Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-09-21
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urday. to make arrangements for
starting corn factory in that town.
A peddler who had been selling pa
tent mops in Bath without any license
was before Judge Fogg and fined $40
and cost.
The Menawarmet hotel closed at
Boothbay Harbor last week. after the
most prosperous season in the history
of the house.
During the season C. w. McCaslin
of Milbridge shipped 1000 bushels of
blueberries gathered from his lands on
Pleasant river and leases on Narragua-
gus river.
The Saco and Pettee machine shop.
Saco, Monday. began running on full
time. Since April last the shop has
been run on a short-time schedule of
fifty hours.
The work of the Foxcroft compro-
mise committee now seems about COM
pleted. only about $4,000 of the debt left
The town by Judge Hale, remaining to
be compromised.
Milford has called special town
meeting to vote upon eXempting from
taxation any improvements or addi-
lions to the Rodwell water power priv
icges in that place.
Game Warden Neal of Bar Harbor
caused the arrest and filming of three
more pcachers Friday. They had
been serving or tratticing in game birds
out of season and paid in an aggregate
I,,
in fines for selling or serving game
birds out of season in Bar Harbor.
Mt Desert has voted to spend $4,000
IN the new boulevard around the sound
near Browns mountain. This work
was begun last year and about two
miles of road built. The appropriation
just made will continueit for some dis
lance 1t is the intention OF the town
to build each. year until the road is
Mayor King $. Raymond of West
brook. has made another distribution
Of city funds to the families of men
VINO enlistedoin Uncle Sans service for
che war, taking from the special ap-
preparation of $1,000 made by the board
OF aldermen for this purpose. The
money has been given out under the
personal direction of the mayor.
Fred Jeffrey of Lewiston was taken
with the hiccoughs Thursday after
noon and for Sc hours could get no re-
lief from them. His physician man
aged to stop them at the expiration of
that time. but after awhile they began
again. The second time, however.
they did not last SO long. Mr. Jeffrey
was greatly weakened by the ordeal,
but is now getting along comfortably.
For some days past a heavy forest
fire has been raging in township %.
near Beddington in Washington and
great area of valuable timber land has
oeen destroyed. Several lumber camps
nave also been burned. The Camp
bells of Cherryfield own about half of
the land burned over while the rest is
owned by Ellsworth parties. The ow-
ners of the land have crews at work
trying to subdue the flames
The conductors On the late cars of
The Biddeford and Saco electric rail-
road are carrying shooting irons in
their pockets now. Saturday night the
conductor of the last car, while re-
turning from the ear barn, was pur-
sued by tail. rough looking stranger.
1ne'pua suer quickened his speed as the
jingle of the conductors silver grew
louder. but the conductor was the bet
ter Splinter and he escaped with his
days receipts.
The Boston Shoe store, Amsden &
Co. Calais, was again burglarized Fri
day night. The thief broke large
pane OF glass in one of the show WIN
dows and helped himself ito three pairs
of mems shoes. the most expensive
shoes in the window About noon Sat-
urday. City Marshall Miller recovered
the shoes and expects to capture the
young man who committed THE theft.
AS this makes five times within year
mat the same store has been broken
INTO the proprietors propose to punish
the guilty one when captured.
The building boom in DeerinS this
season shows a decided failing off as
up to date only about so new houses
have been erected, which is the small
est number since 1890. the flood tide of
prosperity being reached in 1897 when
ITO new buildings were erected. How
ever. the houses erected this season
have been of high grade costing from
$4,000 to $4,000 each which will make an
important increaseAin the valuation of
the city next year and work has lately
begun on several houses which will
bring the number slightly higher.
Jesse a. Fairbanks of the firm Of ].
A. Fairbanks & Co., stove dealers and
plumbers. Bangor. was thrown from
his wagon in front of the store by col
lision with a car of the 3. o. & O. line.
Saturday at first it was Thought that
he had suffered nothing more serions
than scalp wound, but examination
developed the fact that his skull had
been fractured. Sunday his case as
sumed critical aspect and the operation
of trepanntng was performed. to re-
lieve the pressure upon the brain. in
the hope of saving the patients life.
but Sunday night. the physicians en-
pressed grave doubts CT his recovery.
tichael Bell of Bangor. received .
Telegram Saturday. announcing that
his son, Patrick Bell. OF, the United
States signal corps, was in a dying
condition at the camp at Montauk.
Long Island And he left at once Tor
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