Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-04-11
BITS OF MAINE NEWS.

Justin III. Sherman, manager OF the
Manhattan Steamship Co., died at the
PrebIe house, Portland, Monday morn
| ing from erysipelas.
The board bill for the Penobscot
county Jail for three months ending
March 81. was 81 $50 so. the smallest yet
nreeented for the same time by Sheriff
Brown.
Some important changes have recent
" been made in the machinery of the
cabot cotton mill at Brunswick. Sew
eral new pickers have been put in po-
sition and other improvements made.
Work began on the new Maine Cen
trail station at Brunswick, Monday
morning. The old station is being
moved towards the American Express
cos office and the new one will be
erected in its place.
The following petitions in bank
ruptcy have been filed in the United
States district court in Portland {:
Timothy f. Knight. Searsmont: James
w. Boyer. Augusta: Charles II. Bur-
CESS. Sidney: Ludger Fortier, Bidde-
ford; Charles F. Pooler. Waterville;
Charles f.. Elliott, Littleton.
Mr.. and Mrs Payson Tucker arrived
home at Portland, Sunday night. They
came from Brookline. Mass, where
they have been spending several
months Mr.. Tucker has been suffer
ing from blood poisoning for some
time and a few weeks ago he was very
i'll. He Is now much improved and
feels confident OF completely regaining
his health.
There seems to be every Indication
that the coming season will be lively
one in building up about the shores Of
Lake Sebasticook. Newport, and that
more good cottages will be added than
ever before In a single year. AT Big
Rock q number of good lots have been
sold to people who will build there this
summer, several new ones Will be added
at Maplewood, while there will be sew
eral new and fine cottages built at Camp
Benson. All along the shores Of the
lake people are looking for good sites
for summer homes and there never was
time when lots on the lake sell as
well as they do at this time.
DR.. Fesscnden. the physician in at
tendance upon Mr.. Richard X. Galley.
who was injured a few days ago at
Portland, by being thrown from his
team announces that Mr.. Galley is
now reasonably sure of recovery. y
consultation with Drs. Gerrish and
Merrill. Saturday. developed tho fact
that Mr.. GatIey's left lung had been
pierced by one Of the broken ribs and
| that a clot of blood had formed about
the lung As a result il was feared
that pneumonia might set in. Mr..
Gatleys many friends will be glad 10
learn Of the promising prospects re-
Garding his condition.
Grand Secretary Rrackett Of the
Maine Grand Lodge of Good Templars
arrived in Lewiston. Monday. and at
| once opened up his books for the Grand
| Lodge session at room - at the Elm
house in Auburn. Mrs. Bracket, who
has been Mr.. Brackets assistant sec
retary for so many years, is with him.
II expect more of the grand officers.
Tuesday" said Mr.. BraCkett, at 1.3O
Monday. 80 far as | know. | am the
first arrival. ! expect large attend
ance at our sessions on Wednesday
and Thursday The council will be
in session at the Elm House in Au
burn, Tuesday Journal.
In the early hours Of Sunday morn
ing, Cornelius Gallagher. q boy about
dozen years Of age. who lives with his
parents on Larkin street, Bangor, en-
tered his parents room while they We're
asleep, and taking $5l which they had
there. left the house. Later in the
morning the loss Of the money was dis
covered and search for the boy was
begun. but he was nowhere to be seen.
The police We're informed and they
started on the trail of the youth. Pat
rolman Davis found the boy on Pleas
ant street, and took him to the station.
1t was found that the boy had in his
pockets all of the money which he had
taken and he and the cash were re-
stored to his parents.
The person who has been RESPONSE
bic for no less than - false alarms Of
| fire at Saco. during the past year got
| in his work again. Sunday morning.
| The firemen We're given a long run to
| the western part of the city only to
| find that there was no fire. The streets
were several inches deep with mud
| and it took the members of the de-
| partment two hours to clean up the
| apparatus after returning to fire head
| quarters. The city authorities Will
| leave no stone unturned to capture the
| culprit. 1t is thought that a number
| of specials will he placed on duty in
| the vicinity of the fire alarm boxes
! during the next few months.
The farm buildings belonging to Mrs.
George Watson and occupied by
| Charles Crawford. situated about one
| mile from Dexter village, on the Rip
| ley Mills road, We're burned, Saturday
afternoon. The fire started in the hay
| in the barn and is supposed to have
| been set by children who We're playing
there at the time. As soon as they dis
covered the fire the children told Mrs
Crawford. She ran with two pals Of
water, but did not succeed in putting
out the blaze. She then gave the alarm
| The neighbOrS succeeded in saving the
| furniture. The loss is about $1,000 sup
posed to be nearly covered by insur-
ance. Mr. Crawford was in the village
at the time of the fire.
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