Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-05-06
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

| In tn Washington supreme judici1
court. Haskell, j., Tuesday. Patrick
Levy. an aged citizen of Midtown, VS.
Sylvanus M. Miner; suit To recover
damages for injuries received by be!nf
knocked down by defendants hors,
ana badly injured. a verdict of sos.
! Another Wiscasset < Quebec Rail
road meeting was held Tuesday even
ing, this time at Palermo. Messrs
Crosby. Staples and Fogg were tn,
speakers The $4,000 plan was out
lined and heartily endorsed. The mex
meeting will be held at Weeks Mills
Saturday.
The depot at Lisbon was broken into
Tuesday night. ana over 5000 worth OF
clothing stolen and carried away. A
horse. completely played out. was
found on the Lisbon road, "Wednesday
morning on examining the wagon, nu-
| meIous suits were found. which are
thought to be the stolen goods.
| The Peoples party convention for the
Third Congressional district will be
held at Pittsfeld in Union hall. May Il,
at 1920 a. NJ, for the purpose of nomi-
mating q candidate for Congress. The
: Democratic convention for nominating
n candidate for that Office will be held
! on the same day at II o'clock, at the
same place.
| r. II. Rogers of Plattsburg, y. Y.
arrived on the heat Tuesday. from
Boston. with crew of men. and Will
start in Immediately upon the job OF
removing 1900 yards Of ledge from the
. o.. Z. Col
Andrews has been engaged to do the
diving. Fourteen men will be employed
1t is expected that the work will be
finished about the first of next Deem
Der. The residence of G. II. Wright has
Eeen secured as headquarters for the
orew.-Bath Times.
Young Joseph Gazette and Roumaid
Deschione, arrested by Detective Odlin,
Tuesday. on suspicion of being con-
cerned With the break at Shapiro Bros.
dry goods store in New Auburn. on
, Sunday. We're given a hearing in the
Auburn police court, Wednesday. They
pleaded not guilty 10 larceny and the
trial was in progress until l1,30. Des-
chiune was found guilty and sentenced
to four months at hard labor in the
COUNTY Jfllit wv tbttf WY '7A''ii'S A'N%'
some of the stolen goods in his pos
session. was discharged, it having been
shown that he was not aware that
, they We're stolen goods.
Workmen while excavating for the
cellar of the $4,000 cottages being built
at Popham for Charles II. Ingraham
of Providence. r. L., made queer ina.
About six feet under ground they came
upon an old Indian fire place several
feet across and built of stones which
showed very plainly that many roar
ing fire had been built in it. The place
. where il was found is many feet above
, the sea level on a Hill and about half
a mile from the present high water
mark. They have also unearthed many
rocks which show very plainly that at
one time they We're washed by the
sea.
! In the oxford supreme judicial court,
Whitehouse, j., Tuesday, L. H. McC OIL
lister has been chosen foreman OF the
jury. Judge Foster, as referee. made ms
report in the equity suit of Foster ct ais.
VS. Cate ct ais. This action was brought
to recover some $25o0 as lien claim Tor
labor and materials furnished on the
construction of Gates block at Rumford
Falls. The defendants claimed that the
| building was not properly constructed,
: etc Judge Fosters decision gives PAIN
tiffs $2225. There are about loo new en-
! tries on the civil docket; 20 are libeis for
divorce The parties who are now in jail
on the charge of breaking and entering
/ at West Paris several weeks ago. are
wanted in Portland on similar charge,
| and they may be indicted there. In such
a case they may be released on
/ their own recognizance and taken to
! Cumberland county for trial,