Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-09-25
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

| In the United States district court IL
Portland, Webb. Jr.. presiding. Thurs,
day, VIM. H. Frazier of Masardis. fol
violation of the internal revenue Law
| was fined $50
The dwelling house and barn owned by
Mrs. Julia A. Drinkwater of Andover
Mass, unoccupicd. were burned at Ellis
worth. Friday. 1t was valued at $1,000
insurance. $1,000; but no permit had been
given for unoccupancy. 1t was probably
incendiary.
Zenas Litchfield of Patten. aged &c
years was prostra ted Wednesday. while
hitching a horse into a wagon in his yard.
He was found in an unconscious~ condi
ton. from which he has not yet been re-
stored. The physician has little hope of
his recovery.
Elijah Turner of,e North Buckfield
was found dead ins bed, Friday morn
ing. Mr.. Turner had been feeble for
some time but was apparently as well
as usual when he retired. Thursday
night. Mr. William Bent. who has
been engaged in the trucking business
in this place for IS years. died at his
home, Friday, after an illness of three
weeks He leaves a widow and two
children.
All reports to the contrary notwith-
standing, Hiram Cannon of Naples, is
still among the missing. His anxious rela-
tives are still searching for him in the
woods. Crooked river and Long lake have
not yet been searched. AS is usually the
case, he has been heard from all over the
lot. One day he was surely located in
Waterford. and the next at Frost's Cor
ner in Norway, but Messrs. Alonzo and
Mellen Doughty ran both these rumors
to the ground and found they had no
foundation.
On Wednesday, Bert Merrill of Park
man, went into the woods about five
miles from Guilford. taking his gun with
him. Later on he was found by his faith
caused by wound inflicted by an acct
dental discharge of his gun. When
found, he was leaning against tree and
was too weak from loss of blood to ex-
plain how the accident occurred. 1t was
impossible to remove him without help.
and he soon expired. He was a young
man of excellent habits and the accident
is source of much grief to all who knew
him.
In the United States court at Portland,
Webb. j., presiding, Thursday morning
the September term of the United States
circuit court was opened with prayer by
Rev M. c. McDonough of the Catholic
cathedral. The following grand jury was
empanelled: Albert s. stackpole. foreman
Prfchard, Bangor; Samuel s. Jordan
James r. Wright. Bath: Fred Farnham
Roswell c. Lewis. BOothbay; Emery
Maddocks. Ellsworth; Winfield s. Allen
John H. Small Gray: Charles A. Brown
Harvey R. Gatchell. ,Hallowell: Frank D.
Pierce. Lebanon: John H. Merrill, Lewis
ton; Fred s. Lancaster. Norridgewock
George E. Currier, Portland. Leslie W.
Thompson of Sanford. was fined SIS for
violation of the internal revenue laws.
On another charge of a like nature
against Thompson he was held in the
sum of 5000 for his personal recognizance
at the April term of court.
The outlook is most encouraging for
the establishment of steamboat line
next season between Wiscasset and
Boston. The Kennebec & Boston
Steamboat Company has for some time
been making strenuous efforts to OBJ
tain desirable property at Wiscasset on
which to erect a landing large enough
for either Of their boats. At last the
company has succeeded in leasing some
property owned by the late Henry In
gals. President Drake said, Friday.
that the property had practically been
secured and that it was a very good
spot for landing. The putting in of
a steamer connecting Wiscasset with
Boston is requested as boom for the
shire town of Lincoln county.