Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-04-01
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

J. F. Hughes residence. Foxcroft. was
damaged by fire about $500. Monday.
The trial of Volney A. Sprague for al
legged assault on Artemus NJ. Foss. both
to have been held. Tuesday: did not come
off. A settlement was effected by Mr.
Foss accepting an apology and Mr..
Sprague laying all the costs.
The silver anniversary of the Maine
Grand Lodge. knights of Pythias. will he
celebrated in Portland. July and 3. The
executive committee Will this week send
out to the subordinate lodges a circular
letter. descriptive of the plans thus far
made toward the celebration. The cele-
bration is expected to surpass anything
that the Maine Pythians ever had.
1t is said that General Manager Evans
is about to rcvo!utioniZe the freight tram
schedules. having i'm view increasing the
dispatch of handling freight. After the
change is made it will be possible for
freight loaded in Boston to reach Ban
gor in 10 hours and train crews VIII run
between Bangor and Portland without
the shift that has been customary here
tofore.
On board the steamer Orizaba. which
arrived at New York. Thursday. from
Mexico and Havana, were Mate Law
seamen of the three-masted schooner
James H. Dudley of Bath. Me-. which
went ashore at Cozumel, Iucatan, Feb.
49, and became a total wreck. The crew
succeeded in reaching safety. Captain
Hagen remained at Progreso to look after
the owners interests.
Carrie Ellis. the pretty young Stetson
girl whose boy baby, newborn and cast
upon the door-steps of Hermon farm
house, caused so much trouble for vari-
Gus people of Penobscot county, has
claimed her child and has taken him from
his benefactors to live with her In New
port. The boy has been living with Mr..
and Mrs. J. w. feathers, prominent peo-
pie of Hermon. and they have. cared for
it with the care of blood relationship.
ever since he was left on their steps in
vslise two wears and a half ago, one
cold night.-Bangor Commercial.
The annual meeting of the Passadum-
keag Log Driving Co. was held in Ban
gor. Tuesday. and the following officers
Dwinel, president: s. Fl. Boardman, clerk
and treasurer: G. B. Page. Burlington,
A. c. Page. Passadumkeag. g. p: Gilman.
rectors. The first drive was let to A.. G.
Page for % cents per Thousand from the
foot of Grand Falls The second drive
was let to Rufus 8. Page for q cents from
the dam at Nicatous lake, the logs from
Pistol stream and the main Passadum-
keag stream to be driven for t..ree-fifths
of the price from Nicatous lake. All of
keag Boom. There will be between 5000.
900 and 100000 in the drive, this year.
Quite an exciting incident occurred in
the armory of the Hamlin Rifles Bangor.
Monday night. The company WAS drilling
and when the order to aim and fire was
given. one OF the prfvates fired in reality.
The ball passed another member. missing
by about six inches. and he would surely
have been shot but for the fact that he
stepped aside a second previous to the
giving of the order. The man that fired
the shot was Private Weatherbee, and it
IS said that this rs the third time he had
done the same thing. The members are
very much agitated over the matter.
The BAN passed through the side of the
armory and buried itself In the bank out
side. Weatherbee explains the accident
by saying that he was. out target Shoot
ing a few days ago and forgot to remove
the cartridge. The guns are supposed to
be unloaded during drill.