Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-04

SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.


beach at Beachwood, Tuesday.
George NJ. Thomas of Boston. charged
with forgery. was brought before the
municipal court in Bangor, Tuesday. and
was bound over on two charges with bail
OF $500 each He was committed in de-
fault of funds.
A special to the Biddeford Journal from
Kennebunk says that the body of a boy
about Is, wearing gold ring, was found
floating on the water about three miles
off Kennebilnk Point, about A. NJ
Tuesday, by a mackerel fisherman The
son of Harlon p. HUFF of Rochester. ~
H., drowned while bathing at Wells.
Thirty thousand dollars worth of A
per cent. Cumberland county bonds
We're awarded. Tuesday, to the Port
land Trust Company at Slo2.51. These
bonds We're issued to meet the expense
of widening Forest avenue. Deering.
A patent has been granted Menry "A.
Whitney OF Deering on a check book.
The hearing on the Franklin 4 Me-
gantic Railroad controversy, assigned
by Judge Strout at Portland, for. Tues
day, was continued till August lathe
old company viii remain in control
pending the hearing. 1t is strongly in
timated by counsel that the matter will
not require hearing. but that com
promise will be effected.
The Maine Central has abolished the
office of assistant road master of the
eastern section, position held for
long time by Samuel H. Royal of
Brewer, who. under Road-master Vol
ney b. Foss, had charge of the Bucks
port and Bar Harbor branches. Both
nj br.,, hoe. ,,riI
direct charge of Mr.. Foss. in addition
to the Maine line to Nanceboro. Mr..
Royal has been appointed foreman of
the Brewer section of the Bar Harbor
branch.
Co. G, n. q. S. NJ. of Bangor met.
Monday evening, at the armory for the
purpose of filling the vacancy in the
office of first lieutenant. caused by the
appointment of First Lieut.. Frank y.
Cummings to the office of adjutant of
the I'd Regiment. Capt. Stanley 2. Den
nett presided and Maj. r. A. Robinson
was present. The election resulted in
the unanimous choice of Second Lieut.
Harold $. Boardman for first leuten-
ant and DR.. O. +. Wasgatt for second
lieutenant
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n. H., was at Lewiston, Monday, and
took James Bird back to Lancaster with
him to answer to charge of robbery
Bird is young, a painter, whitewasher
and general man of all work. Early
last fall he. man named Knapp and
Hugh Keep roomed at the same place
in Lancaster Keep had 5000 in his
trunk and the other two found it out,
secured the cash and left. Bird has
been in Lewiston off and on since last
spring. Bird at first denied his linden
tity, but later admitted that they got
the money.
The Biddcford school board, which a
week ago was in a condition of dead
lock in its attempt to elect a sub mas
Ter of the high school, tried again
Monday evening and accomplished the
task. The choice fell upon Algernon s
Dyer of Bar Mills a graduate of Bow
doin 81, and recently a tutor at that
college. In his senior year in college
lie accomplished the unprecedented feat
Of winning five first prizes. He ranked
hird in a class of 50 men. He received
six votes to three for Ernest w. Small
4 Bates graduate formerly of Bldde-
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Deputy Sheriff Flint OF oxford
county, was at Portland Monday, after
a man named Arthur Richardson
charged with liquor selling in that
county and who had been arrested for
selling without a government license by
United States Deputy Marshal emery
and brought before Judge Webb of the
United States court. In that court he
was discharged but was Immediately
rearrested by Deputy Sheriff FIRTH Of
Cumberland county and handed over
10 Deputy Flint who Will take Richard
son to South Paris for trial Richard
son belongs in Denmark.-Portland
Press.
The government work at Sullivan
Falls began, Monday. w. d. johnson
of Philadelphia, is the contractor, and
Assistant Z. S. Engineer w F. Robin
son of Portland, has supervision of the
work. The work consists of blasting
out ledge to leave 10 feet of water at
mean low tide. About $50 yards of
rock will be taken out. The work will
probably occupy all the rest of the
season. Sullivan Falls are at the en-
trance of Taunton bay, on which are
West Sullivan and Franklin. two of the
largest granite-shpping towns of Han
cock county. Heretofore the falls have
been impossible except at high water
Recently Charles Sargent of Portland
was informed that his nephew. John D.
Sargent of Machias, had been lynched in
Wyoming on a charge of numbering his
Wife and partner. Mr. Sargent at once
went to the place for the purpose of
bringing home his nephew's children. He
had hard journey. being obliged to
travel IL days by stage coach. When he
arrived there he found that his nephew
had not been lynched, as reported, but
had been obliged to leave his home. fear
ing mob violence. Mr.. Sargent investi-
gated the death of the wife and found
that beyond a doubt she came to her
death by natural causes as result of
severe sickness. The partner is said to
have been drowned some years ago. while
crossing a river, so there IS no evidence
of the guilt of John d. Sargent, but the
unreasoning fury of the settlers was fixed
on him and he thought it wisest to leave
without delay. During his visit in the
West. Charles Sargent was harshly treat
ed by a cowboy who struck him heavy
blow in the face, though he had done
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