Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-15

| All should be profoundly impressed with
| a sense of duty and of our high RESPONSE
bility regarding these tortured children
Of the Oldest Christian church In the
world And when their feet touch Port
| land soil they should find Christian
welcome. Homes are still wanted for
ing and provisions All offers OF assist
ance should be promptly made to Mrs. L.
M. N. Stevens, $50 Free street, Portland.
The citizens of Old Town will be par
ticularly interested in the outcome Of
the attempt, the coming winter. to Sc
cure favorable legislation upon the
maintenance of bridges over a certain
length, by the State. There are a num-
ber of long. covered bridges within the
city limits, and the expense of keeping
them in repair is heavy burden to the
taxpayers. Regarding the plan for
State aid, an exchange says: THE old
fight over the State assuming the ex
pcnse of maintaining all bridges over
certain length. will probably come be-
fore the Legislature.
County Attorney Emmons and Deputy
Sheriff j. II. Miles went to West Par
sonsiield, Tuesday. to continue their in
vestigation of the shooting OF Betsy
Hobbs. They state that no new clue has
been found. though the sclectmcn OF the
town express confidence that the case
will be thoroughly cleared up. The the
DRY that the shooting was accidental and
the body dragged into the house and set
afire TO destroy the evidence. is being
generally accepted by the townspeople as
the most plausible one that has been adj
vanced. The two wounds on the fore
head, which were at first supposed to
have been caused by a blow from club
or the stock OF gun. are now thought
to have been the result of the victims
fall TO the ground when the shot took
effect The inquest will be resumed as
soon as Coroner Bradbury returns home
from Washington.
The store of Herrick Smith & Co. of
Sedgwick. was entered by burglars. Mon
day night, and the outside door of their
safe blown open. Theodore Smith. who
opened the store. Thursday morning,
made the discovery. and upon investi-
eating found that an entrance had been
made through window, as small piece
of glass had been cut from one of the
panes large enough TO allow one to reach
in and unfasten It, Inc safe Is OF the
Herrings make and while the handles
were turned IL was not locked as ii was
empty This the would-be thieves evil
IDENTIFY did not learn, for charge of pow
der was put in over the door Of sufficient
strength to blow 1t off and otherwise ruin
the safe. Up to this time box Of cigars
Is the only thing missed and il Is thought
by many that the thief was frightened
away before completing ms WORK. There
Is no clue to the perpctrator OF the deed.
The farm buildings of WIniam Stew
burned. Tuesday night. They consist
ed Of large barn, that was not yet
completed. Il house and ell. The house
was occupied by Mr. Stewart and fam
lily and Mr. Edwin Bracket and fam
iiy IL was a close call for them and
they saved nothing. Mr.. Bracket who
lived upstairs. did not save clothes
enough to dress his family, Wednes-
day morning The losses on the build
ms and furniture viii reach $500. Mr..
Stewart had an insurance on the house
but Mr. Bracket had none on his
furniture. The house and ell were
buiit three years ago and the barn this
year.
Rev. f. w. O'Brien, the young clergy
man whose work in Bath has caused so
much comment was among those who
subscribed for stock in the now closed
OBrien called on President Drake of
the Bath Shoe Manufacturing Com
pany. and offered to contribute $50 to-
ward getting the factory started If
enough others could he induced to do
the same. He says he believes that the
best kind Of charity is that which gives
steady employment to labor and with
this end in view he is soon to start
broom factory on the lower floor of the
Hooker building in which he has been
holding his meetings and will take the /
large hall above for religious gather
inCS