Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-02-16
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

Many members of Co. G., Hamlir
Rifles. are asking for their discharges
George c. Thompson. clothing deal
cr Monument square, Portland, has
made an assignment to William c.
Eaton.
| The Biddefortl Daily and Weekly Times
| winch suspended ii month ago, viii
| resume publication. next week under the
| management of IL stock company OF
| which james Horne of Boston. is presi-
dent.
Conductor James Eleder of the B. &
T.. division of the Bangor e. Aroostook.
fell from a car at Milo Junction. Mon
day. and ii is feared is internally in
iured.
The trial of Thomas F. Welch OF
iIangor. for assault on his wife Mary,
who afterward died in the insane hos
bital. was commenced at Bangor,
Monday.
Howard T. Cox. aged "a years. a
travelling salesman for A. f. Cox &
Son. shoe manufacturers, Portland,
died, Sunday night. of appendicitis, at
the Stevens House, Vergennes, VT.
lie leaves a wife,
The old Shaw & Morse Lumber Co. S
mills at Island Falls. We're sold. Mon
Gay, at Bangor. to the Mattawamkeag
Lumber Co. at price said to be less
than 25 per cent. of the value of the
plant. which was $35,O00.
Mary Bates Stevens. N. D.. died Mt
South Turner. Monday. Prayers will be
neia AT her home at Glover Hill Farm,
south Turner. on Wednesday, Feb II nj
10 o clock T: M..and burial will be at South
sc son Bates and married a son of Rev. d.
I. Stevens. AT one time she practiced in
Perryville Auburn.
a merry coasting party narrowly es-
caped a serious accident on Folsoms
hill. Bucksport. Saturday night. Several
young people Were coasting on a double
runner. when the big sled shot from the
road road into the culvert near the Franklin
old son of John Sails. the baker. was on
the front part of the double runner, and
was SO badly cut about the face and fore
neau that Dr. Snow. who was called, was
opllged to take 20 stitches in the wounds
Several other members of the party re-
ceiNed slight injuries.
Mrs. A. w. Curtis of Corinna, left two
small children alone in the house while
she went out to call on a neighbor. When
the mother returned home. a shocking
sight awaited her. During her absence
the children-One less than years old
ana the other a year and Il half Old-had
o. 'uta ate' theiT cioluiilS Win kerosene,
which is supposed to have caught fire
from the stove The younger child was
burned almost to a crisp. DIR. j. A. Tabor
was called and did all i'm his power to re-
leve the little sufferers
DR.. Albion 4. Stinson, prominent citi-
zen and weli-known physician of New
Sharon. died Sunday, after II painful i'll
ness of five weeks. DR.. Stinson was a
graduate of B0wdOin Medical college,
soon after graduating he married Miss
Anna w. Harris of New Sharon a very
cstimable lady. who survives him, with
four children. two sons and two daugh-
ters. The doctor, after practicing Il few
years ut Pennington Falls. moved there,
where he has since enjoyed a large prac-
tiee and taken an active part in all public |
promote the welfare and progress of the
town. lie was As years old.
The sum total Of fines and costs paid in |
court in AuburnEwas over $500. Francis |
Byrne and Martin Bersin We're admitted
10 citizenship. Saturday. divorce was
granted Charles A. Doyle from Gertrude |
l.. Doyle. In the ease of Rose NJ Merrill |
VS.. LivermOre, counsel for the town has
fled EXCEPTIONS, and exceptions have
been allowed. Stella NJ. Potter was
granted a divorce from George b.. Potter. |
The divorce case of George a. Kingsley |
vs.. Eliza Gertrude Kingsley goes over. |
Counsel for defendant claims Il jury trial. |
Among the last respondents in lft,uor |
eases to settle were: Thomas RivOrd, |
sl50; James Gallagher. $50: Linn Breton, |
1850; Philemon I.essOrd. $3.50: Henry Cody. |
f15U: Emma Gould. 800. A large number |
Of liquor cases go to the law COURT
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