Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-07-11
BOwDITCH, WEBSTER & co
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

Moosehead into the Kennebec drive.
The Senate has confirmed the nomina-
ton of G. r. Wiley, postmaster at Bethtl.
Brewster Burgess & Co.'S lumber and
box mill at Curtis Corner was burned, FRI
day. Loss, about $1,000.
Joseph Spear, teas, Bangor, has as
signed. James A. Sawyer, miller, North
Yarmouth has gone into insolvency.
Samuel W. Longley, a much respected
citizen, died at his home in Greene, Tues
day, at the advanced age of 81 years.
Mackerel have made their appearance in
Penobscot bay. A few have been caught
in the nets and weirs, but none have yet
been taken on the hook.
The Republican class convention at
Houlton unanimously renominated Hon.
Llewellyn Powers as a candidate for repre-
sentative to the Legislature.
One of the distinguished guests who will
pass the season with his family at Popham
Beach is Judge Bingham of the United
States supreme court, from Littleton, N. II.
Cabt. Silas Adams, secretary of the 10Th
Maine Reeimental Association, is making
prepar atoms for the annual reunion of the
association which is to be held this year at
Bath.
The First Maine Cavalry Veterans Asso-
citation, George f. Goodwin of Skowhegan,
president, will hold its annual reunion in
Skowhegan on Thursday, Aug. 8, with
banquet at Hotel Heselton.
Edouard Bourgue of Waterville has been
granted patent on device for threading
loom shuttles; John p. KELSEY of Free.
1 Co md nd IL
Smell of Oxford for a saw-horse.
The new railroad from the Maine Cen
trail track to the base of Oak Hill in Swan
vile, has been graded and is now ready for
the iron. The road has been built to &C.
commodate the Oak Hill granite quarries.
The Cunningham Bros, who have re-
Gently purchased the Adams granite quarry
at Oak Hill, have crew at work, and one
cargo is now ready for shipment to Phila-
delphia. The paving are hauled to the
wharves above the bridges.
r. J. Butcher, travelling representative
of the Hunt Manufacturing Co., had a mar
row escape from drowning at Pushaw Lake
Sunday. He was fishing with DR.. w. G.
Wild, of Bangor, and fell from the BOAT.
He did not rise and DR.. Wild dived after
him. He was rescued with difficulty and
was unconscious for three hours.
Mrs. Davis, mother of DR.. B. F. Davis
of Auburn, was 100 years old on Sunday
and she is receiving congratulations from
her numerous friends. Mrs. Davis was
born in Lisbon and was the daughter of
Jediah and Rachel Jordan. Her mothers
maiden name was Rachel Turner and che
came from Hanover, Mass. Mrs. Davis
hos liroJ tn bo 10t yoara old
| 1t is understood that Harland & Wolfe
the big shipbuiiders of Belfast, Ireland,
| have secured the contract for the building
of big passenger steamer for the Domin-
ion line to run between Liverpool and Mon
treal during the summer months of naviga-
ton and Portland Halifax during the win
ter. The contract. it is said, calls for a
l7-kuot steamer, w hich will make it the fast
est running to Portland by about two knots
an hour. The Labrador, which was built by
the same firm, is about a l5-knot steamer.
The Allsns, it is said, will also increase
their fleet
Sheriff Cram of Portland, Monday even
ing, took action in line with his recent
assurances in his public letter, wherein he
stated that he stood ready to take any
action demanded for the good of the public
service. lie suspended Special Liquor
Deputy Charles A. Plummer of Portland
and removed from the force Special Dep
uty Harold f. Goold of Portland. Mr..
Cram said that he had suspended Deputy
Plummer pending an investigation into bis
conduct as an officer in connection with the
seizure of liquor at the Durant house.
Although generally considered out of
danger, DR.. Msrtel of Lewiston, is still
great sufferer. His illness has been most
critical, and at times his life despaired of.
The accident occurred from one of the
needles which DR.. Msrtel brought with him
not long ago from Paris, and which he was
using in sewing an incision after a surgical
operation, as the last hope of patient.
The needle worked with spring, some
thing after the fashion of sewing machine,
and in some way the spring was released
and the sharp point penetrated the doctors
finger. He took immediate remedies by
cauterization and disinfectant. The next
day he was at Brunswick, AMI the finger
panied him so that he had to come home.
That day he showed it to brother physi-
clans, and they opened the tfager and took
other remedies and precautions. The next
day he was in bed with an arm swollen so
as to be almost unacceptable as an arm.