Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-10-21
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

The case of Rev. George w. Townsend
of Stoneham, indicted on charges of big
amy, two years ago, has been mol pressed
in the Oxford county court, the defendant
having left the State.
Thirty thousand dollars worth of tin
plate sold so far this season by one
dealer to a single packer in Eastport,
will give some idea of the amount OF
tin that is yearly used in that town.
A steel bridge is being built across
the East Machias river at Jacksonville
for the Washington County Railroad.
to take the place of the wooden one
which has been condemned by the en-
gireers.
At Youngstown, about three miles
from Camden village, an empidemic OF
typhoid fever is raging, and nearly
every day a new case is reported. All
the schools in the district have been
closed The cause has not yet been
learned.
Wednesday night. or rather early
Thursday morning, a gang OF highMW way
man who runs a night lunch near the
electric car Office at the head OF LISBON
street Lewiston He started for home
at 100 o'clock, and passed over Middle
street and by the Maine Central station
10 the Lewiston Machine Shop, when
three men ran up to him.
Lafayette day was observed at the
University of Maine, "Wednesday after
noon. The programme consisted OF ad-
dresses by DR.. A. w. Harris and Profs.
Woods and Rogers. Selections We're
given by the University Glee Club. The
exercises were largely attended
In the case of Giuseppe Schalena
against Worster & Wilson, for injuries
received by the explosion of dynamite
while he was in their employ, heard IN
the Portland supreme court before
JUDGE Haskell the jury, Wednesday,
returned verdict for the piaintlii OIL
$500.
On Wednesday a mans shirt covered
with blood is said to have been found
on the Verona shore, near Fort Knox
at Bucksport, and is nof in the posses
sim of Detective Odlin. A man VINO
claims to be able to prove that MIS-.
Ware had 5000 last fall, is also reported
as closeted with the detective. Ihese
are the only new developments IN TINS
strange murder case.
Wednesday Loren Merrill of Curtis
Garner fell from q stage while shing-
ling for his son at Monmouth, ana
struck on the rocks below. A gash was
cut in his head and his wrist was SO
badly bruised that he cannot turn MS
hand He also received severe IN
iuries to his back and hips. he was
taken to Leeds and is now as coillor-
table as could be expected.
In a recent severe storm NUMBER
of weir boats We're driven ashore ..
South Jubec and badly smashed, ana
MANY weirs will need repairing pefofe
thew can hold fish again. Boats pc
longino to Cant. Lyman Allen. MoronS
G. SEWER. II. J. Davis, Calvin cousins
and Jasper Myers, were a total ioas'
rrhrae seines were blow ashore; one
l-,o,vp &c the "Old Weir" seine, was g
total loss.
The seventh annual meeting Oh 'he
| prescurnpscot local union of the society
| Of christian Endeavor was held at the
West End Congregational cnurch'
Wednesday afternoon and evening
pres. Fred Stevens presiding Prayer
was offered by Rev. s.. n. Adams. Mrs
Margaret w. Eabb was the pslnclpal
speaker at the afternoon session. any
rev Dr. ]. X. Wilson also spoke. KEY
Dr Smith Baker of Boston. spoke II
the evening
Another accident occurred III tii'