Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-04-09
FOR SHIPPIH4 NEWS SEE PAGE 2.
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

The steamer Lincoln of the New
England yard, Bath, win be planked in
about 10 days.
Captain Kimball of the life saving
service, will soon submit plans and
advertise for bids for new lifesavine
station at Damariscove, near Dam
ariscotta.
Bath will celebrate the j0th anniversary
of its Incorporation as a city. Monday.
July 5 This was decided upon at a pro-
tracted meeting of the city government.
Wednesday night. when $1,000 was voted
for the occasion.
1t was reported, Wednesday. that Mary
Powell Il eolored woman employed as i
domestic at the house of Mr.. Hannaford.
No. 102 Washburn avenue. had been miss
ing. since Sunday night. 1t was feared
that she had taken her own life and the
police were asked to investigate The
missing woman turned up. Thursday. all
right. having been staying al the house
OF friends on Commercial street.-Port
land Advertiser.
The only event of any Importance along
the Portland water front. Thursday, was
the sailing of the Partisan, the queen Of
the Allan Line fleet. I his handsome Graf,
left her dock a l,45 2. NJ, and there was
a large crowd on the wharf to witness
her departure. She carried a full cargo,
consisting of the usual consignments OF
grain. cheese, apples, manufacture!
goods. etc. She carried eight cabin and
about 20 steerage passengers. One of tn
largest crowds that ever witnessed the
departure of an English steamship from
Portland was on the wharf.
\ prominent resident of Greenfield give5
the following statement Of the repudia-
tion movement in that town: AT our
annual town meeting we found in the
cGicot mons that four orders Wflcl
for years had been reported at the an
nual meeting Were put down as not legally
collectable from the town ana Whlch were
not reckoned among the liabilities. THESE
orders were: No. 2S. George Brown. 5000;
No. So. Lucy F. Madden. S2S5.1 No 81. r.
f. Pierce. $50; Sarah White. S3lS.G9. The
Shall we pay these orders. or not?
Samuel F. freeman. first selectman. led
the regulators. The ballot for first Sc
lectman stood: Samuel T. Freeman. 30;
opposing candidate, 26. The repudiators
electing the following: Selectn1e II, Samuel
+. Freeman. Albion l.. Littlcteld, Decatur
Madden Jr treasurer i1i; o,Iat James Doye; i,ii
Spencer: road commissioner II. G.
White"
The suit of Edward A. Clark of Boston,
against the Pennington Village Corpora
ton to enforce the payment of the bonds
issued by the corporation in 1870 in aid
of the extension of the Maine Central
Railroad from West Pennington 20
Pennington, was amicably arranged and
a satisfactory disposition reached IN u
conference Wednesday, between c. l..
Mari of the board of corporation asses
sors. and Hon. c. a. Hight of Portland
representing the interests of Mr.. Clark.
The bringing of the suit resulted in the
corporation Offering a basis of compro-
mise to it's creditors, the bondhoiders,
which compromise is now rapidly con-
summarizing If it is brought about, Mr..
Clark is willing to withdraw his suit from
the court. where it is now pending. The
news of the amicable arrangement OF the
suit was received with great pleasure al
Pennington for II is felt that it assures
the success OF the bond compromise.