Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-06-03
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

dItchlng and repairing the rOadbed be-
tween Blanchard and Greenvllle.
Bert 0. Perry, the young man whom
the Bangor police claim Is a member
CT a wealthy Boston family, was SEN
fenced to four months in jail at Bangor,
Tuesday, for larceny from the Ross
Coal Company. He was given chance
10 obtain help from his friends, but
failed to do so.
A small fire occurred on Commercial
street, Portland, Tuesday evening
Soon after the alarm sounded a boy
named Casey attempted to cross the
street He was struck by bicycle
rider who was going at full speed, and
vas knocked down. Before he could
get up several men who were running
to the fire fell over him. and he was
very dangerously injured.
The Universalists of Maine will hold
a convention in Rockland, from June I
to June 10. Rev. DR.. Emerson of Bos-
ton. Rev. DIR. II. w. Rugg of Provi-
dence, r. l., and Rev. DIR. j. NJ. Pull
II. an Of Lynn, are among the speakers.
DR.. Pullman will deliver the opening
carmon. The report of the executive
COMMITTEES will show a gratifying state
CT the Universalist cause in Maine.
The annual meeting of the stock
hilders of the Portland Trust Company
was at Portland, Tuesday, and the fol-
lowing trustees were elected for the en-
suing year: William c. Davis, James
p. Baxter, Mark p. Emery. Charles F.
Libby, VIM. w. Brown, David w. Snow,
Augustus r. Wright. Sidney w. Thax-
ter. Franklin r. Barrett, Phillip G.
Brown, VIM. N. Davis, Portland; Fred
erick ROBBIE, Gorham; A. H. Walker,
Bridgton; harles o. Bancroft, Harry
Butler, Portland.
Parkman Dexter, treasurer of the
Dexter Wooden Mills Corporation of
Dexter, and from what he said in re-
gard to the mills it seems doubtful if
the mills start again for a long time.
lie said that the heavier stockholders
were averse to laying out the neces-
s2ry amount of money for machinery
which the mills need before they can
be run with profit. The business men
of Dexter, are of the opinion that as
long as the property remains in the
hands of the present owners the pros
pect of the mills starting up is small.
The United States district court con-
vened at Bangor, Tuesday, Judge Ma
tan Webb of Portland presiding.
There is no money TO pay either wit
nesses or juries, and 50 neither have
cen summoned and the term will
necessarily be short. About all that
can be done is to receive what entries
the attorneys in that vicinity have to
make. This will net be much of de-
rarture, however, from the usual order
OF things The court is compelled by
law to meet at Bangor the first Tues
day of each June, but it's officers from
the judge down all come from Portland,
and the business is always concluded
in short order. Col. A. f. Bradbury is
district attorney, Hon. John B. Dono-
van, marshal, and A. H. Davis, clerk
of the court.
George w. Willard of Willard, was
out in one of Studley's Hampton boats
off the breakwater in Portland harbor.
Tuesday, sailing on the starboard tack
with the wind west, when all at once
there was a change of wind to the east
and the flaw struck the boat. capsiz-
ing her. Willard went down with the
boat, but managed to crawl out from
under her and hold on to the bottom
for few moments fhen she went down
and he had to support himself the bes.
he could until he was recovered by an
other boat, whose occupants saw him
and who made sail for him as fast as
they could. Mr.. Willard was quite ex-
hausted when rescued. He is about "a
years of age. In the afternoon party
went down to where the boat sank to
try and raise her.
were handed down by the law court.
Tuesday. In the Lincoln county case
of George F. Bradford against William
Clark and Austin S. Thomas, in which
a verdict for Islander had been rendered,
the law court set aside the verdict. The
alleged slanderous statements were
made in open town meeting. the de-
PENDANTS charging the plaintiff, su-
perintendent of schools, with burning
school books. The court holds that the
statements were privileged. In the An
droscoggin case of Angus T. Sawyer
against the Rumford Falls Paper Com
pany. reduction of the verdict was
ordered. The plaintiff had been
awarded s425O damages for injuries
sustained in the machinery at the COM
pany's mill. The law courts ruling is
that new trial will be ordered unless
the plaintiff returns all but $25O0 Of the
sum awarded in the verdict.
Deputy United States Marshal En-
cry arrived in the city, Tuesday morn
ing, after an official trip. of few days
in Oxford county. He brought with
him a prisoner, Arthur Richardson OF
Denmark. Richardson has been wanted
for several months by the federal Off
GERS, who have thought that he was
selling LIQUOR in violation of the inter-
nal revenue law. Within brief time
the officers have made three unsuccess-
full attempts to secure their prisoner.
On Friday morning, Deputy Emery
again started out. He boarded the
morning train to Fryeburg and when
passing Brownfleld, which is the near
est station to Denmark, hid himself 81
that bystanders at that point could not
POSSIBLY see him and thus advise Rich
ardson Of the presence of one of Uncle
SANS officers in the region. The dep