Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-02-27
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

Up to noon, Tuesday, about s6250 had
been collected in liquor fines at Bangor.
Horace Chase while wrestling in gro
Gerry store at Westbrook, Tuesday, fell,
breaking his right leg below the knee.
Conductor Fred Wing of the Grand
Trunk fell from the rear of the wan OF
his freight train at South Paris, Monday,
breaking one arm, injuring his hip and
receiving other injuries.
The mayor of Bath has appointed Drs.
J. b. Wescott, J. o. Lincoln, c. f. Cur
tbs and W. f. Rice a board of physicians
to examine into the sanity of Archie
Thayer, the reformed drunkard and
gambler.
Leroy Green alias Gilderoy Granville,
indicted for forgery, having retracted his
former plea and entered plea of guilty.
was sentenced to two years in State prison
at Tbomaston by Chief Justice Peters at
Bangor Tuesday.
Steamer Vancouver of the Dominion
line arrived at Portland, Tuesday, from
Liverpool, and reports that when 80 miles
from Halifax, Thomas Jones, seaman,
belonging in Liverpool fell overheard
from aloft and was drowned.
The funeral of the late n A. SWEET
was held in Universalist Church, West
brook, Tuesday. Masonic services were
held The Masons and Grand Army
post attended in a body. The deceased
was a veteran soldier, a staunch Demo
crat, postmaster, and former tax col
lector.
W. B. Morse who is hauling pine from
the Sanborn farm to Mosher pond. Ches-
terville, lost his camp by fire, Monday
afternoon The men lost considerable
amount of clothing and money. One
young man had in his trunk two suits of
clothes, one of which had been used but
once, and lost everything he had.
Kelley. Spear & Co, one of thessleading
shipbuilding firms of Bath, has secured
the contract to build four big barges, 175
feet in length and of about 900 tons each.
The same firm that is to have them built
has contracted to have five others con-
structed in other State, and the BATH
Iron Works will construct the machinery
for them all.
The Maine Central officers in Portland
say that there is no foundation for the re
port that the Maine Central is to build
branch road from Tomah on its line to
Princeton to connect with the new route
to Calais. 1t now seems probable that this
branch line will be built, but in no event
will the Maine Central have any interest
in it.
While the workmen building small
tenement house for A. V. Kinds and
Stephen Lander at Kingfield, were at
dinner, Saturday, the building caught fire
and was burned to the ground. 1t was
finished on the outside and the workmcn
were lathing the building. 1t is supposed
the fire caught from coal dropped from
the stove. The workmen lost all their
tools. The loss on the building was about
$500. No insurance.
The annual meeting of the Megantic
Fish and Game Club was held Mt Port
land, Tuesday, and the following officers
chosen: Clerk. Dr. George NJ. Way, Port
land; assistant clerk. Arthur W. Robin
son. Boston: directors, Walter c. Pres
colt. Boston: L. Dana Chapman. Boston;
Arthur W. Robinson, Boston: DIR. W. IT,
Kendall, Boston; W. X. McClare, Plain
field. n, j.: Dr. A. X. Brown,
Boston; Nathan +. Tufts, Boston,
W. A. Macleod, Boston; Dr. George
c. Ainsworth, Boston; Phelander Cut
Ter. Binchampton, n. Y; A r. Justice,
Philadelphia, Pa. ; DIR. George A. AcAie-
der. Worcester; ID. c. Pierce, Boston;
George W. Wiggin, Boston; stephen
f. johnson, Boston.