Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-08
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.
1t is claimed that a square-tailed trout
weighing Il pounds was taken at Square
lake, last week. Came Warden Cum
miags of Houbton, saw this great fish.
A. C. Randall of Maiden. is going to
Bangor, next week, to endeavor to or
ganiZe a local branch of the Journeyman
BARRIERS Union. Among all the BARRIERS
of Bangor there are now but three union
men. members of the Manchester N. H.,
branch.
John Kirkpatrick of Hurricane Isle,
held a cannon cracker in his hand Mon
day night waiting for it to explode. 1t
exploded according to announcement.
ana young Kirkpatrick had to have a
thumb and one finger amputated, the
band being badly disiigured.
Clerk johnson of the schooner Forest
Queen, was leaning over the rail. trying
at P,akes Island. Tuesday when he lost
his balance and fell overheard. He struck
asainst the wharf, became urcons. Gus,
and would have been drowned but for
from The wharf and saved him.
The Portland Railroad Co.. broke the
record Monday. Every car they owned
was put in use. Mr.. Berry of the office
force, said the figures had not been ac-
curately determined, as to the number of
fares carried. Monday, but he thought
they would know, Thursday. President
Wood made guess that the total would
he $1,000. If anything like that amount
is reached the record will be badly shat
tered.-Portland Press.
Driver E. A. Miles of engine at Port
lard had a very narrow escape. Monday
night. He was leaning back in a chair
tilted against the side of the house when
he felt something strike him. Somebody
exploded q dynamite cracker. and a hard
weed plug was driven through the rim
of his straw hat. up through the hat
itself ard out through the top. He re-
ceived rather a bad scalp wound. Had
the plug struck him a little lower he
would have been killed.
1t was rumored last night that two
more heads of departments on the Maine
Central had resigned and that the chief
clerks in the corresponding offices of the
Boston & Maine were to take their places.
Gen. Manager Evans was at his summer
lime at Pout's Neck last night and could
not be found. One of the officials In ques-
ton. however. said thit' he had not re-
$ gned so far as he knew, but it was hard
TO tell just how things are from day to
day.-Portland Argus, July {.
The only fire resulting from the cele-
brution at Bangor, broke out. at midnight
Monday, in building at the residence of
John II. Hill on Otis street. The loss was
small. Far more damage was done to
the residence of G. Irving Rice on Ham,
mond street, by the explosion of some
dynamite crackers under a pile of freshly
mixed concrete, left near the sidewalk by
city workmen. The house was bespat-
tered with the concrete from top to bot
tom. and it can only be removed with the
paint. The boys who are responsible for
this piece of mischief are not known.
Mary Mitchell, aged %. an employee
at the Snow farm. Harding, was
drowned while bathing in New Mead
ows river. Monday afternoon. She was
an excellent swimmer and she started
to swim straight out into the river. A
companion called to heyAin alarm as she
was getting further and further from
shore. but She paid no heed. In mo-
ment more those watching her were
Mortified to see her sink. 1t was pre-
the result CT cramp. The
young woman was from Boston.
John II. Nash. who had been sick for
the past two days with liberated tonsii-
It's, dropped dead In his apartments at
the home of his grandmother. Mrs. Hail.
on Hall lane, Rockland, Tuesday. The
noise of the fall alarmed Mrs. Hall. who
in mediately sent fer II physician. Nash
was dead, however. before the latter ar
rived The exact cause of the death Is a
puzzle. The board of health pi ounced
it diphtheria and the remains were buried
by its order without n funeral service.
enough. DR.. Estabrook was on
the report OF case of diphtheria but
did not arrive in season to find the young
IN alive. Nash's relatives say that he
L. complained of feeling Il pain around
the heart the previous day. His threat
trouble was an especially $, we're case, ana
is believed to have been aggravated by Il
poisoning he received some time ago from
wearing a black shirt. Physically he was
ROBUST TO Il pronounced degree, and had
a considerable reputation in that section
fer his powess in the ring. The diphtheria
that the young man had been more or
less exposed to that coma Sion in the past
week. Mr.. Nash was &c the son of M. III.
Nash.a well-known horscman and restau-
rant keeper. He was unmarried.
The Rockland city government took the
first step, Tuesday night, toward erecting
Il combination city building and police
station. The COMMITTEES appointed at the
June meeting TO look into the advisable
ity and feasibility of the plan reported a
plan which in brief provides for the cree
ton of a duplicate CT the Sears engine
mouse on Spring street, the duplicate to
adjoin that building on the westerly side,
and over both buildings 10 erect a man
: ard roof. This gives practically three |
story brick building with store. finish.
about 50x6o. The basement would be used
as modern police station. the first floor
would contain the police court room, city |
marshafs office and women's quarters,
the second floor offices for the assessors. |
cverseets. OF the Dcor ard such, Other
municipal officers might be deemed
advisable. The third floor would be de-
voted to the use of the city council which |
now uses hired rooms in Berry block. |
The plan proposed by the committee
would save the city about $3.50 u year in |
rent. which would mere thun pay the in |
tcreat ON the Farwell and other trust
funds with which the new. city building
is to be erected. Upon the recommends |
tons of the committee it was voted to
hire ar architect to draw up a set of
plans ard specifications embodying the |
idc;s above set FORTH and to invite bids |
for the erection of the new building and
complete. Separate bids which,
emit the finishing off of the second and
third floors are also invited.
Work on the extension of the High
lands branch of the Rockland, Thomas !
ton & Camden Street Railway heganl