Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-01-19
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

| The schooner Mary b. Smith. from
Boston tor Portland. with a general car
| noon during heavy storm. The vesse
| was pulled off at high water. Monday
morning, slightly damaged.
| Amos Holt of East Dixfield. was riding
| Sunday. and when about 20 rods from hi.
| home. suffered sudden attack of hear
| disease. and fell from his carriage dying
| Immediately Mr.. Holt was about g
years of age. He is survived by a wife
| and six children, four daughters and two
sons.
DIR. Murch is receiving many applica-
| tons daily for his services for the in
| spectiOn of cattle. While at Harvard he
Of cattle inspection. He applied the tu-
berculin test to % head in South Brewer
Saturday. and to 80 head in Hampden
Sunday. He reports those inspected as
| remarkably healthy.-Bangor News.
The annual meeting of the Auburn
Trust Co. was held at Auburn, Monday
These officers were elected: President
L. Linn Small vice president. George G.
tees Samuel f. Merrill, Ara Cushman
l.. Linn Small. 3. F. Sturgis, A. r. Saw
age. George c. Wing. Seth NJ. Carter.
Auburn Oscar Holway. Augusta; n: A.
Auburn.
The department president Belle j.
Palmer of Monroe. has made arrange
ments for the annual convention OF the
department OF Maine W. IL. -. 10 con-
vene at Waterville in February. The
date is not yet decided upon. Headquar-
ters will be at the Elmwood. Arrange
ments have been made for accommodate
ElmwOod, City hotel and the Bay. View
hotel. General orders will be issued soon.
Edward S. Corliss, the janitor of the
Grammar school building on Horton
street; lewiston was on his way to the
while passing up Horton street hill on the
sidewalk. stepped on the smooth ice
where the children have been sliding. and
fell. striking his head and becoming UNI
conscious at once. He was seen to fan
and was picked up and carried to his
boarding place, where a physician soon
arrived and pronounced 1t ii very serious
case, possibly fracture OF the skull.
He is in very critical condition. and 1t
is feared that he may die from the re-
suit of his fall as he had been suffering
from nervousness ever since his Wlle
died, a short time ago.
katherine Haley was found dead about
) O'Clock Saturday morning, at the house
of Laura Rawley on Sea street. ROCK
land. When found it was not known II
she was dead or not. and DR.. Adams was
summoned. The practiced eye OF the
physician at once saw the truth and he
advised that Coroner JudkinS be called
which advice was followed. DR.. Judkin>
made an examination and found that the
woman'S death was caused by acute al
coholism. Miss Haley had been addicted
to faSt living ana hau Deen drinking very
hard the past three weeks. She was
about rs years of age. came of excellent
parents and has two sisters and brother
in Newburyport. Mass. all respectable
and industrious. to. deplore her course.
and untimely end.--Rockland Star. 1...1s
In regard to his wife's disappearance,
Mr.. Rodney Whittum of Barkerville.
Lewiston. said Monday. that 1t would
never have happened but for the condi-
ton of Mrs. Whttums health, and the
fact that for two years she has been sub
ject to temporary spells of mental UNI
balance. caused by the most violent of
headaches. Mr.. Whittum thinks that 1t
was in one of these spells that Mrs.
Whittum left him. Her life had hitherto
been blameless and she had been one OF
the best of women. esteemed and loved
by all her friends and neighbors. Smart
boarded there three months while Mr..
Whittum was away logging. and Mr..
Whittum thinks that during this time
Smart gained an ascenddncN over the at
fections of her wife that. in her mental
unsteadiness. proved too much for her
and led her to this unfortunate step.
Smart had not boarded there since last
March. Rumors are extant in the neigh
borhood that Mrs. Whittum is in Florida.
hut there is no positive proof to this eff
feet.
A telephone line between Dexter and
GuilfOr1 is DrOnOSpd