Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-10-12
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.


The Maine Street Baptist church of
Saco. has extended a call to the Rev.
Georsa Nichols, recently of Melrose,
Mas.
Clerk of Courts Hanson of Auburn. re-
ceived, Monday. from the law court a re-
script in the case OF John o. Sullivan VS..
Catherine Sullivan. The exceptions were
overruled and Mr.. Sullivan was granted
his divorce.
Bunker street. Roekiand was destroyed
by fire, Monday morning. The loss. about
$500. IS partially covered by insurance.
Mr.. Meservey and family were away at
the time. and the fire was undoubtedly
inceEGiary.
r. w. Sawyer of Bangor, contem-
plates establishing a plant for the
manufacture Of ladies' furnishing
s eds in st. Stephen 1t is expected
that the new Industry will employ
from 20 10 80 hands.
A big land transaction was complet-
ed in Ellsworth, Thursday, by which
Bangor parties become owners of Il
whole township situated on the ePnob-
scot. bought of E. H. Greeley, Jere
Giles ard DR.. A. c. Hagerthy.
The directors of the Bangor & Piscata-
quis Railroad. including the men. who are
elected to represent the city of Bangor
On that board. made their last trip over
the road, Monday. Many of them were
accompanied by ladies and the trip was
a most pleasant one. The b. & p. Road
will pass out of the city's hands, next
April.
Thus far more game than last year
for the same time has been brought
down over the Bangor & Aroostook
Railroad. Game seems to be plenty
and there are many sportsmen after it.
The indications are that the game
record will again be broken this year.
1t is proposed that the music festival
be continued in Bangor. with the fina
cial management in the hands of
local board of control. 1t was sugges-
ted to Mr.. Chapman two weeks ago,
that the business management be
placed in the hands of committee Of
so Bangor people. Ii seems likely that
something win be done to insure this
continuance of the festival there.
The October term of the supreme
court at Ellsworth, for Hancock coun-
ty, is postponed until Tuesday, Oct.
IS, on account of the severe illness of
Justice Wiswell's mother. Judge Emery
will open court Tuesday mornig, as
usual and charge the grand jury,
which will be in session all the week.
but no civil busienss will be trans
acted until the above mentioned date.
Work on the foundation of the new
shook mill at PASSPORT, has begun and
the erection Of the superstructor will
begin as soon as the material is re-
ceived. Already many applications
have been made by men seeking er
,,1n h,,t oil hoy tpl1
that it is too soon. The company is en-
tering the town under the most favor
able auspices, and all are ready to aid
the enterprise in any way possible
An alarm of fire was rung in at East
port, Monday afternoon for fire at the
house of Frank Lawrence, where a
child had been left alone for short
time, and it is supposed it set the tire
in playing about the stove. When the
alarm was given the fire was well un-
derway, and the mother rushed in and
rescued the child, and was badly burn
ed about the head and face. The hose
company vas promptly on hand, and
delugel the house which IS severely
damaged.
A shooting affair is reported to Lave
taken place on the Machias river above
Ashland. enc Gay last week, and as the
result one Of the men will no doubt
lose his right hand. "A man by the
name of Wright and one Whitegot into
trouble and White fired two shots from
his l.fe at Wright. One shot passed
through his hat While the other struck
him in the wrist, smashing the bone. |
Wright was brought to Ashland where
his wounds were attended to- Ii is
thought his arm will have to be am
putated White escaped into the
woods, and has not as yet been cap
tured.
The organization of the Winn Water
& Power Co, has been completed to es-
tablish big paper mill at VIM on the
east side of the river. The Winn Wa
ter &, Power Co., has charter from
the Maine Legislature. The officers
are: President, Nath'l M. Jones, LIN
coin; treasurer, John E. Clark, Lin
coin; clerk, NJ. T. Scott. VIM: direc-
tors. W. F. Lovejoy. John E. Clark,
Lincoln: Dr. F. w. Merrill, J. A. Brad
man, j. E. Bates and Henry Jarvis OF
Winn The mill will be a Cotton r-o-
cuct plant using ground wood pulp
md making. probably. Manila paper
for the most part of its output.
Dr BulCs COusrh syrup should BIZ.