Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-05-22
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

| At Portland, Monday, Judge Peabody
appointed G. F. M Quillan and F.V. Chase
assignees of the freeman Rice Medicine
Co. Capital stock, $40 200. Liabilities
$500.
Steamer Penobscot, Which has be en- on
the railway at Boston receiving thorough
overbauling, painting, ETC., will 20 IN the
route, Thursday, With Capt. Mark Pierce
in command.
Stephen Garland, well-known minister
IF the Society of Friends, died Saturday
night at the home of his daughter in Pleas
sutdsle. He was very warm friend and
companion of the poet Whit,i4r.
At q meeting of the Skowhegan school
committee, Saturday afternoon, Prof. ID
W. Hall rendered his resignation as pripci.
pal of the high school, ha,ii accepted an
exec llent positi,n with Gnu & Co., Chi
csgo.
The postoffi e address of any man who
served in the llth Maine infantry, also date
and place of death of any of the above regi-
ment who has died since leaving service, is
wanted by Capt. Albert Maxfield, POI West
22l street, New York. --..
The ecclesiastical council which is to dis
solve the relations of Rev. f. B. Barry and
the Central church, Bangor, which have &C.
casioned so much trouble, has been called
for Thursday of ne xt week. Some people
are looking for spicy developments.
1t is reported that Franci, l.. Winch of
Saco, who has been negotiating for the
Biide ford Times, has completed the trade,
and will take possession JUNE /. II is
probable that L. G. Munroe will be the
manager of the plant under the new manage
ment.
William Sutherland of Nova Scotia, who
was bound over to the June term of the
United States court at Bangor, under $500
on the charge of smuggling phenacetine,
and who has been in Jail nearly two weeks.
secured bail, Saturday, and was released.
He went to Boston to visit his brother.
Mary O'Neill, young woman who for
merly worked in the match factory, died at
Portland on Saturday night, of phosphorus
poisoning. She was first attacked by it in
the jaw, about q year ago, ard it spread
from there to her eyes. Her case was found
to be incurable and she fingered in terrible
suffering until death.
The Maine Manufacturing Company,
which, until within month or two, con-
Quoted the large factory in Rockland, has
decided finally to discontinue operations
for good. This concern has lost money
steadily since it started, and the last report
shows them about $50, 1000 behind. About
$50 operatives lose employment.
Gen. Henry l.. Mitchell says that there is
20 ID prospect that the proposed electric
railroad between Bangor and Stockton
Springs will be constructed as far as Frank
fort this year, and that the location of the
track for this section will probably be fixed
this week. Arrangements for floating the
bonds, about 100000, are now in pro-
gress.
The annual meeting of the Bible Society
of Maine, always an event of great interest
to Maine churches and religious workers,
was held at Portland, Sunday evening.
Agent Stillson read his annual report, re-
viewing the work of the year. After re-
ferring to the fact that for IS years the So
ciety has labored in Maine be said: I'VE
have had IL laborers engaged in this work.
They have visited 102 towns and cities.
They entered 2i.0l2 homes, representing
shout 1870, 900 persons. They found and sup
piled 445 households without Bibles We have
sold and given away 1888 Bibles, amount
ing TO S30l3. From the books sold we
have received an amount about equal to the
cost. The receipts from all sources this
year am, unted TO S76l3; Sl239 above the
receipts Of any former year. The expe ndi-
ture vas S'732, leaving balance for the
year in favor of the society of SlsSl."