Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-11-04
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

The office of the Hussey Plow Com
pany at North Berwick, was burned,
Monday night. Loss, $1,000.
One of the physicians of Old Town was
called to attend n patient a few miles
above Costigan on Monday and on the
trip up saw three deer which, if he had
carried rifle, he asserts would have
easily been brought down.
The 3-years-old child of Fred Potter, Il
Boston 81 Maine brakeman Residing at
North Berwick, was horribly bitten by "a
dos. Tuesday. The child's mother was
Obliged to shoot the animal in order to
force him to desist. 1t is feared the child
may not recover.
The following patents have been
granted Henry p. Churchill Deering, re
pick machine; Henry 0. Stanley, Dixtield.
artificial minnow. Freeman T. Walter
Portland trolley; Melville c. Aver. Bidde-
ford, pressing or ironing board; w. w.
Frye, East Hiram, toy or game device.
During the time that the injured young
man was in Mr.. n. W. Morse's house,
Sunday, as stated in Mondays paper
some person took large package OF
had been placed when the excitement
commenced All Information is refused
as to how many bonds there We're. or as
to their value the only thing that could
be learned being the fact that they are
negotiable. The police We're notified, but
they refuse to make any statement or to
give any information at all; 1t is under
stood that an attempt will be made to
catch the thief if he attempts to disposs
of the bonds.-Portland Argus
The death of Mr.. Daniel Harraden, one
Of Befast's oldest and most influential
citizens, took place at his residence On On
the time Of his death there WAS but two
older native-born citizens of the town liv-
ing. he being 81 years old. He was the
eldest member of the Phoenix Lodge of
Masons and was also Il member of the
Cornthian Royal Arch Chapter. He WAS
one of the selectmen of the town when it
was changed from IL town to a city and
himself turned over the papers to Hon.
II. G.. johnson. the first mayor. For sew
cral years past Mr.. Harralen had been
in i'll health and a short time ago had II
shock which finally resulted in death.
The steam saw mill owned by Mr.
James Brown. located at The Four Cor
ncrs, Waterford, was burned to the
ground at p NJ, Monday. BY the
ready assistance of the neighbOrs much
of the lumber in the vicinity of the mill
which consisted mostly of dry pine used
in making boxes, was saved. The mill
is a total loss. There is no insurance
on the property. Mr.. Brown has been
in the lumber business several years
Lately he has had large contracts to
furnish boxes for the corn factories in
that vicinity.
Foot ball here. Saturday, between Maine
CenteraI Institute team and the Old
Town High school team. The field was
wet and in bad shape. but a very spirited
game was had, resulting in not easy
victory of the Old Town High school
team, of 16 to 0. That is the name they
accepted the challenge under and came
here under; but it was learned after the
game was over. that the name was only
u disguise under which some half dozen
of the Maine State college team were
brought In to win with. Is that manly?
Our boys feel decidedly sore over their
defeat for after putting up very plucky
fight and holding them as well as they
did to find that they had been pitted
against collegians.-Pittsheld lditem in Ban
gor News.
The only touch of politics in the
choice of new officers for the Maine
Wheelman's League, this year, comes
in the selection of candidates for repre-
sentatives The division is entitled to
two representatives to the national
league meetings, and these are three
nominations for those offices. The
nominee for each of the other offices
has 'cinch. Secretary Richardson has
lust sent out blanks for the mail vote.
which is to close Nov. 18th. The NOM
nations are: For chief consul, Abner
w. Lowell. Portland: vice consul. II. c.
Chatto, Rockland; secretary and treas
urer. Percy H. Richardson, Portland;
representatives. Charles A. Lltchneld
of Lewiston. Charles A. Bodwell OF
Sanford and A. w. Gregory of Rock
land.