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

Henry Mayo. barber, about 65. and
Grand Army man, was found dead in
his shopsAt Portland, Saturday morn
ing. Death was due to heart disease
The Portland city council committee
exonerated Capt. Cloud of the fire boat
from charge of .neglest of duty, the
night of the Custom House wharf fire.
and ordered his return to duty.
Charles kinsman, one of the Oldest and
most respected citizens of. CornyilIe. died
al his home in that town. Saturday, agea
two children, Mrs E. T. Goodrich of
Skow hogan, and Cassius kinsman OF
Cass Corner
Wednesday night, at Lowe,itown, about
10 O'Clock, Martin Morau, conductor of
cific Railway, while giving motions from
the tender Of an engine, was thrown from
the track and Il car passed over his left
shoulder He was brought back to .Lo-
WeitoWn' where his arm was amputated
at the shoulder.
Capt. Thomas May, formerly of Tres
cott, died recently at Olympia, Wash.
Capt. May had been on the Pacific coast
Tor the past is years. ard al the time of
his death was captain of a steamer ply
ing between Seattle and Olympia. This
IS the second of the family to yield up
life on that coast. his brother Alec hav-
ing died there four years ago.
The December term of the Sagalahoc
s.r,rems JUDICIAL court will convene IN
Bath. Tuesday. From present appear
appearances the term will not be particu-
larly interesting. 1t is the final term of
Clerk of Courts Joseph NJ. Hayes, who
for 81 years has held this important posi-
ton. In 1868 he became clerk of courts.
which position he has ever since held
with the exception of one year. Last
summer he stated that he would not be
cessor. Walter S. Glidden of the law firm
of Fogg & Glidden, has resided in Bath
but a few years, but has served in the
city council and is recorder of the Bath
municipal court.
Writs We're served upon the city of
Lewiston, Saturday, in two suits in
which the damages claimed aggregate
$4,000 The first claim is for $4,000 dam
ages, brought by Nelson Ham for in
juries received from an alleged defect
in the highway on Main street. notice
of which was given last month. The
other was for $4,000, and is brought by
Peter Seymour, an employee of the cleo
trio department. He fell from pole
in July, and claims the pole was in a
dangerous condition.
Suit was brought, Saturday. against
Sheriff Usher B. Thomson by Joseph
Landy of Biddeford, who claims dam
ages of $500 for the alleged acts of
Benjamin A. Parker of North Berwick
while the latter was deputy under the
sheriff. Deputy Parker seized whisky
and other liquors from Landy's store,
but on account of defect in the pro-
cess they We're returned by order OF
the court. Landy claims that an
analysis shows that some of the liquor
was watered while in the deputy's pos
session and the stuff returned was OF
a quality inferior to that seized. The
writ alleges that more than $500 worth
was seized, while the value of that re-
turned was worth only 5000.
The December term of the Knox su-
preme court will begin its session IN
Rockland, Tuesday, Dec. 18th, Judge A.
r. Savage of Auburn, presiding. The
traverse jurors summoned are as FOL
lows: Thomas A. Wentworth, William
A. Moody, William b. Hills, Elkanah
Spear, A. w. Benner. Anthony Nc
Namara, George L.awler, Rockland;
John Z. Rider, f. Alonzo Atkins. Eu-
gene &. Fales,. Thomaston; b. 4.
Emery, Alden w. Butler. South Thom-
aston; Joseph Fl. Cobb. Frank Faunce,
Camden; ]. Washburn 1ngraham'
Charles A. Berry, Rockport; John
Clark, Appleton: Duncan Nj. Starretl'
Hope; Royal Grinnell, Union; John ;.
HILBERT, Washington; Hudson Far
rington, Albert Copeland. Warren: FL
dream Orff, Cushing; N. Webb Thomp-
son, Friendship: Winfield $. Carver
John Sellers, Vinalhaven: Corydon %
Staples, North Haven; Hiram Russen'
Charles II. Wiley, st. George; James a.
Mitchell, Hurricane.