Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-09
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

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skating rink at Bath. says prospects Of
/ polo for this winter are good. He says
| IL they don't have State league they will
have city league the same at last win
| ter.
Three thousand people saw the races a,
Acton fair, Thursday. In the 2.45 class,
purse 500, Wilmina (kenD. first: Alien
> W " ~ second; best time 2:3sA. IN the
232 class. purse $780, Ocean Wilkes (Hun-
toon), first; Lillian Oddmark, second;
best time, 2.33la.
There IS an epidemic of scarlet fever on
Long Island, Portland Harbor: eight put
PMS pclnS out OF the East End school on
account OF the disease. So far as known
| the West End is not suffering 50 much.
| There Is talk Of closing the East End
! school for Il few weeks.
| Late Wednesday evening, Edward
McDadc of Costigan, mistook the road
to the river landing for the main road
at Old Town, and drove his team into
the river, was thrown from the carri-
age and drowned. The body was re-
| covered
James b. Carey of Lagrange was
brought before w. II. Powell. Esq, who
| nfesides Tor the present over the Old
IoWh municipal court. charged with dis
| posing to 10 tons of hay which WAS mort
| gagged to w. NJ. Bean of Old Town. Carey
| claimed that he hauled two loads of hay
TO Bean and fed the rest TO his own stock.
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charge the accused with the commission
of the offense and ordered him TO recog-
! nize with sureties in the sum of $500 for
| his appearance at the February term Of
| court.
! II is reported that a tramp called. Tues
| day night at an uptown house, al Old
| Town, in which two women 1iVe{ alone
| and demanded admittance. This was de-
nied him but he persisted, and threatened
| that he would break in the door. The
woman told him she was armed and would
| fire pistol at him unless ne disistcd
! This he declined to do. and she fred the
wca pon, the bullet going through the bot
| tom panel of the door She was not
| troubled any more: and only the bullet
| hole in the door is left as evidence OF the
work but the woman hopes the tramp
| has the bullet with him.
There was quite Il bad accident Oh
| The Bangor a. Aroostpok. about two
miles above old Town. early Thursday
morning Five or six ears on freight
train No. 81. Conductor Hanlcy. which
| is due Ut Old Town shortly after :
O'Clock from Houlton and way stations
| left The iron and piled up in bad shape
The accident is said to have been
| caused 10y the burning off of a journal
All travel on the line was blocked -,
the accident until nearly noon on
Thursday. No one was injured.
Inc BIfn city government. W cdEfS-
| day night. passed an order directing
| She closing Of Bull Rock bridge that
| rpans the New Meadows river. There
| vas considerable discussion over fhc
matter. several members taking The
stand that Bath should diacontine the
bridge for all time, unless the towns o.
West Bath and Brunso-ick could be in
| tuced 10 assist in Keeping ii open. Thu
bridge Is in a bad condition and to re-
pair Ii Is considered a waste Of money
70 replace the bridge with new ons
Of iron or steel Will, il is estimated
| cost $ace0.
The officers of the Free Pants
Woman's Missionary Society were elected
: W. y, 'i nl. as toilo"s, MfS-
Webbcr of North Berwick. recort,tn.. soc
rsttrF Mrs Jennie Ereenieat OF Nortf
IT VIE, aSSis'aI, secrelary. MRS CARR
uil.l,Vil ~ i-x"d1to4, corresponding see
,s .'ii MISE Ns'ile =. Jor4-in or Alfred
Nj. - VIZ ~, aseIfa' ;utitt western
Mr.. -. -. Jo.uah or l.llneFicht MAIN
, ,i u MT. ia.a a. Kicker OF Lewis
ION Fenobscoi- MIS- H. r. Sprague o.
,.Y heiper MIS-, Jennie Greenleaf o
,Torth oer%ick; Mrs. u II i\neeiand o.
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.,ese't FtirN, Mrs. X. y SHAW q ion.
,on. 1hiidren sectary, Mrs. Flora T.
-ScWcli OF lhornulhc.
The annual meeting of the portlanr
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i'"N"eN.ei Isaiiloau was heid q
Portland, Wednesday. The board q
directors is the same as last vaar win
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the aauitioh OF samuel {. Lawrence.
as follows: George T.. Wcscott, Ma
than WrohI Iyiliian, 4. n,,,; Co.,
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AfcCarthN. Jr, Portland: I-ucius Tut
tie. Boston; Joseph H. Kicker, Deer
ing: Franklin \. Wilson. Banyo,.-
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