Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-11-21
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

The announcement was made public,
Tuesday, of the appointment of John
Bernard Heating of Boston, to be British
vice consulate for all the ports of entry il
the State of Maine with headquarters at
Portland, succeeding the late George H.
Starr, whose death occurred, Sept 90
Tuesday. the chief of police of St John
came to Bangor and took away with bin
Fred DAVIS, the spry young man who
skipped out from that town, Monday,
along with $40 Of somebody clse's money.
Davis belongs in Fredericton, and this is
said to be his first serious break in crime
Hon. William H, Loouey, counsel foI
the plaintiff in Nheelman Albert J
MOore's suit against John +. Bryant. for
damages resulting from collision at
Dunstan, filed a motion for a new trial. n,
Portland, Wednesday, on the ground that
the verdict for the defendant was not in
accordance with the law and the evidence
The arrest of William W. Smith Of
Pennington, ut Livermore Falls, for viola
ton of the internal revenue law by Deputy
Marshal Emery, was brought about by
Smiths intimacy with u woman. This
woman had been visiting Smith at Liver
more Falls and had returned on the very
day that Smith was arrested, the woman
telling Deputy Marshal Emery the where
abouts of Smith not knowing he was al
officer
George &. Venner of Boston who ha:
charge of the crew canavSsing at Belfast
for the Horsford' S bread preparation, re
turned to that place from Boston, Tues
day where he had been to obtain the S50C
necessary to bail out Walton, the member
who is in Jail for assault on the Husse,
girl. Venner says he was unable to oh
tain bail and it looks as though Walton
will have to remain in jail until the
January session Of the supreme court.
A Washington dispatch says: "Mr
Willard f. Hicks, with Mr. Wilson, ar.
rived, Wednesday, from Portland They
were heard by the authorities at the post
office department. in the interest Of Mr..
Hicks candidacy for the Portland post
after the expiration of Post
master Small's term, Dec. u. Mr.. Hicks
leading competitors for the place aru Mr.
George ID. SWEET, city marshal under the
Ingraham mayoralty, and Gen. John D
Lynch, the lawyer and well known STATE
militia man.
The insurance underwriters, at meet
ing at Bath, Tuesday evening, with tn,
local agents, decided to make a reduction
in rates in Bath on buildings and stocks
in the districts covered by the hydrant
service Under the new rating, dwelling,
will be per cent for five years Sine.
the big fire there the rate has been De,
cont for three years. On business blocks
and stocks the reduction will be 10 per
cent, which makes a reduction in q few
of 20 per cent. Bath people ART
greatly pleased at the cut.
Word reached Portsmouth, n. H..
Wednesday, that Charles H. Staples OF
south Eliot carpenter, is missing
Staples. who worked in Portsmouth at
his trade, went there last Monday, in the
afternoon He left Market street saloon
TO go home. Those who saw him last
say that he was not under the influence Of
liquor. From that time his whereabouts
are a mystery. Staples friends think
that he has met with foul play as be was
m experienced riverman and they do not
believe be was drowned 1t was reported
that his wherry was picked up off New
castle, but the report could not be con
frmed
Wednesday, Mrs. Mary MoFadden wife
IF John J. McFadden of Bangor was be-
fore Judge Vose at Bangor, charged with
\ vicious assault upon the person of Miss
Carrie Files, one of her neighbnrs. There
was suspicion that Mrs McFadden was
not right in her mind and several wit
nesses testified TO her appearance of in
sanity. After a while the Judge dis.
charged her from court and sent her be
fore the municipal officers, who adjudged
her insane. Mrs. McFadden has given the
police some trouble bef,ire, through her
afflictfon. She has been act
ng very queerly for some years past and
once, year ago last summer, went SO far
as to try to knife priest of St. Johns
church against whom she happened to get
! slant of dislike.