Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-05-05
SPARKS FROM kAiNE WIRES.

The bearing on the Oxford county sest
election alleged frauds has been postponed
to the first Tu, sday in June.
The renal is of Joseph Penley of Mexico,
who left his home in the night several
weeks ago. were founi in the river neac
). A. r eds in NJ M-xico, Thursday.
Hon. +. NJ. O'Brien of Thomss'on, HI.
L Shepp, rd of Rockp .rt, and f. Guiman
AMI WIFI of Lewiston, are ut Washington,
ID. C. Mr.. Gntman is On his way home
from the South.
Silss f. Kings store at Welchville was
broken into, Thursday night, and about
5000 worth of dry go ,ds and ribbons taken.
Part of th- goods were found piled up out
side of sn unoccuiie house in the village.
George w. Wakefield, boots and shoes,
Kennebunk, has assigned. Abraham
Saalt, dry and fancy goods dealer, Lewis
ton, has ass gned George w. Anderson,
general trader, Vassalboro, has gone into
insolvency.
Sheriff Hill took Edward Hayes of Lew
iston to the State prison, Friday afternoon,
where he will stop for four wears for steal
ing cigars and tobacco from Cbss. III.
Gfaffam's store on Maple street, last March.
tie confesses his connection with the Graf
fam break but says he was not alone in it.
Sd. Gallagher of Augusta and several
other members of the l4th Maine II gimrnt
Association, have been at Portland, per-
fecting tie preliminary arrangements for
the incor poration of the association unde,
the laws of the State. Fred V. Matthews
of Portland is ac.iNg as attorney for the
association.
Androscoggin county, having begun the
manufacture of paper boxes at the Ill
workshop, the other manufacturers of the
city have entered a protest again't it. AT II
hearing be foe the county com mssioners
the lessee promised not 20 sell to the local
trade, which was satisfactory to the local
manufacturers. A pri oner escaped from
the workshop "Wednesday and has not yet
been r.captured.
The grand jury in the Oxford supreme
judicial court reported / indictments, Fri
day, as follows George Washington Ryer-
son, murder: Eugene Herbert Arris, break
ing and entering and larceny; Daniel Hyde,
two for Larceny; George Poland, two for
breaking and entering and larceny, one for
larceny: Henry Poland, larceny; Charles
Woodsum, breaking and entering and lar
ceny; Moses Stoy-r, common seller and
| for nuisance.
Deputy Collector of Internal Revenue P.
H. Kelleher has, up to date, registered SO
Chnese. He holds photograph of each
of them mounted on a card. The pictures
are of the size demanded by the law, one
inch from the base of hair to the base of
chin. In China the means of identification
odonted ia the imnression made by the end
of 60 ch individuals thumb when smeared
with Iniis ink. Ii is stated that tie lines
showing are differently marked in every in
stance, and the identity or difference be-
tween two thumb prints is easily discern
ble when th.y are examined with micro
scope.
At the annual meeting of Maine Council
of DeIibera,ion A. A. Scottish Rite, at
Portlend the following officers were elected
First lieut.. commander, Ill. Bro. Frank E.
Sleeper, Sabattis; I'd lient. commander, III.
Bro Hugh r. Chaplin, Bangor; M. of S.
and G. orator, Ill. Bro. Horace II. Bur.
bank, Saco; grand prior, Rev. Matthew s.
Hughes, Portland; grand chancellor, III
Bro. William F. Lord, Auburn; grand
treasurer, I'll Bro. Will I'M o. Fox, Portland
grand secretary III. Bro. John s. Russell
Portland; grand eng. and arch, Henry r
Taylor, Machias; grand hospitaler, Norris
E. Bragg, Bangor; grand m. of c., Lean
der w. Forbes, Portland; grand standard
bearer, Francis C. Faulkner, Turner
graud capt. of guard, David w. Campbell
Cherryfeld grand sentinel, Warren o
Carnes, Portland. The reports from the
various bodies of the Rite show them to bt
\ in q prosperous condition.