Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-02-12
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

Early Wednesday morning, fire was
discovered in cne of the carriage shops
of John w. Briefly at Sanford, and
before aid could be got, the building
and contents were burned to the
ground, causing loss of $1,000.
The new Grand Trunk elevator at
Portland, the contractors say, will be
ready to receive grain by March 1st.
The main building is now practically
completed and machinists are at work
putting i'm place the machinery, set
ting up the boilers and engines and
getting everything in readiness to
handle grain.
-Four towns in Sagadahoc county
We're represented at an informal gath
ering of their selectmen, holden Tues
day, at the court house, Bath. There
were present Messrs. Todd and Rowe
Of Georgetown, Crosby of Arrowsic.
Carter of Woolwich and Bowker Of
i'hppsburg. After a two hours dis
cussion of the feasibility of rebuilding
Bay bridge. and the line of action
that should be adopted by the several
towns represented when the matter
shall come before the Legislature, they
cuJouI HSu WltIOuL dLy
definite plan of action.
Kelley, Spear & Co., of Bath, have
just closed two contracts which means
more work for Bath mechanics. One
is for four masted schooner for
Capt. George Bailey of Manasquam
n. J. She will measure 221 feet keel
% feet beam and 10 feet deep. The
other is a coal barge about 200 feet
long for the Garfield & Proctor Coal
| Company of Boston. 3" 1t has
been reported that our young ship
| builder, Nathaniel Il. Palmer. is to
ouild a five masted schooner in the
lprng. This Mr.. Palmer denied to an
Enterprise reporter, Tuesday. How
ever we learn that the frame for such
craft is already being cut for Bath
| hip builder so five masted schooner
will probably be built in this city this
year.-Bath Enterprise.
In the State VS.. Charles F. Philbrick,
| Indictment for compound larceny
| .ried in the Penobscot supreme court,
1t Bangor Wednesday, the jury
| Thursday, brought in verdict of not
| guilty. Philbrick was charged with
breaking and entering Peter O'Lough-
l
| ,ng therefrom and killing a pig. De-
| 'ense was an alibi. Thursday, the
| case of State VS.. Joseph Gaffney, in
| dictment for mayhem, was on trial.
| ;affney is charged with having on Oct
10. last, in Jack Furey's bar room,
| bitten a piece out of the upper lip of
| Michael Donohue. The defense is that
(iaffney was assaulted in the bar
| DOM and robbed of S4s and that under
| The circumstances he was justified in
making any defense possible. On Fri
| day, William Annis will be tried for
incest, and an effort is being made to
continue the case Of State VS.. Walter
| X. Shaw, indictment for embezzlement.
to the August term, but it is likely that
| the case will be tried next week.
At earlier dates b. F. Tribou, for
nerly superintendent of the B. +. Cole
shoe factory, has made two verbal
propositions to the city of Ellsworth
for starting a shoe factory. Now Mr..
rribou has a written proposition which
| ne will ask the city to consider. He
proposes that the city of Ellsworth
buy, equip and own a large manu-
featuring plant to cost about $500, said
plant to be leased to Mr. Tribou or
others who might associate with him,
| for 10 months. at the annual rental of
one dollar, with the privilege of leas-
| ing again after that time. Mr.. Tribou
further proposes that $1,000 be held by
the treasurer representing the owners
If the plant, said money to be used as
| is thought best within the Is months
stipulated. On his own part. Mr..
TrihOu will agree to start the whole
sale manufacture of shoes in the build
| ing as soon as it can be made ready
| for use. When the plant is ready to
begin operations and the leases have
been filed, Mr.. Tribou agrees to fur
nish capital and increase the business
as it can judiciously be done.