Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-07

for several more trips with coal for the
Maine Central Railroad.
The shipbuilders of Bath led by Arthur
Sewall propose to have a mass meeting
held in that city, in few days, for the
purpose of adopting resolutions condem-
natory of the policy outlined by President
Cleveland in his message advocating free
ships. Bath citizens are thoroughly
aroused in the matter and the mass meet
ing will be a rouser.
Rev. C. A. Luce, who ran away from
Brownville, last week, with an unpaid
for suit of clothes, bicycle and the pro-
ceeds of church entertainment, and who
was captured at Jackman on west-bound
Canadian Pacific train, is still in Bangor
jail. Constable Moses Howard of Brown
Vile, has another warrant against Luce,
for jumping a board bill in Wateryille,
and will serve it in case the prisoner gets
bail in the first case.
At the annual meeting of the North
Franklin Agricultural Society held Dec.
5, the following We're elected officers Tor
the ensuing year: 7. B Hunter, Phillips,
president; C. W. Carr, Strong, vice presl-
dent: j. W. Butterfield, Phillips, secre-
tary; Z. A. Peary, Avon, treasurer; B. r.
Beal. Charles o. Dill, Frank Lowell, Phil
lips, d. o. Gleason, William c. Howland,
Avon, trustees. The financial condition
of the society is very good.
A rumor which is heard on all sides in
Auburn is to the effect that the wife OF a
shoemaker who once lived on Drummond
street, has left him since he went to Brock
ton, and gone to live with Massachu-
,~1,x nd hat ~
taken in her place the wife of another man
who once lived in Auburn. The shoe
maker mentioned and his wife were very
respectable people when they resided IN
Auburn, and their friends discredit the
story.-LewistOn Sun.
Mrs. Amy W. Addition, one of the
smartest of the aged women of Portland,
celebrated her goth birthday at No. Yer
non court, Portland, Thursday. Mrs.
| Addition is the oldest member of Congress
| Square church, a member of the Martha
| Washington Society of the Good Samari-
tans. and of the Ladies' Sewing Union.
She was present at the fair and sale OF
that union, Wednesday. She is all active
and beloved member of all these societies,
and very regular attendant of the
church services.
The report being current that Harvey
Hatch (of Richmond was about to insti-
tute proceedings against the Eastern
Steamboat Co., (of Bath to recover dam
ages for the loss of his son, George f.,
who was lost off the Wiwurna at Win
slows Rocks last summer, an investiga-
ton shows that no such proceedings have
been begun, so far as any court records
show and the officials of the company have
little fear of any such attempt. 1t is
well established principle in law that ir
these cases, where the company does all
that common prudence would dictate, en-
ploying competent men, or men whom
there is every reason to consider compe-
tent. and supplies every appliance that
seems to be required, that the company
cannot be held for such IA casualty as this.
The boat was in charge of veteran IL
censed pilot as good a man as anyone
would have thought of asking for, the
steamer had been thoroughly equipped
with the extra appliances which such ex-
cursions call for and there was nothing
left undone that prudence would call for.
Then it is claimed to be pretty clearly
established that the young man jumped
overheard and it is undisputed that while
| he was in the water an employee of the
steamer rendered him assistance by push
ing float to him, but young Hatch turned
| from this assistance and swan for the
| Woolwich shore.-Bath Times