Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-08-02
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

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carload of beer at Lewiston, Tuesday.
The President has approved the bill
granting the use of certain land to the town
| of Castine for park.
The New England Dispatch Express
Company has closed its office at Portland,
on account of lack of business.
Schooner Charles Davenport, while tow
ing into the ice works at North Boothbay,
Wednesday, went onto the rocks near the
dock and remains aground.
Tuesday evening, Harry, the 5-year-old
son of J. +. Libby of Larone, was drowned
in the mill pond, where he had seemingly
gone into the water at play, as his clothes
we're found upon the bank. His body was
found.
Charles Riley, first mate of the Bath
schooner Charles E. Balch, was fined $40
md costs in the Bath police court, Tuesday,
for beating and maltreatng the second mate
md steward of the same vessel at Rich
nond, recently.
Gen. Neal Dow will speak at the 3 p. M.
,pen air service on Howard street, Port
land, Sunday, Aug. 5, on the following
eubject ''Riots, Mobs, Violence, Outrage,
Law, Order, The Public Welfare. Which
Shall We Have?"
The Knights Templars of Houlton, num-
,eripg about 100, are on an outing. Tues
lay they dined at Dover, being received by
the Dover and Foxcroft Knights. Thence
| they went to Greenville and kineo and will
leave Kineo, Thursday, for home.
The York Democratic county convention
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.ttorney, Charles L. Read; clerk of courts,
Fred j. Allen; register of deeds, Moses II
Libby, Jr.; sheriffs George r. Smith
reasurer, William G. Clifford; commits
sioner, W. A. Russell; senators. Abnei
Oakes, John B. Lord, Charles II. Leslie.
The kite track management is out with
another circular announcing four more
lays of racing, August IA, 10, l6 and II
Purses aggregating $4,000, $500 in each class
are offered. The first days races are 2.33
trot, 23 tro., 221 pace. The second day,
26 trot, 2.l7 trot, 2.l5 pace. Third day
"a pace, 2 IA trot, 10 pace. The last
d,y, 22l trot, 229 trot, PIP pace. Entries
close Mondsy, August 6.
Two men, apparently tramps, attempted
to hold up Ed Grant, proprietor of Gran,
hotel, at Berwick, on the Rochester road al
Traites' brook, Tuesday evening. One
stood on either side of the road and made 8
dash for his horse. but he succeeded in
driving past, and though pursued some dis.
tance, finally got clear of the men. Grant
is seriously Ill from the effects of the ex-
citement. The men are supposed to belong
to gang who attempted to hold up +. w.
Kent, travelling salesman, near Milton,
N. H., Tuesday morning, but were scared
off by people who happened along.
Two men. giving the names of Rev.
Frank H. Newcomb and Rev. George w.
Jones of Boston. engaged rooms for few
days, on Thursday last, at Mr.. W. z. Hast.
ings', 22 Wilmot street, Portland. They
went to Peaks Island, Monday, and re-
| turned in the afternoon. Mr.. Jones bore
scars on the eyes and nose, as if he had
| been struck. The men claimed that six
men lay in the bushes and jumped out and
| overpowered them, taking $500 from them.
They did not report to the police, which
| would seem to indicate that the story was
made up. The men paid their board bill
and went back to Boston.
Sunday three men set out from Popham
in a sailboat to come up the kennebec.
They were under the influence of liquor go
manifestly that lady at the beach tried to
induce her husband to interfere and induce
them not to 60, but they went. Monday
the boat was lying among the rocks off
Morse's farm, nearly full of water. She is
a white sloop large enough to accommodate
half dozen or so. Who her occupants
we're or where they now are no one seems
to know. 1t is feared by many that they
may have been struck by squall aud lost,
for they were not in condition to handle q
craft in such weather as came on Sunday
nigit.