Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-29
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

| William +. Parks who attempted tt
i XIII his wife AT Portland. Tuesday night
| was held for the grand jury and com
mitted. Wednesday. Mrs. Parks was heic
| in 500 as a witness.
Members of the Pickerel Pond Clut
have secured 1000 land-locked salmon
from the Auburn hatchery, and the fist
arrived in Old Town, Wednesday, ant
were taken to the pond.
The sardine factory at PASSPORT. owned
by Daniel Mcdonald ana operated 10y
Brooks & Chiids, was burned. Monday
night loss 5000 There was no insurance
Oh the building. but the stock was par
TALLY insured.
Mrs. Hannah l.. Hutchins Of Bidde-
ford, an invalid. aged 10 years. the
widow of Clark Hutchins, committed
suicide in bed. Wednesday. by strang-
ling herself with a piece of cloth dur
ing the absence of the nurse.
Deputy Sheriff Cornish of Bowdoinham.
has a warrant for the arrest of O. II.
BIckford. charging him with committing
rape on the person of Myrtle Adams. the
a,lopsed daughter OF ID. Oscar Adams of
Bowd Din. Bickford was seen. Sunday. at
Oakland and II Is said that he y now
working northward toward the Moose
cad lake region
They are talking of an electric road
from Andover to Bryant's Pond. 1t is
AflitTNtuDl lHdl SOfilt OF lIt oliitldlS
II the Grand Trunk road have been at
Andover. looking after the project. II
Is reported that they secured the re-
lsal Of about $4,000 toward the road.
1t is said that the grand jury now in
session at Wiscasset viii Investigate the
ease of Edwin Moore. who was found
outside the hotel at Waldoboro. about five
= ars ago. Moore had been playing cards
and drinking in a room in the hotel with
a
IN his throat. Detective Ira True has
hcen working on the case and ii is said
hat startling evidence has been found.
T.. NJ. Willis one of the attendants at
The state prison. left Ellsworth |
wednesday morning. for Thomaston |
with seven prisoners in pairs as fol- |
lows: Harvey Salisbury and Harry |
Arthur DAVIS and Benjamin F. |
Webher. William Luckns and Frank |
robinson. Mel Walls had no COM |
, anton.
The banquet given by the Penobscot |
Bar at the Bangor Exchange, Bangor |
tuesday evening, was a gathering OF the
bright legal minds of the county and an
vent OF the most enjoyable character 7
! was given upon the occasion OF the |
october tern Of the sn tpd rj jndiGis
W hich came to a close. Tuesday. and was !
attended by many country and city mem !
GERS OF the bar and "A number of distin- |
suIshed invited guests.
County Attorney Emmons and Dep |
tity Sheriff ]. Fl. Miles of Saco We're at
The county Jail at Alfred, Tuesday \
stenographer was present and the Par
spntield murderers We're subjected to a
rigid questioning. Savage is in a Jolly !
mood and laughs and talks in a man
ier that shows that he does not real |
re fully his situation.
The annual meeting of the stockhold- |
ers of the York Harbor & Beach Rail |
soad was held at York Wednesday |
Aoon. and the following directors We're !
chosen: Lucius futile. Boston: Joseph |
w. Kicker, Portland; Samuel c. Law
renee. Medford: Frank Jones. Ports |
mouth; Edward S. Marshall. John f. |
staples. Henry e. Evans. York.
The corner stone of the First Univer- |
salist church was laid. Wednesday. |
Ihe Cornet Band led the music. VIM !
lattangall was master of ceremonies. |
with Selden Gilbert. pastor, assisted by |
Rev. Mr.. Wright of the Methodist |
church. and Rev. Mr.. Crane of the |
Congregational church. and Lawyers |
J ohm Lynch and John c. Talbot. There |
was large crowd present.
DIR. +. W. Huntington. United States |
government inspector of cattle at Port
and. has gone to Montreal to consult |
With the authorities of the Grand Trunk |
Railway in regard to the new stockyards |
which are to be built in East Deering for |
he accommodation of foreign-bound cat
lie. DR.. Huntington says that the cattle |
business at Portland. this winter will be |
)reater than ever before. and that in all !
oroba bility Boston will not get much of I
he business. she has good FL
,ilities for handling cattle.
The outlook for continued steady |
work in the different industries in ST. |
Croix valley seems very promising. |
The granite works both in Calais and
1t Red Beach are running steadily. and |
here are orders enough ahead to keep
he employers busy for some time. es-
oecially at the Maine and New Bruins
wick Red Granite Works, where an
increase has been made in the number
Of workmen. The different saw mills
Are still turning out the usual amount
lntil the cold weather sets ia.
ROBBIE Alexander of Belmont Corner.
started for Belfast, Monday evening.
driving a spirited pair of horses The
animals acted badly on the road and
When descending Wilson hill in Belfast
the horses got beyond control They
dashed down the hill through Custom
House square. Mr. Alexander trying to
guide them down Beaver street. But
hey swerved and dashed into the front
Of Alexander & Burgess market. Mr.
Alexander was thrown out and badly
injured. and the horses were more or
ess cut by broken glass from the mar !
Set windows.
deputy Sheriff Willard f. Firth of PORT
a and Nd went to Great Chebeague island
tuesday night. and placed Edward Bish
Up. young man of that place. under ar
est: The officer returned with his pris-
'ner. Wednesday. and just before the pro
-racted session of the municipal court
vas concluded. ushered him into the pres
nee OF Judge Robinson. Several weeks,
,go, Charles F. Thompson was berars
ne same tribunal and was given a hear
ng on the charge of having burglsrized
ne general store of Stephen Hamilton
VINO Is also the postmaster at tn. islan,l