Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-11-10
BITS OF MAINE NEWS.

The Kimball hardwood mill at Maria
vile, owned and operated by Ellsworth
men, burned. Wednesday morning, with
some finished lumber. The dry house
and stock stored outside the mill were
saved. Loss, $4,000; no insurance. Cause,
unknown.
The remains of the late Philo Chase
arrived at Belfast, Tuesday Mr..
Chase was native of Belfast, but for
many years has resided in New York
where he gained much eminence in the
legal profession. His age was about s.
years.
William p. Freeman of Biddeford,
died, Wednesday morning, aged 81
years. Mr.. Freeman was born in Bid
deford. He read law and was admit
ted to the York county bar, but did
not practice long as he went to Wash
ington as a clerk in the treasury de-
partment. There he remained, a period
of nearly SO years, through all the
changes of administration being re-
tanned on account of his rare capa-
bility. Mr.. Freeman was an able
writer, many of his short stories hav
ing been published in papers and
magazines. When he came home from
Washington he became editor of the
until elected city clerk in 1896. He was
reelected in 97, the next year resign
ing TO enjoy we'll earned rest. He
was a lifelong Republican but was a
silver man. Mr.. Freeman is survived
by his wife and one son.
The funeral of the late DR.. j. NJ. Jo-
nah took place at PASSPORT, Monday
afternoon, under the directions of the
Masonic order. and was largely attend
ed by prominent residents of the city.
He died, Saturday, after an illness of
several months, although he received
numerous calls from his many friends
until recently. DR.. Jonah was born at
Hillsboro, N. B., April 4, 1882. and had
been living in Eastport, for about 80
years past. He graduated from Har
ward Medical School in 1860, and went
to Passport several years later. Since
then he had been one of PASSPORTS
most respected and erterprising citi
ZenS and took prominent part in local
politics for many years. He bore his
last sickness with the utmost patience
and was perfectly reconciled for the
end which he knew was near. He is
survived by three sons, DR.. Horace ",
William E. and Edwin B.; two daugh-
ters,. Mrs. Minnie e. Johnson and Mrs.
Emma NJ. Kemp. His wife also sur
wives him.
The Franklin county commissioners
continue their session at Pennington,
to hear petitions for damages against
the Franklin, Somerset & Kennebec
Railway Company. The first claim
presented, Tuesday, was that of Frank
J. Cutler, nearest neighbor of the Lit
tie Blue school, who asks for $500 on
the ground that the railroad trestle de-
strOyed his garden lot and caused the
cutting down of valuable fruit trees,
also that the road will necessitate a
considerable higher rate of insurance
on his buildings. The case was taken
under consideration by the commits
sioners and the F. S. & X. Railway
Company ordered to furnish deposit
securities for probable awards of dam
ages in the sum of $500 within 30 days.
The next claims presented were those
of Mrs. Marie H. Hackett, Mrs. Lorella
e. Reynolds and DR.. Austin Reynolds
and hearing on these was ordered for
Nov. 18th, the court ordering the rail-
way company to furnish securities m
the sums of 1925, $500 and $500 respec-
lively.