Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-10-18
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

The Forest Paper Co. Of Yarmouth, IL
puilding large addition to its already
is manufacturing over 100 cords Of pop.
lar wood into paper daily.
The jury at Bangor, in the case OF
Mabel A. Allen VS.. the Maine Central
Railroad Company, returned q verdict
for the plainsiff for $2625.00 on Eatur-
day.
Herbert A. Pratt, agent Of the Bates
mills at Lewiston, is confined to his
house and bed with a fractured rib,
the result of collision between his
team and an Electric car, Saturday
night.
Miss lehman. the young woman who
resided with Mr.. and Mrs. Hill at Deer
ing and who attempted suicide by
shooting herself through the breast,
died. SATURDAY. night, at the Maine
General hospital at Portland.
While looking over the ruins of the
barns of Charles Higgerty, which were
recently burned at Littleton Ridge, the
charred remains OF a skeleton were found
and II is generally believed that these are
the bones Of tramp who set fire to the
building, either Intentionally or by acci-
dent.
Rev. w. F. Berry of Portland, has
under consideration an offer OF the po-
sitiOn of field secretary for the Civic
League Of Maine. The object Of the
league is to arouse public sentiment
and to lead to a more general rever-
ence for law.
Late Sunday evening, the Portland
police found three little children in a
house. The windows were out, there
was no food Of any kind in the house
and no fire. Deputy Hartnett ordered
the children sent to the almshOuse
The police failed to find the parents.
Judge Webb returned from attend
ance on the United States court of APP
peals at Boston, on Friday, and pre-
sided over the United States circuit
court at Portland, Saturday morning.
John II. Mahoney Of Easton was SEN
fenced to pay fine of 500 and to three
days imprisonment in the Portland
Jail for smuggling. John Mcdonald Of
Fort Fairfield was admitted to bail un-
der $500 for the same offense for his ap-
pearance on April "a, 1899. The court
then gave it's attention to bankruptcy
cases.
The following students were initial
ed into the societies at Orono on Fri
day night: Q. T. ". Fred H. Mitchell,
1900, Charleston; L. G. Mitchell, Au-
burn: c. w. Margesson. Bangor: A. c.
Lyon. Bangor; b. H. BODICE, Wells c..
E. Crowen. Middleton, CT; all from the
class of 1902. Delta Rho QocaD. Harry
L. Duren. 1902, Richmond; J. E. Mosh-
er. 1902. Richmond. Phi Gamma, DO
cab, Misses Ida Bean, Gertrude Frazer
and Elsie Fitzgerald of Old Town; Miss
Celia Rice. Bangor; Miss Abilene Gill
man. Orono.
Seven divorces have been decreed in the
Oxford court at South Paris, as follows,
making 10 In all so far during the term
Hattie A. Clement from Charles Clement,
for cruel and abusive treatment: Ger
trude +. Morton from George f. Morton,
for gross and confirmed habits of intoxi-
cation; Eliza f. Currier from George II.
Currier. for cruel and abusive treatment:
Maud d. Bennett from Montrose Ben
nett. for gross and confirmed habits of
intoXication; Susan F.. McAllister from
Joel McAllister, for desertion, custody of
minor child given to libellant; Wilbur
McAllister from Lizzie c. McAllister for
adultery; May Smith from Solomon III.
Smith. for gross and confirmed habits of
1ntoXication and cruel and abusive treat
ment. name of libellant changed to May
Martin ~ 1922