Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-01-04
FOREST CITY NEWS.
Two Of the High School Foot Ball
Eleven Expelled From School.
Grocer Bound Over For Selling Cigarettes 10
Minors---Other News.

Portland, Jan. 3.-In the municipal
court. this morning, Thaddeus b. Haw-
ley,a grocer, doing business at 235 Spring
street, was held for the grand jury in the
sum of 500 for selling cigarettes to James
Haines, l2 years old This case was
brought through the efforts of Mrs George
+. French who has recently been looking
up those who sell cigarettes to minors.
At a meeting of the school board held,
Thursday, the three boys who were re
Gently suspended for participating in the
disturbance which led to the resignation
OF Mr.. Ellis being asked by the school
board, were given "a hearing. Doyle was
allowed to conditionaily return, with a
rcpriinand. The other two boys, Sullivan,
captain Of the foot ball team, and Bow
doin, also of the team, were before the
board for repeated acts Of insolence to the
teachers, The board heard the statements
of the two boys and questioned them fully
and voted, five to one--Nose absent, and
McGowan voting no-tu eXpel both boys
from the. High school.
ON account of the threatening weather
the steamer State Of Maine of the Inter
iltbioiitti uAI uOt llitht us ldi
She proceeded down the harbor to point
Just this side Of Peaks island, where she
moored and has been there all day.
The Maine was ont in the severe gale of
Monday night and suffered considerable
buifetipg about, although sustaining no
serious damage.
The Northern Banking Company held
its annual meeting and election of trus-
tees, Yesterday. The following gentle
men were chosen trustees for the ensuing
year: Charles F. Forbes W. F. Miliken,
Gen. Francis Fessenden, James f.. Nc
Dowcll, james f. Hewey, Henry p Cox,
Hon f. f. Richards, Hon. H B. Cleavcs,
A. J.. Gilkey, DR.. +. Fillebrown, Gen. Sci
den Connor. Hon. J. l.. H. Cobb, Hon.
e. b Mallet. Hon. II. = Melcher c. G.
Totman
William b. Coombs, proprietor of the
International house Of this city, went to
Bddeford, this noon, and identified George
Wildbore. who was captured in Joseph l..
SmalI's residence, last night, and was
supposed to be Il professional house thief
Widbore has been boarding for year
at the International house, which he left,
late Saturday, and has not been heard
Samuel Il. Seeley appeared in the
court, this morning, and pleaded
not guilty to obstructng the cars of the
Portland Street Railway Co. He was
by Dennis A. Meaher, ESQ,
and waived examination. BE was bound
over to the grand jury in the sum of 5000
The county attorney was present to con-
duct the government case, but as no ex-
amipation was held, his services were no.
needed
Anr-toxine has undoubtedly saved the
lives of many children in this city during
the four months, ending Dec. 81 From
the first of September TO the end of the
year there were 5S cases Of diphtheria in
Portland, a larger number of cases than
has been reported in this city for many
years. OF this number only eight cases
resulted fatally, the mortality rate being
lower than ever before known.
The doctors say that in nearly all of the
cases anti -toXine was used with wonderful
success The run of the disease is practi-
rally over