Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-12-27
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

Word has been received at Bangor, o.
the suicide of George Reilly.at Brainerd
Mimi, by cutting his throat.
The white deer which was shot at Han
over last fall, has been purchased by FREQ
Cummings of Norway, and has beer
mounted. 1t is white as driven snow and
is very beautiful.
A Christmas tree, iIE the vestry of the
Bath First Baptist Church caught fire
Wednesday night which caused panic
for time, but none were injured. The
fire department was scaled out.
Rev. r. W. O'Brien, Baths evangelist
preacher, opened his new mission rooms,
Wednesday evening, in the new Hooker
block, on Vine street, by having three
large Christmas trees, which were loaded
with gifts, many for the poor of the city.
About 700 people were present.
George Orr of saltwater, has been
missing from his honesince Thursday of
last week. His family can give no reason
for his sudden departure andiare anxious
to learn Of his whereabouts. 1t Is said
that ne was seen on b. &, o. car, late
that afternoon, coming toward Bangor.
George W. Bright, a Bath hackman. Is
under arrest for breaking and entering
the unoccupied stable of the j. W. Pask
estate on the corner of Water and Vine
streets Wednesday night. Bright claims
he entered the stable to hide, but is sup
posed that his intention was TO fire it. He
will be tried, tomorrow.
The satchel containinpsa yeterinarian's
outfit which was found, Sunday last
under a boat at the rear of 22-26 Portland
pier, Portland, and concerning which a
report of a suspected suicide was sent out
by wire from Portland, is the property of
Dr.. Lord. 1t was stolen out of mis- wagon
while he was crossing from Sonth Port
land on the ferry boat, last Thursday.
The legal committee of the Pennington
Wonans Christian Temperance Union is
making it hot for the liquor dealers In
that vicinity. The most extensive series
OF raids that has taken place in franklin
county for years occurred at Pennington.
Tuesday afternoon. The results and out
come of the raids will be determined be,
fore Judge Chandler in the Pennington
municipal court.
The remains of Chal les Pillsbury, the
Bangor 81 Aroostook engineer, who died
at Houlton from typhoid fever, passed
through Bangor, Thursday, on their way
to Portland. where the funeral will take
place. Mr.. Pillsbury was formerly in the
employ of the Maine Central Railroad and
was a member of the Brotherhood of Lo-
connective Engineers. The engineers in
Bangor sent "a beautiful pillow to the fun
eral, which will take place, Friday. Ban
gor Commercial.
Manager Farnham of Rigby park, stated
to an Express reporter, Thursday, that he
had ascertaincd that there is no truth in
the report in the Boston papers that cir
cult of the four big Massachusetts tracks
had been formed Manager Farnham
states that Manager Porter of the Old
Orchard track, was in town, having just
returned from Boston, where he has been
in conference with Manager Willis Of
Mystic, and Manager Gray of Saugus, con-
corning circuit with the Maine tracks.
Managers Willis and Gray were willing to
go into circuit the coming season as last
season. Manager Gray is also thinking
of giving some running meetings.-Port
land Express.
About A. NJ, Thursday, as Clerk
McCone of the Rockingham was answer
ing guest call on the third floor of the
house he thought he heard a sound com.
ing from small storage closet about half
way down the corridor Approaching the
door cautiously and attempting to open
the same he found that somebody was hid
ing behind the door. There was not
room enough to admit Mr.. McCone, but
putting his arm into the opening made he
seized man by the shoulder and in IA
moment the man stood in the glare of the
electric light in the hall. The man
proved to be the French fellow,
Archie" who several weeks ago was
caught lurking about the premises
and arrested, but he was finally allowed |
to go under the promise that he would |
leave the city. Instead of leaving the |
city he continued to hang about the bar
rooms and BOAST of what he intended to
do with certain parties and intimated that
he considered Clerk McCone a "a soft
chump without sand.n This morning, he
was taken down two flights of stairs in a
way that could not fail to convince him
that the clerk was out for blood The
patrol wagon was called and the prisoner
who had been held in the Office in the
meantime was turned over to officer
Stevens and locked up Lewiston Sun.