Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-03-21

on petition Of a minister and Others, they
We're discontinued. When Mayor Beal
assumed the duties of the mayor, the
owners again set thsi machines in mo
ton, but only for a short time; for Mayor
Beal put Il stop to It, and consequently
Bangor g slot machines are not running
now.
The owners of the Electric Railroad
from Skowhegan to Madison are ncgotiat-
ing for the purchase Of the Skowhegan
and Norridgewock road, making an offer
for the road and running stock of $50, 900
This would make one road of about go
miles in length running from Skowhe-
gan to Norridgewock and Madison, &C
commodating two trotting parks and one
summer resort. This whole sytsem could
be operated by the powerful electric plant
owned by the Somerset Traction Co.
Miss Angie Starbird of Lewiston, Is con
fined to her home form the results of
severe injury received by her, Wednesday
evening. She stopped to look into the
window of the large dry goods stores ard
rested her hand upon nickel railing in
front of the glass. In some unknown way
this railing had become heavily charged
with electricity and Miss Starbird received
a shock which rendered her Ialtly un-
conscious. and from the effects of which
she will not recover for some days
Belfast will lose considerable taxation
by the removal of all the material in the
building Of the Dana SarsapariIla Com
pany. Besides the real estate there has
been in storage there large quantities of
extracts and manufactured medicines
upon which large tax has been paid
Last year the company found fault with
its tax. but paid. Now all the medicines
and extracts are being moved to Boston
so that on the first day Of April there will
be nothing here to tax except the real
estate.
Work of repairing the lower bridge at
Belfast. Of which some 100 or more feet
was washed away, has progressed so
rapidly that teams were allowed to cross
Thursday. The railings. however, are not
constructed As yet. The inhabitants of
Ward 5, Belfast, living in the vicinity Of
the upper bridge. which was swept away |
In the recent food, have petitioned the
county commissioners TO cause the city To
rebuild the structure. The commissioners
have ordered n hearing. next Monday
forenoon, at the house Of Capt. George T.
Osborn. The municipal officers will op-
pose the measure.
The following additional divorces have
been granted in the supreme court at
Rockland: Alma l. Condor of Matinicus,
from Charles W. Condor of Boston fail
nrc to support, custody of minor child
given to the mother: Blanche f. Fair.
banks of Rockport from Edward +. Fair
banks of Phillips, utter desertion for three
Years; Clara +. Athertnn from a. L
Atherton Of Rockland, intoxication, Gus
iody of minor child decreed to the mother
Carrie NJ. Whitcomb from Justin Whit
,omb of Thomaston intoxication, custod,
If mino~ children decreed to the mother
The 49th annual session Of the East
Maine Methodist Conference which Will
]e held at Old Town April Is to 20. is ex
)ected to be one Of the largest attended
held for IA number Of years
Bishop :. NJ. Merrill of Chicago, is to pre-
ide. Among the well known men in the
who are expected to be pres
mt are: Rev. j. W. Hamilton. CORE
ponding secretary of the Freeman ; Aidl
md Southern Educational Society; Rev
Dr.. Charles Payne, secretary of the boaro
# education and ex president of the Ohio
Wesleyan university. Rev. Manley s
Hard Of Kingston, Pa, secretary OF tbs
Church Extension; Rev. DR.. Chas, Fl
Parkhurst, editor Of Zion's Herald, The
ienominational paper; DR.. f. A Schell
If Chicago, general secretary Of the Ep
worth League; DR.. A. B. Leonard OF
New York, missionary secretary, and s
F. Upham of the Drew Theological school,
Madison, \. J.