Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-12-14
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

Constable Dolliff of Kennebunkport
treated Biddeford TO a surprise. Saturday
forenoon. by making a big haul of liquors
at John b. Morin's drug store on Water
street.
Mary L.. widow. Of the late Judge
of pneumonia. She WAS about - years
old. She leaves one son. l.. II. Murch.
city clerk. and one daughter, wife OF
Bertram l.. Smith. ESD. of Patten.
Thomas f. WEIGH. who is charged with
brually aSsaulting his wife. who died at
the Insane hospital at Augusta, Thurs
day. was sentenced to - days in the
county Jail at Bangor, Saturday. in the
municipal court. lie appealed and fur
nished bail.
Clement w. Eastman, recently editor
'of the Catholic American. who has been
charge of larceny of Two overcoats at
Portland, withdrew his appeal. Saturday.
and accepted the sentence of four months
in the county Jail imposed by the muni-
cipal court
Tho new Bangor. Hampden & Winter
port Electric Street Railway was for
mally opened to travel. Saturday, as far
as completed. Freight business Will be
carried ON at night. after passenger cars
have stopped running, The road is
standard guage. and will be of great bene-
fit to the down-riVer towns and to Ban
gor, s.iS Il
On board the Ward Line steamer San
tiago, which arrived at New York, Sat
urday. from Nassau. WAS Capt. Harding
and two shipWrecked Seamen of the brig
Eugene Hale of Calais Me, which Went
ashore OH EXuma reef. Bahamas. Nov
l& The Eugene Hale was bound from
Surinam for Pensacola, in ballast. ON
Nov. IS the vessel experienced q heavy
gale, and at f. NJ. she was driven on
the EXuma reef. She soon filled and be-
came total loss. The Eugene Hale reg
stored Az tons. was built at Calais Me-.
in 1875 and was owned by 6, W. Lord Of
that place
Charles c. Pomeroy. a thrifty-appcar-
ing citizen of Presque Isle paid a line in
land. Saturday. for engaging in the re-
tail liquor business without paying the
government tax. year ago he contr
buted "A similar amount TO the govern
ment for the same offence. A govern
ment stamp could be purchased at the
price of his fine. but the displa ying of
such stamp would be furnishing Aroos-
took county officials with prima facie ev-
ifence of law breaking. so he prefers to
run his chances with the federal officers.
David Cyr of Caribou. pleaded guilty 10
selling liquor without the payment Of At
go, ernment tax, and his case was con
tinued for sentence.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Morgan narrowly
escaped death by asphyixation at Salem,
Saturday. Morgan is steward of the
schooner c. A. Campbell of Philadelphia
now lying at the Reading wharf in that
city with a cargo of coal. Mrs. Morgan
resides in Maiden, and, Friday. went to
Salem; to remain with her husband on
the schooner while in port They retired
to their cabin off the galley. Friday
night, leaving good coal fire in stove
in the cook room. During the night the
wind changed and blew directly down the
funnel, forcing the coal gas into their
cabin: Shortly before Z. the mate of the
vessel not seeing any indication of
was appalled, to find Mr.. and Mrs Nor
gan almost lifeless in their berth He at
once gave an alarm. and shortly after
moned and by hard work succeeded in
saving the lives of Mr.. and Mrs Morgan.
At 1890 they were comfortable and it is
expected both win recover. Mr.. Morgan
belongs in Machias, Me.