Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-01-30
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.


without awakening.
Joseph Mctioyerp. who was arrested at
Portland, Tuesday evening, for hoiilne
up pedestrian and picking DIS pocket,
was before Judge Robinson TUESDAY,
probable cause found, and put under $4oo
bail
The Penobscot ice harvest began,
Wednesday. when the Arctic, Union ana
Orrington Companies and +. W. Aver *
Co. commenced cutting. The katahdin
and Others will begin operations In a few
days. The ice is IL to 10 inches thick.
General Thos w II yde and John S. Hyde,
of the Bath Iron Works, sailed from New
York, Wednesday, on the st. Louis for a
short European trip. 1t is supposed that
| their object is to get few late points on
| warship building from some OF the Euro-
pean yards.
j. W. Riley of Bangor, proposes by a
! system OF heavy copper springs between
| two heavy armor walls, on ships of war,
to deaden and lessen the force Of pro
| Jectiles striking the vessel. He has tried
the scheme with bullets from small call
bre rifles and says it works to perfection.
| DR.. and Mrs. Gardner Ludwig of Port
land, celebrated the Goth anniversary OF
their marriage, Tuesday night. The re-
ception was held from to 10 clock i'll
the evening and during that time several
| citizens called TO pay their respects to the
venerable couple, Gov. Cleayes being one
Of the guests.
In Is liquor cases appealed from the
| Biddeford municipal court whore they
L II. lion 80 ha
| Enforcement League, dcmurrers were
| filed in the York county supreme court,
Wednesday, the actions thereby going up
to law court. In two other liquor cases
the parties paid the usual fines.
| Hon. Llewellyn Powers, Department
| Commander William II. Green of the
Maine G. \. r.. Prof. Allen 4. Rogers of
the Maine State college and "A number of
| local clergymcn were guests at Grand
Army campfire in Hampton, Tuesday
evening, and made stirring speeches. Mr..
Powers was the lion Of the evening.
| While spearing ecls in tho Scarboro
river, Tuesday, a Fine Point man ilshed
mp the strong box from the Old Orchard
railroad station safe. which was burglar,
lied two weeks ago. The box had been
forced open and the cash removed, but he
receipts, freight bills, rebate coupons and
checks it contained We're unmolested.
| The old steamer New Brunswick, built
in 1861, is tn he sold. She Is still good
boat, but is too small for the requirements
of the line She is a veteran of the late
war and saw much active service. She
was with General Burnside on his famous
expedition with General Butler NJ New
Orleans, and with General Banks, up the
! Red river.
| Winfield 5. Sawyer OF Bangor. in his
suit for $4,000 against the Arnold Shoe
| Co, also Of Bangor, has been aw3rdcd
| damages for $11l. In this ease Mr.. saw
/ yer claimed that while in the employ OF
this company, he stepped into an elevator
which, as he alleged, was equipped with
defective apparatus which crushed his left
leg, completely disabling him. The Gle
vator wss insured for $1,000 in we'll
! known elevator Insurance company, and
that company will cover the loss to the
Arnold Co.
| An interesting case was commenced in
the Bangor municipal court, Tuesday. 1t
Is state " Stilman Lawry of Charles
| ton, for selling mortgaged property. A
| few years ago Lawry was arrested on a
! haStardy process and in settlement gave a
+ mortgage Of 800 on his horse and gave
his note for so days in payment thereof.
/ When the 30 days expired, Lawry refused
/ to pay the note, but his opponents coun-
sci did nothing about the matter at the
time. Later, Lawry sold the horse for
/ Sl25 Now the State tries Lawry for sell
/ ing mort tagged property. The outcome of
the case is awaited with interest.
/ Interest still continues ut Freeport, re-
/ garding the identity Of those who took the
skeleton from the High school library. last
week, and hung it at half mast on the flag
pole. supervisor Brewer aud Principal
/ Stoddard nave made careful investigation
among the pupils but have found nothing
tangible i'll the way of evidence that might
| bring the reckless school boys to Justice.
| The boys are evidently determined not 20
! dlVnlge the secret, it, in fact, any of them
were concerned in the mischief. It is
4 thought possible that the work was not
/ done by any pupils connected with the
school. Suspicion has been growing
stronger, this week, that the idea originated
with outsiders that 1t was the result of n
wager.
'pbVs Niltti IL, ID tEduiuTu ulIu HC his
home mt Fort Point, Bangor, Wednesday
afternoon at 2.30 O'Clock after an illness
of several days. Capt Sanford was one
of the best known men in Maine For
more than 80 years he was con-
necied with the steamboat lines
on the Penobscot river, the bust.
ness having been established by his
father. Capt Menemon Sanford. who had
previously run a line between Boston and
Philadelphia. The line when first started
was called Sanford Independent steam
boat line. Capt. Sanford was twice mar
ried, his second wife being the daughter
of the late Capt Geo. French He is
survived by one son, Charles Sanford,
who has been a resident of New
York for some time. Capt. Sanford was
about 20 years of age. For years he was
one of the most striking figures in Bangor.
lie was generous to fault and never
knew the value of money, except what it
would bring.
Word was received at Old Town. early
Tuesday. that the Hancock tannery and
contents at Township 80 had been burned
during the night. +. H. Hill is manager
OF this tannery which Is part of the es-
tate of the Shaw Brothers 1t will be re-
mcmbered that for the past few wears this
! has been RIM upder a tructno Wy Tu....