Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-11-03
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES

The Masonic trustees have bought
property on the corner of Chestnut and
Congress Streets Portland, and will
erect a Masonic temple.
Daniel George of Rockland, fell
through hatchway on board a vessel
at the north marine railway, Tuesday.
Careful examination developed the fact
that two ribs were broken and also the
left ankle was fractured. Internal IN
juries are feared.
The new Turner Creamery at Turner
Center began work, Tuesday. This cream
cry is located in the center of one of the
best dairy districts in the State. 1t is
not the purpose of the management to dc
large business, but rather to make a
choice product. The outfit of the factory
throughout is the very best made. Viii
liam Bradford and Herbert Whitman
make the butter.
Between 5000 and 10000 salmon from
the United States hatcheries at Green
lake arrived at Dover and Foxcroft,
Tuesday, being forwarded to G. G.
Downing. They were Immediately
taken to Sebec lake and put in, by G.
G. Downing and ]. X. Robbins and
some others interested in the fishing in
these waters.
The following changes will be made
on the Grand Trunk: Mr.. Cunningham
will be trainmaster of list, I'd and Sd
districts territory. Montreal to Quebec
and Montreal to Portland. j. Munday
will be assistant. j. Irwin, present
trainmaster from Richmond to Quebec
and Island Pond, goes to western divis-
ion as trainmaster.
the oldest person in. that vicinity
reached her 92d birthday, Thursday
Oct. 81. She and her husband, he late
Capt. Benjamin Smith, were the first
settlers in that village when it was but
a small clearing surrounded by dense
forests, where bears and other wild
game roamed at will.
AT the opening session of the SUI
perior court in Portland, Tuesday,
Judge Bonney gave the following de-
cisions: In the case of Leslie r. Bunk
er of Freeport VS.. Louisa Nichols, and
Leslie r. Bunker VS.. Fred w. Nichols,
for Islander in circulating reports that
he had set fire to the Harrasseeket
house, decision for the plaintiff for 81,
in each case.
Saturday night the Falmouth paper
mill at Jay owned by the international
Paper Co.,s was shut down for an in
definite period, and since only the pulp
mill is now running. and it is said that
is liable to be shut down any day. The
prospects for business at Jay this win
ter look rather slim. About 100 work.
men are thrown out of employment by
the shut down of this plant.
The annual meeting of the corpora
tors of the Maine General hospital was
held at Portland, Tuesday. Hon. Ma
tan Webb presiding. Special attention
was called in the annual report to the
care given to the sick soldiers of the LIST
Regiment. President Webb referred to
the fact that there is strong proba-
bilty that the medical school of Maine
will be removed from Brunswick to
Portland.
In the Washington S. j. court, Fog
Ter, j., presiding, these divorces, in adj
dition to those previously published.
have been decreed: Daniel McPhee VS..
Esther A. McPhee; Mercedes Nc
keown vs.! James McKeown; Susie
Morrison VS.. Chas. H. Morrison; Susie
E. Tracey VS.. Leamont Tracey; Ida M.
Allen VS.. Eden G. Allen; Georgiana
Lakeman VS.. Walter e. Lakeman;
Isaac Chambers VS.. Imogene Chambers.