Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-09-17
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

| Commander II. l.. Imply has been
| detailed from Newport, r. l., and or
dered to duty as equipment officer of
the kittery navy yard, relieving Com
mander w. c. Gibbson, who is detached
and placed on waiting orders.
| Skowhegan celebrated. Tuesday evn-
ing, the Republican victory with bell
| ringing, cannon, fireworks, whistles.
burning tar barrels, speeches. Sheriff
elect Viles was serenaded. 1t is esti-
mated that nearly 1000 people were in
attendance.
| The September term of the supreme
court convened at the court house, Au-
| burn, Tuesday. Judge Foster presided,
and there was large attendance OF
attorneys. The day was devoted to the
OF ganization of the juries, the calling
| of the docket and the assignment OF
| eases.
| Burglars broke a pain of glass in NJ.
| j. O'Conncll's provision store, Preble
| street. Portland, Tuesday night,
pushed back the fastening, entered the
store and broke into the money drawer.
They also forced the safe open without
| uidhlliS cIlpuSH ipiSc " SNtihNi LIN
| occupants of the tenement overhead.
| The nights job netted the burglars
about $25.
| The fifth meeting of the Maine Min
listers Association was held at Auburn.
Wednesday, President A. w. Anthony,
| Lewiston. presiding. At p. NJ, Rev.
lie. A. Briggs, d. D., of the Union Theo-
logical Seminary, New York City gave
an address ON Church Unity He
spoke. in the evening, on the Biblical
Doctrine of the Redemption"
The annual reunion of the I'd Maine
battery and 4th Maine Regiment Assoc
oiation was held at Rockland, Wednes-
day About 125 members We're in at
tendance. Voted to hold the meeting
next year at Unity. These officers
were elected: President. J. T. Libby,
Unity; first vice president. Nathan
Bachelor. Tenants Harbor; second
vice president, T. c. Saunders. Rock
land; secretary, j. W. Turner, Rock
| land.
At the Monroe races, Wednesday, the
attendance was about 1000. The PA
class was won by Arthur r.. b. $, Wal
ter H. West, Belfast: Combine. G. & II.
l.. Williams, Hartland. second:
Camille, b. M. w. A. Deering. Orland.
third: best time. 2.24l2. The 2.35 class
was won by Keno, b. s., j. Adams,
| Unity; Burlington, 3. g., Fl. l.. VIII
| liams, second; best time, 2.26h. The
| special race 3. 4 and 5-years- old, was
unfinished. Bertha e., w. l.. Burrill,
| Union, won one heat; time, 241.
The arrangements for the State
| Board of Trade, which will be held in
| Portland, this week, are progressing
very well in all respects and the meet
ing will undoubtedly be not only sue
| ccssful but a very enjoyable one. The
| banquet will be held at the Congress
Square hotel. Thursday evening. Hon.
| w. w. Thomas has accepted an invi-
tatiOn to act as toaSt-maSter at the
banquet. On Friday morning, those of
| the visiting delegates who wish to do
so, will be given an opportunity to
drive around the city and suburbs. AT
II O'Clock the delegates will take the
steamer Pilgrim for sail around the
| bay and harbor.
There is good news for Portland in
the following paragraph which is given
out officially by the Grand Trunk: Mr..
George b. Reeve. general traffic man
ager of the Grand Trunk railway. an
nounced. Wednesday. that the railway
| company had signed contracts for the
| winter with the steamship companies
| as follows: Allan line a fortnightly
| service between Portland. Me-. and
Liverpool; a fortnightly service be-
| tween Portland, Me, and Glasgow;
Elder, Dempster & Co. a fortnightly
service between Portland. Me-, and
| Avonmouth and Bristol: Robert Re-
ford & Co., a fortnightly service to
| Liverpool, and the Thompson line, a
| fortnightly service to London.
The eleventh annual session of the
grand council of Maine, Order of
Cnited Friends, was held in Bangor,
| Wednesday. with Rising sun council
The session was held at the Royal Ar
canum hall and there was q good at
| tedance. The election of the grand
officers took place in the afternoon and
UP to the time the Commercial went to
| press, these officers had been named
for the ensuing year: Grand council
lor, Geo. Curtis of Brewer; vice coun-
cillor, John C. Bowen of Bangor: grand
| recorder, NJ. G. Prentiss of Brewer:
grand treasurer w. S. D. Healey of
Rockland grand prelate. Mrs II. r.
| Hartman of Bangor; grand marshal
T. G. Sexton of Augusta; grand guar
dian, Mrs. A. NJ. Sylvester of Etna:
grand sentinel, c. c. Jones of Bangor.
| Past Grand Councillor Galen S. Pond
OF Brewer presided at the neetipp