Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-07-17
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

Mr. Roscoe fmlllps, an employee OF tne
Lewiston & Auburn Electric Light Com
psny. died on Saturday at Livermore Falls.
The Portland & Rumford Falls Railway
Co., recently purchased two Pullman cars
the arrival of which is delayed by the
strike.
Charles w. Johnston of Fort Fairfield
has been nominated by the Prohibitionists
of the Fourth district as Congressional cam
didate.
The Maine Central has placed an order
with the Schenectady Locomotive Works
for a dozen engines of the latest improved
pattern.
F. W. Aver & Co of Bangor have bought
the "prize logs" at the Penobscot BOOM
There were 100000 in the lot and they sold
for $3.50 per thousand.
John Smith of Hodgdon and Charles G..
Dummer of Weld were nominated by the
Republicans of their respective classes as
candidates for the Maine Legislature.
Major G. NJ. Brown and w. S. Marden
of the firm of j. ii. Snow & Co., Bangor,
will leave very shortly for trip by sailing
vessel to the Azores, to be absent until No
vember.
Two of the machines in the new paper
mill at Mechanic Falls will start up next
week. Work is progressing rapidly and
the entire mill will be in operation in a
short time.
Goth Maine Regiment Association will take
place Wednesday and Thursday, August S
and at Reunion hall, Long Island, Port
land harbor.
new manufacturing establishment has
been added to Auburn's enterprises in the
shape of a mandatory of overgaiters
which has just been started by an Auburn
man in Roak block.
The United States steamer Dallas will
have to lie up at her wharf at Portland fol
a time as she is about to have $4,000 worth
of repairs made to her machinery. While
the repairs are going on Capt. Smythe will
probably receive leave of absence.
"You can say that we shall start the bag
mill next Monday" said Agent Bean of the
Androscoggin Mills in Lewiston, on Mon
day The bag mill at the Androscoggin has
been shut down fince last April. When il
closed it threw $50 people out of employ
ment.
The assessors find the value of real es-
tate in Bangor to be $S,S72, l0S; personal
property, 81 ,l37 ,407; total valuation, Sl3,.
009 ,5l5. The rate of taxation for 1894 is
50 l5 per 500. There are 1920 voters in
the city-or at least that many are assessed
for poll tax of So each.
f. A. Getcbell of North Monmouth took
yoke to his pasture. Monday morning
for the purpose of yokiog stag and bull
The bull became enraged and attacked him
throwing him several feet in the air. lie
was taken up senseless, and it is feared
that he is in a critical condition.
Eugene S. Mower, manager of the Com
munipaw and Manhattan Coal Company
for many years, well-known in the retail
coal trade in New York city, died at his
summer residence in Greene, Monday,
after short illness. Mr.. Mower was q
member of the Montauk Club of Brooklyn,
where he resided.
Monday morning, about 4 o'clock, fire
was discovered in the dwelling with black
smith shop attached on Lancey street, Pitts.
field, occupied by Mr.. Clement. The fire
had the blaze under control. The upper
story and roof are destroy ed, but the lower
part is not damaged except by water. A
defective chimney was evidently the cause,
When the Boston boat was on her way to
Portland, Saturday night, two of her men,
named jefferson and Upshaw, claim that
they caught man who gives the name OF
George F. Gould of East Boston, attempt
ing to 20 through the clothes of passengers
occupying the mems cabin. Mr.. Gould was
taken in charge, on arrival of the boat he
was handed over to Officer Webster, who
took him to the station. He had not Sc
cured any valuables.
Saturday, c. McVey, fisherman, re-
turned to Portland, from a sword fishing
trip and reported thrilling experience
He was out in his dory and had just thrust
the iron into the great fish, when it turned
and rushed for the dory, striking it with
such force as to send its sword through the
boat and to overturn it. All McVey could
do was to hold on to the bottom of his
capsized boat. He said Saturday that he
remained four hours In that uncomfortable
position before help came. Then he saved
his dory and secured the fish, which had
died. This strange experience took place
off the South shoals.
Ex-Governor Robie is credited in an in
terview with having said: 81 am in favor
of local option and high license, and am of
the opinion that it would be much more of
a benefit to Portland than the present pro-
hibitory law. which is nothing more than q
farce, as enforced. think the country peo-
pie are waking mp to the fact that law
that meets the wants of their own villages
is hardly the thing for the cities and that
the taxpayers of the cities should have the
privilege of saying that the polls whether
or not they want liquor sold in their own
city. As it is now, the liquor dealers seem
TO be paying license to private individuals
instead of to the city. Yes, / think the
question of resubmission will be brought
be fore the Legislature this winter and acted
on"