Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-06-15

Tweezer is the name of fine yeariing
stallion owned by Willie Wing, of North
Arson. 1t is by Hally, CID, dam.
Pauline. t23Si4), color, black roam. This
colt IL a good one in every particular.
The best fish story of the season is that
Of a fish caught May 10th in Rangeley,
but which carried away the line and me
tin OF the rod and which was landed by
two boys at Lewiston, who saw the UP
floating six days later.
Senator Hale's household is being
moved to Ellsworth for the summer,
leaving the palatial Sixteenth street
house which was built by Mrs. HAZE
mother, Mrs. Chandler, and is the sena-
Hale will probably go TO Maine for q few
days soon, but will be back here TO re-
main until the session closes
Brig. Gen. f. +. Newcomb. Inspector
general of the Maine National Guard, IS
much pleased with the improvement IN
all branches since the inspection OF Lieut..
Morton. He has been connected Win
military in this State for eighteen years
and says that the guard was never IN as
good condition as the present. lhere mas
in the last ten years been an improve
ment of 100 per cent.
The following is from the World, a
newspaper printed in English in Rome:
.sMr.. Clarence Hale, the new secretary
of the United States embassy IN Rome
has been confined to his room by Illness,
4
in Rome scarcely fortnight put ~
that time he has made most iaVordole
impression. He possesses in a nish ds-
gree that happy quality when the lVai-
ians call simpatca.
paper is in circulation in Bridgton
which has been signed by many citizens
and which declares: 1.-THE Undersigned
citizens of Brdgton, hereby slghiIy our
sympathy with all efforts and movements
10 maintain order and observance OF the
nd that orderly con-
duct has not always been the RUE IN the
past we hereby express our determlha-
ton to maintain law and order IA tle
future within our town. ana hefeps
pledge our full support to the oiheerS OF
the law in performing their duty, ana,
realizing that some expense is involved
in prosecuting offenders ana olhefwise'
and that a fund should be raised thdl
may be avanable, if occasion requires,
we hereby agree to pay and contribute
thereto the sum set opposite our respec-
tive signatures. All violators of the law,
without fear or favor will be prosecuted.
Some progress is being made toward
the untangling of the affairs of the East
Pond Manufacture Company of New
port and the four individuals composing
the company. Preston l.. Bennett has
received his discharge in the insolvency
court. and has effected a settlement with
his creditors at Is per cent. S. z. Jud-
kins and William |. Leavitt have also re-
ceived their discharges. and dividend is
to be declared in the case of Judkins on
June "a. The liabilities tpersonaD OF
these three were about $685. each The
fourth member of the company, Elisha
w Shaw has not yet received his dis
charge His liabilities were very much
larger than those of the others, he hay
ing Endorsed for all hands. and also for
the firm of Shaw & Morse and for the
Shaw & Morse Lumber Company. In the
case of the East Pond Manufacturing
Company, as a corporation a dividend of
- per cent has been declared on all
proved claims while several Thousand
dolars have been held back to meet 9TH
er claims that may be allowed Another
dividend is expected soon. The COM
pany's liabilities We're about 500, 600
The Saco board of pension examiners is
to consist of Drs. John Lord of Bidde-
ford Jasper D. Cochrane of Saco, and
H. V Noyes of Berwick All the boards
for the counties of York and Cumber-
lard are now completed. There have
been generally several candidates for
each position. and it has not in all cases
been easy to determine the relative mer-
it's between them. All these boards fell
without the civil service order, which In
cludes only those where the annual re-
ceipts are over $500. Both Bath, Augusta
and Bangor We're above the limit and are
under civil service There were more
candidates for the Portland board than
any other. many of them being physi-
clans of long practice and eminence DR.
j. F. Day now of Saco, made a strong
contest to retain his place on the Alfred
board. to which he was appointed three
years ago on the recommendation OF
John b. Donovan and Charles B. Nor
ton or to be appointed on the Saco board
But his removal from Alfred to SasO
last year justified his going off the Al
fred board. and brought him into com
petition for the Saco board with candi-
dates of stronger local political claims.