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

Inc tuTte inQIdnS SuSDcttcu VI tue
murder of MacMonagie, the st. An
drcws man, were discharged, Friday
at Machias, the grand jury finding nc
bill against them.
The farm buildings and contents OF
Thomas Leonard Of Montvilie, were
consumed by fire, late Thursday night.
The loss is about $500; partially COW
cred by insurance.
John A. Stevens house at Kennc-
bunk was burned, Thursday night.
Loss. $1,000. insurance on house, $4,000
on furniture, 5000 The fire was caused
by a lamp ovefturning.
Otis T. Rumball's house and stable
and all the buildings occupied by Cap
tain Robertson 1T Harrington, were
burned, Friday morning. Loss $1,000;
partially insured. An overturned Ian
tern was the cause.
Captain J. \. Robcrtsons dwelling
house and barn at harrington, were
burned, Friday morning. Most Of the
contents were saved. but in a badly
damaged condition Loss, $1,000: insur-
anco, $500. The fire was caused by the
accidental upsetting of a lantern in the
barn.
l:y special order No. /. issued from
The headquarters department of Maine
Veterans Union, the date Of the htird
annual cncampment to be held at Au
burn Ii changed to Friday. oct. 30 The
change is made in order TO enable the
commandment chief to he present, at
the department encampncnt of Mas
sachusetts on the previous date, Oct. 80
Prof" Herbert Penney. of Amherst
who has been causing the people over in
Lewiston more or less worriment for The
past week or more is at his home IN
Amherst feeling fine spring
chicken. a Bangor man who WAS at Ann
hcrst the other night attended a bail
given there in connection with the fair
and Penney was on the floor cutting fca
to beat the band" He tells the people al
Amherst. that he has always understood
that where a person loses his money nc
may always find II, so he proposes to re-
turn TO Lewiston in a few days.-~BauSor
Commercial.
4 fire occurred at West Surry.
Wednesday evening. when Il dwelling
house and furniture owned by Fred
Warren were destroyed. The house
had been occupied by tenant who
moved out. Wednesday. Loss is esti-
mated at 5000. There was no insurance
en- furniture and only very small
amount on the house Mr. Warren
lives IN Surry village distance of four
allies away. origin of the fire is uI-
known.
This section Is doing about as much -
increase the freight car famine concern
ilE which there Is 50 much being said III
the W est, az any other part OF the coun-
try. Great special trains made up 81
nothing but empty freight ears are being
rushed into Maine as fast rs they can bQ
secured The Maine Central BOARD has
sent out 4 call for ices box cars to handle
thc apple crop, while the Bangor (
Aroostook is hustling for cars 10 move
AroOstook potatoes SO that the Boston 4.
Maine Railroad Is calling in every avail
able car for the rush in this state. So r.:
It has been Impossible TO handle the ship
;ncnts.-Rangor Commercial.
Frank Robinson who was arrested III
Ellsworth. Wednesday evening, foI
larceny AT Bar Harbor. had hearing
Thursday, in the Jail office before Trial
Justice Il. T.. Clark Of that place. Tho
charge brought against Robinson was
that he, with Luckins and Walls. WIZ
are already in the county Jail broke
INTO the merry-go- round and removed
certain articles. Robinson pleaded NOT
guilty. Walls and Luckins testified that
he was with them at the time. Robin
son was placed under 800 bonds for his |
appearance at the October term Of
eourt. in default OF which he was com
mttcd
The following divorce cases were de-
creed at Bangor. Friday: Phoebe +, |
t<nowlton VS.. Adonram J. Knowlton. Lii |
hel FOR divorce. Divorce decrced for adul- !
terry. J. F. Robinson for lihellant. Lille |
9. Shaw vs. Charles +. Shaw. Libel for |
divorce Divorce decreed for adultery i |
+. Robinson for iihellant. George A. Var. |
iicy vs. Ida y. Narney. Divorce decreed |
Tor utter desertion. continued for more
ne filing of the libel. j. f. Robinson fof |
hbellant. Gertrude II. Emerson vs.. John !
y. Emerson. Libel for divorce Divorc, |
decreed for adultery; J. F. Robinson for
.. Sweetser. Libel for divorce. Divorce |
decreed for utter desertion. continued foV |
more than three successive years prior to /
the filing of the libel j. +. Robinson fo1 |
libcllant.
TWO young men have recently |
worked the sparsely settled portions of |
Boothbay with new scheme They |
sold what they declared to be "abes-
tos lampwicks" for Is cents each, as !
iuring the thrifty housewives that they |
were worth 81 each. and after their in |
PRODUCTION that would be the price. !
They purchased of one of the hat deal |
Is tiiNic t'' Istt iituS at cents per !
hundred, and sold these for abestos |
Wicks. The sellers directed that the |
wicks should be soaked in kerosene and |
camphor for three days (until they |
skipped and the wicks would cause a |
brilliant light. save half the oil and !
last life time. This swindlc was
worked with poor people only. in out
of-the-way places, but they got $40 in
three days.
One may see queer sight at the
lower end of Exchange street, near
city Point, Bangor. For the past few
days the schooner Geo. =. Pierce of |
Boston. has been taking cargo of
lumber there from the docks of James
walker d Co. Wednesday night, the
vessel grounded, her seams opened and
she began TO fill. Her hold was full of
laths and there was q deck load of
lumber on her The crew found it i'm
possible to stay aboard of the craft.
SO they left 1t on Thursday. Some time
Turing the night the vessel tipped com
pletely over Her deck load was cut
away on Thursday and as soon as her
hold filled she keeled and went over.
The Pierce now lies in very bad 10
Sltlon and it will cost a good deal Of