Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-12-03
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES

The York Manufacturing Go. Of Saco,
whose cotton mills recently started after
"a long period of idleness. has passed an
other dividend. The stock paid nothing.
this year and only 3 per cent. last Year.
Dunlap Commaniery knights Temp.ar
Of Bath Were agrec9Diy surprised Tues
day evening. By A visit Of several Sir
knights from Portsmouth n r. who
elegant design ana presented the same oh
behalf u Dewitt Clinton Commandery
Of that city TO the Hunlaps.
The editorial board Of the Bates COT
lego student for the year 1921 has been
announced AS follows: Frank Pearson.
Madison. y. H. e;iitor-in-chlef: Oliver
Henry Toothaker North Harpsw Ell:
Ralph Hcrmon Turkey Windham Center;
Tasker. Richmond; Myrtle Belle Maxim,
South Paris. associate editors.
\ large farm house together with a
large barn and several outbuildings,
owned By George Cove Al Arrowsic. was ,s:
family had retired for the night. and they
got out with scanly attire. The house
was almost wrapped IN flames when Mt.
was destroyed. except q parlor organ and
two chairs. which Cove managed to save.
All of the farming tools and several tons
of hay were burned. \ horse aud COW
were saved. Mr.. Cove was the keeper of
the town : poor, and there was one Wo-
man as his charge at his house The
burned buildings We're valued ai Sl3eo on
which there was an Insurance. OF $500
The last division Of the sophomore dc
bate al Bates college occurred Wcdnes-
day. The prizes in the six divisions were
awarded as follows: First DIVISION Ed
ward Britain Foster Lewiston: second
division. Fred Elmer Pomeroy. Lewiston !;
third division. oscar Charles Merrill. Au-
bum fourth division, l.ora vivian King.
Fort Fairfield, fifth division, Whitman
Sears Barrett Chatham. Mass: sixth Iii
vision. Charles Sturgeon Calhoun. Vie
toria. b. c. The champion division which
will speak commencement week Is com
with Lettuce Bertha Albee. Lexington:
MGriel Chase. Lewiston: Susie Louise
Rounds, South Paris: Blanche May
W hittum. Lewiston.
Last week a happy wedding took
place at st. Johns Catholic church
when Rev Edward insolvency mar
ried Mary McGinnis of this city to
Thomas j. Welch, also of Bangor. The
wedding was followed by almost inn
mediate domestic infelicites, SO that
her brain was turned and She became
violently and suddenly insane. Sor-
rowing relatives strove in vain to
bring back to her the elements of
reason, and then the last resort was
taken. refuge in the Augusta asylum
On Tuesday the aldermen met at City
hall and committed Mrs. WEIGH. a
bride of week, to the hospital. On
Wednesday forenoon. the municipal
officers met at City hall. in the alder
mans chamber, and committed George
f. Brown to the State asylum for the
insane at Augusta. Brown has been
an inmate of the Bangor almShouse
for several weeks. He was but recent
ly dismissed from the Augusta insti-
tuition with the idea that he was cured,
but his condition remaining uncertain.
he is again committed for safety
Bangor Commercial
Wardens Neal and Smith of Bangor
made the biggest game seizure on Tues
day night and Wednesday morning that
has been made there fer many years.
Early in the evening they seized box
of heads and otner parts of game at
the Maine Central station and upon the
arrival of the Bar Harbor train they
got barrel Of black ducks which We're
being shipped out of the State and
which had every sign of having been
netted. There was not a mark or
scratch of any kind upon them, and
the wardens say that they We're haited
and netted. The most important part
of the seizure. was made at o'clock
Wednesday morning. Armed with dark
lanterns the wardens went to the Maine
Central station and captured two men
right in the act of landing game there
for illegal shipment. There We're three
sugar barrels full of venison, seven
quarters in ALL and when the
wardens walked up to the men and
patted them on the shoulders and said
that they would take charge of the bar