Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-02-05
SPARKS FR0H MAINE WIRES.

4 patent has been granted to Calvin b
Southland Of ST. Adams, for a cut off box
machine
Lyman Wood. Esq, one of the hes,
known citizens in Auburn, died, Tues
day aged 81.
Fire, early Tuesday morning, destroyed
the residence and part of the'contents Of
Mrs. Charles Atherton in East Hodgdon.
Loss, 81 400; no insurance
The trouble among the spoilers in the
York Mills >aco, occisionei by a rcduc.
ton in wages. was promptly adjusted.
Tuesday, by the reinstatement Of the for.
mer wages.
The Portland Trust Co, Monday, for
wa,ded to Washington subscriptions fer
@bout 5000, 900 Of the new government
bonds These subscriptions came almost
entirely from Portland and the towns in
that vicinity.
Having completed the soundipgs and
found the beach free from ledge, the Der
lin Iron Bridge Co. Of East Berlin CT,
has taken the contract To construct the
ocean pier at Old Orchard, and will inn
nedaJely begin work.
-. u AHt'N VI AsiSDtil hltu Gt lis nome
in Lisbon, Tuesday, aged 30 years. Mr..
shaw was master mechanic of Farwell
mills. and represented the district of Lis
bon and Webster in the Legislature the
year of the attempted state Steal He
had been i'll for some three years. and has
been great sufferer.
Friday, the house and barn of James
Bartlett in Mayville were burned The
family were away at the time the fire
started, but Mrs. Bartlett soon returned.
Unfortunately the house was too far from
any hydrant for the fire department to he
of any service. The contents Of the house
were saved and nearly all from the barn.
Insured for $500.
In the Auburn police court, Tuesday.
George ". Henderson was found guilty
Of an assault on Edward Sopher. both of
Auburn, and was sentenced to six months
in jail, The alleged assault occurred last
sunday. henderson, on another CON
plant charging him with assault with an
intent to kill Sopher, was held to await
the action of the grand Jury in April
He appealed from the sentence to jail and
was ordered to recognize in $500 in both
cases.
In Judge Nose's court, uesday. there
was more life than has characterized that
institution for some weeks The most
serious case was that Of Joseph Gonyer.
who says that he lives in Augusta, and
who was arrested by Policeman Knaidc
for the larceny Of money and other prop
crty from an Acquaintance in Il Bangor
boarding house. 1t appears that Gonyer
had room in the said boarding house
connected with the apartment occupied
by one John Bulger. Monday night. while
Bulger slept the slumber of the sleepy,
Gonycr, who was acquainted with the
wealth of his neighbor and wickedly
coveted it, entered the room by stealth.
distracted from the pocket of pair of
trousers Bulgcrs pocket book and fled to
bis own quarters again The wallet con
tanned IA cheque for S535S and two rail
road tickets TO Waterville All this Con
yer put under his bed tick" and the
wallet was found there later by Police
man knaide, whose experience taught him
that that was good place to find some
thing or other. The cheque was found on
Gonyer's person. Ir court, Tuesday morn
ing, after hearing the case Judge Vose
sent the prisoner up for 10 months which
is one Of longest sentences imposed in the
city court for some ime.-Bangor Com
mercial.