Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-09-06
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

AT Sanford Saturday Harry Mac
won the 2.37, $780, in four heats; best
time, 2.3fA Snyder won the other
| race; best time. .26t.
The Biddeford Board of Trade has
adopted resolutions censuring the mu-
nicipal officers for their action in not
granting a location to the tracks of the
proposed Saco River Electric road
Alderman John B. Kehoc of Portland
and Miss Lottie May Sturdivant of
East Deerng. were married by Rev
Bishop Healy in his private chapel at
Portland, Saturday. Mr.. and Mrs.
Kehoe have gone to Montreal on a
wedding tour.
Aleppo Temple. Mobiles of the Mystic
Shrine of Boston. Mass, to the number
of $50 arrived at Yorh leach, Satur-
day on pilgrimage, and will remain
until Monday afternoon. The shriners
| are quartered at Young's hotel, and
the time is to be passed with sailing,
bathing. riding and fishing. Saturday
evening a fine display of fireworks took
place in front of the hotel. On sunday
an orchestra rendered sacred concerts
morning, afternoon and evening.
An interesting suit has been begun
by Mr.. Arthur l., Hersey of this city,
against the Maine Central Railroad.
Mr. Hersey, who is the son of S. Il. Her
sey. well known formerly as a member
Of the firm of Woodman. True & Co,
has been engaged in numbering opera
tons in Franklin county On the 18th
of last August he started to come from
tn, ,t,,fr ~,
Central Railroad. He alleges that he
offered a mileage book for his fare from
! Pennington to Lewiston, and that Con-
ductor Hartshorn tore off the required
number of slips for the mileage. After
leaving Lewiston he offered for the re-
mainder of his fare a ticket from Lew
iston to Portland which had been
limited, and on which the limit had ex-
pired. This Conductor Hartshorn re-
fused TO receive. Mr.. Hersey alleges
that then he offered his mileage book
again; but that the conductor instead
of taking off the mileage, kept the book
and demanded cash fares. The con-
ductor did this because he claimed that
the book did not belong to Mr.. Jersey
The latter refused to pay his fare and
demanded back his book. On the road
to Portland there was considerable
pickering between the two, the conduc-
tor demanding fare and Me. Hersey re-
fused. The conductor also demanded
that Mr. Jersey sign his name. tie de-
sign being to test his ownership of the
mileage. Mr.. Hersey refused, demand
ing that he be shown the condition on
the mileage which required him to sign
his name. 1t is understood that there
is such q condition, but it is not plain
that the conductor showed it to Mr.
Hersey. Arriving in Portland. both Mr.
Hersey and the conductor sought a po-
iiceman. The conductor seems to have
been most successful in his appeal, for
MI. Hersey was arrested for evadng
rare; put into the patrol wagon, and
hauled through the streets as a pris-
oner to the police station. When they
arrived at the station. however. Deputy
Marshal Sterling declined to hold Mr..
Jersey without warrant 1t is al
legged that thereupon the conductor took
the fare eff the mileage and returned it.
Mr.. Jersey now asks $4,000 damages for
Illegal arrest and Tor the treatment
which he alleges he received on the
train. He has retained ex-county At
torney True rs his sel.-Portland
Press