Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-01

sFAhkS From MAINE %tRES.
Ernest Bancroft, the 1O-years-o son
of. Riley Bancroft CT Mechanic Falls,
was drowned While skating on Water
house brook Monday afternoon.
Horace Reynolds store and barn at
North Lubec, were burned. Monday
night. The loss is estimated at $500.
No insurance The fire caught from
an oil stove
Capt II. y. Futchins, for many
years engaged in the clothing business
at Biddeford, died in Waldoboro, Sun
day night. He was charter member
of Sheridan Post, c. A. r.
James DAILY, who has been violently
insane and while detained at the police
slant watching to prevent him from
taking his life, died, Tuesday, at the
city farm. Death was due to exhaus.
ton.
Patents have been granted as fol-
lows: William II. Decker Rumford
Falls, paper winding machine; Austin
l.. Harvey. Newport. locomotive cab
seat; Frederick A. Lane, Waterville
| fly trap.
After week after week of quarantine
the Lisbon Falls board of health has at
last allowed the schools to be opened
The diphtheria, while not altogether
disposed of, is on the wane and the
health officials think it will not spread.
Charles Stevens. one of the best citi-
Zens of Mechanic Falls. died. Monday
of malignant diphtheria. Mr.. Stevens
had been i'll but few days. He leaves
one son, Pliny, who is in Philadelphia
attending medical lectures. Within
few years have died in this family the
daughter Anna. and this year the wife.
Mr.. Stevens was man of wealth and
culture and had the respects and honor
of the whole community. Mr.. Stevens
was member of the lodge of Masons
at Mechanic Falls
A strange case is that of 13-years-
old Ernest w. Mott of Montague. who
now lies in the Eastern Maine General
Hospital in Bangor. About two weeks
ago young Mott was kicked in the head
by a vicious horse. and at first it was
thought that he had been killed Ply
sicians We're called. however who de-
cided that the boy was not dead, al
though all efforts to restore conscious
ness failed. For II days the patient re-
manned in this condition closely resem-
bling death. and then, Monday noon.
he was brought to the hospital. He is
now somewhat improved. and has brief
periods of consciousness. during which
he utters the single words. Yes" and
No" but nothing further.
Tho oopI off Of Ia I,,I,-
ster law on the Maine coast is becom-
ing mere and more apparent. When
first applied the lobster fishery vas
about exhausted, but the restriction
was just what was needed. Capt.
Isaac Nickerson of Cape Island. was
here. last week. Since July he has
sailed the smack Ada c. Lamson car
rying Holsters from Jonesport to tn.
Portland dealers. Six years ago he
was doing the same thing and at that
time 1900 a fortnight was considered
a good trip for a smack. This season
1000 a week has been the average fare
Forty smacks have been running to
this port from down the coast and they
have all found steady work-Port-
land Argus.
The Consolidated Water Co. of Port
land has put in a system of water
works at Brooks Village and water
is now supplied to about so buildings
The company was Incorporated in
Portland with capital stock Oslo. 00u
w. b. Moulton is president. c. Il. Dun
ton is secretary. both OF. Portland. and
Mr.. Dunton is contractor to put in the
works at Brooks. The company has
also put in one system in Vermont III
the past year, and will put in one DIT
Higginss beach. near Old Orchard
next season. The Brooks system is on
the gravity plan and is supplied from
springs on the adjacent hillsides. \
reservoir holds the supply and a main
leads to and through the village with
branches out on the cross streets.
Charles F. Wight was brought TO
Portland by Deputy Sheriff B. T. Skill
lings of Otstield, Wight having been
arrested there on a charge of vagran
cy. In Houlton, Wight applied for aid.
He is an old soldier and the law does
not allow a veteran to be consigned
to the almshOtlSe against his Will. The
Houlton authorities gave him aid and
notified Otisfeld. They sent Skillings
with a writ after Wight. At Bolster's
Mills Wight was brought before JUS
tice Pinkham on charge of vagrancy
to which Wight objected. claiming he
was not guilty II was said by the
prosecution that Wight had wasted
a good property in drink and done no
work for several years Wight was
sentenced to 80 days. The old man
claims he is not vagrant.
The Gaiety Theatre at Portland. the
character of whose performances was
denounced by - members of the Second
Parish church, and which was made
the subject of an investigation by the
aldermen. resulting in vote, Satur-
day evening. against granting a license
to it's proprietor, Alderman Edgar f..
Rounds, is not to be closed. In the
register of deeds office. Monday, was
recorded the sale of the theatre by