Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-05-26
BITS OF MAINE NEWS.

| Mrs. Lula Lloyd of Camden, clt her
| throat. Saturday afternoon, in fit of
| insanity. She will probably recover.
The Camp Comfort Club. composed OF
Massachusetts and Rhode Island gen
tlemen, was organized in Bangor. Sat
urday. The capital stock is 5000. and
$224o has been paid in. The officers are
c. c. Mum. president; c. E. Harrison.
| treasurer.
Steamer Merryconeag Of the Iiarps-
well line, was damaged about $500 by
| fire, Monday afternoon. The fire
| started from kettle of tar boiling in
| the forecastle stove as she was lying a;
her wharf. AT Portland. The fire boat
saved her. Insured.
Charles Hopkins of vinalhaven. wen.
out, Thursday morning. 10 pun mis- lob
ster traps. and his boat with several
| Holsters in it was found in the after
noon with one Of the oars missing and
one Of the rowIocks broken and il is
believed Mr. Hopkins was drowned.
Charles w. Simpson. dock master at
| the kittery navy yard died at his
home in Portsmouth. Monday, aged -
years The deceased was one u the
last of the shipbuilders OF the Piscata-
| qua river and was superintendent of
construction of many vessels. He is
Survived by wife. two sons and three
daughters.
The Rockland Star has learned that
Chas d. Farr. who was arrested lately
charged with the theft of $500 from
Hiram Berry's house in Rockland. was
| married about month ago To Miss
Clifford Of Providence, who is now in
Boston 1t is thought that the $3.50 of
Hiram Berry's money now missing may
be in her possession, having been sent
her by Farr, although the latter firmly
denies having obtained more than $227
Fairs bail has been fixed at $1,000
The funeral of Augustus W. Bigelow,
the Well-known railway mail clerk. who
died at Rangeley. Wednesday. was held
at his former home in Skowhegan at
10 A. NJ. Saturday. The services were
attended by Chief Clerk Mitchell Mail
Clerks Sprague. Hannigan. Adams.
Prentiss and Tobin of the Bangor Il
Boston r. p. O., A. r. Boardman of the
Augusta and Portland run, and several
others. Mr.. Bigelow has been in the
railway mail service about Is years,
greater part of the time ON the Bangor
and Bohston run. little over year
ago. at his own request, on account of
failing health. he was transferred from
the Bangor and Boston run to the
Pennington and Rangeley railway post
Office. where the work was less tire
some, though the class of service was
below the one he left. Mr.. Bigelow was
brother to the late William II. Bige-
low, who, as superintendent OF the New
England division. railway mail service,
did SO much to improve the service in
Maine during the time he held the
office.
Early in May Mr.. r. Gray of Duluth,
Mimi, died in Boston, his funeral oc-
curing on the 9th inst. BY his death
brother in Duluth, Mr.. w. c. Gray
and Chas. Gray of Vassalboro. and
sister residing in Vassalboro, become
heirs to an immense fortune. Mr.. r.
| Gray was one of the many Maine boys
who went into the Western country
and by enterprise and energy achieved
success. He was native of Nassal-
boro, leaving the State when a young
man. and finally locating at Duluth,
where he became Interested III the
| lumber business. dealt in real estate
and conducted various enterprises. He
was successful in nearly everything he
undertook the result being that his
estate, when he died, was valued at
over $500, 900, and included half of one
Of the largest docks at Duluth, a big
saw mill. one-quarter interest in
saw mill and large quantity of real
ESTATE, q portion of which was valuable
business blocks His sole heirs are his
brothers and sister. who will each be
entitled to One-quarter of this extern
sive property Mr. w. f. Gray has
taken out papers Of administration I'M
der the Maine law, and is now looking
after the interest of the heirs He
opened his deceased brothers safe. but
was unable to find any will and it can
not be ascertained that any exists. The
Vassalboro brothers are farmers and
by the death of their relative are made
independent for life. The deceased
spent last Christmas with his people
lin Vassalboro and was on his way from
Florida, where he owned an orange
grove, to visit them again. when he was
stricken down in Boston. 1t was his
intention to sail for Europe for an ex-
tended trip late in the summer.
The graduates of the Bar Harbor
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