Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-09
BITS ofsmAlnE NEWS.

The Mt. Battle and Camden wooden
mills at Camden. started this week, and
are running on full time.
Three men entered the store Of Pat
rick Connors at Portland, late Wednes-
day evening, and two Of them. both
strangers. were arrested just as they
were leaving. The police also captured
their burglar tools.
Two races were started at Pittsfield,
Thursday the 2.40 trot and pace purse
500 and 2.27 trot and pace, purse $3.50.
The first was won in straight heats by
| Vixey, b. m, by Messenger Wilkes,
/ Adams: Ouija, second. Best time.
231% The 2.27 race was unfinished
and will be called at 10 A. NJ, Friday.
John Hamilton. one of Dexter's old
est inhabitants, passed away, Wednes-
day morning. from the effects of a
shock. He has been practically con-
| fined to the house for some time ana
! has suffered one or two shocks before
which left him in rather bad condition.
| He leaves wife and son to mourn his
| death.
The Maine Unversalist Sunday
school convention at Biddeford con-
Guided. Thursday night The speakers
Of Thursday were: Stephen u. Cum
mings, Norway; Frank r. Littlefield.
Waterville; Rev. H. L. Garfield. Bos-
ton, national secretary; Mrs. Angie b.
Markley, Bridgton; Rev r. d. Towne.
Lewiston.
Shaldren H. Tibbetts was fined in the
Saco municipal court, Thursday for
f,.i,n x.ny. ,sA of hnS
that were disturbing his domestic bliss
None of the shots took effect. The
court ordered Tibbetts' firearm to be
taken from him. and put him under
bonds to keep the peace. Tibbetts APP
pealed to the supreme court.
Prof. Charles d. Woods, director of
the agricultural experiment station at
the Maine State College, read a paper
at the Worlds Food fair in Boston
Wednesday afternoon. on Cereals as
Foods He compared wheat, rye,
maize and barley from the standpoint
of their relative values and called at
tention to the different methods of
milling employed in the production of
cereal fiours, etc. He also discussed
the composition, digestibilty and food
values of products made in different
ways from different kinds of flour and
pointed out especially the difference
between pastry, bread. graham and en-
tire wheat fiours. He laid considera
bic stress upon the peculiar economy OF
this class of foods as compared with
other food materials as well as com
pairing different cereal products with
each other.
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McMonigle. that was found by some
boys in the sea weed on the shore near
Perry held a that place disclosed the
fact that McMonigle came to his death
precisely as the Indians who were with
him at the time claimed. Although the
flesh was off the upper part of the
body. there were no marks about the
head or other part to indicate that he
had been assaulted in any manner
The Indians now in Calais Jail. will
undoubtedly be discharged. as the only
evidence offered against them was
given by men who admitted that they
had been drinking heavily during the
afternoon and consequently were not
in a condition to judge what was COINS
on in the canoe at the time when the
accident occurred. The condition of
the men my be conceived from the fact
that they swore that the evening was
fosgy, which was fatty contradicted by
several people living in the vicinity of
Perry. where the accident occurred.
Thursdays session of the Free Bap-
fist conference at Bath. opened with a
prayer meeting led by Rev. w. L.
Nickerson of Dover, after which re-
ports of the several committees We're
submitted. The officers of the associa-
tion for the ensuing year are as fol-
lows: President. n. S. Purnton Of
Bowdoin: first vice president, G. F.
Penney. d. D.. of Auburn; second vice
president, Rev. A. G. Hill of Fairfield:
third vice president, Rev. O. W. Full
lam of Portland; clerk, Miss Dora Jor-
dan of Alfred; CORE spending secre-
tary, Rev. S. c. Whtcomb of Bangor:
treasurer. Geo. II. Brown of Auburn
auditor A. K. p. Knowlton of Lewis
ton: executive board e. f. Davis OF
Augusta. Rev. John Mason of Houl-
ton. Mrs w. w. Hayden of Madison.
Rev. c. u. Thompson of Caribou. gave
a half-hour talk on THE Holy Spirit
and the Believer" Where Shall the
Churches Find Ministers?' was the
subject treated upon in an able man
ner by Prof 3. F. Hayes of Lewiston.
Thursday afternoon. Pres. G. c. Chase
spoke on The School and College"
Prof. A. w. Anthony talked on The
Cobb Divinity School" The conference
will close. Thursday evening. with a
praise service led by Rev. John Mason
of Houlton.
A Chicago dispatch to New York |
paper says: THE Chicago anthracite coal |
ring is becoming seriously disturbed ut