Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-02-16
SPARKS FRoM MAINE WIRES.

Stephen Sherlock, dry goods dealer OF
Elsipoit, has assigned.
A cutdown of 10 per cent. has been or
Tered ut the Hardy Machine Works, Bidde-
forl.
A. L. Caswell, landlord of the To mist
hotel Dexter, has disappeared, and s.vera
parii mourn his departure.
The annual faie aud races of the Buxt N
sni Hollis Agricultural Society will be
/ h. Id this ear on Sept 4, and 6.
Burglars broke into Arthur +. Went
wortl,s store at Saco, Wedn .sday night,
and stole about $500 worth OF jewelry and
other goods.
/ DR.. d. L. Lamson died at his home in
Fryeburg, Tuesday night, the cause of his
leah being apoplexy. He was formerly
member OF the pension examining board
AMI also the treasurer of the Fryeburg Wa
ter Company. A widow and an adopted
daughter are left of hi, immediat family.
George Hughes, of Bath, the boy was
taken to Portland jill, several days ago for
stealing money from letter, will go to the
G ,od win Farm in Fairfield. The people
in charge there have signified their willing
nc IS to have him come to the farm. The
court will suspend proceeding, in bis case
and allow him to 90.
There were ten candidates at Portland,
/ Weons lar, Def ore the examining commit
tee of the State board of phar macy. OF
he examining committee only Frank R.
| Partridge of Augusta. was present, the
other M mbers, Mr.. Earl and Mr.. Tnomp-
son, being ,inavoidably absent. Mr.. Earl
=, CIor;1o and NJ ThCupsou woa do
tanned by sickness in his family.
A few months ago small. well dressed
young man visited Richmond, purporting to
oe an agent for Willis, Woodland G Co. of
New York. lie was getting subscribers
for first-class magazine at So per year, he
.ail. He go. several cash subscribers and
gave his name as l.. S. Whitman. No
N gaines arrived. Several letters were
sent to the firm and an answer has just
been received saying they had no agent
named Whitman.
meeting of the Bowdoin class of 1891,
was held Thurs day, and the following OIL
GER, were elected for the present year ::
President, +. II. Sykes; vice presi lent, F..
II. Knight; treasurer, Il. Ii. Baxter; COM
mi tee, w. =. Thompson, Elias Thomas,
Ir and G. A. Merrit,; opening address, F..
w. Dana; orator, G. A. Merrill historian,
+. w. Plckard. prophet, Il. I'll. Huxley,
Tr. poet, II. Il. Andrews; oiist, III. f..
Bryant; chaplain Z. II. Moore toastmas-
Ter, II. c. Wilbur; parting address, +. G..
harrington; marshal, II. A. Ross.
It il charged thst the Biijefori Demo-
cratic leaders are assessing liquor sellers
and houses of bad reputation for funds to
aid them in carrying the city. That is their
only hope, as their party is in hopeless
wranyle in almost every ward in the city.
One of the city official, was overheard a
day or two ago to demlnd of the propri .tor
Of a house of bad reputation $l25. urging
til It that sum had been given year ag) for
protection from the Democratic constable,
and tn 1t it would have to be forthcoming
this year or the constable woull be let
loose.
The engine on the ,orges Valley Rail-
road was considerably crippled Mondsy
morning in an attempt to clear the track
from snow. When near Warren Junction
and while crossing the Waldoboro road, the
IN, Nv pillow left the track and made header
four feet into bank of earth. The engine
was thus forced from the track in such a
manner as to bring the pony wheels Into
the ditch and the driving wheels clear from
the rails. The snow pillow, valued at about
5000, was totally wrecked. and the engine
badly maged, Blu. not sufficiently to pre-
vent her receiving steam. No one was iu-
jurcd.
President Davenport of the Squirrel
Island Associs alton says in reply to ques.
ton regarding the proposed new hotel for
Squirrel Island: 81 hardly think there
will be hotel at the island this summer.
I had one Of my architects cake nice set
of plans for house of SO rooms and
Mr.. Pratt AMI 1 offered to loan Mr..
Richards the money to build. He decided
once to 60 ahead; then the insurance
people troubled him little AMI he put it
off ;, long that think it will be too late
now to do anything. am very sorry.
There is some opposition to a hotel on the
I island, and it has been suggested by Mr..
/ Whitehouse, the treasurer, who is opposed
to il, that circular be sent to each .hare-
holder, getting their opinion. This / viii
shortly do. msy be wrong, but think Z
large majority would favor having hotel.''