Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-09-16
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.


The four-years old son of N. T. Tate
Of Bangor, fell down a flight of stairs
recently and broke his right leg IN
three places above the knee.
Axel Lindberg, an aged man. who
has lived in New Sweden for Is years
committed suicide recently by shooting
himself in the mouth with a revolver.
The buildings owned by Crosby Robbins
OF Charleston, were struck by lightning
recently and We're burned with all their
contests No insurance. His friends have
started subscription paper for his
benefit.
Bath people will be sorry to learn
that M. B. Spinney of Small Point. was
stricken with paralysis, Saturday. but
will be glad to know that, Tuesday, he
was quite comfortable.-Bath Enter
prise.
A man and woman. natives of Arme-
MA. were brought before Recorder Gid
den at Bath. Wednesday. on the charge of
peddling without a State license They
We're required to pay s36, amount of fines,
and costs, which was furnished by two
or their country people. who came from
Portland.
Ernest E. Merrill, Ed Conant and
Arthur DeCoster of East Hebron, left
on Sunday evening for parts unknown
and have not been heard from as yet.
They are boys in their teens. The Mer-
FIJI boy ran away last spring soon after
the death of his mother. His father
found him by advertising, in Auburn.
The store of Enoch Abbott in Upton,
was broken into, Friday night. and a BIZ
cycle stolen. Entry was made by remoy-
a pane of glass. Abbott went to New
Hampshire. and. Tuesday. a young man
named Walter Damon, who says he lives
IN Lewiston. but who has been in Upton
lor the past few weeks, was arrested
there on this charge. Abbott took him to
Bethel and delivered him over to the Off
GERS.
Burglars entered the Portland X
Rumford Falls Railway station at East
Sumner, Saturday night by breaking in
at the rear door of the waiting ROOM
The ticket case was broken open and
tickets taken out but not carried off
The money drawer contained only 4
few coppers, which was all they got for
their trouble.
Clerk Hartshorn of the Sebascodegan of
the Harpswell line, who has been clerk
of the boats for many years. came down
to the landing at Orr's Island, Monday,
on team from the house where he takes
his dinners. When he reached the land
ing he states that he was assaulted by
Benjamin Andrews of Orrs Island. who
knocked him down, kicked and beat him,
breaking his nose and inflicting other in
juries. The sheriffs are diligently search
ing for Andrews.
A well dressed man entered the store
of Arthur Weymouth of Saco, Monday.
ad offered wheel for sale. Mr.. Went
worth purchased it, but later it was
seized by the police as stolen property.
The machine belonged to George r.
King of Portland. and was stolen from
the curb in front of his home Mr..
Wentworth is out, the amount he paid
for the wheel.
The SSth annual fair of the West WASH
ington Agricultural Society began at
Cherryfield Tuesday. The exhibits in
the various departments are not as large
as last year but are of better quality. The
stock, fowl. vegetable and fruit exhibits
will compare favorably WITH those of
other years. and in the fancy work de-
Dartment the exhibition is better than
ever before. The mile bicycle race was
won by T. II. Mosher of Bar Harbor. In
the three-minute race. purse 500. six
horses started. only four finishing. It
was won by Lockwood, owned by ]. ].
Harvell of Saltwater ,.s
Lewis NJ. Fulton of Bowdoinham, a
prominent Knight of Pythias official,
says: THE action of Patten Lodge, X.
Of P, of Bath, relative to the Patten-
Roberts affair, was both we'll timed
and proper. Every Knight of Pythias
is obligated not to interfere with the
domestic relations of brother, and
had Patten Lodge not promptly put its
stamp of disapproval upon the affair,
they would have been recreant of their
auty."-Bath Enterprise. a
Richard Alum, Jr., Eta Cayting and
Lena Brooks were before Trial Justice
Dunn of Orono, Tuesday morning
with perjury. The trio were
witnesses in the case of John Newman,
who was arrested for drunkenness on
the complaint of his grandmother. It |
was shown by the testimony of three
IF the witnesses that they were swear
ing falsely and they We're bound over
N the sum of $500 for their appearance
1T the February criminal term of court
1t Bangor
The teachers of Litchfield, Monmouth,
Wales, Bowdoin and West Gardiner are
20 have a convention at Litchfield Cor
1er, Monday. Sept. 20. The programme
will consist of music, papers, etc. Mr.. |
Masterman of Monmouth academy.
Miss Cora Buker of Bowdoin, Miss Lola
Miss Norcross and Miss
Pain OF Litchfield.. will prepare papers |
State Supt. Stetson will be present. The