Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-10-20
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

The Monson Consolidated Slate Co is
running it's crew an extra quarter a day.
in order to fill its contracts on mill stock
The w. r. Usher Shoe Co. at Spring
| vale, has put in electric lights the past
| week and this week it will put in a new
| boiler 1t expects to do more work this
winter than it has ever done.
A pediar while driving on Ross road,
Old Orchard Tuesday night, was hailed
bV three men. who ordered him to stop
and hand over his valuabes. He piled
the lash to his horse and succeeded in es-
| Gaping the highwaymen.
The suit of Cassidy VS. Washburn, in
which one of Bangor's wealthy citizens
| is suing a mill owner for $4,000 damages
on account of smoke which he alleges
property of plaintiff. is attracting much
attention. The defence is a general
denial.
The semi-annual conference of the York
County Congregationalists convened at
the Acton Corner Congregations, church
at III O'Clock Tuesday morning There
was large attendance. A very interest
ing order of exercises was presented and
the topics of discussion were ably pre-
scented by the various speakers.
Ex-Deputy Sheriff Charles A. Pummer
was boiling some beeswaX at the old
Plummer homestead in Scarboro, Tues
day afternoon and started off cunning,
forgetting to close the draughts. The
beeswaX boiled over and set the house on
fire. The house was destroyed with con-
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the cellar. No insurance.
Reports received, Tuesday, from the
north woods indicate that winter has be-
gun early, up there. A man from the
five inches of snow fell north of the lake
and that on Sunday it had formed a crust
which effectually put an end to all hunt
ing. for time. the travel on the crust
making a noise that could be heard for
miles in the stiffness of the woods.
The dwelling house of George p.
fire at o'clock Monday night BY per-
siStent effort the stable was saved. Had
this burned, the whole of Maple street
must. have been wiped out, as the wind
dation was saved. Loss, 5000. The build
ings were nearly covered by insurance.
The fire department did most effective
work.
of years sheriff of York county, died at
his home in Buxton, Tuesday, of hear:
disease, aged 50. He was one of the best
known men in the county having been
town treasurer for y years. deputy sher-
if for Is years. and at the time of his
death was. president of the Buxton and
vive him.
In the Penobscot supreme judicial court,
Tuesday, in the case of Etna VS.. Levant.
q pauper case, the. jury returned verdict
amount claimed with interest. Charles
Triton vs.. Ella p. Farmer: an action TO
recover $3.50 for phosphate sold as
husband of the defendant, who claimed
to be her agent. The defence denied any
such agency. The jury returned YER
diet for the plaintiff for $45.4l.
The following divorces have been grant
ed in the Washington supreme judicial
court: helen Foster VS.. Jason Foster;
Ella E. Graft VS. George Graft; Grace
Faulkingham vs. Geo. ". Faulkingham;
Gilbert l.. Gates vs.. Elizabeth Gates;
Mira r. White VS.. Lester White; Still
man X. Nash VS.. Mary e.. Nash; Sarah
Leighton VS.. Alvery w. Leighton; Mabel
X. Taylor VS.. Horace NJ Taylor; Samuel
c. Mclaughlin VS.. Caffeine Mclaughlin; |
Annie Stamp VS.. Edward Stamp.
At the annual meeting of the Maine
Central stockholders: in Portland,
chosen: Franklin A. Wilson, Bangor; |
William G. Davis, Portland; Lucius Tut
tie, Boston. Mass; Samuel c. Lawrence, !
Medford. Mass; Henry r. Reed. Boston,
Mass; Lewis Cass Ledyard New York;
Henry NJ. Whitney, Boston, Mass. |
Thomas w Hyde. Bath: John Ware Wa
terville; Joseph H: Manley, Augusta;
William p. Frye, Lewiston; George F.
Evans, Portland.