Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-12-16
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

Patents have been granted Frank e.
Francis of Auburn. on jack for shoe ma
chimes for winding yarn from chains onto
filing bobbins: Samuel f. Tibbetts. Bldde-
ford, merchandising machine; William
A. Taylor, Portland, bird scarer.
The Bath city government, Monday
night, voted to close the. Bull Rock
bridge over New Meadows. Litigation
between Bath and Brunswick is now
expected. To rebuild the bridge will
cost $4,000.
The surroundings to the Maine Cen
trail station in Old Town have been
somewhat improved within the last few
weeks. The buildings belonging to the
Bangor & Aroostook Railroad Co have
either been torn down or removed to
the upper part of the city where this
company has this season erected a
large round house. coal sheds and other
buildings, and made improvements
necessary for the convenience of their
business in that city. The round house
formerly used by the Maine Central
and the Bangor & Pscataquis Railroad
Company has been torn down by the
Maine Central Railroad Co.
The 14th stated meeting of the Maine
Academy of Medicine and Science oc-
CURED at the Maine Eye and Ear 1nfirm-
airy, Portland Monday evening. These
were elected to membership: DR.. w. II.
Harris of Augusta; DR.. f. c. Blake of
Boothbay Harbor; and +. E. Bickford,
Esq, of Portland. The nominating com
mittee reported the name of DR.. George
II. Cummings in nomination for trustee,
who was duly elected for seven years.
DIR. NJ c. Wedgewood of Lewiston, read
a very. interesting paper, entitled In
animation Of the Kidneys. or Bright's
Disease The paper and subject were
discussed by DrS C. f. Williams of Au-
burn. II. r. Clough of Portland, E. M.
Fuller of Bath, s. G. Gordon, N. M: Mar
Small of Lewiston. The discussion was
closed by DR.. Wedgewood. At the close
of the meeting the usual banquet was
served. Remarks were then made by
Governor elect Powers, President Butler
of Colby university, and Rev. j. l.. Jen-
kins
Henry Batchelder, the Portland mail
carrier. whose discharge for intoxica
ton was announced Monday, is in
serious tangle. He is charged with
embezzling and secreting a letter adj
dressed to Mrs. w. r. Anthoine, 81
Winter street, which came through his
regular course of delivery. An unsuc-
cessful attempt was made, Monday
night to find him but. Tuesday noon,
Officer Quinn located him at the United
custody of Deputy United States Mar
shall Smith. Bachelor had not entire
ly recovered from the effects of his
spree when arraigned before United
States Commissioner Bradley. He
waived examination and was bound
over to the February term of the United
States district court. He furnished
surety of 5000.
The members of the firm of Kelley &
Bragg, employment agents, Bangor,
were arraigned in the municipal court
in that city, Tuesday upon the charge
of having collected and retained fees
from one Barney Herchman of Halifax
N. s., contrary to the statutes. He
claims that on Dec. I, he paid 81 to Ed
ward Kelley, clerk for the above firm
as fee for their getting him work and
to buy his railroad ticket to leland, N.
H.. where they told him he would find
work for Vandyke &, Lock- lumbermen:
that he went there and that Vandyke
& Lock would give him no work and no
announcement. He says that he came
back to Bangor and demanding his
money of the firm, but they would not
return it, consequently this action was
that any intelligence office retaining any
fees without giving actual work for the
same shall be liable to a fine and that
its license shall be revoked. Kelley &
Braggs defence is that they had an or
der from Van Dyke & Lock for the
men. and that said order was not coun-
fernandez until the day after Herch
man reached leland. and that they
were acting in good faith and within
the meaning of the law. They exhibit
letters to suhstantiate their claims.
Judge Vose held that they We're guilty
within the meaning of the law and i'm
posed fine of $40 and COSTS The SEN
tence was appealed and bail furnished
Kelley & Bragg say that they will make
test case, so as to learn Just what
rights an employment agency has. The
case is Of great Importance to keepers
OF lnteillgence offices in this State and
VIII be watched with interest by them