Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-05-16
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

The bearing at Belfast in the murder
eases OF BENJAMIN n Ninstl and Horace r;
Ninai of Winterport. father and son. did
not take place. Thursday. but has been
postponed TO Wednesday of next week 10
await the result Of Prof. Robinson >
analysis Of the stomach.
The annual meeting of the Penobscot
County Teachers Association opened at
Ola Town. Friday morning. The attend
ancc has been large ana the exercises
EsiAbrook or the Maine State college
and others. The evening address wds
by Mr.. Winship on the life of Horace
Mann.
The celebrated insolvency case of J. r
Flanders OF Coruyillc. is practically set
tied: the creditors agreeing to accept his
offer OF L, per cent Several of the crcdi-
tors thought the estate could pay more
than Is per cent. and were disposed to
object to the settlement. but il is nov
understood that all objections are with
drawn.
The sensational charge of embezzle-
made against Peter Benefits daughter
Eliza croukite, and her examination in
the probate court. this week. resulted in
an apparent victory for Mrs. Cronkhite
fraudulently concealing cash and notes
belonging to the estate of Peter Bennett
go the amount of nearly 5000.
a Lewiston gentleman makes a sugges-
ton that he thinks will perhaps lead up to
the keeping of children in the public
schools longer. Ii is the establishment a.
textile school in the city in connection
with the grammar school. He has iigureu
out the cost to he about $4,000 and says
that where such schools have been estab-
lished the manufacturers of machinery
have either given the machines outright or
have made considerable reduction.
y German. who gave his name as A.
Bender and his home as New York city
was brought before Judge Fogg Of the
to answer to the charge of peddling a
bronznG material without having a Ii
cense. The German told a pitiful story
of his efforts to provide for his wife and
four children. and said he did not think
his business required a license. lie said
he had been n week in Lewiston. where
he had sold lot of his goods without be
ING arrested. and made an earnest up
peal to he allowed to go and upon prom
Use to leave the city. Judge Fogs dis
charged him.
commencement exercises at Oak Grove
seminary. NasSalboro. will begin. WedneS-
day. May p. That evening VIII be de-
voted 10 the Junior exhibition. on Thurs
day will occur the regular exercises of
noon, beginning at l.51 p. NJ, will be
given an address before the Alumni as
ssociation. Charles II. Jones of Ames-
bury Mass. principal of the seminary
during the years l>Ss-Sa. win give the ad-
dress on the subject Our Duty" This
IS the second meeting of the association.
me alumni hope the associatio will be
diaiiy invited TO be present
The hearing in the case of the town of
Houlton vs.. Putnam Il Rice. which be-
gan in the ArooStook supreme court this
Week, before Judge Strout. probab bly, will
will so before the full bench. as Judge
Strout decided that it did not proDeriy
come within his jurisdiction. The testi-
mony was taken here. however. The de-
cision of the bench, which will probably
not be given before the middle of June. is
awaited with great anxiety by the citizens
Of the town. Both owners are non-resi-
dents. which tends to intensity the feeling
against their action in proposing to erect
wooden buildings in the business section
of the town. The hearing was finished
on Thursday.
In the Cumberland county judicial court
at Portland. before Judge Walton. Fri
day. was heard the suit in equity of
Hiram Kicker & Sons vs. Portland &,
Rumford Falls Railway. This suit is
brought to restrain the railway from
using the name Poland Spring junction
Tor a station on their road near Danville
Junction The plaintiffs claim that the
use OF mat name is an injury to the
Poland Spring Hotel because il leads the
public that the hotel can be reached by
going to this station. whereas they are
nbilSed to get teams for the hotel if
tney land at said station. They also
CLAIM possible injury to the traffic in
foiand Spring water by giving the right
10 other parties to put up water at this
station and sell it AS Poland Spring
water, Hon; A. r. Savage, Hon. 4 r.
Newell of Lewiston. and Hon. S. J.
Elder of Boston. argue for the plaintifr.
and Hon. George c. Wing of Auburn
Hon $. Nj. Carter of Lewiston. and Hon
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