Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-08-21
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

The Springvale Cotton Mills at
springVale. Me. will shut down. Sat
urday. for an indefinite period.
I.ivermore Falls oldest citizen. Jacob
'Nelch. aged y. died. Thursday, after a
short illness. He was well known in sew
Grad towns and was an active man.
The carnival of the Kennebunkport
River Club occurred at Kennebunk-
,ort Thursday evening. Owing to a
misunderstanding the crowd was not
2rge and the usual course ,sas
shortened on account of the temporary
ridge The decorations on shore We're
me
Max Lezotte. Esq. of Lewiston. re-
Urned. Thursday, from a trip to Hough-
On, lie org4nized Mckinley and Hobart
Brunswick Westbrook ana other towns
tmong the French Americans. and later
n speakers in that language will address
hem. The Republican committees OF the
lilies and towns were very glad to re-
crive him and showed him every cour-
esy lie received an invitation 10 20 TO
Aroostook to speak, next month. and VIII
probably Reconsideration Journal.
= dispatch from Lewiston. to the
Cortland Press says that G.. l.. Dixon
f Lewiston. who was sent TO Boston
~ George c. Trafton of Lewiston with
three horses to sell. has mysteriously
disappeared. DiXons wife went to
Boston to find him and succeeded but
1e failed to keep an appointment with
Ter and she has not seen him since
lie got $500 for the horses and is said
20 have accounts here in Lewiston. His
whereabouts are unknown and it may
pc he has been foully dealt with.
There was a special town meeting at
Wales. Wednesday evening. to talk
Yer the O Brien and Maxwell matter and
axe action in regard to an examina-
ion Remarks were made by the first
selectman. Selectman Hinckley and Mr..
Jenkins and Mr.. A. Frost. The treas
rer reported that $500 had been turned
two weeks. The meeting resulted in
vote being taken to authorize the
'electmen to look into the accounts of
Ill officers who have seized liquors in
he town Il Wales. The meeting was
apparently satisfied with the action OF
he deputy sheriffs and with the state
merits made by them as to their ac-
cunts.
The reunion ofthe 32d Maine Regiment
occurred at Rumford Falls. Wednesday.
one hundred members We're present.
There was speaking by Hon. l.. T.
Carleton, Hon. John p. Swasey and
Hon. George u. Bisbee. The following
officers We're elected: President, j. Il.
Howard: vice presidents Cyrus Cobb.
Z. f. Bird: secretary E. c. Milliken:
treasurer, j. NJ. Ham; historian. +. +.
dastin; executive committee. T. =.
'}eals, Fred G. Reynolds John NJ. Jack
son. The following were elected to
honorary membership: Waldo Pettin-
gill. j. T. Swasey. II. S. Melcher f.
NJ. True. The regiment will make an
excursion to Bemis. The reunion next
year will be at Peaks Island.
\ bail bond and letter in the case
of +. Ballard have come to police head
quarters in Auburn. Ballard was ar
rested as a horse thief and was bound
over to Jail in Auburn on charge of
City Marshal Turner. He protested
his innocence and Mr.. Turner wrote to
Lynn about him. Thursday. comes
bail bond in the sum of $500 in which
Ballard skipped bail on a liquor seizure
and the letter from the police at Lynn
states that Ballard is wanted by Mr..
Reed, Lynn coal dealer for selling
property to which he had
no title. Il have heard of other mis-
demeanors with which Ballard is
charged says the letter. You have
a good catch. Lewiston Journal.