Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-10-04
SPARKS FROM E..,.HE WIRES.

SPAHkS tkUM hs,.Ne WjNES.
Arthur Martineau, NEo was arrested
in Biddeford, Frida., on the charge If
vagrancy, he having been discovered
sleeping in barn owned by Mr.. Jariz
on Gooch street, told the officer that
being without trade he has been en-
deavoring to learn how 70 weave in one
of the local mills, and as the pay is
not very large, he has had to get along
as best he could. Since last Thursday
he said he had had no more than %
cents worth of crackers to eat and he
could not afford better sleeping quar-
tiers.
Alfred Veasie, one of Bangor's most
popular young men, died, Sunday. ar
ter an Illness of several weeks, from
typroid fever. Mr.. veasie went to
Dawson City. last spring, and there
bonded large number of claims, in
tending to work them next year. He
found that his health was becoming
impaired and he started for home, arr
irving only a few weeks ago. he was
stricken with typhoid and never raj
lied Mr.. Veasie was member OF a
prominent family and his death is
severe shock to his friends.
Mrs. Rowe, widow of Moses Rowe,
a lieutenant in the War of 1912, cele-
brated her goth birthday at Bangor,
Monday. She has lived for the past
80 years with her son, James 5. Rowe,
ESQ, in Bangor, but during the pres
ent summer, has been residing with her
daughter, Mrs. Benjamin F. S. Patten,
in Melrose, Mass, where she can not
only be in her care, but WITHIN an
hours call of her two other daughters.
Mrs Rowe was the daughter OF Ben
iamin and Mehitable SWEET, the Oldest
of their u children, and was born at
Hampden on October 3, 1902.
Ex-Governor Cleaves, Maine receiver
Of the Granite State Provident Associa-
ton, who is now sending out checks 10
Maine shareholders. covering the ~
per cent dividend which the supreme
court authorized him to distribute, IS
reported as saying there will be an
other dividend of at least 10 per cent
and he hopes it will be even larger than
that, He says that if any shareholders
DISPOSED of their stock at 121a per cent
through Misrepresentation, on the part
of Western solicitors who recently VS.
tied the State, they can recover their
shares by taking proper measures ana
paying back the amounts.
The civil docket of the September term.
York supreme judicial court, has been
completed. Moulton vs.. Allen; an action
on a promissorv note f9r sso Deie tioe
that the note was a forgery. The jury
returned a verdict for the plaintiff, Sat
yrday The Gl Sohh has BEEN
tinued Two libels for divorce. We're
granted by Judge Savage: Charles W.
Hobson, West Buxton; VS. So M Grn,aa W ~
utter desertion. and custody of minor
child given to libelee; benjamin r. Fray
North Berwick fo VS. az Eizabeah fr ray
trial of Emery, exrs, VS.. H. l.. Hildreth,
was w begun. Monday afternoon;. J; b.
Donovan, n Game for plaintiff; i haiey
regarding a disputed right of way The
plaintiff claimed that legal right OF way
near Irving House. at Old orchard; was
INSTRUCTED by the DEFENDANTS erecting
fence across such way. Damages Of 500
are prayed for. Verdict for plaintiff, as
sessing damages in the sum or 81
The new University of Maine law
school will open in Bangor, Wednesday.
The school has central and pleasant
quarters in Exchange block, and Will
be well equipped for the work. The
dean. George A. Gardiner, M. A, OF
Worcester Mass, and formerly dear
of the law school of the University OF
Local PRACTITIONERS will also conduct
special departments. Among the lee
turers are Justices Emery and Wis
well, of the Maine supreme court. Gen.
Charles Hamlin, reporter of decisions
for the Maine court, and others. The
school has working library of I0t
Volumes 1t was expected by the Off
GERS Of the University that the number
OF students would be small for the
opening year, but it is now expected
that 30 or more will be in attendance
with a sufficient number of advanced
students for the formation of senior
class to graduate next June.