Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-09-29
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std to a friend, You will never talk
with me again." Suicide is feared. On
two previous occasions Flannery is said
to have attempted to take his life.
These patents have been granted:
zenas b. Osgood, Damariscotta, on
thread fastening and cutting device for
spools; Louis P. Pomeroy, Yarmouth
Vile. on truck for supporting vehicles
and trademark has been granted
Nathaniel Dexter and Bro, on bitters.
In the Aroostook supreme judicial
court, Strout. j., presiding. Saturday,
in the case of John A. Gillin VS.. the
Patten & Sherman Railroad Co., the
jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff
in the sum Of $1750 for personal in
juries on account of defective road bed.
In the United States district court in
Portland, Webb. j.. presiding. Monday,
Frank Reuter- Of Livermore Falls, was
fined $25 for Illegal dealing in liquor.
He paid the fine and was discharged.
Alvin c.. Dresser was admitted to prac-
tice in the United States district court.
Tuesday morning the ninth annual
fair of the Androscoggin Valley Agri-
cultural Society opened at Canton,
with bright prospects. President b. c.
Waite and his associates found much
of the neat stock and horses already on
the grounds. but they keep coming and
every stall for cattle and horses is en-
gagged. Extra stables will have to be
built.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ara Cushman of Auburn.
We're reported to be much more COM
Portable on Tuesday. An Auburn lady
who saw the runaway and Mr.. and
Mrs. Cushman when they were thrown
out, says that it was the most awful
scene she ever looked upon. She mar
wells that either of them escaped alive.
The carriage was smashed into a hun
dred pieces. The deep indentations in
the planking give some idea of the
force with which the carriage struck
the platform.-Lewiston Journal.
The 21st annual convention of the
Franklin County Sunday School Asso-
citation will be held in the First Con-
~gregational chruch at Pennington.
Thursday, with addresses by Prof. C.
c. burlington of Pennington, Rev. L.
a. Royal of Pennington, Rev. E. r.
Smith of Pennington. Pres. r. Vaughan
CT Wilton, Prof. w. G. Mallett of Farm
ington. DR.. l. A. d. Blake of Wilton.
Rev. w. b. Dukeshire of Pennington.
D. c.. Delano of Pennington, Rev. G..
". Colby and Rev. Leroy S. Bean. All
the Sunday schools in the county will
be represented.
Milton n. Prescott, for many years a
business man in Pennington, died.
Monday, of tuberculosis, after an ILL
ness Of five years, aged IS. Mr.. Pres
colt. since his illness began, has hal
his leg amputated, hoping to stop the
disease, and after this partially recov-
cred. so that he was able to do some
work. For several weeks he has been
confined to his bed, but it was not ex-
pected that he would die for several
months. Mr.. Prescott was a carriage
maker. a prominent Republican for
many years, and though not a member
of any church, he was a constant at
tendant at and a worker for the Metho-
dist church. His wife, formerly Miss
Sarah Whittier, and one daughter. Mrs.
w. S. Briggs of Fall River, Mass, sur
vive him.
One of the most important recent
purchases of land in Bar Harbor, has
been made and was on
Monday, by Col. Edward Morrell, of
Philadelphia, one of the most promi-
nent visitors to Mt. Desert and a sort
of social representative of the great
Drexel family, a daughter of which of
which he married. This purchase in
Guides the Scott cottage, on Malvern
hill, one of the finest locations on the
;.1o~l LN,,. tbis hn,,ca on1 ito 1nt Col
Morrell paid something like $50, 900
Together with the Scott house, Col.
Morrell has bought a lot adjoining, on
Sunset ledge, from the owner, DR.. Will
liam Rogers of Bar Harbor, and an
other lot from the Lynde estate, also
adjoining the Scott property. Large
sums were paid for these supplement-
airy purchases. This purchase will 1T
once be converted into a beautiful
home. Early in the spring Mr.. F. II.
Moses, the BuckspOrt florist, will begin
the work of preparing and decorating
the lawns about the cottage, and Col.
Morrell will be able to look with pride
upon one of the finest residences in Bar
Acknowledgment Commercial.
In the Franklin supreme judicial
court, CaNdSe, u, plSSiNiiS' >oUit
| convened Monday and after the inn
panelling of the grand and raverse
| iuries, the continued civil docket, con-
| tanning 144 cases, was called. HI Iol-
lowing cases are referred by agree
ment: Adelbert Mead, appellant from
the decision of the Franklin county
commissioners, referred to Major 5
Clifford Belcher of Pennington, Hon
Dearborn G. Bean of Wilton, and eX-
Senator George w. Stone of Jay; josiah
| Chase ct ais VS.. Stephen A. Nye, re-
ferred to Judge Turner BusWell D
Scion, as surveyor and referee; Donald
Weaver VS.. Varnum b. Nerd; referre1
TO Josiah II. Thompson of Pennington
AS auditor; Calvin T. Lane VS.. Perley
p. Fields; referred to Frank w. Butler
of Pennington; Mary f. woodruff ct
ais VS.. Josiah Chase ct ais; referred tc
Judge Turner Boswell of Scion, as sur
veyor and referee; Hiram Titcomb VS.
Robert Y. Swift, referred to Josiah II
Thompson, Esq, of Pennington; Sarah
A. Hussey VS.. Inhabitants of Jry, re-
ferred to Herbert S. Wing, Esq, CT
Kingfeld, Cyrus Henderson of Wilton