Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-01-20
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.
The January term of the supreme cour
for AndroscOggin opened at Auburn
Tuesday, Judge StrOut presiding.

The January term of the supreme court
for Androscoggin opened at Auburn.
Tuesday. Judge Strout presiding.
Patents were granted, Tuesday to
Portland. saw mill dog; Albert Daggett.
| Strong, drag rake for road beds.
In the United States district court at
| Portland. before Judge Webb. Monday,
before the court for selling liquor with
out government license. He was fined
| $25 and costs and for failure to bay was
committed to Augusta Jail.
The rival steamers Silver Star and Cas-
| tine had an exciting race, on Monday
afternoon s trip from Belfast to Castine.
/ the Star reaching port 31a minutes ahead
of the Castine. the trip from Belfast hav-
! ing been made in three minutes less than
two hours, the quickest trip ever made
! between the two points.
/ The Portland & Ogdensburg Railroad
| corporation at its annual meeting at
Portland, Tuesday; elected the following
directors: Samuel J. Anderson. Port
land; Charles H. Anderson. Penacook,
n. H.; James p. Baxter, John Deering,
James F; Hawkes.; T. Fl. Josselyn. Wes-
| ton +. Milliken. Thomas p Shaw Elias
| Thomas. Edward Il. Winslow.
J. o. H. Burnham of Buxton, was ar
raigned in the Saco police court, Mon
day, on a warrant charging him with
assault on his father-in-law. Nathaniel
-AiilhCli, oil dScb eSiuGIpt III that low H.
Burnham was found guilty and fined
81 and costs. He appealed.
The annual meeting of the Lake Au-
burn Fish Protective Association will.
! be held at the Auburn municipal court
room, next Friday evening. The asso-
citation has turned it's property at lake
Auburn over to the State fish COM
missioners. but still retain it's organi-
Zation.
The case against DR.. I. w. Tibbetts,
the veteran Stetson physician, who
was charged with leaving an infant on
the doorsteps Of j. W. Leathers in
Hermon. has been settled In the mu-
nicipal court DIR. Tibbetts was bound
over to the supreme court. and was to
have been tried at the coming Febru-
airy term.
William N. Rowe, veteran Of the war
of lS6l-65. died at his home in Alfred Sat
urday evening. Jan. l6. at the age of Is
years. He was mustered into the service
as a member of the Sth Maine Regiment
discharged, June II. 1868. He was a brave
and faithful soldier. Mr.. Rowe is sur
vived by wife and several children. Two
one as a member of the Sth Maine Regi-
ment and one as a member of the LIST
Maine Cavalry.
The Bangor News reports that as an
Ellsworth young woman was walking
along the street, the other dag, she
passed two well-known citizens of the
town. one of whom made an insulting re-
mark to her as to her character She
turned and gave the man who made the
remark right-hander in the mouth that
knocked him down and removed several
of his teeth. The girl did not say word.
only looked him with pnd
walked away while the men departed in
silence.
The Boston & Bangor Steamship Co.
has decided rot to charter steamer
to take the place of the Lewiston, dis
abled by the breaking of a shaft, and
the route will be closed for few weeks.
The steamer Perobscot. row undergo
irg a thorough overhauling in East
Boston, will go en- the route, early in
March. The steamer Rcckland will
continue her trips between Bueksport
and Rockland.
These officers were elected at the an
nual meeting Of the stockholders of the
AA Ar Pulp CO. Co.. at Portland
Dennison and Charles A. Brown of Port
land. William A. Russell and Charles D.
Brown of Boston: president, William A.
Russell clerk and treas1r sure, 81 iod Den
Directors Hugh j. Chisholm and Charles
A. Brown of Portland. William A. Rus
sell and, Charles D. Brown of Boston:
president. Hugh J. Chisholm: clerk and
treasurer. f. b. Dennison.
Rodney Whittum of Lewiston, re-
ceived a letter from his wife. Tuesday
morning. dated from a New Hamp-
shire town, saying that she was there |
and at work, and the best thing about
it is that she is alone, and that there
is every indication that she will soon
return to her home in lewiston. There |
can be no doubt that Mrs. Wnittum
has been labcring under a severe ner
vous strain and mental difficulty. and |
her friends and family will gladly well !
come her to her home and position here.
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