Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-04-10
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

Conductor S. S. Stoweil has resigned
from the Grand Trunk after having been
in the service since the road to Portland
was built. C. b. Pratt has been promoted
to fill the vacancy.
The 18th annual reunion of the Colby
Alumni Association of Portland and vi
cinity was held at the Preble house. Port
land. Friday evening. Reception and
business meeting of the association at $50
p. NJ; dinner at 7.30 =. NJ. Remarks were
made by the recently elected president
of the college, Rev Nathaniel Butler. d.
D.. Prof. Edward w. Hall. Prof. James
". Black and others Excellent music
was rendered by the Colby University
GIee Club. Augustus Champlin. ESD. the
president of the association, was present.
Two Firms had a narrow escape from
death at the Monson Pond quarry.
Wednesday. by falling rocks. Emil john
son being struck upon the arm and badly
bruised. while Gustaf Palo was more seri-
ously injured. receiving cut upon the
head and having the muscles torn from
seems to have plenty of grit, as he sat
and watched lne doctor sew up his
shoulder and would take nothing to ease
the pain. Last year this same man had
a toe nearly rinched off by a falling
rock and taking out his jackknife he fin
ished cutting it off. after which he bound
it up and went back to his work.
The insolvency court was in session,
Thursday. in the probate court room.
Foxcroft Judge Howe presiding. James
and took the oath for the second meeting.
John A. Ramsdell was examined. took
the oath, and was discharged. For Frank
r. Davis of Brownville, Edgar c. Smith
was appointed assignee; for Thomas Dag
gett of Foxcroft. Henry Hudson was APP
pointed; for Elisha Briggs of Parkman,
+. E. Guernsey: for Hosea ID. Mayhem
of East Dover J. i. Peaks. On petition
of his creditors, Leslie o. Demerritt of
Sangerville, was declared insolvent.
The executive committee of the Maine
Free Baptist Association met. Thursday
afternoon. in the Pleasant street church.
Brunswick. Those present were the pres
ident, N. S. Purinton of West Bowdoin;
Miss Dora Jordan of Alfred, clerk; &. III.
Brown of Auburn, treasurer: Rev. S. G.
Whitcomb of Bangor, State agent; Rev.
M. Summcrbell, d. d., of Lewiston; Hon.
Hiram Knowton, Portland; Mrs. A.. b.
Weber, North Berwick; y. c. Jordan.
Alfred; L. D. Wade. Dover: and E. T..
Davis, Augusta. The principal business
was to arrange the prelminaries for the
approaching State meeting, which VIII
occur in October. and Will probably pc
held in prominent town in the eastern
part of the State. Considerable time was
also given to the consideration of re-
quests from churches for financial assist
ance, and appropriations were made to
Fort Fairfield, West Buxton, Lagrange.
Island Falls, Limestone, Chester. West
Paris and to the Ellsworth quarterly
meeting. The reports from the treasurer
and the State agent indicate favorable
condition of the churches, and better
state of the treasury than might nave
been expected when general business is
in its present condition. Nearly all the
members of the board returned py the
evening trains.
There is more than possibility that
the famous Ancient and Honorable Ar
tillery Company of Boston, will come to
Bangor in the month of Augusta this
year for a brief stay. In that month the
company will make one of Its pilgrlnages
to Halifax conducted on a plan similar
to that one to England of last summer.
Bangor will be on the line of the journey
and the party will probably stop here Tor
dinner. A leading Bangor merchant VINO
was in Boston early this week. talked
with a man who is close 10 the iinel
councils Of the organization. The latter
stated that it was planned to make a
longer STAY in Bangor than Would pe
necessary in the ordinary course OF ira
vel The company would then parade
through the principal streets. headed py
the famous Salem Cadet Band. the Hiusi-
cal body attached to the Artillery; per-
haps some move would be made toward
securing an escort Of local soldiery FOR
the parade II is understood tnat very
little urging on the part OF lnHuentiai
Bangor men. some of whom are acqualnt-
ed with prominent members OF the COM
panv wnn1d bring about this desired re-
suit Bangor would like a chance to see
this most noted military organization OF
the English-speaking peopie.-harsor
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