Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-12

way. Nearly all the wool in that see
ton has been bought up. Many sold
early ana at low figure but some held
and obtained the benefit of the rise.
In the Penobscot supreme judicial court.
Peters j.. presiding, Monday. cases of
Harry }. Hilton VS.. Edwin A. Shepherd
el al ana same VS., same. Tried together
The first action is brought to recover the
sum OF 80 paid ON account of Il horse
trade and the amount of promiSsory
note of SD also on account of said trade
the plaintiff alleging that the horse
proved unsound. The second action is
uover. brought to recover So. the alleged
value of bay mare. and note of hand
for Sl23, which plaintiff claims he lost and
which ON the same day was found by the
defendant. Cases sent to law court on
report.
At the annual meeting of the Bangor
Board of Trade Monday. President
Charles $. Pearl and the other members
OF the old board of officers were rc-clect-
ed The report # the secretary indicated
an expenditure of about $3.50 900 in inn
pr"Vemtnt OF Bangor property during the
past year. Bangor's foreign commerce.
he said. is rapidly expanding. and the ex-
ports by vessel from that port for the
season of 1891 were $t33. ISL. against $261-
80 in lH9d and $lN62i2 in 1885 The ship
montS of deals to Great Britain have been
largely in excess of previous years. aG
GreSating nearly ll.00o0 600 feet There has
dlS" gone forward to England and Scot
land an unusually large quantity of white
hlrch spool bars, in the vicinity OF 1000
900, and the fruit box shipments to Medi-
terrancan ports exceed 300,oo0 bundles.
y runaway accident occurred. Mon
day afternoon, at WoolWich in which
one of the oldest citizens of that town
was injured and a young man slightly
injured. The scene of the accident was
NJ ar the railroad track a short distance
from the ferry slip. James Gilmore.
who is - years aid, and Harry Plum
mer were riding behind a colt which,
became frightened at a passing train
The colt became unmanageable and
after running a short distance the
sleigh was overturned, both men going
down an embankment. Gilmore re-
ceived a severe scalp wound on the left
side of his head. and was severely
shaken up Plummer had one arm
fractured near the wrist.
y case of interest to secret societies
in general was decided by Judge Cor
nish of the Lewiston municipal cour.,
Monday. n w. TarboX of Lewiston,
was elected a delegate to the grand
commandery of the Golden Cross at its
'
subsequently the meeting was declared
illegal and new list of officers was
elected and TarboX was Dropped as
representativ He made contest and
carried the matter into the courts
Judge Cornish decided against TarhoN
on the ground that he had not eX-
hausted the remedies on his own order
before going to law. He had a right to
appeal from the grand commandery of
Maine to the supreme commandery of
The United States.
on Monday morning. in the Bangor
municipal court. the case of young
Perkins Of or0nO, who ran down Will
liam Cannon in West Market Square,
on Saturday afternoon, came up. Per
kins was fined s. and costs for drunk
enness, 81 and costs for fast driving.
and was bound over to the February
court in $500 bonds to await the result
OF Mr. Cannon.s injuries. He found
bonds and was released Mr.. Cannon
was suffering severely on Sunday. 1t
developed that he was more badly hurt
than was supposed during the excite
meme of the incident. TWO of his ribs
ale fractured and he is badly bruised
re IL NtlNti tllt' care "a It iFltN Sttlfitt
and the result OF his injuries will not
Immediately he known.
Telephone communication betAecu
Rockland and the island Of Nin&lhaven
was established Monday morning.
amid great rejoicing on both sides Of
the bay. The main portion of the cable
was laid a month or 50 ago. but, as
detailed al the time. it did not prove
long enough. and, pending the arrival
OF more cable the NinalhaNen end of
the line has been huuNed up. Monday
proving comparatively calm TIL" tug
sSulners \. Smith. accompanied by
cable laden sloop, steamed across the
bay. a splice was quickly made, and at
+ NJ tn" NinalnaNen end of the rah'@
VAS in working order. President
Walls and the other Stockholders WeI"
obliged To restrain their enthusiasm
until morning. however, owing to IN"
fact that there WAS no one IN tn" cen
tral Office on the kpckland end untI
that time. AT O'Clock. y. NJ. Monday
President Walls called up Kpcklahd,
end. greatly TO his satisfaction. th"ir
came back an Answering HeH"! I'M
mcdiatrlN Treasurer Maynard >. Eifd
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