Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-09-29
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

The prison at Thomaston recently
clipped 400 dozen brooms to Portland.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. sprague of Winslow's
Mills. have named their 2-weekS-old baby
Reina Christina Sprague.
One Waterville young man has sold,
This season. over $40 worth of garden
stuff from. AZ square rods of land. anu
has good quantity of beets and celery
yet to market.
II. c. Barker of Bethel has a novelty
in the vegetable line. 1t is squash that
was grown in lamp chimney and mas
grown the exact shape of the chimney.
completely filling it.
The 10th annual convention of the Lew
iston District Epworth League Is to be
held in Park Street Methodist church.
Lewiston, next Wednesday and Thursday,
Oct; and 6. The programme is largely
practical methods Of work. Among the
principal speakers are Rev. |. A. Bean OF
South Paris; the president of the conysn-
elder of the Portland district, and Rev.
Luther Freeman OF Chestnut Street
church, Portland.
Lot Libby. formerly of Winthrop. now
Of the corn Of the
by his employers to hold the champion
ship of Maine for successful work the
present season. The work of packing COW
cred 16 days, not all of which were whole
days. Only one cooker was used. yet the
pack amounts to 439,357 cans. of which
1ver 400 900 cans is classed as fancy
brand-after the usual So test. In SIX con
or nearly one-half Of the whole pack. 1t
IS believed these figures have never be-
fore been reached by any Maine factory
using but one cooker.
The Androscoggin grand jury rose a,
Auburn. Tuesday. after being In session
for seven days, and reported 70 indict.
ments. of which s. are for violations OF
the liquor law and Il for other causes
| vfcid "a poc ho Ind nj Y1a G
made public are: Edward l. Small, cheat
ing by false pretences: Thomas Hill
forgery; Walter l. Terrell. assault and
Cullen willett. burglary: Thomas Bolan
John Hamilton. Peter Libby and Fred
Norman. breaking and entering and lar.
st the camp Q. fea ., fs G0ao
sault: James Gallant. three indictments
larceny OF money from fellow workmer
ct MECHANIC Falls: Albert ?. Heath
false pretences; Newhall is now serving
a sentence in Bangor Jail; Clark K. Don
nell. cheating by false pretences.
The annual. inspection. of the Maine
Sens Of Veterans tsn,,I has oa been ordered a.
NOV. q Bangor, Oct. 70; Portland. Nov
| IS: Rockland. Oct. 26: Pennington, Oct
South s., standish. Oct. Is: Alfred. Nov. :
skowheean. Oct. n: Westbrook. Nov. !
Mechanic Falls. Oct. Is; Machias. Oct. S
| North Turner. Oct. q: Freeport. Nov. ~
| pridgton. Oct. IA; Monroe Oct. 10: Oak
| land. Oct. 20; Calais, Oct. 8: South Etna
Oct. I: Sherman Mills. Oct. Ia: Bucksport
| Oct ii; East Stoneham. Oct. Is; Abbott
| Oct. Is: New Sharon: Oct. 8; Carmel. Oct
/ E. Belfast. Oct. n; Sanford, Nov. /: Bal
Hsrbor Oct. g.: Bath. Nov. l6: EIDE
Falls. Oct. u; Old Town, Oct. IL: Au
gusta, Get. 81; Brunswick, Nov. IA: Frye
| burg. Oct. Is; Brooks, Oct. %: Yarmouth
| Nov. g.; Warren. Oct. Is: East Wilton
| Oct 8; Gardiner. Nov. i: West Penn
! broke, Oct. 4; Newcastle. Oct Is: Waldo
/ boro. Oct. e. The work will be in charg
Of Fred E. Hooper Of Bath. division in
| spector. 81 Is '.sssssss4s y