Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-11-29
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES!

The several hundred employees i'm the
different sardine factories at Passport,
are rushing work as the season Will
close, next Wednesday
II. G. White, Homer l.. Miles and w.
ID. Wheeler of Newport, nave returned
from q two weeks hunting trip to the
vicinity Of Lincoln, each of them bring
ing home a deer.
There were nine deaths in Portland
during the week which ended, Saturday
noon. The deaths were due to apoplexy.
diabetes. diphtheria ~, embollsm OF the
heart. cirrhosis or the liver, nephritis,
pneumonia. tuberculosis.
Paul Peters, who was sentenced in Do
yer last week, to five years in State
prison for mansaughter. and Elmer Troy.
who Is to serve u term OF two years III
that institution for breaking and enter
ing at Sangerville, were taken to Thorn
aston, Saturday. by Guard Richards of
the State prison.
Hopkins Brcs. of Fort Fairfield. who
are now buying cattle for shipment.
had 1854 head on Thursday, but Of this
number they shipped so head on Sat
urday, to Connecticut. These will soon
be replaced on the farm, where they
are placing cattle OF superior grades
For several years past there has been
ticn of a camp of Sons of Veterans. at
Newport, but never till the present
time has the matter ever come to any
shape. meeting will be held at the
Grand Army hall, Wednesday evening,
at which time Major II. w. Carr of
Pittsheld. junior vice commander Of
the Division of Maine, viii meet the
young men and have a talk with them
on the subject The gentlemen who
are agitating the matter are very en-
thusiastic about it and feel sure that
a camp will be formed in very short
time.
Judge Putnam of the United States
circuit court at Portland, heard, Satur-
day. the trial of the case of the PEN
tncket variable Stitch Sewing Machine
Co. against the Jones Special Machine
Co. for infringement of patent
Wright, Brown & Quimby of Boston.
appeared for the plaintiffs and Clarke
Raymond a. Coale for the defendants
Decision reserved. William Lyons of
Westhrook. on motion of District At
torney Dyer was admitted TO practice
before the court. Joseph J. Cyr of
Hamlin Plantation. pleaded guilty to
fenced TO three days in Jail.
In the municipal court Saturday morn
ing. Timothy Collins and Joseph *. la
rose pleaded guilty To n charge Of larceny
of tobacco from the store of S. a. Mad
dox, Thursday. Collins stole the tobacco
and passed IL To l.arose, who ran with II.
Three other boys who were with Collins
and Larose when the theft was commit
ted were not held, but We're given Wig
orous reprimand by Marshal Sylvester
| &
half costs each, while the other culpritS
who received IA share OF the Spots were
ordered to pay for the tobacco. Four
DRINKS were disposed of. two Of whom
were soldiers from the Cape. The officer
who came over To pay the fines said that
it was a peculiar feature of the charac-
tcrs of the soldiers that those who were
the noisiest at the barracks hardly ever
give any trouble when they come TO town.
while those who are quiet and orderly In
camp almost invariably get into trouble
in town. Jessie Wallace and Charles NJ.
Wallace of Harpswell, We're before Judge
Robinson for having in their possession
each and costs. The sentence was sus-
pended during good behavior.-Portland
Argus.
The monthly meeting of the board of
managers of the Maine Commercial
Travellers Association was held, Sat
urday evening, in the Maine room at
the Falmouth. The books of the treas
urer. w. w. Roberts, We're examined
and showed that during the past year
S1050 had been expended in sick bene-
fits to the members. This is a mutual
association. and was formed for the
purpose of helping the sick travelling
men of Maine. The limit of member
ship is 800, which is now the member
ship of the association. The banquet
committee reported that everything
was progressing rapidly for the an
nual banquet. which is to take place,
Saturday evening. Dec. 81. The an
nual meeting of the associat ton Will
take place. Saturday afternoon. Dec.
81. at go, for the election of officers
and other business. The present Off
GERS of the association are: President
e. L. Sayword: vice president. j. NJ
Hobbs; secretary and treasurer, w. w
Roberts; board of managers. ]. Put
Stevens. d. d. Myrshall, c. w. Thorn
as, c. c. Blake.-Portland Press.