Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-09-24
SPARKS FROM Mflrr WIRES.

rountv Treasurer Joseph Call died a;
yyisca sset Wednesday afternoon. AFTER 4
long Illness He had jnsa eeem ,,red by ap
pointment on the death OF Joseph WI
Hanson. His funeral will take place.
Saturday.
A brakeman named Bert Legacy u
Princeton, was knocked between i've cars
or the st. Croix & PenobscOt kailWay,
Tuesday, at Midtown and hao na,
row escape from being crusneI 70 ue.. ~.
He had his shoulder bone broken III Two
nlares and. sustained other stghter IN
turies.
On Thursday afternoon the car Of the
n. o. & O. electric railroad. struck
wagon driven by Joseph Glaster OF ian
nor. throwing him to the ground, infiict-
inr a severe scalp wound and severely
bruising three ribs. Internal injuries aTe
feared. Mr.. Glaster Is % years oia an"
married.
H. H. Burbank's store, Fryeburg'
was entered by thieves some time dur.
ing Wednesday night. entrance being
made through a side window by cut
ting out the SASH Several small
articles were stolen. also SIS in cash.
The dwelling house occupied 2 BY ,yyod Aiyeri
to be on fire, Wednesday,, BY the promp.
action of Contractor RockWood's crew OF
carpenters at work on the new rai1 hoxpl
ever until considerable damage was zone
to the ell where it originated
A fire, supposed to he of incendaary
origin. was discovered in the rear OF
the big bath house at the shore end or
Old Orchard pier Thursday morning.
The fire was extinguished before 1t had
made any Roadway. Mr.. Hildreth, the
owner OF the property. has offered
reward for the apprehension OF the
person who set the fire.
The New England Passenger Agents
Association held a business meeting
Thursday, for the private discussion OF
the Falmouth hotel. Portland. 1t is GUS
tomary for this association to hold It's
meetings In Boston. where there are
pose, but through the fundamentally Of
COL +. u. Poothby. passenger agent OF
the Maine Central the members were IN
duced for the first time to hold their
meeting in Portland.
About midnight, Wednesday. fire
was discovered i'm a shed owned by
Abner Palmer Of Foxcroft. but was
extinguished before much damage was
done. Thursday Mrs Eliza ]. Ellis
was arrested. charged with the crime
Of setting the fire, and arraigneh before
Judge Durgin. who found probable
cause and bound her over to grand
-.
fectly sane.
who were arrested Wednesday evening
in Portland and turned over to the Deer
ing police on a charge of assault. on
b Mm Ws ndse O Hopkins Thursday after
noon. The court found Grace guilty OF
an assault and he was fined y and costs.
On dainre OF The o. charge ae ne aganss
Whalen could not be proven and he was
discharged. Both men claim to nave
come from Montreal ana tnat .hey were
Among the new entries at this term q
the supreme court in Aub0rn Is ii MI
suit for assault brought by Mr.. 4eoie
a. Callahan against p. ~. . Steve, Il i tne
White & Carter are counsel for plaintiff
Mr.. Callahan and Mr., stevens live in
Lewiston ana n are we hah te Dns'n Mr
Callahan is a member of the lewiston
school board and the trouble between
Mr.. Callahan and Mr.: Stevens greW~out
Lewiston High school. The writ alleges
that the assault took place, July s, 1925.
The New England Passenger Agents
Association met in Portland, Thursday.
Among the topics discussed were the spe-
cial fare applications as pertaining to the
National Currency convention in Omaha
more and the Trans Mississippi EXPOSE
ton. the nrst two. taking place In Sep
tember and the last two i'm October
Other subjects dilated upon were in re-
out of service. five-cent fares within Bos-
ton city limits, anti,scalping bureau In
tion frandu,ently and customs connected
with tickets expiring at midnight.
William Howard Fessenden. the second
son of William Pitt Fessenden. died in
Riverside. California. on Sept. q, aged s:
years. He was born in Portland. May 5
1895. was educated at the Portland Acad-
envy and I3owdoin college. and was grad
uated at the Harvard Law school in 1866
His health becoming delicate he left col
lege and made a voyage around the
world in sailing vessels. He practised
erwards acquired the Portland Machine
Works. which he conducted till 1879. In
1850 he removed to California. and sell
tied at Riverside. He married Jennie
dren. of whom three sons and his widow
survive him.
A terrible accident occurred abou;
three miles above Fort Kent village
Tuesday. George Blanchard afte;
thrashinS all the forenoon. harnessed
his team into heavy wagon to driv,
to the village. He stepped into the
house for a few minutes. leaving the
team. and three small children climbed
into the wagon. The horses becoming
frightened at something. ran away
throwing the children out. and one q
them. little hoy about five years
of age. fell under the wheel. The littl,
fellows head was crushed and dealt
was almost instantaneous.
In the Wednesday afternoon session o
the State conference of the Christian
church held at Bangor, after reports
had been made by several committees
and Rev. S. II. McKenney had been chOs
en- as a representative on the State IN
ternational commission for the term 0
three years. officers were elected as fol
lows: President. j. w. Webster. New
port: vice president, 0. o. Crosby. Al
bion: secretary. J. w. Card. Albion
treasurer. John Mills. Newport: ordain
ing committee-B. p. Reed J. w. Web
ster. J. w. card. J. w. Arendell. r.
Humphrey: executive committee. J. w
Webster, chairman: G. NJ. Jewett. E.
Burrill. n. Jacquith. Augustus Reed, Ed
ward Marsh. Il. w. Card. secretary. A
Thursdays session licenses to unordaine,
preachers We're issued to Charles Ellins
wood of Winterport Charles Lake o
Newburg and Sidney Thurlow of Eas
Dixmont. The vacancies upon the execu
tive committee We're filed by the appoint
ment of j. p. Rigby ofEast Dixmont an,
another member OF the conference Mrs
Hattie A. Young of Stetson was appoin,
ca secretary of the conference endeavo
society.
Bridgton Academy has openetf with Al
a.tendance of 20. a marked gain over sew