Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-07

opened it's annual meeting at Bangor,
Wednesday evening, to continue Thurs
day and Friday.
A notable house wedding was that OF
Miss Frances PIERCE, daughter of Silas
r. Peirce of Boston, to William Wingate
Hubbard, rising young lawyer of New
York city, at Bangor. Wednesday at noon.
In the presence of fashionable gathering.
Sunday night, a 6-years-old son of ].
H. Parker of Leeds, died with diph-
iberia. and another older son is sick
with the same disease. A child of C.
w. Gordon is i'll with diphtheria. Both
of the Parker children were attending
school when taken ill.
II. Orville Rideout of Boston, was ar
rested in Bangor. Monday, on the charge
of owing two weeks board. 1t is also
claimed that he paid for a new suit Of
has been selling ink and neglecting to de-
liver the fluid. His family say he is not
responsible for his actions and he will
not be prosecuted.
A young son of Robert Ash of Old
Town. was out in the woods, Monday,
looking after small game and while dis
charging his gun the weapon burst and
the flesh was blown from the palm of one
hand making clean cut nearly to the
bone. 1t was a terrible wound and the
boys hand will be MANNED for life.
The Sagadahoc county commissioners
at meeting. Tuesday. ordered that $217O
be paid the Groton Bridge Co. for an iron
meeting Bay bridge. The contract price
was $500. which was to cover the span
and placing it in position in the bridge
The span was delivered on the spot. but
before 1t was put in the bridge was swept
away by the big freshet of March, 1896
n AE Car1~o~ ~,opr;o%or 49, d.,
der City hotel, Calais. died at A. NJ.
Tuesday, of Bright's disease, after a
lingering illness. aged ga years. H.
was prominent member of the G. A.
r., and a Mason. His wife and six
children survive him. The funeral will
take place, Thursday, under Masonic
auspices.
In the case of DR.. Edgar F. Townsend
Of Boston, who was indicted for prac-
ticing medicine contrary to the Maine
registration law .plss Of nolo conten-
Pennington, Wednesday. and the court
imposed the minimum penalty Of 800 fine.
which was paid. The respondent failed
to appear. Frank Savage of Eustis.
pleaded guilty to assault and battery and
paid a fine of 500.
In the Bath municipal court Wednes-
day, William Perry of Phippsburg, was
arraigned to answer to assault upon r.
years-old miss Of that town. He pleaded
guilty. Judge FOgg imposed fine of SIS,
and that sum with the costs amounted to
$50. which was paid. The alleged assault
was in the form of undue familiarity with
the girl and is alleged to have taken
place at the store of the accused, who Is
about 30 years old and married.
The Maine Amateur Press Associa.
ton will hold it's semi-annual conven-
ton at Orono on Oct. % and 49, Tho
delegates will be entertained by the
editorial board of the Clio. the Orono
high school paper. On Friday evening
the delegates will be given a reception,
and Saturday morning the regular
meeting Of the association will be held,
at which papers on interesting topics
will be read and discussed.
Samuel H. Lisk. wealthy mill owner
of Westbrook and Portland was sem
fenced to one year in Jail in the SUI
perior court at Portland. Wednesday,
for an assault with a dangerous
weapon upon one Henry Turner. Tur-
ner was the agent for a manufacturing
concern which had rented one Of Lisk's
mills in Westbrook. Lisk had ordered
the concern out and when Turner did
not go, Lisk. in rage. fired a revolver
at him. Lisk is about 20 years old and
has large property interests both here
and in Florida.