Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-27
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

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II. A: league. a prominent business
man or Lewiston, and Miss Carrie w.
Cole or Old Town, We're married at the
home of the brides sister in Lewiston,
Wednesday.
- DR.. Harry, Butler, city physician of
were united in marriage Wednesday. at
the residence of the brides father, Dr. l..
r. Norris, In Hampden.
George Washburn of Caribou, who Gre
ated Q sensation a week ago by his sud-
den disappearance and supposed suicide,
mas fully recovered his sanity and is now
attending to his usual routine of business.
lie attributes his temporary insanity to
dependency over financial losses in
Cured the last two years.
The thief that burgarized the store of
Ansel Dudley of Bryant's Pond Monday
night, was captured by Detective Worm
ell of Bethel, at Gorham, n. f. Tuesday
afternoon When arrested he confessed
ms crime and gave his name as Plummer.
Most of the stolen goods were found upon
him. He was taken to Bethel.
An attempted suicide created a sensa-
ton at Ripley. recently Mrs. Horace
Parker, who has been suffering from
mental alteration for some time. left a
note for her husband telling him that
she had gone away and not to look for
her. A search party was organized and
Mrs. Parker was found at the edge of Il
nearby pond, where she intended to end
her life by drowning. She was at last
persuaded by friends TO return to house
nearby, where she was cared for until
she was able to be taken to her home.
A special town meeting will be held at
| Yarmouth, Saturday. to take action ON
electric road matters. week from It
urday another meeting will be held TO see
| whether the town will require paving be-
tween the rails of the electric road in the
| main street of Yarmouth The selectmen
| have taken the position that the roau
| should lay d girder rail and pave for
! about mile in Yarmouth village. The
| road says it would cost 5000 extra to do
| so, and suggests a trial with planking Tor
three years. and then paving if required.
| There is considerable division of senti-
ment among the people of the town.
Wednesday morning, it was discovered
| that during the previous night the C'lict
building at Storms mill, Hampden, had
| been entered by thieves. They obtained
| entrance by pushing in the door and Their
proceeded to the old safe. AS no money
of any amount is ever kept there. rn(
safe door was unlocked and the key wa.
in the lock- There happened to be in TN,
safe II cents, which a discharged EN-
| ployee had never called for, and th'
thieves took the money. The desks II
the office We're also forced open, but tn,
thieves found nothing there which the!
wanted. There is no clue to the robbers
The Seventh Maine Regiment held it
annual reunion at Long Island Wedncs
day. The following officers We're electe,
Tor the ensuing year: James II. Coss
Calais, president; George Il. Boyer Som
erville, Mass. James S. Syphers, Sc
Portland, vice presidents; w. ID. Hatch
, Portland, secretary and treasurer; Georg
f. Hunt, Westbrook. quarterma ster; W
w. Denning. poland. surgeon Willis Nc
Glautlin, Portland, chaplain; John Mui
len, Portland, marshal; w. ID. Hatch
poet and historian. The death of the FOL
= lowing members was reported: Ezra Nc
, Glaunin. Presque Isle: James l.. Foster
Woodley, Fla; Col. Stephen c. Fletcher
Dexter; Lewis l.. Thurston. POrtlstn,
. 1t was voted that memorial service b
) held Sunday afternoon in honor of dc
! ceased comrades.
A burglar broke into the house OF +
! E. Cousins, Guilford, Wednesday Nigh
5 entering through Il kitchen window. IN
first that the inmates knew of the pres
ence of the unwecome visitor WAS whe
c ing at the foot of the bed. She screamed
aWaking her husband, who at ono
I arose. and the burglar fled, taking Wit
. him Mr.. Cousins trousers, contaiDia
= about 81 and a watch He escaped by n
P window through which he entered. emf
g tied the pockets and threw away IN
e trousers. Mr.. Cousins at once arouse
l the neighbors, but no trace of the Durg
1 lar could be found. Soon aftcrward
: screen and tried to enter E. T. Pond
r residence on Hudson avenue. He hrok
the glass in his efforts and became fright
ened, leaving without further operations
Mr.. Pond heard the noise and arose bU
was too late to see the man. In both In
houses which he visited lights are keI
q burning throughout the night.