Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-04-10
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

A civil engineer was at Springvale, from
BOSTON. Thursday, and began survey OF
the proposed electric road TO cape FOR
noise. A number of contractors We're also
there looking the gr9u i% o ioh Of h biIdng
the road out by contract.
Great numbers Of Western horses are
being brought to the Bangor market.
which is a distributing point for all
eastern Maine. From 500 to 1000 will be
sold at Bangor, this spring, notwith-
standing the large number made avail
able by the close of winter operations
in the woods.
The New York Club is coming to Bar
Harbor, this year. The new commo-
dore, ]. Pierpont Morgan, has plenty
CT money, and so far as magnificent
prizes go there will be enough. he HAS
already offered the most valuable cup
ever presented the club for CRUISE
races, and these include the 2ooo cup
for schooners and the $1,000 cup ior
sloops for the race from Vineyard
Haven to Bar Harbor.
There was given in Bangor CITY naii'
Thursday evening, charity "nis'
party, the proceeds to be devoted 10 ene
Woman's Exchange work. owing, IL
is believed, to the lateness OF the sea-
son. the attendance was smaller imam
expected, but the party was a decloed
social success. Mrs. James II. BOWER
Mrs. T. U. Coe, Mrs. F. H. Appleton
Mrs. A. H, ThaXter, Mrs. c. S. Lunt,
Miss Grace Hemenway, Mrs J. Fred
Webster, Mrs. Charlotte Bachelor and
Miss Baldwin were in charge.
The Boston & Maine officials an
nounce that new mail tram Will De
run from Boston to Portland, beginning
in June. 1t will be due at Portlanu
about 10 o'clock in the morning, leaving
Boston at 6.15. Through the EFFORTS OF
Dover people this train will bring the
mail and the Boston papers to that
city two hours earlier than by the
present arrangement. Mails from New
York will also arrive there by that
train, and by connections at South
Lawrence, the Manchester and Con-
cord mails will also be taken aboard
the train.
A peculiar question has been raised
at Portland. The last Legislature dl-
rected that the new city charter. COM
monty known as the Kehoe charter
should be submitted to the people at
special election, and that those in favor
should vote yes and those opposed no.
This it is claimed, would directly con-
fict with the Australian ballot system,
calling for the marking of all ballots.
There is a question whether this may
not send the charter forward to the
next Legislature. 1t was apparently
overlooked by those who had charge of
the bill, and by Governor Powers. who
gave the measure his approval.
The Boston G. Maine officials are try
ing to purchase some land between the
Boston x Maine freight yard and the
Main street crossing: at at Biddeford, nr TO
sent the track which runs up TO the
freight house is connected on the main
line. and with the purchase of the new
land this track could be extended up to
the side track. near the Boston Il Maine
crossing and thereby would do away with
the switch on the main line. near the
freight yard. The officials tried last
year to purchase the same but were un-
successful the owners would not sci!
unless they got good sum for the prop
which are. it is said. much larger than
those before. and it is thought that the
property holders will sell.
A smash-up occurred on the Bucks
port branch, Wednesday afternoon re-
sulting in considerable damage to roll
ing stock and road-bed but injuring
none of the people on board, although
it was quite a narrow escape. The reg
ular up afternoon train, leaving
Bucksport at lis, consisted of engine
70 in charge of Engineer Geo. True
worthy, three freight cars, a passenger
car and the combination smoking, bag
gage and mail car. When about one
mile below South Orrington station the
freight car next the engine left the
rails and tipped over on the side. The
next car was thrown off and rolled
down the embankment, turning bottom
up, while the third was derailed and
partially tipped over. Neither the en-
CINE nor either of the other cars left
the rails. There We're 80 passengers on
board but the train was running slow
ly and none We're alarmed, the shock
being slight The cause of the accident
is unknown. but was thought by Road
master S. w. Royal, who was on beard
the train, to be a break down in some
part of the car which left the rails.
The road-bed was badly torn up.