Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-11-24
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

Mr.. Rackleff Of Corinna. came bor.
Eesterday- and paid the expense incurred
oS M. Perry in looking after his cattle
car. however, but in two.-Portiand AZ.
gus. Nov. % al
british Vice Consul John B. Heating
VINO mas Just returned from England
says that another summer viii cas- ill.,
Of steamships plying between Portla ami
ana Liverpool and another plying between
Portland and London. These lines viii
carry both freight and passengers.
There are seven candidates for the
P0sl s OF collector Of the port Of Port
iand. Among the candidates are; Gen
S Soshu9 i. Chamberlain Of Brunswick;
S5sn: Seldefl Conner Of Augusta: Gen.
1harles r. Mattocks Of Portland: Stephen
X Small Of Portland Edwin c. REYNOLDS
q South Portland: eX Mayor Charles n
Randall u Portland; Hon Charles NJ.
Moses Of Saco.
the crew Of the fishing schooner s. L.
r oster, winch arrived at Portland Tues
gay. We're hunting all day Wednesday.
| Tor their captain. Ernest Stanley. who
disappeared. He was last seen at s O'Clock
that morning. The matter was reported
10 the ponce. who took up the hunt but
Up Y midnight the man had not been
found. Capt. Stanley had considerable
money upon his person and ii is feared
that ne may have been robbed and badly
uurt.
Judge Strout. at Portland. THURSDAY.
gave 4 hearing in chambers on the peti-
ton Of the Chesapeake x Ohio Railroad
tor the appointment Of an auxiliary re-
ceiNer Tor the Atlantic Shore TRANSPORT.
non SO. The petition was opposed by the
Western National Bank Of New York
winch has mortgage on several of the
vessels of the Atlantic Cos. fleet After
a hearing the petition was granted and
Francis Swazey Of New York, was APP
pointed receiver.
James T. Atkinson, aged 90, former
~ hotel man Of Biddeford Me, COM
mitted suicide by hanging in his room
at the Hotel Rexford in Boston. Thurs
day. Mr.. Atkinson was formerly man.
ager of a summer hotel 1t is believed
that dependency over money matters
led to the act. Mr.. Atkinson had been
staying at the Rexford since Sept. {,
ana he was 81 behind in his payments.
\ few days ago he wrote to r. H. In
gersoll, cashier Of the York County
Bank at Eiddeford. asking for a loan.
Instead of sending money Mr.. Inger-
soil forwarded n mileage book. After
receiving this latter Mr.. Atkinson went
to his room. Later. one of the en-
ployeS. wishing to enter the apartment,
found the door fastened and no re-
Spouse being given to repeated knocks
an entrance was forced. The man was
found hanging by strap taken from
his valise.
Assistant Postmaster Pierce has COM
pleted his figures to show the amount
OF mail which passed through the Ban
gor post office during the period of So
days, from Oct. to Nov 6. The aver
age amount of mail received and sent
out each day is 314 tons, the total
amount for the So days during which
the figures We're taken. having been 106
tons, 552 lbs. and IL ozs The receipts
at the office We're as follows: First
class. 1926 lbs. and II ozs.; second class,
S',555 lbs: third and fourth class, 416S
IDS. and Is oZs. The weight Of equip
ment used was 1896 lbs and IA ozs..
making the total weight of mail and
equipment received. PAP lbs. and .
ozs The amount OF first-class matter
sent out of the office was 1868 lbs and
Il ozs.; second class. S6,770 lbs: third
ana fourth class. 4153 lbs. and ozs.:
'dulpment. S005 lbs. making a total of
oo,3lO lbs. and ozs. During the 81
lays, Is pounds of foreign mail was
ent from the office.-Bangor News