Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-22
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

The people OF West SangerviIie are
alarmed over the illness of Lorin Folsom.
as he has been exposed to the smallpox.
II. G. Fuller OF Maine. has been APP
pointed inspector of WOODEN az si5O q
year in the quartermaSter department.
at large at Philadelphia.
The ice harvest on the Penobscot river
is entirely completed. About 2l700O tons
have been housed The Ice was of good
quality and from IA to Is inches.
Miss Eliza Ann Shackford. a we'll
known resident of PASSPORT, for s6 years
past. died, Friday morning. She was the
daughter of Captain VIM. Shackford. who
was among the first to settle in that city
nearly century ago.
Samuel Snow well-known citizen of
Belfast. passed away at his home in
that city. Monday. aged - years and
3 months. The deceased leaves a large
family Of children.
Bar Harbor IN considering the buying
OF a town lot large enough TO admit of
the erection thereon OF adequate and APP
propriate town buildings with space left
over for a neat public park where monu-
ments and public memorials and band
stand II desired for public concerts could
be placed.
George Freeman, who died in Cherry
field recently. IS years old. having long
been prominent in numbering circles. was
with but one exception. the last survivor
of the famous ArOOStOok war. ne being
a member of the Cherryield Light Infan-
try that marched to the border by order
OF Gov. Fairfield. in command Of Capt.
Hiram Burnham.
Mrs. Isaiah Stetson and the Misses Stet-
son OF Bangor, sailed from New York.
last week. on the steamer Fuerst Bis
marck for Egypt. They were delayed in
sailing several weeks by the terrific
Wilhelm. In which they had taken pas
sage. and also delayed the Fuerst Bis
! marck In arriving at New York They
will stay In Cairo for some time.
Preston w. Coombs OF Camden, a trav-
elling salesman. has presented claim
against Rockland for 500 damages. on
account of personal injuries received by
him on Jan. last. when he was thrown
dent was caused by defect In the high
way w. X. Prescott. Esq. is also push
| ing n claim for $aDJ damages against the
| same city. in behalf OF Mrs. McGann,
who was thrown from carriage. last
March.
f. G.. White of Belfast, has a big
| wood business during the year and
near the Maine Central Railroad sta
| ton at Brooks are 600 cords of dray
hard wood which will soon be shipped
to Belfast and manufactured into
stove wood. Such quantity Of cord
| wood is seldom seen in that section
late years.
News was received at Belfast, Monday,
of the death in Freedom, Sunday. of o.
II. keene. a prominent family lawyer.
| well known throughout that section OF
the. State. About two weeks ago he had
shock from which he never fully re-
covered. His age was about so years: One
son, Carter keene, employed in Washing
ton, ID. c., as clerk in the Office of fourth
assistant postmaster general, survives
him His wife was the daughter of the
late Elisha Carter.
Enos Benner. an old resident Of
Northport, aged about 70 years, was
found dead in his bed at the home of
his brother Miles Benner. Saturday
morning about s o'clock. He had fol-
lowed the occupation Of common
laborer and was descendent of an old
Northport family. one of many chill
dren. Three brothers and three sisters
survive him. The funeral was held
Sunday.
While the family Of Hon. S. o. Brown
We're at lunch, Sunday. they were sur
prised to hear the mill bell strike dis
tinctly several times. Mr.. Brown went
Immediately to the mill, found the
Waterman and started in investigate.
The Waterman had not rung the bell.
the bell tower was tightly locked and
no indications of anyone having been
around were to be seen. Several other
people in Dover also heard the bell
. strike.
Deputy Collector of Customs Conant
at Belfast has been notified of the
dangerous obstruction which is floating
around the harbor in the shape of an.
old hulk of a vessel which has been
drifting in the bay for several days.
The hull is full of ice and as it keeps,
out of the harbor proper. does not come
under the direction of the harbor mas
ter. Mr.. Conant will communicate
with the proper authorities at Wash
ington and it is expected that they will
at once send boat into the bay to
look up and destroy the obstruction.
The changing location which is caused
by the tides is the greatest difficulty
and shipping is made uncomfortably
dangerous.