Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-10-30
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

North Jay village, Monday night, with
nearly all the contents.
1t is reported at Rockland on good
authority that VIM. Day of Dubuque.
Iowa, has entered into negotiations for
the purchase of John Jones' estate near
Bay Point, and viii soon erect 10 cot
tages, each to cost about $4,000.
Lewiston's Merchants week opened
most auspiciously, Tuesday, and will
continue during the week. In the parade
OF the merchants AID manufacturers
there We're three bands of music. A large
number of visitors from the surrounding
cities and towns with essed the proceed.
ings.
Kenney Stillman and Eddie Small of
west Peru, were out hunting for skunks.
Monday night. They started for home
with locked arms, when Small stumbled.
hitting the hammer of his gun against a
rock and discharging the gun, its whole
charge entering the lung of Stillman,
who lived only about half an hour
DR.. W. A. Albee, chairman of the
Rockland board OF health and one of the
most prominent Masons in the State. has
just been taken i'll with serious case of
diphtheria. He has been an indefatigabla
worker during the prevalence of the
diphtheria scare, and contracted the dis
ease While treating patients. One new
case and one death is the latest report.
At II A. NJ, Tuesday, there had not
been received at the Bath Iron Works apy
confirmation of the published report that
the Bath plant has been given a contract
to build two gunboats. 1t may be said
however, that Treasurer Hyde, who was
seen, Tuesday, at the Works, felt conf
dent that such good news would reach
Bath from Washington within "a hours.
An aged tramp was found dead In Gin
ton, Saturday morning. ne applied at
Henry York's house for shelter, FRIDAY
night, and was allowed to stay. In his
pockets were found pipe,a few nails and
a tax receipt, which showed that one John
P. Wakefield of Dedham, Me-, had paid to
Collector George Goodwin his taxes in full
up to Sept. 9, 1895, for the previous year
of 1894
Doctors Lord and Sullivan performed a
very difficult operation on one of C. r..
Millihcn's trotters, Monday The horse
has been suffering from cataract on one
of his eyes for some time past, but as he
is a very valuable animal, Mr. Milliken
did not want to have him killed. The
operation was entirely successful, although
the horse may have to wear spectacles in
the future. Portland Argus
Two tramps reached Portland, Monday.
from Newport News, clad In very thin
summer clothing and without stockings.
They were stranded there, ard in order
to get back cast shipped as able seamen on
board schooner. The captain got what
work he could out Of them, and dis
charged them at Portland. They were
taken before Commissioner Tolman, who
decided that they must be paid ordinary
seamen's wages, SO month
Mrs. George A. Pratt of Auburn. was
sent to jail, Tuesday, by Judge Mitchell
of the Auburn municipal court, for rcfus
ing to testify against her husband. About
a week ago, Pratt was arrested for an as
sault on his wife. When Mrs. Pratt was
called to the stand she refused to say any
thing against her husband, not being able.
she said, to remember the circumstances
of the case. She declares she will STAY in
jail two years before she will testify.
Last Friday, while Joe Balduc and
Belam Greenier of Jackman, were cross
ing Long Pond on their way to the Wbip-
pie farm to engage for their winter lum-
boring work, their canoe was capsized and
both were thrown into the water. Balduc
sank Immediately and never arose. A
boat put out from the shore and reached
Grcenier. who was in an exhausted condi
ton. With difficulty he was pulled
aboard, and made comfortable Men be-
gan graphing for Balduc, but did not find
his body until late, Saturday
The talk of Bangor is the disappear-
ance OF well-known young newspaper
man, formerly of Portland, leaving his
creditors in furry. 1t appears that for
months past he has been borrowing from
his friends and acquaintance, on one pre-
text and another, sums ranging from SIS
to $3.50. Very few If any of these debts
have been paid, and now the people who
lent their cash are trying to find out
where the debtor is He left town about
a week ago and no one seems to know
where he is. He came here from Portland.
where, 1t Is understood, his mother
resides and has some property. He was
as young man of good tastes
and appeared to have no bad habits, so
that, having a good salary there seemed to
be no reason for him to borrow. To most
people 1t Is mystery what he can have
done with all the money that he earned
and borrowed, but there are few who
understand it well enough. They are
aware that he has been friendly with yari-
Gus young women whose companionship
has been expensive. The chief mourners
are said to be Chas. c. Emerson, a whole
sale dry goods merchant, who aocommo-
lated the young man with $3.50 as q tenn
porary loan; DR.. W. H. Sismmons, who
gave up S135 on note; Frank A. Adams.
clerk of the municipal court, who cheer
fully handed over s75 on another note; J.
E. Kelley, who gave up $50 Bar Harbor
man aud Belfast man, who clipped in
el00 apiece; Frederick White, $50; Charles
A. Fowles, $50; several hotels and board
ing houses, fashionable restaurant. a
few tailors, and other concerns too numer-
ous to mention. Clerk Adams of the
court went to Portland to hunt
mp his SIS He is still hunting. On Mon
day, Mr.. Emerson got warrant in the
municipal court for the debtors arrest.
But the question is, "Where Is he?" It
may be that these creditors are unduly ex-
citetl and if they will wait natiaptly fboir