Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-05-16
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

George Maxwell of St George, who was
blown up by an explosion, Friday, died
of his injuries.
A Goldfish weighing 1875 pounds was
brought into Vinalhaven, Tuesday. The
circumference of the head was 4 feet >
inches.
The Waldo and Kennebec musical con-
vention will meet at the Grange hall at
Freedom village. June 6, at 10 A. NJ. An
evening session is expected.
The tax rate in tho town CT Rockport
will be II mills. The personal prop V
of the town shows the remarkable falling
off. for place of its size, of $50, 000.
Schooner j. II. Wainwright of Bangor.
from New York for Bangor, coal laden.
arrived at Boothbay Harbor, Wednesday.
having sprung leak, in breeze off
Cape Ann.
The body of Archie Campbell was found
Wednesday, in the piling under Drum
mond's wharf at Bath He fell over
board one night while going home, some
two months ago.
The suit of O'Rourke against the
Lewiston Sun for $4,000 for alleged libel,
was finished, Tuesday night, and the jury,
Wednesday, brought in a verdict of
1866 20 for the plaintiff.
Lorn feathers of ST Albans cut his
throat, Monday night, and a physician
sewed it up Tuesday morning. he tore ii
open again Mr. Leathers has been sick
and Respondent for two or three years
In the Portland municipal court, Wed
nesday, John T. Fitzsimmons was ar
Al
store of Joseph A. Riggs. He pleaded not
guilty but was bound over to the grand
jury in the sum of $500.
The directors of the First Maine Spiritual
Campmeeting Association will hold their
annual meeting on the Etna campground,
June S. to complete arrangements for the
annual campmeeting, also for completing
the water works commenced last year.
The May term of the Oxford supreme
court at Paris closed at noon, Wednesday,
after the lightest jury business in the his
tory of the court, three cases involving
about 800 There was an unusually large
number of divorce cases. Fourteen were
granted, two denied.
Those so-called bombs which were
picked up on the street at Portland, Mon
day night. have been tested and found to
be perfectly harmless. 1t is thought that
the fluid is some kind of medicine put UP
in this way to Theoretically seal it. The
paper which was found was probably
scribbled by some foreigner
The town of Montville is somewhat
excited over the death of Miss Alice M.
Choate aged l6, and dark hints that there
might have been foul play are heard. She
went to live with Mrs. Ellen Hartman at
New Ireland. part of Montville, and left
there in April May she gave birth to
child, and May 10 she died 1t is said
that she told DR.. Ramsey that Mrs. Har-
riman's son Orland, aged 20, was re-
sponsible for her trouble and that Mrs
Hartman made her take medicine.
Deputy Sheriff Hale of Gorham. Tues
day. brought to this city Gorham man
who was arrested for maintaining criminal
relations with 14-years-o old girl named
Wetson. The relations are said to have
existed for some months their place OF
meeting being the Portland e. Rochester
engine house, to which they had key. |
The suspicious of the people having been |
aroused, the girl was watched and fol |
lowed. The prisoner denies his guilt. |
saying that his son kept company with |
the glrj III perfectly proper way, and |
that If she was seen near the engine house
she was there to meet the young man.
The prisoner was lodged in Jail, but was
afterward released by bail commissioner
and returned to Gorhanl. He will be
brought before Judge Robinson's court
for hearing Portland Press.
Rev. W. II. Ramsey was installed rs
pastor of the North church at Farming
ton, Tuesday. The installation exercis,
took place in the afternoon The right
hand of fellowship was given by Mr.
Marsh; the charge to the pastor was de-
Iivered by Mr.. Perkins, while the charge
10 the church was by Mr.. Hayden. The
discussions in the evening were: 1.-THE
Relation of the Church to the Religious
Life by Rev. John Charming Perkins
Of Portland; 1.-THE Relation of the Church
20 Young People," by Rev f. J. Prescott
81 kennebunk; "The Relatio ion of the .
church to the Unchurched. ;" by Rev. +.
=. Newbert of Augusta; 50 Relation of the | /
church to the Social Problems Of the
hour" by Rev. J. L. Marsh of Saco; i
Relation of the Churches to One An
'ther,' by Rev. G. A. Hayden of Au-