Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-09-23
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The Bath city council, Monday night
elected for city physician Or. Marston
a graduate of the Bowdoin Medica
seh0ol, by vote Of 20 to for DIR. Byron
r. Parker.
Frank I.\Estes, skowhegan. has
contract on the Rumford Falls rail
road and has started 20 teams for Tho
work.
The 3-years-old daughter of Sumner
Mitchell of Enstport WINS run over Nv !
| truck loaded with tin plate, and Instant,
| KILLED. Tuesday BY some means she 90
n the way of the horse and before In,
driver could understand the situation eli,
was under the wheels
The shoe store of Hobbs Gooch. Ken
hebunkport was broken into, Monday
night, and quantity of goods stolen
The safe was opened but no none,
secured No clue to the thieves has S,
| far been found.
Work on the foundation of the new
grain elevator at Portland. began Mon
| day, Win Il large crew of men. The men
| VIII work day and night relays Electric
| nights were being put up to light the
| night crews The dirt will be excavated
| iof IA feet, and then piles will be driven
| thckly
| The 18th annual convention of the
Cumberland Baptist Association was held
A. Westbrook. Tuesday. and will continue
| Wednesday. Rev. A. l.. VIM Of Water
boro' was elected treasurer; Fred Bru-
nei auditor. Reports were made. Ad-
| dresses by interesting speakers will be-
given, Wednesday.
Schooner G.. II. Perry of Yarmouth n
$; is at Rockland. Me. She reports maj
"htn on cape Ann IN a rough sea and
heavy wind, she broke her mainrnast he
low the crosstrees, and the maintoprnast
tearing the mainsail and foresaH badly.
She was bound from Boston TO st. John
with Hour. grain and steel wire
The sixth annual meeting of the
Cumberland County Pharmaceutical
Association was held at Spurwink,
Tuesday. These officers were elected
President, George ". Merrill: vice
presidents F. Fl. Wilson, W. .. Alden.
J. S. Gates, l.. H. Cook: secretary.
irorge O. Tuttle; treasurer John VIII
hanson; executive committee. a. w
Smith. James y. Dolan, Walter l.
Drew, Edward Murphy. Charles Z
W"1dman.
John Nielsen, mOtorman on the Con
Sress street line, gan thank his stars that
ne Is able to think and move quickly lie
Wis coming down Off the Hill Monday
afternoon. just as the North school let
9ut and the children ran across the street
Ike flock Of sheep. one little fellow
1iNfnbi'h anu zen WIN MS BODY COM
pletcly across The track and the cdr was
rushing toward him down the grade
Nielsen seized the BRAKE with both hands
without wasting any time pounding the
gong. and he brought the car up stand
ing. II aStonished the passengers good
deal. but IL saved the boy which was the
point aimed at. Those who saw the in
ridcnt Were loud IN their praise OF the
i"otornan nerve and quickness.-Port
iand Argus.
In the Aroostook county supreme court |
liouiton. saturday. - indictments were
presented. as follows. Col. Green of |
Woodland assault and battery: Charles |
8ustin OF Bangor, breaking and entering |
10 the night time; Roger Casey of Cart
hou larceny. Norman Campbell Of Carl |
bou breaking and entering in the night |
: inc; Fred Gagnon OF Houlton, larceny;
l.cmuel Smith of Houiton. larceny: Lee
Murphy of Houlton, larceny: Ben Young |
lud Walter pekley. breaking and enter
,ns; Henry Gagnon of Houlton. larceny:
Narcc'ine Charette, u. O. Orcutt Ter
nee Monahan and Elmer r. Howard are
indicted for violation of the liquor law
ircen pleaded guilty and was sentenced
70 SIX months in the county Jail. The
rial Of Charles A. Morris. who was in
tcted at the last term for the shooting
Of Game Warden Collins has been set
DOWN for Sept. %.
Regarding John sullivan. alias Fralk
McDonald charged with completely in
the murder of two persons near Mono
ton. \. g.. the Bangor News says: THE
suspected murderer is of medium height !
thick set and rough appearing. The News
reporter called to see the prisoner in his
cell. asking him if he had anything he
wished TO say for publication. He replied
that what he had to say he would say
when he was brought up for trial He
assumed an air of injured innocence. say
lug he had been in great many places |
throughout the United States and Canada
but this is the first time he had ever been
locked up. He said if there was anyone |
killed in Moncton or any house burned |
they ought to get the right one. On be-
ing asked If he had been i'm Moncton, the |
liEht Of the tragedy he said no. he was
about II miles from there. The prisoner
was very guarded in what he said In |
reply 10 the question if he refused to go |
,teross TO the Canadian side. he said no:
ne told the officers he would let them
know, Monday. after he had a talk with
Attorney General Mills of st. Stephen"
Lewiston young man is at present |
laid up with a severe strain of the liga-
inents of his left leg. caused by an IN
ceremonious jump from a third story |
window Il few nights since 1t was in |
q Joint on Lisbon street ally and the
police We're looking for a man who was
wanted upon quite serious charge |
They had reason to suspect that the |
man they wanted was in that house
and they went down there. They |
down stairs the man jumped from the |
window. but who was not the man the |
police wanted. had time to get on his |
pants and coat and jump out The |
woman who was in the room with him !
kept the door locked until he had time
to make good his escape. A few min
utcs AFTERWARDS officer Minnehan whose |
beat is on lower Lisbon street and who |
was one of the policemen who had |
visited the house in question. found u /
man hiding in Centennial block entrance !
without any shoes on. He remembered !
of seeing a pair of mems shoes in the !
W0man's room in the house on Lisbon (
street ally, and putting two and two
together he knew we'll enough where !
this fellow had come from. He at first
denied the fact. and said that he had !
fallen asleep in the entry way and /
some one had stolen his shoes but he I
finally gave in and Went back with the '
officer after the shoes. He could =
scarcely walk and Il physician was sent
for. His leg was attended to. but as a
Of the jump. which was
some % feet he will be laid up a month
or more.-Lewiston Sun.