Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-01-17
SPARKS FRCH MAINE WIRES.

Inc aDnuhi meeting OF me Mdlne
Genealogical Society was held at Portland,
Wednesday evening, and the following
officers were elected: Hon. NJ. +. King
pres, DIR. A. X. p. Meserye vice pres,
NJ. f. Hicks treas, f. O. Conant, sec,
Joseph p. Thompson, librarian.
The annual meeting of the exDirigo
Veterans Association was held at Rock
land, Wednesday evening, and officers
were elected as follows: President. j. W.
Crocker; vice president +. g.. Singh
secretary A. G. Hunt; treasurer. +. H.
Berry: finance committee, J. W. Crocker
F. H. Berry and George A. Crockett
cemetery committee George H. Tighe, r.
II. Burpce and Francis Tighe.
A IL the roads leading out of Rockland
arc reported worn down hard and smooth
and the travelling in every direction is
said to be finer than at any time since the
early fall. They are in good condition for
snow, which is very desirable, as great
deal of wood has been cut in every part of
the county, and awaits good shedding to
be hauled into market Large quantities
of hay, produce and lime casks are also
waiting for snow.
rcctlons made during the month of De-
cembcr on the charts published by the
photographic office: Maine, Portland
harbor, new buOy-A red star buoy, No.
6, to mark the shoal making off from the
northwest side of Cushing island, has
been placed on the bearings: Portland
breakwater light and S. end of Horse
island in range; Peaks Island. IN. W. tan
CENT?, n. E. q N White Head Ledge
Spindle, f. S. X.
On January lst,a man giving the name
of Is. +. Patterson, of Belfast, obtained a
horse and carriage ut L. Z. Lanes stable
in Bangor, stating that he wished to go
to West Hampdcn and that he would re
turn the following day. He left with the
team and since then nothing has been
heard from him or the team. Wednesday,
Mr.. Lane received word from Camden
that his team was there in Crockctt's
stable and that it had been there two
weeks. The carriage was marked with
Mr.. Lanes name, SO that there is no mis-
take about it being the right one. The
team will be taken to Bangor, at once.
Robert Y. Rogerson, alias J. f. God
dard :: veterinary surgeon claiming Rock
land as his home, came to Bangor about
the first of December and put up at one
of the prominent hotels. After he had
been here week he was asked to pay his
bill, and he paid So. The next week he
WIS again asked to settle, and he paid Sc.
I he hotel proprietor gave his bill to col
Letting agency, the manager Of which pro-
cured a warrant for DR.. RogerSon's arrest
Then began a hunt for the missing vetcr-
marian, who was finally, on Dec. 30, To-
Gated in Dover, where on Jan. H. he was
arrested on the warrant by Sheriff Zcnas
B. Poole. Rogers skipped the officer, and
is still in unknown lands. He denies the
legality of some of the bills
Mrs. Mary E. Bradley, formerly of Ban
gor, and daughter of Patrick Golden, won
Il law suit in Portland, Monday, which
has been in litigation for nearly nine
years, during which time Judge Apple
ton, before whom the bill in equity was
brought and two Of the litigants have
died The bill was brought to- recover
property which Mrs. Bradley had given in
trust as security for the loan of $4,000, to
S. r. Merrill of C9ldbrook, ". H., who
would not return tho property on the ex-
piration of the time and the payment Of
the loan, but sold it to Edward Hasty.
The court decreed the property to Mrs.
Bradley, and also a new house which the
buyer had built on the vacant land. The
unfortunate Mr.. Hasty will also be COM
PEELED to account for all income, in rents,
etc, from the property since the time Of
purchase in 1886.