Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-11-05
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

once enter into correspondence with
the mayors Of those cities to arrange
for the christening ceremonies.
Narcisse Trcdeaux. aged "A years, Geo.
| Fournier. 40. and an unknown man. all
French who started on a fishing expedi-
ton at Biddcford. last Thursday, expect
ing TO return the same day, have not been
heard from since. II is feared their boat
drifted out to sea. or the boat capsized
and they were drowned. Parties in sail
boats have secured the coast, but vc-
turned having been unable TO find any
| traces of the boat.
The fourmasted schooner Mary Il.
II. 7. Dow Of Bath, Capt. Malcolmson,
rom Newport News for Bangor with
cargo of coal, before reported
grounded on Halibut Ledge at the
| mouth Of the Penobscot river on the
night Of Oct. II, was noated at $50 A.
NJ. "Wednesday. by tugs and taken to
RnckIand.
| George Bragg of Clifton, was accident
ally shot, Tuesday. He was in the woods
hunting ana took hold of his gun by the
| muzzlc. The hammer was up and the
Igun was discharged The bah entered the
palm of Bragg's hand. went through it
ana then through the arm, coming out
just below the elbow. The injured man
WIS attended to by a physician and at
last accounts was doing as well as could
he expected. Bragg is farmer. He Is Is
| H'hiH VI d5t anu has al Wllt anu Cliiiu
| The condition Of little Maggie butcher
whose testimony is expected to throw
some light on the Meadow Brook, n. b..
| tragedy. is steadily improving. She is
aple to be up a few hours during the day
and will possibly be able to attend court
at the next hearing. The prosecution is
progressing slowly, owing to the nature
OF the evidence offered. and while large
number feel sure that Sullivan is the
man. there are others who are strong in
the belief that the right man is yet TO be
caught.
Petitions were circulated at the poll
| ing places at Belfast. Tuesday. to
exempt the new shoe factory from
IA xation for 10 years and extend similar
e. ncession to a new hotel If any one
desired to build the coming season. 1t
is understood on good authority that
new hotel will be built on the Crosby
Inn lot the coming spring if exemption
u taxes is granted.
The game shipment at Bangor. on
Wednesday. was Il small one. There are
not many hunters in the woods now ana
not much game Is expected 10 arrive until
after the first snow. L. w. Puffer, Jr., of
Msdford Mass. came down from Malta
u-amkeag with Two deer, and his father.
l.. W. pumer. had two deer from the same
place. In the Il. X \. car were two deer
from Miilinocket belonging to {. H. Pot
ter. and Ozias Smith of Carmel. brought
down deer from West Sebois, j. "A An
derson OF Boston had the saddle OF a deer
which he got at Old Town.
In October 1896, there were shipped
over the Bangor & Aroostook. 1929
deer. 70 moose and 81 caribou. In
October, 1895. G69 deer, 80 moose and 81
caribou We're shipped from the B. & A.
: atoms during October. Greenville
~ AIDED the list in October, 1895, with
10 deer l6 moose and 9 caribou. This
) ar the figures We're SOC deer. 20 moose
aad Is caribou Norcross in October,
1885. had 153 deer II moose and >
caribou to its credit. This year it had
ci.e more moose, two more caribou and
s. more deer. More caribou were killed
III the region around Greenvile this
fen than at any other point on the
|: ed. Nine caribou We're shipped from
: acyville and the same number were
shipped from Masardis in October. In
1895 20 deer We're shipped from Katah-
din Iron Works. This year the numbe
Increased to 50. In addition to the
d or. moose and caribou shipped in
October. II bears and one Canadian
9nx were billed from different points
on the road. The record for October
1891. was 419 deer, "a moose and 10
caribou: October, 1895, 500 deer So
moose and 81 caribou; October. 1896,
1929 deer, 10 moose and 81 caribou
The Bangor Commercial discusses the
possibility of Bearce & Clifford of Lew
is on sueng the city of Bangor for the
work done by them on the water works
S. stem. They say that the news in the
Lewiston Journal was a surprise to
Bangor. The Commercial says: What
tie bass of the suit against the city is.
is not Vet known. 1t is understood that
Rearce e Clifford's attorney, Lawyer
McGillicuddy, has informed his clients
that all the contracts made by the
mayor last summer. and particularly
{. at one of which the figures were made
a. the Bangor house at midnight by the
nayor assisted by John D. Clifford are
legal. That being the case it may be
tl.at the Lewiston firm, doubtless en-
ccuraged by the mayor, are going to
claim that their operations were made
under legal instrument which cannot
he revoked and which renders the city
binding for the entire work as authori-
zed. Again perhaps the Lewiston firm
thinks suit at law the only way out
OF the difficulty, because they can make !
no doubt that if claim made by them |
fcf the $4,000 tthe amount included in
TIE appropriation resolve presumably
Ter this objecD reached the MAYORS
dc SIX at City hall it would fail of his ap-
prevail and would meet his refusal TO
draw his order on the-treasury to that
amount Lewiston Journal. /,
Miss Sara NJ. Blake of East Corinth.
was instantly killed. Monday night. in
a runaway accident. Miss Blake lives
on the rad running to McGresor's mill
in the western part of the town and
was driving home Monday night after
a trip to the village. The animal which
she drove was the family horse and had
never before shown any signs of being
frightened of anything. On the way
home Miss Blake met Dennis Hutchin
son, the meat man. Hutchinson drives
a meat cart with white TOP and as
soon as Miss Blake's horse saw if no
was frightened. The animal turned In
the road and ran away. Hutchinson
soon lost sight of the team He followed
1t and found the woman lying in tho
road with her head nearly battered TO
pieces She had evidently lost her bal
aECe in trying to control tho ruoou,o,,