Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-11-20
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SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.


has sold his fast gelding Denver H., by
Rex Magnus, to Boston man Tor sooo.
The annual meeting of the Maine Peda-
Q zeal Society will be held at the Edward
L.stle high school, Auburn, Dec. 27-29,
Fire broke out in the Lincoln county
jail at Wiscasset. Sunday, but the fire de-
partment was prompt and the damage
small.
1t is believed that Michael McDonough,
for whose body Portland bay has been
dragged for three days, was not drowned
but has fed from the city.
Fire started, Sunday noon, in the build
ing adioining f. A. Holmes sardine fac
tory on the water front PASSPORT. The
fire wa confined to the side roof which
was ba lily burned. Loss $500; insured.
William Haggett, Edward Edward j.
Daniels. Edward G. Haggett and Her
man J. Grilnmer started, from Portland,
Saturday, on il bicycle trip to Washington.
They expect to make the $50 miles in seven
days.
Saturday night the unoccupied tene-
mcnt house on StCrcr street, Saco, owned
by Jordan & Bryant was again set on
fire tbs * tn. second time within a
month that an attempt has been made to
burn tbs building.
An ordinary fat car costs to build about
$3.50: Il fiat bottom coal car costs S475; a
gCndolu drop bottom coal car, 1923; Il
double bottom hopper coke car, So4O; a
box car, 5000 a stock Car, $3.50; venti-
lated fruit car, 500; a refrigerator car,
$500; Il four wheeled caboose, $3.50; and
an eigEt-whcCled cabC0Sc, 500; 50-foot
mail and baggage car $500; a second
class passenger coach, $500; a first-class
coach $500, and Il first class Pullman
car costs Si3,O
Edward ". Bean of Bangor, who Is a
bridge inspector on the Maine Central,
was very painfully injured, Sunday. He
WIS at work with a crew of men at the
Maine Central draw bridge at Bangor, ad-
justing some bolts. The top one was
being broken off and it flew and hit him
in the right eye The sight was totally
destroyed and the eye was badly mangled.
DR.. Smith was summoned and dressed the
wounds 1t is thought that the left eye
will be affected, and, Monday, Mr.. Bean
was taken to the Maine Eye and Ear in
Urinary at Portland, accompanied by his
wife and DR.. Smith.
Mr.. Harry l.. Williams who during the
past few years has steered many Maine
flyer to victory, has settled down as land
lord of the Park house at Hartland. He
saws he is all out of the trotting horse
business and proposes to see if the hotel
business does not give him as much pleas
lirc and money, with considerably less
work and discomfort. Landlord Williams
is giving the house a great overhauling,
putting on another story and adding i'm
provements here and there. When all
this is completed he will have fine hotel
in beautiful village and proposes to hold
out inducements to the festive summer
tourist.
Quite a serious accident occurred at S.
ID. Warren d Co.'S. mills, Cumberland
Mills, Saturday morning at about l
O'Clock. Mr.. Thomas Doolan, who is en-
ployed as a pulp digger in the mills, was
found unconscious near a pulp drainer in
the lower part Of the mill He probably
fell from ladder, striking his head upon
beam. as considerable blood was found
on the beam, and also on the floor where
he lay. Doctors Barrett, Horr and Murch
were called and Mr.. Doolan, still uncon-
scious, was removed to his home on War
rem avenue. sunday morning he had only
partly regaincd cons 3iousness and the doc
tors We're in some doubt about the extent
of his injuries and will have to await
developments They thought the fall had
caused conclusion Of the braina and
broken several ribs.
Mr. Charles |. Haynes has returned from
the railroad survey of the porposed line
rom Princeton to the Maine Central Rail
road The line is between 26 and q miles
long and commences at Princeton at the
terminus. of the old road and winds up at
Tomah station on the Maine Central 1t
runs through Indiantown. Waite, Codys-
vile Plantation and Forest. The coun-
try is level and it will be easy work con
structing. 1t was the intention to make
another survey up what is called Mus
quash valley, but the snow was discourage
ing and it is doubtful if it is run until
spring. A change is to be made in the
old road; that is the part of the road from
Barring to Spraguc's Falls. Five miles is
now in New Brunswick and they are going
to shift it on the American side-Bangor
Wing.