Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-09-04
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

1t is stated by the Biddeford Journa
that the York mills will start up Sept
I, to run continuously. Large order:
have been received.
Thieves recently entered Otis SMALL
| grocery store at Bucksport. The,
| broke out a window light and gained
entrance taking number of articles
| Cavalryman McCausland, of Troop F
who deserted at Bangor, "Wednesday
evening, was arrested by members Of
/ the troop Thursday forenoon on tn,
1 city streets. He was taken to CAM
| and placed in the guard house.
| Andrew Smith, 80 years old, who
went with his family from Portland t
Maplewood, Mass, several months ago
disappeared July 5, and Mrs. Smith
has returned TO Portland where she Is
waiting for tidngs of her husband.
| Capt Jesse Mitchell has retired from
| his position as captain of the Sebenoa
| the Maine Central's Bar Harbor steam
| err, which he has filed SO long. and his
place will be taken by Capt. Ellis Bray
captain of the Sorrento for two seasons
past
A large export business is being built
up at Portland, in spool wood. Already
two full steamer cargoes have been
forwarded and now the steamer Dun
beth is loading for Glasgow there. Fifty
men are at work on her cargo. She
will take out nearly 1000, 900 feet of the
wood.
Charles L. Parker. the thief who was
caught on Huntington avenue, Boston,
Wednesday morning, after a lively
chase and on whose person was found
over $1,000 worth of jewelry which he
had stolen from houses in that vicinity,
was held at $4,000 for the grand jury,
Thursday. He acknowledged this morn
ing that his story about belonging In
Portland was false but he would not
say where his home was.
A verdict was rendered Thursday IN
the coroner's inquest at Biddeford. on
the death of Willie Bligh. the 2-years-
old doy who was struck by an electric
car on Elm street hill. Aug. Il. The
verdict charges the motorman. Charles
II. Johnson of Saco, with want of
care in his failure to notice the child
in season to prevent the accident. A
suit for damages will be brought
against the company by the boys
father.
Eva Perkins, the lost Auburn girl OF
tender years, has been found al Lockes
Mills, and she is all right. Eva has
been living with her sister. Mrs. Asa
Young. Summer street, Auburn. Thurs
day afternoon, MIR. and Mrs. Young
went to the fair and Eva took ii into
her head to go 10 Locke's Mills without
telling anyone. Her sudden departure
made her family no end of uneasness.
but they are glad that no harm came
to her.
Charles II. Bacon, aged IA years. was
drowned at SAMMY Creek, Bridgton,
Monday. He had been in bathing with
several other boys and was swimming
across to the boom of logs on the south
shore of the mill pond, when he sud
denly sank and never rose again. Per-
ley Sanborn, IL years old, came near
losing his own life in going to his as
sistance by being tightly held under
water by the drowning boy. The body
was recovered. His death was probably
due TO heart failure.
The burglars who have been working
at Guilford must have a par at
Sangerville. One evening recently Bur-
ton ]. feathers house was entered, but
nothing taken, the burglar having evil
IDENTIFY been frightened away. The next
evening someone tried the windows at
c. o. Hussey's residence, but without
success. The same evening someone
tried to enter the residence of c. c.
Merrill. There has been nothing said
about it. as it was hoped that the
guilty ones might be caught by keep
ing quiet and watching. Someone has
tried to enter the residence of George
l.. Barrows. as shown by the tracks
made at the different windows on the
newly graded lawn. Gardens have
been robbed to considerable extent. |
This series of attempted burgiaries has
resulted in a hardware business boom.