Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-10-22
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

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At te adjourned meeting Of the Port
land & Rochester directors, Wednes-
| day, the board organized by the choice
OF Hon. George I. Wescott as president
| and William H. Conant, clerk
| William E. Starrctt died, Thursday
aged IS. Mr.. Starrett was native OF
Warren, but had resided in Rocklal,d
| nearly all his life. He was a>ship car
penter and at one time built ships him
self.
Deputy Sterling of Portland, has dis
covered that the man by the name of
A. r. Maine, who died suddenly ct
Savannah, formerly lived there, and
Mrs. Elvina Traitor of Westbrook was
his sister. Mrs. Trafton is of the opin-
ion if the dead man proves to have
been her brother that he was on his
way to Maine at the time of his sud
den death.
The 18th annual meeting of the Port
land Union Railway Station Company
was held. Wednesday afternoon, at the
Maine Central Railroad office build
ing. These officers were reelected for
the ensuing year: President, Frank
lin A. Wilson: clerk and treasure.
Thomas p. Shaw; directors, Frank A.
Wilson. Lucius Tuttle, J. S. Kicker,
Samuel c. Lawrence, William c. Da-
Wis, George F. Evans.
The managers of the Saco Pettee
machine shops, manufacturers of cot
ton mill machinery, have decided that
it Will be necessary to run the shops
extra time for while in order to catch
up with orders. The 800 employees were
notified, Thursday, to bring their sup
pers and be prepared to work till $50
every evening until further notice.
More business is being done in tbs
shops now than at any time in the last
four or five years.
The case of b. Frank Donnell, charg-
ed with obst1ucting VHaymarket
square," Lewiston. which had been
used for half century as a market
place, but recently discontinued, came
up in the municipal court, Thursday
morning. 1t was continued until Sat
urday. The case has caused great ex-
citement throughout that whole seq
ton, the farmers claiming that they
have used the street as q market for so
many years gives them right to do
so forever.
a case of interruption of plans for q
happy welded life is being talked OF
about Machias, the persons most di-
rectly concerned being Allen Morse of
West Kennebec, and Evie Foss, of
JOneSboro. For some time both have
worked to accumulate sufficient money
and worldly goods to make marriage
possible and the day had been set for
the ceremony. The disturber of their
plans then appeared on the scene from
Portland in the person of the sister
of the prospective bride, who induced
the latter to return With her to Port
land and forget her lover. The would
be groom consoles himself with think
ing that on the whole it was probably
the best thing that ever happened TO
him.
There was a notable campfire at Bos-
worth Post hall. Portland, Thursday
evening, presided over by Col. E. c.
Milliken. Mayor Randall was the first
speaker. He strongly opposed the idea
of the United States annexing the Phil
ippine islands, and argued that they
ought to be given back TO Spain, but
believed that the United States should
exact guarantees for their good gov
eminent, and that it should retain a
coaling station. He suggested that the
United States ought to receive q por-
ton of the revenues for a limited
period. say 20 years, as a war indemni-
ty. Judge Haskell of the supreme
court made 4 stirring speech. He TOOK
strong grounds against the idea of Civ
ing hack 10 Snain arty mart of what
has been taken from her.