Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-05-25
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

| Charles G. Scammon, I'd lieutenant.
A careful search of the Sawyer house,
Monmouth, failed to disclose any valuables
left by the murdered man.
Hon. Hannibal r. Smith of Auburn died
at $50 A. NJ, Thursday, at his home, No
Is Pleasant street, Auburn, of heart fail.
ure, aged II years.
U. S. S. Miantonomah is to be at Port
land, July 4th, according to an arrange
ment made by Congressman Reed and the
secretary of the navy.
The Saco Water Power Machine shop,
which, when in full operation, employs 500
men, will start in June with half the regu
lar crew, at 90 per cent. reduction in wages.
The shop has been shut down since last
summer.
Peter Conder of Portland, who escaped
half dressed from the Ensor hospital, Bid
deford. Monday. jumped from an attic win
dow % feet high, early Thursday, ran down
town to the Laconia boarding block, fright
ened woman who was sitting up with an
invalid, and then was taken into custody
and removed to the hospital Thursday fore
noon.
Sidney Riley, Adelard Roossin, Edward
Durant and Henry Roussin, recently ar
rested at Portsmouth, N. H., on charge of
burglary at A. F. Wcntworth's hardware
store in Saco, have retracted their plea of
not guilty on the second count of breaking
into Bean & Sons grocery store, Blddeford.
They are awaiting sentence from the su-
preme court.
Sheriff Bsllou of Bath, has decided to
onpoot fur Aonnfioo fo opf bn
law in Sagadahoc county. This decision
was arrived at, Thursday, after a consulta-
ton with Governor Cleaves. The two men
that Sheriff Ballou will appoint are Will
liam Z. Hartman and Peter S. Pushaw.
who have served several years on the Bath
police. The appointment will be made by
the first of next week, or as soon as the
necessary bonds have been secured.
When the workmen employed at the
Williams quarry, Rockland, went to work
Wednesday morning they fourd that large
rope, supporting ladder by which the men
descend into the quarry, had been nearly
cut off. The place where the rope had
been cut was covered with rubbish and it
was only by chance that one of the work
men discovered it. If the flaw had not been
discovered the first man attempting to
descend would have been precipita.ed to
the rocks, 200 feet below. 1t is thought to
be the act of some person with malicious
intent.
Some excitement was created Wednesday
at the Maine Central yard by the escape of
| an insane patient who was being taken to
the insane asylum at Augusta. The patient,
who was accompanied by an officer, while
passing from one car to another after tte
train had started, tore himself from the Off
GERS grasp and jumped from the car. He
fell and had somewhat narrow escape
| from being run over. but quickly Jumped
up and ran. The officer followed him to a
house not far away, but was unable to find
him. Later in the day Officer Barnes and
Bowen found him concealed in the attic.
He will be taken to Augusta at once.-Ban-
gor Wing.
! The seven boys who were arrested for
breaking into Loring, Short & Harmon .
shed at Portland, and stealing bats there
| from were before Judge Gould, Wednesday.
They all admitted their guilt. Judge Gould
sen'enced all the boy is to the reform school,
but suspended the sentences of Martin
| O'Tool, Joseph O'Tool, Martin Foley and
Patrick Flaherty during their good behav-
icr. Edward Feeney, Joseph Kelley and
Joseph Green having been up before the
court on May 10 for breaking into Edward
Fletcher's place on Commercial street, were
sent to the reform school until they become
of age. Feeney and Kelley appealed aud
were bound oyy to the September term OF
! court in the sum Of $500.