Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-12-10
BITS OF MAINE NEWS.

Mrs. 4. Y. Burr of Brewer, attempted
| suicide by drowning. Wednesday, Tenn
porary insanity resulting from domestic
trouble Is said to be the cause.
The North Bowdoinham Baptist quar-.
terry meeting concluded one of its mos;
Wednesday. with the First Baptist
church at Pennington.
George Ross. who. it is alleged. as
saulted Amelia Gendron. gave himseli
up to the Saco police Tuesday. He left
town Immediately after the assault,
was committed.
The 2-years-old son of Patrick McDon-
aid of Portland. died Wednesday morn
ing. from a fracture of the skull, re
ceNed Tuesday afternoon. by falling
from a third-story window. His home
was IN Dunphy Lane.
The Bangor High school foot ball
eleven has chosen Hal Hunt captain
of the 1897 team. He is one of the crack
players of the team and personally
popular with the other members of the
team.
from Shulee. ~ S. for Boston. before re-
ported ashore on Steele Harbor island.
and supposed to be 4 total loss, has been
fioated and is now anchored in Jones'
y.
Thursday, when an estimate of the cost
to repair her will be made.
Joshua a. Clark, a prominate farmer
of Wells, died, Tuesday. He was for
many years a building contractor in
Maiden, Mass, and was one of the
builders of the Maiden City hall He
had been a resident of Wells for ~
years.
The friends Of Rev. John F. Tilton
pastor of the Baptist church at Belfast.
are extending congratulations to him
on his engagement to Miss Katherine
Berry, teacher in Grammar school at
Houlton. Miss Berry is a graduate Of
Colby university. class of '93.
Frederick @. Ilsley, the civil engineer
of Portland, left. yesterday afternoon
for Bridgton to complete the prelim-
mary survey of the narrow gauge rail
road which is to be built from Bridg-
to to Harrison. This line is an exten-
sion of Bridgton of Brdgton and Saco
River Railroad and will be constructed
next summer.
Thomas Ryle and Thomas McGraw.
two of the boys who We're captured.
Saturday night in the Maine Central
freight yard. at Lewiston, were tried
Tuesday. Judge Cornish held them UNI
der bonds for the supreme court.
Peter Elroy, II. was arraigned on the
charge Of stealing $50 from A. A. Letter.
rier of Norway and was held under
$500 bonds for trial
The steamer Merryconeag went on
the Salacia's route between Portland
and Boothbay Harbor Wednesday,
and Will make the regular trips of that
beat until the repairs made necessary
by the fire are completed. The Sebas-
codegan has been hauled out of her
winter quarters and will run on the
Harpswell route until the Salacia is
ready for business again.
The Auburn city council has voted
not TO permit the Street Railroad Com
of the new North bridge. 1t is rumored
that the company will go ahead and
lay the track in spite of the action of
the city council and that the city will
ask for an injunction. restraining them
from doing SO. 1t is the general opin-
ion of the lawyers that the road has
the right to lay the double track under
it's charter and that an injunction to
restrain would probably be refused.
AS an example of the good results
obtained by advertising. Mr.. Boothby
of the passenger department of the
Maine Central has received a large
number of requests from the pupils of