Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-05-26
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

The following patents have been
granted to Maine men: w. II. Emery,
Auburn, figure toy.
A trade mark has been granted to the
Armstrong Manufacturing Co, Berwick,
on effervescent granules for medical pur-
poses.
The $4,000 subscription to the fund
for building the Eastern Maine General
Hospital extension at Bangor, was COM
peted upon Monday.
The police raided Bridget Tracey s
house at Bangor, Monday, and found
Mrs. Tracey just tapping barrel OF
beer which they seized.
Jacob W. Coombs, aged Go, one of Ellis
worth's leading merchants, received a
fractured skull in a runaway accident
Monday afternoon. The injury is prob
ably fatal.
The New England Tent Club. a Boston
club has procured an act of incorppra-
ton through Benjamin G.. Ward of Port
land, and has bought Butler island in
Penobscot bay. Is miles from Rockland,
LOT club resort.
Burglars paid a visit to the office of G..
s. Bates 81 Co.. ice dealers. Franklin
street Portland, Monday night. They
blew open the safe. stole SO, a bank book
ana some private papers. They left their
livestock and two chisels.
Michael Mcnamara, a river driver.
and Portland man named Dole, We're
arrested at Bangor, for drunkenness
and disturbance, Monday. They re-
sisted arrest. Dole was fined $40 and
costs.
In regard to the bill in equity against
the Wiseasset & Quebec Railroad. which
LODI it, . T,,Ftt tlt NJ
PORTLAND Monday. General Manager
Fogg of the road says the matter is I'M
important and the defence for the W. d
y is perfect.
-. d. Sweet was arrested in Auburn.
tuesday, by City Marshal Turner, on the
Gharge of embezZlement. preferred by
joyce Brothers & Co. of Portland. His
court, Wednesday. A member of the firm
arrived in Auburn, Tuesday evening.
An order has been issued from the office
oi the general manager of the Maine
1 AZ Railroad. that on and after May
20, tne station now known as poland
spring Junction win be called Rum
dord junction. Trainmen in calling out
,ie above named station, will be particu-
lar to announce both names until passen-
gers become familiar with the new name.
Ihree Italian laborers captured at
Inooawin5 Mills, Lyman. Sunday. by
e@'Vut ~ farmers, who mistook the tramp5
ier professional burglars, were arraigne
~ m the municipal court at Saco. Monday.
W. OF them were sentenced as tramp $
M NJ " Gays in the county Jail at Alfred.
me third. WHO gave his name as Nicolo
lorenzo and claimed to belong in Boston.
pntded guilty to the charge of threaten
ing slg 70 KIN. ard was placed under bonds
i :, ms appearance before the grand jury
IN September
NJ me Rockland aldermen held a special
i.eaihg, Monday. al which there was a
IVS'ssIny hearing on the petition of the
r r.,.aI Haven Telegraph and Telephone
ppompany, which asks for a location in
sin,ocikiiand. after laying it's cable between
nnsckland, Vlnal Haven and North Haven
~, ,suiiloer OF demonstrates appeared argu-
,.s against the erection of more poles.
,h .e company. however. proposes to use
~ ny street railway ami electric light pole
- iaI as possible, and the beard voted to
sa .a 2 location over Eli the $ reefs ex-
lept Lime Rock s.ree.. which matter wa:
of , eann fer the time being. The work
+, ns,pnn,ecting the ISLANDS with the main
t ,a,sa VIII now begin as soon as the ma
'eriais are on hand