Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-12-13
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

Harry W. Morgan of New York, "a
years old passed bogus check for $50 at
the Preble house, Portland, Tuesday
night, and left for Lewiston, where he
was arrested and taken to Portland, Wed
nesday. He says he is a student.
Dunn & Elliot launched four-masted
schooner, 100 tons, named the G. 5. Gid
den for ship broker of Boston, at
Thomaston, Wednesday. She is owned
by the builders, C. S. Glidden and Capt.
James T. Fales, st. George, who will com
mand her.
The Maine Academy of Medicine held
its second monthly meeting at tho Eye
and Ear Infirmary, Portland. The essay
ist Of the evening, DR.. Mcserve, read n
paper on tuberculosis, disease which he
arraigned as being responsible for as many
deaths rs even war itself.
The Maine League of American Wheel
men is advocating the establishment of
road commission, and n bill to that effect
will probably be presented to the Legisla-
ture The trades in this State are said to
be the worst that wheelmen encounter in
any part of the country.
While George Reynolds of COstigan was
visiting Harvey Emery of Spring street
Bangor, Tuesday night, the latter became
enraged mt some remark Of Reynolds and
seizing big butcher knife proceeded to
carve his visitors face in an artistic, but
bloody manner Both men were drunk.
Mrs. Margaret G. Ruggles died at
Thomaston, Tuesday aged % years. She
was the widow of eX-tnited States Scna-
tor John Ruggles of Maine, and the
youngest daughter of Capt. John George
of Watertown, Mass, who was captain
of artillery in the army of the Revolution
under Gen. Henry Knox.
! At Rockland, Wednesday night, Sheriff
Gray arrested two young men from Ban
gor. fer the larceny of $50 from the house
of Captain Danforth Staples. Staples
| hired the girls at IA Bangor intelligence
| Office to do house work. The money
.belonged to Staples mother They were
about to leave on the train when arrested.
Monday night the Portland police found
young man, 10 years old, at the Friendly
! inn, who was dangerously sick. He
was stranger and gave his name as
| Joseph Watts of Montreal. He said that
he was on his way home from Boston,
He was suffering from heart trouble
caused by smoking cigarettes. Watts was
taken to the Greeley hospital, where he
died, Tuesday.
J. Fields Murray, the Watcrvillc
caterer, was hurrying along Broadway,
| Bangor, to meet a business engagement,
| Tuesday. when a rope was suddenly
thrown over his head from behind him
and stout jerk followed. Whirling
quickly Mr.. Murray struck the thrower of
the lasso blow in the face, knocking him
against a tree The man proved to be
George Robinson, who is insane. He was
sent to the insane asylum.
The sixth annual ball of the Maine
Central Railroad Relief Association will
he given at City hall, Portland, Thursday
evening. Feb. IL The committee in
cha, ce announce that this ball will sur
pass in beauty and interest all previous
ones. The object of this association is a
very worthy one and every dollar of profit
goes to increase the fund for the relief of
employees of the Maine Central Railroad in
trying periods of sickness and for the bene-
| fit of the bereayed families of deceased
| members of the association.
Rev. NJ. c. Pendexter Of the Beacon
Street church. Bath. recently published a
| letter IN the bdtH Iiiies' iitsiluitiiiS 'ii'i'
the mayor was in some way in debt to the
rumsellers and was not trying to enforce
the law The mayor notified Mr.. Pen
dexter that a special meeting of the board
| of aldermen would be convened, Tuesday
evening. To listen to any charges he de
sired to make. Mr.. Pendexter did not ap-
pear When asked if the mayor Offered
/ him more time he would appear, he replied
as to that he would not answer. Il think
it looks like bluff on the mayors part,
said the clergyman.