Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-11-02
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

James Miller of Durham, died, Tues
day night, of injuries sustained in a
fall. Monday night. His age was 60
years.
The buildings Of Geo. G. Smith. North
Brewer. We're burned. Tuesday night,
with most Of the contents. Loss, $500;
partially insured.
The Bangor High school foot ball
eleven will play its first series of three
games with Thornton Academy, at
Saco, Saturday afternoon.
Bibeau and Lawler. the Lewiston
constables ~afded Leander Lebrun' :
place on Lisbon street. Wednesday, and
seized beer, whiskey. gin and brandy.
Hiram Withcrell Of Starks, aged 81
years. committed suicide, Tuesday
morning. by hanging in his barn. He
leaves a widow. The cause was i'll
health.
Mrs Taylor Of Topsham, fell down
four steps at the residence of her
daughter, Mrs. Humphrey Thompson,
Monday. and is seriously i'll. having
remained in an unconscious condition
most of the time since.
Several case of diphtheria are re-
ported in Lisbon Falls, but the fami-
lies were promptly quarantined and 1t
is thought there will be no new cases.
The schools will not close unless there
are more families taken with it.
The search for the missing Richard
Knight, at Bemis. is daily continued.
but no trace found. Tuesday, it was
estimated that $50 men We're i'll the
woods and many remained out all
night, firing rifles ana halooing. Capt.
Barker and other steamboat men have
boats anchored along the chain of lakes
and keep steam whistles footing inces-
sanity.
In 1891, under the administration of
County Attorney Newell. $3315.70 was
collected in Androscoggin county for
liquor fines. according to n Well-knoWn
Lewiston official who has taken the
treble to figure it 10 In 1892, the
amount was S194015. Under County
Attorney Cakes the amount was: 1899,
| $11. 75S.51. and 1924. $,53l.12. In 1898.
when Mr.. Judkins was county attorney
| the amount collected was $11 661 80:
1897 $ff.421; 1898. the last year of Mr..
Judkins' rule. $11,371.13 In 1899, the
! amount collected by County Attorney
| McCann has been $50 S69.36 In Janu-
| airy. 1899. the amount by terms, was
$55O1l: April. $2755.S2; Sept. $S452.6S.
In 1897, January. $260S 43 April, $299S55;
Sept. SSS14.76. This year, under Mr..
| Mccain. it is as follows: January,
1851 80; April. $6o69.53; Sept, $40, 16S.3l.
Lewiston Journal.
| The ship Cyrus Wakefield. Capt.
! Omar f. chapman Of Newcastle, Me,
I has been placed on the list of the miss
! ing in the maritime register. The
commander. Capt. Chapman, it Will be
| remembered was in charge of the i'll
! fated Bath ship John II. Kelley and
after losing that vessel took command
/ of the Wakefield as her captain had
| died during the voyage to the Falk land
! islands. Capt. Chapman left Port
| Stanley. situated on the Falkland is
| lands. off South America. July 6, and
| has not been heard from since. one
| of the seamen on board is Robert Nj.
! Silsby, a Bath boy. who left New YORK
in the Kelley with Capt Chapman. The
/ Cyrus Wakefield was built in Thomas
| ton. Me-. in 1882. Her dimensions are:
I Length. 241 feet: breadth. 4S.l feet;
| depth, 2S.6: gross tonnage, 211S; net
| tonnage. 1941. She was loaded with a
general cargo for San Francisco.