Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-14
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

| While a son of Mark Nadeau Of Lewis
| tOn was handling an old rifle, 1t was dis.
| charged. the ball entering the leg of the
boys sister. She was taken to the hos
pital, where the bullet was located by the
x rays and removed.
Orders were received at the Kittery
navy yard. Wednesday, to have the
United States ship Vicksburg ready to &c
into commission on October 20. The
officers and men will be ordered to report
| at once.
Shepherd & Wheeler of Dexter, who fol
| several years have done a large business
| in agricultural implements, carriages and
general decker, have applied for relief in
insolvency. They have a considerable
amount of assets and a large indebted
ness. The junior member of the firm is
second selectman of the town.
| Louis o. Wylie of Bath, who had been
an invalid several years. died suddenly
"Wednesday morning, at his home on West
street. Bath. He was 80 years old, and at
one time was landlord of the Columbian
house, and later proprietor of what is
now the Shannon house. he was mem
Der of Acadia Lodge, X. of p. He was
| unmarried.
The annual ball of the Portland Police
Relief Association was held at City hall.
Portland. Tuesday evening" and was a
grand success. The grand march was re-
viewed by Mayor Randall. Alderman
Leighton. chairman of the committee on
Sterling and Hartnett. Fully 1000 persons
were in attendance.
Frank MARI of Boston, n youthful race
track follower. was arrested on the stems
of hotel at over. Tuesday night. by
Patroiman Thomas Fody, on charge of
disturbing the peace by singing The
horsemen and others. who witnessed the
affair said that the boy committed no
disturbance and that he was not the one
who was singing. Marrs friends imme-
iii DfTIv 1N,su So. l..
the police court.
The SANDER case of Libby VS.. Towie
of Porter Village, will be tried at the
October term of the supreme judicial
court at Paris. 1t has been once before
tried and Libby got verdict of $4,000.
which the court set aside and granted
new trial. There is lot of new evil
dence to be produced by both parties
this term.
The Maine Central and Boston &
Maine railroads have adopted new
style of headlights. small round ones.
after the style used on locomotives 10
years ago. The candle power has been
improved, however. so that these small
lamps are about twice as bright as the
old kind. They are being supplied as
rapidly as possible.
A number of New York and Philadel-
phla men have been In Bangor and
through AroostOok county. this week
looking the ground over with the view of
establishing a regular Bangor and New
York line of steamers. Since the days of
the Lucy p. Miller. Bangor has had no
New York line. and capitalists are now
ready to put their money into such a pro-
ject if they can be assured of Aroostook
support 1t is said that they found the
outlook very satisfactory.
The appealed case of Roscoe w. Curtis
against the will of John B. Curtis came
up in the supreme court. at Portland
Tuesday. before Judge Strout. Ex-Gov-
ernor Cleaves. for Mr.. Curtis. asked
continuance. He said the witnesses are
scattered over many states. and Mr. Cur
tbs is without means to search them out
Ex-Judge SymOnds opposed the request
on the ground that delay would work
serious injury to the estate. Judge Strout
ordered continuance to the January
term. -