Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-04-22
BITS OF MAINE NEWS.

BITS OF MAINE NEWS.
| The assessors i'm Sherman report q
| gain of nearly $4,000 over last year, but
an increase of the percentage on ac-
count of the building of the new steel
bridge.
| Lewiston contracting firms are after
that Millinocket paper mill JOB. II Is
said to be a two years piece OF work,
and the plans are nearly ready to be
bid upon.
In the United states district court II
Portland. Friday, petitions ~ bankruptcy
| were filed by Cornelius H1nly, kingiield
| John d. Patterson, Kennebunk James
| IL Ringer Dexter: Worth Grendeel
! Chapman plantation; Pascal Il. White
! Bo0thbay Harbor, Augustus X. Martin
Rumford; John Il. Foster, Oakland.
At several Of the summer resorts in
the vicinity Of Ellsworth. arrangements
are already brins made for the opening
| Of hotels and accommodated Of guests.
1t appears from the applications thus
| far received that a larger number of
| guests than ever before viii be al some
of the hotels. and that all will have a
prosperous season.
The coming summer at Castine prom
| ises to he an unusually gay and pros
porous one Gs the demand for cottageE
has never been 20 great. The addition
! or the new Castlne House and the i'm
| provements and probable enlargement
| of the Acadian will provide ample
| quarters for the transient guests and
| those who prefer hotel 10 cottage life
| Castine has always been popular and
II seems that its popularity u lncreas-
| ing.
| The most prominent suit to be
| brought before the session OF the su-
| preme court, which will meet, next
week at Calais viii be the new trial,
Leeman We. IT. Croix ahoe Co. Mr.
Leeman had been working In the Hhoe
| factory and met with an accident In
the fail OF 1897. by which he has lost
part of his hand. He claimed that the
| machine was defective. consequently
sued the company for $4,000 as damages.
In the trial last year. the jury dis
| agreed
! James L. Dixie passed away at Oron0.
April 20. He was born April II. 1852. al
| Cumberland. Me. Graduated from L.
Of NJ. 1876, went to Kansas City, where
| he was clerk of water board. then I'M
/ der government employ as surveyor of
/ government lands for seven years in
North Dakota, residing at Grand Falls.
| y. ID. He became a member of Acacia
Lodge, Corinthian Chapter. in North
| Dakota. Affiliated with St Johns
| Commandery. Bangor Me. in 1897. He
married Miss Zelma NJ. Chapman,
! March 81 1854 at Orono, Me, and re-
turned to Grand Forks.
The following i Iist of the eases
| tried and decided by Jurics during the
April term at Bangor. Il is remarked
that of the Il cases tried II were decided
| for the plaintiff. while there was but one
| disagreement The cases are: J. Roscoe
arncy vs.. Pitt II. Jones $780, Lewis Solo
| mon Ns. American Mercantile Exchange
J $i9l.c3; Edith Waterman vs.. Bangor *
| Boston 5. ;. Co. Sl1.S5: Thomas Lee vs..
-Abram p. Tapley, s5l.13 Daniel W. Will
son rs. Horace {. Chapman, sl.O2: G. G.
| Sibley et al. Us. Penobscot LAUNDERING
| Association, s309.0S; Annie c. Stuart vs.
Warren F. Prouty.. 81; d. b. Young vs.
Z. \. Leavitt ct. al, disagreement; Mary
r. Aver vs.. {. p. Small. $2S.9s: Gertrude
! F.. Jameson VS.. c.. Gilmore Weld. $3.50:
Mary T.. Mccarthy vs., Hugh l.; o'Brien.
S3a.l6. The following go to the law court
| on appeal: Narney vs.. Jones. Solomon
vs.. American Mercantile Exchange. Wa
terman vs. Boston < Bangor 5. 5; Co.
Sibleys vs.. Z. l.. Co, jameson vs.. Weld
Washington County Railroad goes into
| effect. June |. the train arrangement
will be entirely changed: One train
| will perform the entire service between
Eastport and the Junction. making
several trips daily. an increase over the
present number: the through trains
from Calais will run to Bangor without
change: it is the intention of the COM
/ nn1 iat he
now imposed upon the passengers be-
tween points on the branch and Ban
gor, by sending the car through instead
Of changing at Eastport Junction. 1t
is also expected that at no distant day,
| arrangements will be made with the
Maine Central and Boston & Maine
that will permit of passengers from
Eastport boarding a car at Eastport
and landing in Portland or Boston
without change.
The statement having recently APP
| peared in the newspapers that the At
| lantic squadron which includes the ia
| nous ships that won the brilliant vic
| tories, last summer. on the coast of
| Cuba. would make a summer cruise for
evolutions on the coast, with headquar-
tiers in Narragansett bay, r. l., Con-
| gresham Boutelle, at the suggestion
of Col. F. E. Boothby and others, sent
a strong request to Secretary Long
to have the ships visit Bar Harbor and
Portland. to which the following reply
| has been promptly received: Navy
department, Washington. April II. 1899.
Hon. c. a. Boutelle. Bangor, Me-: My
Dear Mr. Boutelle-I have your letter
of the 14th inst, with regard to a visit
| of the squadron during the summer
in its evolutions north, to Portland
and Bar Harbor, and have sent it to
the bureau of navigation with instruc-
tons to have this done if possible.
Very truly yours, John d. Long
While official news is still lacking,
the members of Battery G, 18th Artil-
lery, who are at present at Fort War |