Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-12-21
SPARKS FROM NAME WIRES.

| ex- town pauper, who sues Joseph D Bur
CESS of Searsmont, for $4,000 damages, the
| iury at Rockland. Thursday, reported
verdict of $500 in favor of the plalntin.
| The case lasted three days and was the
most interesting thus far during the
present term Of court.
Sheriff Ballou of Bath. arrested at
Parker's Head, Friday, Hezekiah Har-
rincton and txo other men for participant
ing in riot at that place, Thursday. In
the melee pistols We're said to have played
an importsnt part, and Harrington Is
alleged TO have been quite severely in
jured. The prisoners will be tried at
Bath, next Tuesday.
While Capt Luther Green was trying
to reach his boat, abuut 6 o'clock, Wednes-
day night, at Milliken wharf, Passport,
he slipped and fell some 20 feet, striking
on his head on some logs and rendering
him unconscious. The tide was coming
ia and had nearly covered his head when
he was discovered No bones We're broken
and his injuries are not believed to be
serious.
The creditors of Quinn s Co. met, Fri
day, at Portland. The liabilities of this
firm are stated TO be about SIS, 900, with
$40. coo mortgage on the plant 1t is
thought that the firm may be able to pay
about 90 cents on the dollar. 1t was i'm
possible to tell what action Quinn & Cos.
creditors may take in the matter, but it is
thought that the firm will be forced
through insolvency.
Tuesday night, Chas. Hanson, Long
Island milkman, discovered his house on
| fire. In endeavoring TO get water to put
it out, he lost his pail in the well. His
mornings supply of milk stood handy and
without another thought he emptied can
after can upon the flames until he sue
ceeed in putting them out The kitchen
was completely Quilted, and but for his
prompt action his home would have been
a complete loss.
Melvin C. Spofford, a fisherman of
| Cranberry Isle, sailed, Thursday, for
| Bakers island, but it is believed that he
is drowned, as his boat was found adrift
on the rocks in front of Chatwold, the
summer home of Joseph Pulitzer, at Bar
| Harbor Friday, and a message from
Spofford's father states that his son never
reached Bakers island. Spofford's 49,
years old son was drowned from the same
| boat, last summer.
| The Sagadahoc grand jury at Bath,
arose, Friday afternoon, reporting So in
dictmentS Among the most important
| is one against Frank Williams for high
way robbery and assault with Il dangerous
weapon upon Joseph Stevens of George
town; one against Martin Lawrence fl r
burglary Over 80 are liquor indictments
against Bath and Richmond iumsellers.
The number of indictments returned is
larger than for many years.
The noted Union fowage case recently
left to the board of arbitration, has been
settled ana the Georges River Mill Co. of
| Warren, NUT lower its dam to the same
height as the old one. Farmers living 20
miles back in the country claimed that
the dam raised the water in the river,
flooding their land and causing great
damage. The mill company claimed that
they had already lowered the dam twice,
and that the dam at Hart 5 Neck Falls was
the cause Cf the overflow.
William Dakin, q laborer, employed
cutting trees on the wood lot of j Fl.
Gilman in Monmouth, was struck by
falling tree, Thursday, and dangerously,
perhaps fatally. injured. He WAS pinned
to the earth by the tree and it required
were working with him, to extricatc him.
He was taken to his home and DR.. Blake
called. An examination proved that his
shoulder was broken and he sustained in
ternal injuries of serious nature He is
man 50 years Of age, and his recovery is
very doubtful.
Deputy Sheriff J. A. Blake OF Farming
ton, returned, Thursday, from Eustis,
bringing with him Frank Reed Of Greene,
against whom complaint Of adultery
had been sworn out in the Pennington
municipal court by Miss Philomene Ayotte
Of Greene, alleging the commission Of the
crime with the complainant's sister, Miss
Nora Ayo;te also of Greene. The story
of the complainant as told to Judge
Chandler was that Reed, whom she al
legged to be married man, had taken her
sister into sportsman hunting camp
NORTH of Eustis and was living with her
there in adultery.
The scmi-annual meeting of the Maine
| Amateur Press Association will be held
Dec. ?, at Bangor, with the editorial
board of "Thc Oracle" This meeting
will commence at 2 clock in the after
noon, and four papers, namely, 1.-THE
Price of School Papers, Tho Editorial
in School Papers, :" How Ear School
Paper Should BE Literary, and How
Far "a School Paper Should Be News
paper, will be given, after which a gen
cral discussion will take place, conducted
by the president AS the meeting, last
spring, at Portland was such a success,
it is assured that this meeting will be a
great benefit to our school journals