Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-06-19
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

Entries for the June race meet st Old
Orchard on the 26th, 9th, 2Sth ard Goth
have closed. There are 16O entries.
William R. Buzzell of Dayton, prom;
uent citizen, died Sunday night. He leaves
a widow, two sons and two daughters.
Lynch and Shea of the Lewiston New
England League team were fined by the
management for Indifferent playing and
both have left Lewiston. If they persist in
the course they have taken they will be sus-
pended.
Joseph St. Hiaire, for an attempted as
sault on 7-year-old girl, was bound over
to the grand jury at Portland, Monday, in
$1,000. st. Hilaire was the man who wac
arrested under the name of ''Dr. Plant,
which he had assumed.
At Exeter, Saturday, the $50 class was
won by G. H. Nelson's Damosella. Best
time, 2,33 IA. Charles Dustin's Lucky
2 "a 1-2. G. r. P. ner's Lady Franklin
won the 2.30 class. Best time, 2.27 Ia.
During thunder shower Sunday after
noon, lightning struck barn in West Sc
bee, about three miles east of Foxcroft vii
laee, on what is known as the Hiram Blood
farm, settiog it on fire. Two barns, three
dwelling houses and ell were burned. The
buildings were unoccupied.
Albert York, workman at the Granite
island quarry, was blown up while digging
out the charge from blast that had missed
fire and his right hand was badly hurt,
The doctors think there is hsrdly an even
chance of saving it. Alexander Frazier,
the foreman, had his hand burned but
slightly.
The largest town meeting in the history
of the town of Newcastle was held Satur-
day to decide whether Newcastle should
have hydrant system of water works. As
Newcastle is so small a town and is com
posed of foreigners the vote was all one
way, against water, by vote of SO for, to
1879 against.
An inquest is to be had over the burning
of E. F. Mars box factory at Moore's
Mills, Canaan, on June 10, which was
thought to be incendiary, and town meet
ing has been called for next Saturday to see
if the town will authorize the selectmeu to
offer reward for the apprehension and con-
yiction of the guilty party.
Albert M. Houston was before ] Idge
Chase at Bucksport, Friday, charged with
using explosives for the purpose of killing
fish in Douglass pond. Game Warden At
wood of Winterport, who has been on the
track of parties for some time, made the
complaint and caused the arrest Judge
Chase fined Houston $50. He appealed.
At the tobacco store of John Cox, in
Monument square, Portland, Monday, the
police seized 2000 Louisiana Lottery tick
cts ard 800 tickets of the Chicago co-opera-
tive syndicate. Cox was placed under ar
rest. Joseph Breed was arrested, Monday.
for dealing in lottery tickets, and 1882 Lou
isiana lottery tickets we're seized from him
Reports of damage done by thun Ter
storms, Sunday, continue to come in. At
Old Town four houses were struck by
lightning and more or less damaged. At
South Atkinson a $500 house was struck
and burned. At Brownville big barn and
outbuildings were struck and DESTROYED and
house badly torn. At Lincoln village
Butler & Gates stable was burned.
During the showers. Sunday, three cows
belonging to Alonzo f. futile, a we'll. to do
farmer near Canaan village, were killed by
lightning. They were found dead in the
open pasture, no tree being within 25 rods.
Henry Nason's barn in South Canaan was
struck and one end badly shattered and his
valuable horse was killed. The barn
caught fire but the fire was extinguished.
The Guilford Base Ball Club went to
Dover, Saturday, to play the Dover Stars.
II was a close and exciting game, the Gull
fords VIM ing by score of 10 TOT. At
the close of the eighth inning the score was
5 and 5. The Guilfords went to the bat
and good stick work and sharp base running
netted them five more runs. The Dovcrs
made two in their half. As each nine have
now won game the rubber" will be
played at Milo, July 4.
Deputy Sheriff A. +. True, assisted by
O'Brien & Msxwell of Lewiston, made a
big haul at Mechanic Falls, Sunday noon.
Henry Siederling, from whom the seizure
was made, lives in Minot. about two miles
from Mechanic Falls. The off .ers found
FIVE quart bottles of rum hidden in a stone
wall, two and one half quarts in cupboard
in the house. two barrels of cider, one
quart bottle of alcohol, 80 empty cider bar
,els So empty quart rum bottles, and two
gallon jug of cider, which had Just been
sold and was taken from the purchasers
team. No arrests were made.
Register of Probate Reynolds of Port
land, is busily engaged getting together
letters and articles to be sent to Lieutenant
Peary by the auxiliary expedition which
sails from New York in day or two.
Among other things he will send some deli
cscies in the way of fruits, etc. At Shaw's
they have been putting up some oranges
among other things. Ithas heretofore been
believed that oranges could not be sent into
tho A rcfip huf Mr. EImor Cha no. MADE,
taken to pack a lot of them in fuch a way
that LIEUT. nant and Mrs. Pesry. With 9th
ers OF the party, may erjoy them under the
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