Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-29
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

is in Boston. undergoing an opera ton
upon his eyes, and Judge Vose of the city
court. is suffering the first illness that he
can remember
{ In the Cumberland supreme judicial
court Whitehouse, j.. presiding. Wednes-
day. the following divorces were granted
Mary E. Curt VS.. w. 8. Curit cause. ex-
IRENE cruelty; Armenia N. Varney vs.
George e. Varney: Grace f. Rollins VS..
Herbert l.. Rollins; Eugene p. bennett
VS.. Maud bennett.
The insurance adjusters representing
the various companies on Wednesday
made an adjustment of $685. on the re-
cent fire which destroyed the grand
stand of the Eastern Maine State Fair
Association at Maplewood park, Ban
gor.
John Durrell and Stephen Durrell of
Stratton, proprietors of a hotel in the
Dead River region, were arraigned be-
fore Judge Thompson in the municipal
court at Pennington, Tuesday, charged
with being common sellers of intoxi-
eating liquors and with a single SALE
They waived examination, appealed to
the supreme court, furnished sureties
and were released.
Joseph Smith, aged AZ years a boiler
maker who has lived in this city the past
ID years, and Charles B. Bohn, aged 81, a
rlSger. nave made arrangements for their
departure to the Klondike gold fields.
They will leave for Seattle, next Monday
morning, and will remain there until
spring. They are confident of success in
| their venture. They do not expect to pick
up any gold without earning it. They
have many friends in this city who wish
them most successful outcome to their
| trip.-Bath Times.
Harry Tibbetts, a lad of 16 years,
who claims Lewiston as his home was
arrested in Bath, Wednesday evening,
charged with stealing coat and a
pair of pants from Oscar Adams place
of business on Center street. Thurs
| day forenoon, young Tibbetts was ar
| raigned in the police court, and to the
| charge of larceny he said not guilty
| Judge Fogg, at the close of the evil
dence, sentenced Tibbetts to 60 days in
the Auburn Jail.
Charles Colby, master fastener at
Percy & Small's shipyard, Bath, met
with an accident, late Wednesday,
which may result in his death, by fall
ing from the main deck of vessel to
the bottom of the hold. He was taken
up bleeding at the ears and nostrls
and conveyed to his home. At 10
o'clock, Thursday. he had not regained
consciousness. He has wife and sew
eral children and is member of sew
eral of Baths secret organizations.
| Railroad as we'll as steamboat officials
| all report that the catch of herring along
| the Maine and New Brunswick coast is
| light, so that their freight in that line is
| very small. Receipts in Portland have
been but nominal. No stock of the canned
| article is to be found, and no packer dares
make a price. At Eastport, and in the
hands of the packers elsewhere. there is
not two weeks supply of domestic sar-
| dimes. 1t was radical change a few
years ago for Gamers to go from mack
| erel to herring. because the former had
| disappeared largely. and now they are
both hard to find; in fact, last season S
catch is the smallest on record.
There have been quite a number of
cars of Western apples received at
Portland, but just now arrivals are
falling off. The late hot spell ripened
off good many and even some fruit Of
the winter varieties has become fit for
use now. This caused a slight shading
off in present price. but no doubt,
prices later on will advance. for as
spring approaches, it will be hard TO
find good. sound apples. This condi-
ton of the market for fresh fruit has
caused a firmer feeling in the market
for gallon canned apples. and an adj
vance of ! cent per pound in new evap-
grated.
At the beautiful Knight homestead at
East Rumford. Wednesday. occurred the
wedding of the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
A j. Knight. Mrs. Cora Knight Clifford
of East Rumford, and Rev. Howard Abb
! ~r1 - VI,
| officiating clergyman was Rev. j. r.
Clifford of Deering. who was assisted by
| Rev. B. c. Wentworth of Skowhegan.
both brothers-in-law of the bride and
cousins of the groom. Among the out-of-
| town guests We're Mrs. Lucy A. Clifford
of Monmouth. the grooms mother, Mr..
and Mrs. H. N. Howe and daughter Miss
! Eta of Hanover. Mrs. Bessie Twitchell
of Mexico. Rev. and Mrs. B. c. Went
worth of Skowhegan, Rev. and Mrs w.
| Clifford Wentworth of Andover. and Rev.
and Mrs. j. R. Clifford of Deering.
At a meeting of the Sebasticook
| Lodge, F. and A. NJ, at Clinton, held,
Wednesday evening, the officers elect
for the ensuing year were installed by
Past Master Alpheus Rowell, assisted
by F.. w. Hatch as marshal. Lodge
was opened in the lodge room, the
Masons marching to the town hall
! where the installation was held. The
following officers were installed: John
H. Mcdowell, w. M; George H. Piper,
S. W.; Frank l.. Bessey, j. W.; H. M.
Bean, treasurer; r. w. Gould, secre-
tary; George A. Bingham, S. D.; A.
W. Kimball, J. D.: r. F. Eldridge, E.
G. Runnels. ]. S.; Grin p. Wheeler, T.:
l.. S. Williams, chaplain; Alpheus
Rowell, marshal. Following the in
stallation banquet was served in the
dining hall below, after which con-
cert was given by a party Of young
people from Waterville.
| A case of considerable interest to the
cattle owners Of York county was be-
gun before Recorder Weymouth in the
municipal court at Biddeford, Wednes
day. 1t was against Frank o. Libby
trustee of the Shaker Society at AL
fred, instituted by Agent Obed j.
Stackpole of the S. p. c. A., for alleged
cruelty in dehorning cattle. Mr.. Libby
is prosecuted upon one single case, but
it is alleged that the horns have been
cut from 46 head Of cattle owned by