Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-06
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

John WEIGH. who was being arrested
by officer Perkins at Madison.
Wednesday night, made despera, &c
resistance and fought the officers
fiercely. Deputy Saerlff Harding was
called and the fellow overpowered.
The office of Ross & Terrlu is one III
the busiest places in Bangor, now thai
the West Branch log drivers are PAT,
off, and this year about $50 men were
employed upon the drive at wages
averaging 81 day. The main dri. {
occupied about 10 days, and the brook
drives probably 30 days, so that il will
require over 100000 to pay all hands
.tephen Gross of Ellsworth. has re-
ceived a letter from Freeport to the
effect that a boat has been found II
Peaks island. eight miles from Port
land. answering the description of that
in which his son. Elmer Gross. and d
man named Harvey, embarked some
time ago. There now seems to be no
doubt that bothfm were drowned.
Gross leaves a widow. five children.
father and mother in Ellsworth.
While outside Segun, Wednesday
morning, sleepy captain on a porgy
steamer collided with steamer Sagada-
hoe. An accident was quickly avoided
by the efficient officials on the latter
vessel and the glancing blow did little
damage. Capt Baker, Immediately
turned his steamer and spoke to the
strange craft asking If any damage was
done and assistance needed Word
came back that the steamer was all
right
The assessors of Biddeford have COM
pleted their valuation for this year and
the figures We're given out Wednesday,
The number of polls returned is 3225
the amount of real estate 1921 $50; the
valuation of personal property. 81, 073-
34i, making a total of Sc, 99S POI The
rate of taxation is q mills and this viii
give on real estate and personal prop
erty the sum of $lSS, 951 80 and on the
1925 polls the sum of$6iJ0. The overlay
this year amounts to $6.779.s4.
Peter Fourier. the employe of the
Biddeford and Saco Water Company.
who was terribly injured by an unex-
pected blast while at work on the COM
pany's extensions on Elm street, Bidde-
4
and Far Infirmarv in Portland and
will probably lose his eyesight entirely.
The left eye was removed Tuesday
night and there is not much chance Of
its being saved, although everything is
being done at the infirmary to save IL
The State board of assessors were in
session at Ellsworth, Wednesday.
There We're present William C. Mar
shall, Belfast; Otis Hayford Canton.
and George Pottle Lewiston They
were accompanied by the clerk, James
Plummer of Augusta Twenty-one
towns in Hancock county were repre-
scented at the hearing. The members
Of the board say that there is a slight
increase in the county's valua ton.
the board went to Bar Har-
Dor for hearing, after which they will
go to Washington county.
The specifications for "A new depot at
brunswick are "A building l49 feet long.
" ieet wide and % feet high to the caves,
constructed of red brick with granite
trimmings. The walls of the waiting room
Will be laid with buff brick and the
loors of the waiting room and passage
ways tiled with Vermont marble tiles |
lhere will be awnings erected in front of
u.iuiiiS anu pet"eeii tracks TOT tnS
Oh passengers. On the west
ma of the ground floor is a large bag
rage room 24x2S feet in size. Then comes |
he general waiting room, 2Sx75 Out Of |
MS waiting room is located the ticket |
mice. which fronts with Il bay window I
IN the main track and is BIB Then /
ONE the toilet rooms and telegraph /
'1lce. and al the east end of the build |
ng the express room is placed 22x2S. The /
platform will be laid with concrete on the |
rack side of the platform and a concrete
ldewalk on the front. In the front of /
ne building is large porte cochere to t
helter teams in stormy weather. In the i
Waiting room there will be a large old +
ashioned fireplace for wood and a drink
ne fountain of handsome Knoxville mar +
lie. On the second floor rooms have been I
rovided for the conductors and station
bout s35, 900.