Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-09-30
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

Vesta Fuller, aged &c, an estimable
young woman, committed suicide, Friday,
in Wilton, by hanging. The cause was
insanity.
Marshal Trickeys deputies seized three
dray loads of whiskey and beer at the Car
donated Water Bottling Cos. plant at
Portland, Saturday.
While partridge hunting in the woods
near Bath, Saturday. George ii. Haywood
IF Boston, 25 years old, was shot in the
right ankle by the accidental discharge OF
his gun The wound is not serious,
There was launched from the yard OF
Kelley. Spear & Co, at Bath, Saturday,
the barge Ardmorp, the last of four vessels
of that class built by that firm for the
Staplcs Coal Co. # Taunton. These yes
sells have coal carrying capacity OF 4o0o
IONS on 1 / feet draft their dimensions ne
ing. length 1872 feet, beam 30 feet, depth
Is feet.
Tho divorce eases of Frank L. Laugh
ton. tltb) VS. Myra b. Laughton; frank
T. lnughton Va Herbert f. Cyphers, and
Myra y. Laughton Oit) VS. Frank l.
Gaughton brought In the Somerset court
at Skowhegan, are drawing large crowds.
The two former are divorce suits ana the
latter is a suit for damage for the aliena-
on Of his wifc's affections.
Miss Edna Hcwcy. the 16-ycar- old
daughter Of Mrs Elva Pratt of Auburn,
vas fatally burned at the home OF her
mother on Pearl street, Saturday She
vas cleaning the kitchen stove while her
younger sister was in the parlor taking a
music lesson The stove upon which
he was working was hot and the liquid
polish took fire and communicated to her
clothes
The season has now advanced to a stage
where it is possible to correctly prcdicl
the smallest crop of apples for some years
in the western Kennebec valley. OF Bald
wins there is hardly n market for crop
OF Ben Davis there won't be half II crop
Greetings are bearing fairly well, as ar.
also Russets. Spies and fall fruit Taken
As n whole, however the orchards about
Monmouth have not more than onc-tcnth
their usual crop
The adjourned animal meeting Of the
Franklin x Megantic Railroad has just
been held at kingfeld, and the following
ntficers elected for the ensuing year
Directors. V. h. Mead of Boston, Philip
II. Subbs OF Strong John Winter Of King
field +. :. Mead Of Boston, and W. :.
Heath OF Salem. The board of directors
organized by choice of V. B. Mead of Bos
ton, as president, Philip H. Stubs OF
Strong. a clerk and treasurer, and +. ;.
Mead Of Boston, as superintendent. The
road was reported In good condition, and
its receipt rs yearly increasing.
The grand jury rose, at Pennington,
Saturday, reporting IS indictments, as
follows: Three against Frank Sweeney OF
New Sharon, Jail escape, cheating by false
pretences and forgery; James f, Ssnborn,
Pennington, common seller Philip Ian
Dire. Jay. Jail escape Charles f. Lake,
Pennington, breaking and entering; Felix
Tripenan. Jay, nuisance; John l1urrell'
Eustls. common seller: Fred A. Lake. Bos-
ton, larceny; Harry Il. Bessee, Farming
ton. breaking and entering; Chauucey NJ.
Haley, Sandy River Plantation. John
Clark. Greenvalo Plantation, and Frank
Marden. Farmin aton, burglary: John
Reed, Pennington, incest. Charles s. MGR
row, New Sharon, larceny. Landre and
Reed were Immediately brought into court
and pleaded guilty. Landre was sentenced
to 80 days In Pennington jail, and Reed to
four years in the State prison.