Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-28
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

Bears are very common ard trouble
some around Patten. They are killing
sheep almost daily. and so far have de-
fed all efforts to eaten or Kill them
Two more mortar carriages and fittings
have arrived for the works at Fort Prebie
Portland harbor. and they will be. taken
there in day or two. Some idea of the
size of the mortars may be gathered from
the fact that the bed plates and turn
tables meas ure IA feet In diameter.
The Foxcroft campmeeting will begin
Monday evening. Aug. 8. and continue I'M
til Aug. Ii. Wednesday. the nth will be
Epworth League day. Rev. w. n. Brod-
erick. ID, D.. Boston, Mass. and many
other eminent speakers will give adj
dresses. 4 large number of preachers
viii be present all the week. and on Sat
urday evening and Sunday afternoon
Rev. l.. Greene. ID. d. of Boston, will
preach The music Will be in charge of
Andrew S Farrar OF Dexter
Robert Condor tax collector AT South
Brookville. Is said to have been assaulted
at the home of Watson Hutchinson in
that town, Monday, and seriously in
jared Condor is said to have called upon
Hutchinson for his poll tax, whereupon
the latter became enraged and ordered
the collector out of the house. Condor
refused to leave without the money. and
Hutchinson struck him on the head with
chair, cutting a deep cash. and. Ii Is
feared, lfactuTlHS the Skull. Condor was
taken 10 the nearest doctor, several miles
away. and Hutchinson Immediately left
town.
The Biddeford school board attempt
ed to elect sub-master of the High
ssehool, Monday night, but after bal
loting six times without choice, ad-
jpurned for week. There are nine
members of the board and majority
of the fun number is necessary for the
election Of n teacher. Two members II
The board We're absent Algernon S.
Dyer of Bar Mills. graduate of Bow
doin. class Of 1891, and lately a tutor at
that college. received four votes on
nearly every ballot, and three votes
We're received each time by Ernest w.
Small, Bates alumnus. a native of
Biddeford and now of Lincoln. Mass,
one complimentary ballot was east for
y. L, Drummer of Wnbraham. Mass.
The poachers who have gotten in their
work In the Brewer ponds may soon be
checked In their work. Little Brewer
pond is bat seven miles from Bangor and
il a beautiful sheet of water. lit has been
"A great place for perch and trout. ANA
though poachers nets have dragged ii for
years the supply of fish seemed mex
haustlble. Some gentlemen of Brewer
and Bangor have recently erected cot
tages on the shores of both Brewer ponds
and have Interested themselves in pro-
tectlng its Bsh supply. They have
formed an alliance to prosecute DOachcrs.
Through the efforts of these men a large
supply of salmon and trout viii soon be
liberated in Big Brewer pond and three
petitions containing 1890 names each have
been forwarded asking that 20 eco young
trout ana salmon be liberated in Little
Brewer pond. fund has been raised
ana watchers have been appointed to
patrol the ponds to apprehend poachers.
Commissioner Carleton viii be asked to
furnish two WardGnS and 10 appoint sew
eral OF the alliance TO wardeuships for
duty at these ponds.
The viii of the late John Il. Curtis
was allowed by Judge Peabody in the
probate court at Portland Tuesday.
EX-Gov. II. Il. Cleaves and the Hon. +.
/. Larrabee appeared TO contest it in
behalf of Roscoe w. Curtis, son Of
the former wife of the deceased.
Messrs. Richard Webb +. NJ Rand
and Silas Il. Adams. the witnesses to
the signature of the will. testified TO
thc formal execution of the will and
We're cross examined by contestants
counsel, but no witnesses were nut on
the stand. An appeal was taken To
the supreme court. Messrs. VIM. c.
Davis and Leander W, Fohes were APP
pointed administrators with the will
annexed. An appeal viii be taken to
these appointments. The counsel for
the petitioners are Richard Webb and
Judge Symonds. This is the opening
chapter in what may prove to be
very warmly contested and important
case.
The Biddeford journal says: C. e.
Atwood discovered. today. that some
one has forged his name to check
The other day man who represented
himself as Captain Crandall' of the
schooner Maggie j. Phillips of Port
land, came to him and introduced HIM
self and after getting an order to bring
q cargo of coal to this port for Mr.. At
wood departed. Today. MIR. Atwood
was surprised to learn that there was
Il check for 1925 in the Saco National
bank. apparently made out by him and
endorsed by S. ii. and A. r.. Doten of
Portland. Mr.. Atwood doesn't deposit
ut that bank, and suspicion was at
once raised that something was wrong
as the check was on the banks own
paper. 1t was afterwards learned that
a man calling himself Capt. CrandaH
went to s. II. and A. Il. Doten of Port
land, June %. and ordered some lum-
Der sent to Pine Point. He rendered
this check in payment and it was ac-
copied. The lumber has never been
called for at Pine Point.