Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-08-01
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

The building in brunswick erected
by Mr.. Crockett for residence on the
Bath road opposite the park was burn
ed, Friday noon. No one was at home
but the children. Ii was a total loss
and nothing saved.
George w. Averill was given hear
ing before Judge Cleaves in Saco. Fri
day, on the charge of committing an
assault upon Alice Whitney, a young
girl. and upon the request of his coun-
sci, the case was continued until Tues
day. Averill being placed under $500
bonds which We're furnished
There was an attempted down
in the Penobscot Wooden Mills in Dex-
ter last week and notices We're posted
scheduling list of prices adopted
which was less than those then being
paid to the few operatives already at
work there, says the Bangor Wing. A
strike was the Immediate result and
the ultimate result was the restora-
ton OF prices.
letter received by the wife of Willard
H. Fairbanks, the insurance agent and
collector who has been missing from his
home in Rockland tor two weeks. states
that he has enlisted in the % Massachu-
sets Regiment. which is now at Fort
Mcpherson. Go. He explained that he
had become discouraged by a chain OF
adverse circumstances which had over
taken him, and on the day he left home
he was in such a mental condition that he
enlisted in Uncle Sans service before he
fully realized what he had done.
A heavy thunder shower accompa-
MED by a high wind passed over North
Bridgton and Harrison, Friday after
noon. demolishing shade trees and do
ing damage generally. The farm bull
dinSs of 5. c. Pitts on the Pond road"
was struck by lightning and burned
to the ground, together with all the
barn contents. including hay. three
horses and a pig. Insured for but
$500.
A hearing was held Friday, in the
Penobscot insolvency court in Bangor in
the famous Elisha w. Shaw case, on the
claims of SiaS d. Jones' Preston H. Ben
nett Charles A. Wilbur and Emma f.
Bracket. and decisions rendered. A hear
ing was also begun on the claim of the
Waterville Trust X Safe Deposit Co., and
was continued through Saturday. As
soon as all the claims have been passed
upon by the court, the account of the as
signees Will be taken up and a partial or
first dividend may be declared, Saturday,
of 10 per cent. The Shaw Il Morse Lum-
Der Co. case and that of the Shaw &
Morse partnership still remain to be
closed up, also the case of William l..
Leavitt.
Joseph Wilbur of Saco, who has been
missing for week, was stolen when he
was years old and sold to the Passama-
quoddy Indians. lie remained with them
% years. His family made all sorts of
efforts to recover him but were unsuccess-
full until the child had grown to manhood.
The band he was with camped in Saco,
and 1t was reported to the family that a
man who didn't look like an Indian was
with them. His mother knew him as soon
as she saw him. He came away and has
never shown and disposition to return to
his old associates, although the Indians
tried repeatedly to induce him to do so.
Mr.. Wilbur is now "A years old and we'll
TODD. having always been Industrious
and frugal. He served in the Rebellion.
He went away, last week. but his family
hope it's only his way of taking va
cation.