dentists at the annual meeting
at Rockland, elected the following officers
President, DIR. T. L. Tibbetts, Rocklaud;
vice-president, DIR. r. B. Miller, Rockland
secretary, DR.. F. A. Kuowlton, Fairfield;
treasurer, DR.. E. J. Roberts, Augusta
librs,ian, DR.. +. Bacon, Portland; execu-
live committee, DIS. c. f. Bryant. Pitts
field: l.. S. Chilcott, Bangor; d. w. Fei-
lows, Portland; f. S. Sawyer, Skowhegsn,
and G. @. Mitchell, Bucksport. The ne
convention will be held in Bangor.
The Dana guards of Lewiston, Capt:
Moriarty commanding, were inspected
Wednes esdsy evening by Capt. Hall of the
10Th United States infantry accompanied
by DR.. J. B. O'Neil of Portland, and Lieut..
Col. Storah of Auburn. Capt. Hall says
he is not in the habit of saying that com.
panies pass an excellent inspection and
doesn't always say so when he is reported
ss saving so, but he did say upon this oo-
casion that he was highly pleased with the
inspe ction of the Dana guards and comph-
mented Captain Moriarty most highly. The
extended order drill by squad was the
finest he has seen in the State. Sixteen
recruits were examined and mustered IN.