Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-29
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

Burgess w. Newcomb died. Monday.
at the residence Of his son in 9Th street.
Bangor. He was formerly prominently
identified with the carriage business in
that city. -
Hammond Street church. Mrs. Griffin
and Miss Pickering will sail from New
York on April :, for siX-months
tour of Europe.
Harold Smith and Leon Butler, ar
rested by Game Warden Neal. last
week, on the charge of chasing deer
with a dog and shooting the animal,
will be given hearing in Pittsfield,
April l.
A patent has been granted William
G. Day of Rumford Falls on combined
drafting and measuring tool. and Il
trademark granted to III. G. Baxter 4
Bro. of Brunswick, on certain named
canned goods.
At the revival services recently con-
cluded at the Baptist church at Farm
ington. by Evangelist Harry Taylor
and his wife, there were 30 conversions.
and much religious interest was Great
ed in the community.
Nathaniel b. Beale. prominent res
ident of Phillips, died at his home,
Monday night. Mr.. Beale was II years
old and for many years was presiden.
of the Sandy River Union National
Bank. He was well known throughout
the State.
The funeral of Fred A. RAY, night
Waterman at the Munroe Packard h
Linscott factory, who shot himself.
Saturday afternoon, and died from the
effect of the wound, Sunday morning.
was held at his home in Auburn, at !
p. NJ. Tuesday.
The boom at Lubec and North Lubec
caused by the sardine syndicate's pro-
posed operations has led to the talk of
building a railroad from Lubec village
to North Lubec, to connect by ferry
with a spur of the Washington County
Road, at Eastport.
Scarlet fever is believed to have
broken out in South Maine. one of the
Bowdoin college dormitories. Roland
f.. Clarke. of 1900. is quarantined by DR..
Mitchell. His roommate has been sent
to his home. and the others rooming in
| the end are kept very close.
The following petitions in bank
ruptcy have been filed in the United
| States court: Hendrick A. n. DuttOn,
Windsor: Elijah w. Weaver, Old
| Town; Edward Henderson. Hodgdon;
Charles r. Kicker, Flagstaff: Myer
| Dreamer, Mattawamkeag.-P
Press.
| Following out the announcement
| made several weeks ago of an increase
-s.~sS -
April. the management of the York
mills in Saco. Tuesday issued notices
that the increase will be a restoration
of the wages paid in January, 1898. and
that it will go into effect, next Monday.
NJ. L. Durgin. judge of the Dover
| municipal court, was in FOXcroft Mon
| day, and libelled five gallons of whs-
key seized by Sheriff Knowles in the
express ear attached to the 3. & A. pas
senger train, Saturday morning. The
tag showed that the liquor was con-
signed from A. c. Perro of Bangor to
II. n. Bartley of Greenville.
| A woodsman named Joe McFarris is
reported to have created lots of trouble
in Spencer's camp near Shirley, Sun
day night, while intoxicated. 1t is
said that he drove everybody out of
| the camp with an axe. Two men
started for Greenville in a half dressed
condition. to give the alarm and they
| nearly froze to death before arriving
there.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Chester w. Johnson of
Allston. Mass. arrived at Maxfield.
| March Q. and arranged to buy the
George Emery farm. Mrs. Johnson
says that. March q, Mr.. Johnson said
he was going to the post office and has
not returned. He took none of his
| things and had but little money with