Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-10-28
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

G.. W. Gray, proprietor Of rGay's Inn,
! house. Portland, taking over all OF Joseph
4 c. Whites interest. The deal was com,
] pleted, Wednesday, and Mr.. Gray Will
take possession as soon as certain altera-
tons and repairs agreed upon between
! the lessee and the owners are completed.
\ The triennial festival of the Maine
| VIM. M. Marks presided. Rev. DR.. j. X.
Wilson offered prayer. The speakers
Lawrence. VIM. II. Chapman, Hon.: Ed
ward c. Reynolds. Hon. John w. Deer
| ing, Rev. DR.. w. II: Fem: Dr. S. c. Cor
don and Hon. A. f. Moulton.
of the York Harbor & Beach Railroad
was held at York, Me-, Wednesday, and
the following directors chosen for the en-
uel c. Lawrence, Medford; Frank Jones.
Portsmouth; j. S. Kicker, Portland: j. p.
| Staples. Edward s. Marshall, Henry r.
Evans. York. The directors will organ
ize at subsequent meeting to be held in
Boston at an early date.
| The York county commissioners are
erecting pumping station on the banks
| of the eastern branch of the Mousam
river at Alfred, and will place therein q
No. steam pump. with capacity OF ~
| gallons per minute. for the purpose OF
with water. The. cost to the county, .ex-
cept for material, is absolutely nothing
as the work is being done by convict
! labor almost entirely. Forty-three pris-
oners are now employed in the Jail work
shop.
! Policeman Henry Lizotte of Lewiston,
has received letter from his brother
| Joseph, who has been in the Klondike
| for the last year. The letter was mailed
| at Dawson about two months ago. Mr..
| LiZotte writes that he is well and hearty
| work next summer. He was one of a
party of five who went down the Yukon
| river on raft. On the trip the raft
struck a rock and one of the party was
drowned He will spend the winter at
Dawson.
The Cumberland conference of Congre-
gational churches was held at Deering.
of Gorham, was chosen moderator. The
special subject of discussion was the ne
cessity for a revival of religion and the
best means for its promotion. Rev. A. II.
Wright, Rev. DR.. Jenkins, Rev. DR.. Fem,
Rev. +. Southworth. Rev. w. q. Mann,
Reyy; e p. Wilson, Rev; r, I; Hack. Rev.
j. E. Aikens and Rev. II. NJ Davies were
the speakers. This was the 169th meeting
OF the conference.
At the sessions of, the Maine Historical
Society at Portland. Thursday. the fol-
lowing papers were read: Some Extracts
FRI from the Ear go Records of WI Windham
ing the War. of 1sl2-l5." by Rev H. S.
Burrag l. IN sIy on . the kennebes
feiIou OF tns inuian war, Dy rev. H.
East Machias, by George f. Talbot. In
the evening at 100. Nathan GooId gave an
account of Colonel Jonathan MitcheIls
Cumberland County Militia Regiment in
the Bagaduce Expedition Of l779. Addi-
tional facts concerning the Rogers family
OF Georgetown, by j. ii. Drummond.
A Maine man, Mr. Ernest George Walk
err was the groom at brilliant home
wedding in Washington. d. c.. Wednes-
day, the bride being Miss Romaine Man
nix. daughter of the late Capt. d. Pratt
Corps. The maid OF honor. Miss Ruth
Merriam, is the daughter of a Houlton.
Me. man, Capt. Lewis Merriam, United
States army retired. and a niece of Maj.
Gen. Henry e. Merriam. commander of
the Columbia. Mr.. Walkers best man
and Washington. who has made several
visits to Maine this summer. The groom
is the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs Still
man A. Walker of Embden, Me-. and
class of 1886 He studied three years at
Colby University, was principal of the
Skowhegan high school at the age of IS
years. He graduated at Harvard college
in the class of 1892 and Immediately came
to Washington. where he has been en-
now represents the Washington Post at
the national house as we'll as several
eastern and Canadian newspapers. The
bride Is the only daughter of the late
passed five years of her life in the east
when her father was engaged as the in
structor of torpedo practice for the Chi |
nese government under the ministry of
LII Hung Chang. She is a tall and grace |
full girl and Is regarded as bright and
was quite notable event for army, navy |
and newspaper people of the capital.