Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-07-26
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

Charles Jacobs house and barn at
South Sanford, were destroyed by fire,
Wednesday night The loss is about
out at the time The fire is supposed
to have started in the barn.
The New England Fair management
have accepted the proposal of John S
Johnson, the crack bicyclist, to go one
nile to beat two minutes, to be paced by
Quad team, O'Connor, Weinig Starbrool
end Severy. The trial will occur, Aug. 81
Next day johnson will try to go two
miles in 40.
A. nj. Sawyer, assistant adjutant gen
aral of the g. A. r., Portland, has re-
;eived a letter from Iowa asking for in
formation in regard to young lady by
The home of Kitty Jenkins, who is living
somewhere In Maine Through the death
Of a relative she has had large amount
If property left her.
The postal officials have made arrange
ments whereby mail will be taken on the
sunday morning train from Bangor for
Portland, Boston and the West There
has never been any mail taken on this
train. The arrangements went into effect
last Sunday. arrangements may be made
later to take way mails ON this train
A special to the Phillips Phonograpb
says a fierce forest fire broke out on the
line of the Rumford Falls 81 Rangeley
Lakes Railroad, six miles below Bemis,
tuesday night. Immense damage to
timber fsnds was only prevented by the
work of several hundred men, who are
employed in the railroad construction.
The horse stolen from ex- Deputy Sheriff
J. W. Doughty's premises, Windham,
July IA, was recovered, Wednesday night,
5hree miles from Lancaster, n. H., where
The thief had left him in exchange for
fresh animal The horse had been driv n
1875 miles in 81 hours, but stood the jauni
wonderfully. Mr.. Doughty is satisfied
that the thief is German wanderer to
whom he recently gave two days employ
ment.
Burton S. Lanphear, Cornell '94, has
been secured as instructor in electrical
engineering at the Maine State College
He won high honors during his course at
Cornell, and has been an expert in prac
Fical work in various cities since his
graduation, The electrical engineering
course at the State college was established
)nly year ago, but has been very popu
ar and will be maintained at q high
standard.
Wednesday afternoon, two attempts
we're made to set fire to the Catholic
Cathedral in Portland. A pile of paper
was found blazing in the center isle OF
the chapel, which must have bean tn.
work of an inoendiary. This was extin
guished and in few minutes another
fire was found back Of the altar In tht
main auditorium This also was put out
before 1t had gained Roadway. Som,
damage was done by smoke. There is n,
clue to the incendiary.
Leonard C. Young and Miss Dora Moses
were arrested at Portland, THURSDAY, on
complaint Of G. B. Morrow, who claims
conspiracy to deprive him of his wife.
company and affections; second, aIienat.
ing his wlfe's affection. The suit is for
500. 900. The plaintiffs attorney says the
trial will bring out sensational testimony
of intimacy between the two defendants
and between Young and Mrs Morrow.
The defendants make absolute denial of
both charges in the writ. and have fur
nished bonds.
In some respects the accident by which
R. Lyman Gilman lost his life at Jones.
boro, last Saturday, was one of the strang-
est in Maine annals. He had Just re-
lieved driver who had brought 600
pounds of powder from Machias and
which was intended for the Gilman Drisko
quarry, the lead being driven by one
horse. The powder exploded from some
unknown cause, killing the driver, demol |
lshing the cart, but not injuring the
horse, save for few slight bruises, though |
the Machias Union says the harness has
not been found The explosion was heard |
In all the towns within 20 miles and the
glass in windows of houses near by was
shattered.