Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-15
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

uts, lHe wills or Charlotte 5. Shaw of
Worcester, Mass. and Sarah Z. Sampson
We're remanded to the probate court This
sustains the decision of the probate court
IN Doth cases and disposes of the contests
The report that Shepherd & Wheeler,
dealers in agricultural implements in
Dexter, had applied for relief in insol-
Vency, was not true, and nothing of the
kind is contemplated, though the report
was given in good faith. The firm has
not been so easy, financially, for six
months, as now.
In the Lewiston police court, Thursday,
70. p. White, travelling man, 60 years
of age, was arraigned upon a complaint
of cheating and defrauding, by A. NJ
Spear. He pleaded not guilty, was tried
convicted and bound over to the high
court. His arrest was for skipping a
board bill of 500 at Spears restaurant
the M. c. hotel, last week. and he was
captured by Odlin.
The Wood Rim Co. of West Paris. after
few weeks shut down for repairs. put
ting IN new machinery and new 49,
horse power boiler in place of the old 60
horse power boiler that the business has
outgroWn, have again started UP with II
crew of 20 men. The company have or
ders for 100000 pairs of rims more than
they can supply at the present time. and
1t is said that they propose to run II
hours day In order to meet the demands
OF thelr trade. AS soon as more new ma
chiEery and presses can be obtained there
Will be corresponding increase in the
business.
Nine more cars of wheat and another
car or lumber for export arrived at Port
land Wednesday, over the Grand Trunk.
The wheat is for Liverpool and Al cars
have arrived, this week, and are being
put into the elevator. Besides this there
were TWO cars of peas.
Congressman Boutelle has accepted
the invitation of the Commercial Club
of Boston, extended by Presidert
Charles +. Choate, to attend the dinner
to be given by the club at the Algon-
quin Club house on Saturday, October
18th, at $50 o'clock, as a greeting to thu
officers of the North Atlantic squadron
which visits Boston on the centennial
anniversary of the launching of the
Frigate Constitution, Familiarity known
as odd Ironsides." Secretary Long.
Governor Wolcott, Mayor Quincy and
other distinguished gentlemen will be
present.
News has just been received in this
city of the suicide of Herman Klens
feIdt in New York city. He hanged
himself to death, and in one of his Goa,
pockets was found the card of Port
land man who was a member of a club
at Cape Elizabeth, for whom Klens-
was about % years of age and came t.
this country from Germany about :
years ago. He landed in New York
and then came to Portland about q
year ago While here he worked al
Weferling's cafe, Thompson's fruit
store and at the Woodbine lunch room.
He left Portland some two months ago
and had just money enough to buy a
ticket to New York city. There, unable
to find work. he became discouraged.
and this explains the cause of his rash
act.-Portland Press.
There is scheduled for the October term
of the supreme judicial court, now in ses-
sion at Ellsworth a case wherein two of
the most prominent residents of Bar Har-
Dor are concerned. e. Douglass Sherley
has sued the Rev. Mr.. Leffingwell for $20,-
600 for alleged libel, and the trial cannot
fail to be other than sensational Both
persons are well known and stand very
high in the Bar Harbor community. The
Rev. Christopher S. Leffingwell. respond
ent in the case. is an Episcopal divine,
and rector of St. Saviour's church. Bar
Harbor. e. Douglass Sherley, the plain
tiff. is middle-aged man and comes from
Il rich and respected family of the South.
Mr. Sherley is wealthy and has lately
built handsome and costly cottage on
West street. where he now resides per-
Sherley lived in Kentucky, and he came
to Bar Harbor for a permanent abode
last year. He is widely known for his
literary and platform work. which has
been of a very meritorious character. He
has appeared with James Whitcomb
Riley. Mr.. Sherley is democratic in his
ways, has the reputation of being a fine
man, and makes friends everywhere. He
was charged openly with immortality by
letters from Kentucky. which. it is al
legged, We're written to Mr.. Leffingwell last
fall. These letters. it is alleged. were
shown others by Mr.. Lefiingwell, and re-
ports rejecting on Mr.. Sherleys good
character were scattered about the com
munity. Mr.. Sherley at once refuted all
the reports, and brought suit against Mr..
Leffingwell in the sum of $4,000. The case
supreme court and will be in order for
trial at the present term of court. Sew
eral dispositions have recently been taken
in Kentucky to be used in the trial. These
dispositions are of a very sensational or
der, and cover some hundreds of closely
typewriter pages. Both sides have emil
nent counsel.
Great excitement prevails among the
sportsmen. as well as among all the law
abiding citizens of ST. Stephen and Calais
over the report of what may prove an
international question of much import
ance. 1t appears that two New York
sportsmen, with Horace Kelley and Dim
con Conrad of VancebOro, started on "A
ueer hunting expedition on the New
Brunswick side of the river a few days
ago and not satisfied with hunting i'm the
legitimate manner they took along sew
eral hounds to chase the deer. and by this
means succeeded in running down and
killing two large deer. The ever-alert
game warden. Orr of ST. Croix. got wind
of the matter and laid for the law break
ers when the party landed at st. Croix
which in on the Canadian side of the
river. seized the two carcasses. boat and
the entire outfit. and arrested all the
principal actors in the affair. The hunt
crs. taking advantage of the warden, who
vas alone and unaided, and as the river
IS quite narrow between the two towns.
they jumped into the boat and rowed to
the American side to Vanceboro. taking
the warden as well as all the booty. 1t is
reported that the warden has secured
warrants for the two residents of Vance
boro. but as the New Workers. left imme-
diately for home by the first train. they
of course cannot be arrested, but the vigil
liant warden has a good mental photo
graph of the pair, and will keep sharp
lookout for those two sporty New York
gentlemen, and should they again at
tempt to hunt in that vicinity next year,
they will be given taste of New Bruins
wick law. Hunting with hounds has been
quite prevalent of late in the Canadian
forests and tho ant borifiac bava hoo,,