Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-04-13
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

| Colby Moore, serving 10 years SEN
| tence in State prison, at Thomaston, for
blowing up doctors Office in Monson. died
Wednesiay, from injuries self-inficted
week ago by stabbing.
The annual fair of the Wallo and
| Penobscot Agricultural Society will be held
| September /. ~ and l3, on the society's
grounds in Monroe. There viii be trottlng
at the same place, the coming Fourth OF
July.
| Gen. Neal Dow still continues TO receive
letters from Whist he terms the outlying dis
tricts congratulsting him on having reached
the ripe age Of 30 years, with so large de
gree of vigor. OF the 81 letters received
| Wednesday the most interesting was from
South Africa.
| A orchardist in PArkman has an apple
tree in full bloom while gooi sleighing pre-
walls on all the roads in that saction. In
many parts of eastern Maine the storm Of
Monday was the most severe, and blocked
the roads worse than any previous fall of
snow for the winter.
| In court at Bath, case of Cathrena Ian
ders vs.. Maine Central Railroad; action
! for 5000 for damages done by water from
the NJ. c. II. K. drsia overlooking plaintiffs
| premises. After part of the testimony was
| in, the case was Withdrawn from the jury
and settled by the parties.
| The news was brought up from Great
Chebeague island, Wednesday, that Len
| Doughty and Edmund Doughty, brothers,
ssil-i from there Tuesday morning ia
small boat They went outside and hadn't
| been heard from since. There are grave
| fears that they were drowned in the rough
sea that prevailed Tuesday.
A sensational scene occurred in the mu-
nicipai court at Portland, Wednesday.
Joseph II. Clark, local insurance agent,
and Mrs. Nettie Burgess were arraigned.
When Mrs. Clark entered the court room
and saw her husband in the dock, she ut
! tered cry and fell to the floor in
/ dead faint. She is the complainant. Both
prisoners waived hearing, and were held
in the sum of SlCC0 each for the grand
! jury.
The Dexter house at Dexter was raided
| by constables, Tuesday. and small quar-
THY of liquor found. The landlord, J. NJ.
Jordan, was taken before Judge Waldron
and fined 500 and costs and sentenced to
! 60 days in all in addition, which was the
| heaviest penalty for the offence in question
ever inflicted in that court. Judge Wal
dron, it will be recalled, was recently ar
es'ed for assault upon complaint of Land
lord jordan.
Charles Harding met with a serious ac-
cident last Thursday at the home of c. w.
| Hodgkin', Lamoine. Report says tina;
while they were filling cartridges Harding
went 10 box containing powder with
/ l,htoI nj, ~ IL,
dropped in. and exploded the powder which
flew into his face, burning off his mustache,
and filling his face with powder. Serious
/ fears are entertained that he may lose his
eyesight.
Steam yacht Nectar of Bath, owned and
$ lied by II. c. Baxter of Brunswick, is at
jacksonville, Fla, having made the inside
run from Norfolk, Va, in little less than
six days, anchoring or making some port
every night. The Nectar is the latest pro-
duct of the IIerreshotf's yards at Bristol,
K. |. She is 80 feet long on the water line
ard has speed of II knots an hour Her
run from Charleston TO Brunswick, Ca, BY
the inside passage broke the record, the
time being a little short of 81 running
/ hours.
A special meeting Of the officers of The
| Maine Division of the League of American
| Wheelmen was held at the Wheel Club
rooms in Portland Wednesday evening.
and, after discussion, Bangor was finally
selected as the city to have the gathering
A racing board was elected. composed of
the following: DR.. Geo. f. Dow, Port
| lsnd; Walter S. Noyes. Saco; and Perley
Andrews, Bangor Arrangements were
started for securing l,rse number of new
members during the season, and various
minor matters discussed.
| Don Snow of the High School Athletic
| Association, goes to Augusta next Saturday
| morning to attend an important business
meeting of the Maine Iuterscholastic Ath-
| Ii tic Association. 4 decision will be made
regarding the place of the next meet and
| Mr.. Snow will endeavor to have it held
| here. No better place can be found in
| Maine. as the accommo fatlons, trace etc,
are excellent Portl md high school and
| ThOmaston academy want TO come into the
| association end they will Doubtless be ad-
mitted at this meeting Bangor CONNER
/ cial. April II.
| The senior clsss of the Medical school of
| Maine held their annusl election of class
/ officers Monday. ss follows: resident, II -.
| l.. Ray mond, Wiodhsm; first vice-president,
I w. l.. Haskell, Brunswick second vice
| president, J. +. Cook, North Troy third
vice president, f. H.Andrews, North Paris;
secretary, G.. W. Greenlesf, Portland /:
treasurer, E LEI. Staples. Bluehill; orator,
/ +. E. Russell, Lowell Centre marshal, j.
| w Ssnborn, Etna; executive committee.
/ o. r. Emerson of plymouth. A. J. Stimp-
son of Brunsaick, W. n. Price of Rich
msci, T. W. Bnmigion Of Phillips, A. NJ.
| ID. Small of Sunset.
Where's, my wife, Elizabeth f Hack
| EFT, Bss been en'ieed by Others to leave my
bed AMI board. / hereby warn all persons
not to trust or harbor her on my account
! Hiram l.. Hackeit." The above announce
ment which was nrinted IN the Biddeford
daily papers, Wednesday, created quite s
sensation in Grand Army circles, where the
sbove named couple are well and favorably
known. Mrs. Hackeit is properties of
| Hotel Thoradyke on Main street, Ssco. and
is a we'll known member of Fred S. Cur
ney Relief Corps. Card playing and jeal-
| ousv ia sail to have led to the separation of
the couple She il a nlnst prepossesing
| womln OF Is years. Her husband, who is
| Grand Army veteran, il about 80 year.
Old. They have teen married % years,
and, il is said, have always livei happily to-
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