Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-12-24
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

oVAnho fuU9 MAINE WuHeS.
The sale of the large new dam bull
,ast year at large expense by Messrs
Newell Oliver Scott Bennington. ct ais.
on me AndrOscOggin river at Turner. Il
Z. I. Fitzgerald of Lewiston. Is recorded
IN the register OF deeds room in Auburn
use the power for woodworking plan
ana that branch of the Maine Contra
is likely to be built over there. II thi.
Is done 1t may ultimately be the begin
lage and Livermore. 1t is said.
w. D. Welch of Green's Landing, the
reliable engineer Of the steamer Ire.
mont. met with quite a severe accident
Monday. while he was engaged in fix.
ing plug in boiler tube The plus
blew out and Mr.. Welch was badly
scalded by the escaping steam His
face was badly burned and his right
arm IS mass of blisters. He is under
medical care and will probably be able
to resume his work in about a week
Tuesday night Horace Lewis. 20 years
old. son of James Lewis of Westport. ac.
cidentally shot his mother in the leg
shattering her ankle and wounding her
so seriously that the physicians found II
necessary to amputate the limb between
the ankle and knee. Lewis was loading
his gun in the kitchen and was swapping
1t was nearly two hours before physi.
clans arrived from Wiscasset and the wo.
man had lost so much blood that she was
in Il critical condition. She rallied after
the operation and the physicians think
she may recover.
The town committee met at Lewis
hall, North Waterford. Friday evening
Dec. is. Each committeeman from the
different towns was very enthusiastic
over the proposed Electric Railroad
Several matters came up for discussion
the most important was the appoint
ing of an attorney to represent the
committee and Clifford Eastman Com
pany. James s. Wright of South Paris
was appointed and has excepted the
same. The survey being rapidly pushed
From letters received in Bath it is
learned that a man calling himself
DR.. X. H. Willis is wanted in Var
mouthville. He claimed to be an OPP
tician and it is said received some
money from woman to pay expenses
on a package and failed to return it.
There is man who calls himself DIR.
Robert II. Willis who Is a travelling
optician and who resided for several
years in Winnegance and later at the
north end at Bath. 1t was reported a
few weeks ago that he had gone to
Saco to live.--Bath Enterprise.
There was a lively hustle among the
Lewiston police. Tuesday evening, when
that a woman named Mrs. Raymond
who lives out on the College road had
disappeared from her home about sup
per time with her 2-years-old child. She
was later found on the island, near the
river where she was visiting friends.
The woman could give no reason for
leaving home. she has not been in the
best of health of late and it is thought
that her mind may have been slightly
deranged. She remained with her
friends in town over night, and was
carried home. Wednesday.
In the Sagadahoc supreme judicial
court at Bath. Strout. j.. presiding. Tues
day. State VS.. Harry F. Hayes: indict-
ment breaking and entering: verdict not
guilty. State vs.. Thomas Devine Of Bath;
Indictment, breaking and entering. Re-
spondent pleaded guilty. Sentence. four
months In Auburn Jail. On Wednesday.
State VS.. Henry W. Howard: Indictment.
cOlHulOu SelIeT. NcTu1Ct, guilty. lie case
goes to the law court on exception, DR.;
William j. Rouse OF Bath. was ordered
by Judge strout to pay s. week to Mrs.
Rouse for support of his two children
Mrs. Rouse In her testimony said that
the doctor left her four years ago and In
that time he had contributed very little
for the support of the two children that
ne w as hs .as 9c to did Ia no
own any property and all the income he
had was from his professions specialist
on rheumatic diseases. and that had
1 srn # saae great YEA Gam IN snn
Richmond. Indictment. liquor nuisance.
On trial.
H. w. Bearce Of Dead River, and his
friend, A. J. canon of New York have
Just returned from hunting trip In
the Dead River regions. They say it
is the finest deer country they We're
ever in. and had a very pleasant time.
They climbed Mt. Rigelow the first
morning they were there just to take
the kinks out Of their legs, but judging
from what they say guess they got
more kinks in them than they got out.
They stopped two nights away back in
the wilderness in lumber camp. on
Alder stream. where they found the
deer. beans and Frenchmen very
thick, although 1t was hard getting the
deer for they were away back in the
thick swamps. They had good luck,
having all the venison they wanted to
eat while in camp. and brought home
the largest buck ever seen in this part
of the country. They have engaged
camp and guide for next fall. and will
start the last Of Octobsr.
Mr.. James Mcdonald. merchant
tailor. MaiiI street. Houlton. has a.
Magini violin which was made. in the
year 1921 and was purchased by Count
Alfonso Boulanger. who was cele-
brated vi0linist of his day. Among the
souyenirs of the count that were dis
posed Of at his death was this violin.
At that time the celebrated professor.
John MadtBan. was al tho senith of
his fame In Parts. He knew Of the
violin and resolved to s&ctlra it at any
cost. He had competitors and when
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