Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-02

barn belonging to William p c.,
| iars OF Deer Isle, containing IL tor. !.
nay ~ head Of cattle, sheen. fnrri.,,
'ngs, tools. etc. burned Wednesda..
night. Nothing was saved. The w..
Is $1,000 and uninsured. 'oss
! me 2sth fair Of the Cumberland r,r,.
rh,, 1iup. closed at West Cumberiand-
R rive a"ay r rd 2.2 race was won, BY
ms,iaWhes), in four heats: Tack Hnmn,n...
s sorrill. ?. s., by Black Eagle. (sumnnrs,r
was Won PEST hY time. 22a!4. The 2.45 race
uu,ms.,,on), IN three straight heats: ~,
| time, 2.37A. 9eeonu' Dest
of the i1 Hon % anotnsr Chapter in the history
| ~ ,y,,, ,rade and lightning change artist a..
. Writes 10 Jasnes A. Robinson Il Son fb,,s.
Dear oe, sj kndwig' Boston. Sept, 20. r NJ.
ear DTS. As J understand nv chect
"as MOI good; feel very badly. I vii
ssct,ie WIN you as soon as | can yowr.
~ afui &c, G NJ Thomas" This letter Was
OF course, sweet balm to the peni,emn,;;
@ @no iian 70 pay for his confidence in tb,.
nradi, i IN. customer with the good
u nn,if',,, nut II did not prevent him from
instantly of the letter and its date Ths.
oostoh police called at the "HoteI M
NE, NE, or what they could find OF il. Int
mercia. 5'' ~oih-
flre badly injured one of the Y. M
Z. A. rooms in st. Stephen, Thursday
morning, about o'clock. The fire.
caught in the room used as n class
room and was confined within thai
room. The damage amounts to not
more than one hundred dollars and is
covered by insurance. The loss to the
association is small. The room be-
meath the hall is occupied by book
store and variety store occupied hv
u. L. Wall. His goods were damaged
by water to the extent of about 5000.
covered by insurance.
The Portland Packing Co at their fac.
l@fy IN Buckileld, have put up 369 600 cans
OF sweet corn. this season They Iost
about % acres by frost. The largest day's
p pa.is was S@'vo cans. They are now can
hundred and fifty thousand cans. about
tife.-lourths succotash is the pack of
f eiie nufthdm q Morriil South Paris corn
factory TINS season. Labelling and boxing
Tor shipment are now going on Tbe
Work OF putting up corn at the Corinna
corn factory has been finished hhn,,t
''SVF~ cans is the product this year
part OF the corn was not used as no cans
could be bought or manufactured at the
tlnic tnat they We're needed. The amount
canned was about 900 cans more than
yer before put up at this factory. The
work OF labelling began at once and three
sihle. P0
A suit involving the ownership of the
manufactured product OF the Bangor
fuip Paper Co at the time of that
corporations assignment in August of
last year. is on trial before Judge Webb
IN the Federal court at Portland. The real
defendant in the company is Charles j.
l9unn OF orono. who in company with p.
r. EiHen of Bangor, was assignee of the
insoiNent company. The assignees took
possession Of all the product, supposing
J g belong to the creditors. but Tom
A Tl. a;v,, hat
paper was theirs. they having advanced
various sums 10 keep the paper mill go
ing and taking in return bills of sale.
which were duly delivered to a represent
atiye OF the Boston firm stationed at the
mill. The ad damnum of the suit is SEQ
~. The attorneys are Bird & Bradley of
cortland, for the plaintiffs. and Wilson &
W oodard OF Bangor. for the defence.
The foot ball team of the New Hamp-
shire college arrived at Lewiston.
Tuesday night, for a game Wednesday.
with Bates. Owing TO the lack Of funds
1t Bates. Managed Stanley does not
wish to play games and pay guar
intees unless the weather is good since
he Lewiston public is not enthusiastic
enough over the game TO turn out on
Amy days. He had accordingly writ
en- the New Hampshire college mana
ger not to come until Wednesday. so
hat If the weather We're bad he could
elegraph him not to come. The New
men. however did not heed
lis request. AS Wednesday was very
itormy and to play the game would
mean a loss of at least 500. to Bates.
The college compromised by paying
part of the New Hampshire college
cams expenses and cancelling the
game.
Thomas Wagner of Prospect, who
Committed suicide. Wednesday, was a
armer. about 60 years old and lived
!ear the village. For a number of
ears it was thought that he was men
ally unbalanced. About three weeks
go Wagner was injured by being
brown from wagon, and since that
inc he has shown further symptoms
If insanity. About year ago Mrs
Wagner died. and twice since that time
IS said that Wagner has taken poi
on. No serious results. however, fol-
owed the use of the deadly doses in
ither case. Wagner used double
shot gun with which to er
lis life. and his attempt at suicide was
II last successful He died instantly
lis head and face were terribly man.
lied by the heavy charge from the gun.
Wagner lived in his farmhouse with
lis children. He had nine sons and
daughters all of whom had reached the
ge OF manhood and womanhood Wag-
Ter was at one time employed in Per-
.ins mill in Bucksport. where he was
veil known. One of the sons is at pre-
ent employed in Bucksport.
A convention of the Maine State Adj
ent Christian Conference is being held
/ the Advent church in Auburn. The
invention opened. Thursday forenoon,
nd will continue through the week
nd over Sunday. Betweet $50 and 200
elegates are present from the various
hurches in the State including 40 min
tors. Rev. d. L. Call of Biddefori is
resident of the organization ana is
residing at the meeting. Rev e. ..
,insnore of Richmond. is secretary. The
lection of officers is down for II A. NJ,
friday. Three distinguished men of
ne denomination at the convention are
sev. p. \. Stockman of Boston. editor
t the Worlds Crisis, the official paper
+ the denomination. Assistant Editor
v II. Mitchell, and Prof l.. C. McKin-
try, who is at the head of the educa-
lonal work. Little other than routine
BUSINESS was done at the openinr p,eet