Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-07-24
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

Tho war department has granted the up
plication of the Bangor High school cadets
for permission to go into camp at Fort
Knox either in August or September and
arrangements for the camp are now being
made
The annual shoot of the Maine gun
clubs will be held on the grounds of the
Richmond Gun Club at Richmond
Wednesday and Thursday, August and s.
Invitations will be given oil Maine teams
and the Massachusetts, team.
Patents have been granted to James W
Jones of Belfast for a screw driver; vii
liam II. Moore, Gardiner, rein furccment
for mattresses. A trade mark has been
granted Winnie G. O'Donnel of Lewis
ton, for blood purifier and remedy for
rheumatism
Hon Leander Valentine, ex-mayor of
Westhrook, died, Tuesday, aged 81 years
He was a member of tho State Legisla-
ture in 1S47S; senator in 1S49; amember
of the Executive Council. 1862; in the
custom house at Portland from 1861 to
1877, and long in the grocery business in
WesJbrook
a young man named Coffran, 90 years
old, accidentally shot ard killed Mrs
Lildia Hadley, widow aged about rs
years, at Otter Creek, Monday night
COffran surrendered himself to the officials
at Bar Harbor, Tuesday. He will be given
a hearing. Coffran was fooing with
rifle with Mrs. Hadley's son Samuel. when
it went eff, The ball going through the
partition and directly through the body of
the unfortunate woman, who was in an.
other room
The buildings owned by Mr. John Hans
com at White Oak Hill, Mechanic Falls
consisting Of barn, ell and house were
discovered on fire, Monday night, about
II o'clock and were burned to the ground
The fire was first discovered in the barn
which was locked securely and no fire has
been used around the house for several
months, as Mr.. Hanscom Is in New York
One horse was burned and all the har-
nesses, but the most of the household
goods were saved The fire was without
doubt incendiary
Xachariah G. Norton Of Bath, p years
old, received injuries about the head
Tuesday, which it is feared will result
fatally. He was driving spirited horse
on Commercial street when the animal be-
came unmanageable and in his efforts to
stop him Norton was kicked in the fore
head by the horse and thrown violently
from the wagon. The wagon was wrecked
by colliding with hydrant. Norton has
wife and one child, and has for several
years been employed as q clerk in Rogers
stove store in this city.
The valuation of Bath completed by the
assessors. Monday, ia Sc, 800 $40, as fol
lows: Real estate, 81. $50 1855; personal.
SO, 64S, 80 There Is an increase in real
estate of $40. 800 over last year but a de-
crease of 800, $40 in personal property, due
largely to depreciation of vessel property.
The tax rate will be s23 on $1,000, as
against SEQ in 1894 Under the new law
on shipping taxation, which will &C into
effect next year, the assessors state that
there will be a decrease in personal
property Of 5000. 900 in 1896.
Next week Attorney General Powers is
to argue three murder cases before the
law court at Portland. These are State
VS.. Mary Cowan, Penobscot county; State
VS.. Clara +. Getchell, Kennebec county, |
and State VS.. James Lewis in Climber |
land county. Clara +. Getchell is charged |
with numbering her husband, and the |
Lewis case is familiar to every body in the |
State Messrs. Soldiers & Chase are |
hard at work on the Lewis case They |
have strong argument and hope to be
successful in procuring new trial for
their client The printed testimony in /
the case makes a bulky volume If over 500
pages, while the briefs are elabor:.teIy pre-.
pared abstracts of the arguments to be
made before the judges.