Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-09-30
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

| The Universalist church at Biddeford
| has extended pastoral call to Rev. l. a.
| Priest of Newtonvlle. Mass.
Rev, c. II. Gates. pastor Of the Con-
gregational church at Bar Mills, has re
| signed and will return TO his homestead
| in North Wibraham, Mass.
| Josiah York. a fisherman. aged 45 years,
| was drowned by the capsizing of his dory
off Wells Beach. Tuesday forenoon. He
leaves Il widow and five children.
Patents have been granted to Frank w.
Merrill of Deering. on refrigerating re-
ceptacle: Albert II. Gilman. Saco rail
way track sander; Andrew J. Avery,
Saco walking ladder.
The 2Sth annual fair of the Cumberland
Farmers Club opened successfully at
West Cumberland. Tuesday with IA large
attendance T. T., blk. m. by Eclair,
tHustom won the three-minute race in
second best time 2.39A. Riverton. no. &.
by Fred Lothair. (Hawkes). won the %
race in three heats; Bradford b., &. g..
(Rowe). second: best time, 2.3l14.
City Marshal Hammond is busy look
ing up two persons who have left Bel
fast without paying their bills, so it is
alleged. A man giving his name as
Reignol Reid. hailing from New York
drove here from Camden, putting up at
the Windsor hotel. Sunday he left
without paying his bill and it is sup
posed a Belfast young man went alons
with him. The horse and carriage be
long in Camden. The landlord of the
Windsor says he expects the team may
be brought back by the Belfast young
man. A man giving his name as J. II.
Bacon, of Philadelphia, came to Bel
fast, short time ago, with stock of
millinery, which he has been selling al
auction. He has also left town with
out rendering an equivalent to the pro
prietor of the Windsor. The millinery
stock is now held by the auctioneer.
The men are supposed to have gone
towards Bangor. The city marshal has
telegraphed a description of the men
and officers are on the lookout for
them.
The officers are once more after Joe
Dyer. a Pennington citizen. who is
pretty well known to the folks who ad-
minister law in this section. Dyer has
been Il troublesome citizen for num-
Der of years, and has served Jail sem
fences for msdemeanors. Last Satur-
day, he and several companions rode
up to the house of Wyett Huff, who
lives in Arson in the first house in
Somerset county across the line, and
entered. The party We're in mis-
chievous mood, and finding Huff away,
proceeded to make merry with the in
mates. These We're Mrs. Huff, her con-,
sumptive, crippled son and three
daughters The young man was
thrown behind the stove and seriously
maltreated. The son of a neighbor
Henry futile, was attracted by the
screams of the woman and he entered
the house. He found the visitors offer
ing various indignities to the woman
and attempted to interfere He was
Immediately set upon by the crowd and
rummelled cruelty. When Huff re-
turned and viewed the ruins and heard
the story his family told him, he posted
away to Pennington and laid the case
before Judge Chandler. AS the judge
was uncertain as to whether the Huff
house was near enough to the county
line to be within his jurisdiction, he ad-
vised the man to get warrant from
Skowhegan justice, and Huff has done
this. The men have not been appre-
hended yet, but officers are searching
for them.