Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-09-07
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

George Goddard of Westbrook, aged %
years, committed suicide at o'clock,
Thursday morning, by taking paris green.
The refusal of his father to support him in
likeness was the cause of the act.
The sporting season up to This time at
Rangeley has been far ahead of any pre-
vious year. The Rapgeley lake house has
been obliged to room out of the hotel from
ten to twenty people nights for the last six
weeks. Kennebago and Seven ponds are
still crowded. The same can also be said
of the hotels on the lower lakes.
The Maine Wellesley College Associa-
ton met at Portland, Thurs day, and chose
the following officers: president Mrs.
Murchie, Calais; vice-president, Miss Mel
son. Calais; secretary, Miss Ane Burg IS,
Portland; treasurer, Miss Lillian Quinby,
Westtrook; executive committee, Miss
Leon Fobes, Miss Nancy Flsgg and Miss
Alice Evans. Miss Flagg of Diamond
Island, entertained the party at lunch.
Burglars made good haul at the post
Office at East Corinth, Wednesday night,
getting postal cards and postage stamps to
he amount of 5000; money orders amount
ing to SG2; 500 in cash, and watches and
jewelry amounting to 1925 belonging to
Fred G.. Hill. The safe was blown open
and badly damaged. Tuesday night the
office of F. p. Batchelder of Kenduskeag,
vas entered and the safe robbed, but only
about S. was secured.
The second annual meeting of The Knox
County Sunday School Association was
held, Thursday, at the Congreg itional
.hurch, Camden, nearly every Sunday
chool in the country being represented.
per capita tax of two cents was assessed
to help the State organization. Rev. II. j.
Wells, Union, was chosen president; Rev.
T. w. Brastow, Rockport, secretary. In
the evening, Rev. Smith Baker, South Bos-
ton, gave an address on Twenty Ways of
Doing It." :- 49,. +:
The regular quarterly meeting of the
Maine commandery of the Loyal Legion
was held at the Falmouth hotel, Portland,
Wednesday evening. Gen. George Varney
If Bangor, the new commander, presided
for the first time. At the business meeting
preceding the banquet, the following new
members were elected; Henry Ripley Mil
lett, lieutenant colonel 9th Maine, of Cor
ham; Edward Macoy Robinson, chaplain
9TH and 18th Maine, of Phillips; Arthur
Chaplin of Bangor, designated by will as
The successor of Brevt. Maj. Gen. Edward
W. Hines of Massachusetts, AT the ban
luet, Horace H Burbank of Saco, Gen.
Henry g. Thomas, Col. Mark F. Went
worth and Companion Hayes of Kttery.
| made addresses. 1t was voted that the
next meeting be held in Bangor.
The supreme judicial court in Sagadahoc
| county, decreed the folio wing divorces
Herritt M. Pickett, liblt. vs.. Leroy L.
| Pickett. Hearing. Divorce decreed for
utter desertion. continued for more than
three consecutive years. Meaker for libit
Elmer E. Peacock, lioit. vs.. Alice M. Pea
cock. Hesriag. Three years utter deser-
ion and adultery satisfactorily proved; di-
vorce decreed. Cunningham for liblt.
lanes X. Griffin, liblt. We. Ellen NJ. G.ffi,.
Hearing Divorce decreed for three years
utter desertion. Newall for liblt. Carrie
VI. Wyle, lblt. VS.. Lewis 0 Wylie. Hear
ing. Divofde decreed for adultery, proven
IN the part of the husband. Spfague for
Iiblt. Grace Webster, liblt vs.. Daniel
Webster. Hearing. Divorce decreed for
the causes set forth in the libel case and
custody of minor child given to the mother
Cro.t for liblt. Celia Ii. Vaughn, liblt VS..
Joseph B. Vaughn. Hearing. Cruel and
elusive treatment proved and habits of in
toxication, and for these causes divorce
is decfeed and prayed for in the libel.
| Hughes for liblt.