Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-10-17
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

Already the trustees of the Maine
State Fair are busily revolving plans
for the next exhibition. Trustee b. +.
Hamilton of Biddeford says that in his
opinion we shall see at the next fair
&C, 600 persons a day for three days.
The cid pavilion in Lake Grove.
East Auburn, the scene of so many
good times in the amusement line,
burned flat Friday evening The loss
to the Lewiston, Brunswick and Bath
Street Railway Company by the burn
ing OF the pavilion is about $500. 1t
will probably be rebuilt.
In the Penobscot supreme judicial
court, Emery j., presiding, Bernard
Kelley VS.. William kenetick; an action
to recover a balance of $225.T0, alleged
to be due for personal services render
ed defendant during the progress of
the Washington County Railroad in
the present year. Verdict of s252.25 for
plaintiff.
Harvard Gl'indle, the 13-year-old son
OF Edward Grindle of Sedgwick, who
was accidentally shot while cunning,
two weeks ago, died from the effects
of his wounds, Thursday night. Mrs.
Grindle, the boys mother. died Monday
night of typhoid fever and was buried
Wednesday, leaving a husband and six
children, of whom Harvard was one.
The Oxford grand jury reported 25
indictments. Saturday mornin, and
were discharged for the term. The fol-
lowing divorces have been decreed:
Porter E. Swift of Norway from Lillian
Swift for desertion; Hattie F. Harri-
man of Hiram from Elwood ID. Harri-
man for cruel and abusive treatment:
Georgiana Vining of oxford from
Henry c. Vining for cruel and abusive
treatment and gross and confirmed
habits of intoxication. The custody of
minor children in these three cases,
given to libellant.
1t is officially stated that the liabili
ties of Francis M. Jordan of Auburn.
are 72,7S1.S1. some $4,000 more than
at first reported. 1t is also stated that
the debts are principally in Lewiston
and Auburn. and that the National
Shoe and Leather Bank of Auburn
the First National Bank and Andres
coggin County Savings Bank of Lew
iston are creditors; that $4,000 is owed
the Union Mutual Life Insurance Co.,
and $210O the city of Auburn for taxes.
The assignee states that the failure
| is due to unfortunate investments and
shrinkage of values.
The celebrated Dexter hotel license
suits are now pending in the Penobscot
county supreme court, under pleas In
abatement filed by the defendants.
| These pleas assert that the plaintiffs
had no right to bring suits in the
name of the town, having been given
no authority by the town to do so. The
| plaintiffs have filed Gemurrers to this,
alleging that such pleading is of no
legal effect. 1t is understood that an
agreement has practically been made
| by T. HI. B. Pierce, attorney for the
plaintiffs, and the Hon. Josiah Crosby
| attorney for the defendants, to make
an agreed case of it, there being nc
| facts in dispute, and to send it direct
to the law court for a decision upon the
points of law involved.
James l.. Work of Medford, Mass, a
! city official and a man well and fovor-
ably known in social. religious and
municipal life, died Friday noon, after
a short illness. Mr.. Work was born
in Topsham, April II, 1915, was edu-
| Gated in schools at Brunswick, and or
leaving his studies entered into the
| hardware business and had continued
init to the time of his death. In 1865
he moved to Boston, and in 1873 he re-
moved to Medford, where he had re-
sized ever since. He was a member OF
the common council in 1894 was ap-
pointed one of the board of sewer com
missioners in 1896, his term expiring
next year. He was Il member of Unity
Lodge, No. II, l. o. o. T., Warren
Lodge, No. Is. A. Q. U. W., and Med
ford Council, No. "a, Royal Arcanum
being Past Regent Of this latter ody
He was an active worker in the Mystic
church. A widow survives him.
------------------
i Is it hlrp III. xI,l.o..,,4...,