Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-01-21
Sparks FROM MAINE WIRES.

Larry 0f xI2o per year.
burglars entered the whiting r0omf
the Harpsw:.l Steamboat GO. az Pc
land. Thursday night and carried or ,
pacco. confectionery and laundry bt-
ld.cs.
| An empty car on a Grand Trunk frciat
train Ut Yarmouth jumped the traS.
| Thur sday n; midnight Six loaded Gs
End cleared The track In season to asw
| regular trains to pass.
a. G. Stevens OF Ellsworth. 4 at
PASSPORT. in the interests Of the lew
Sardine combine. lie says the macy
for the present owners win arrive;his
week.
CURED the funeral Of Arthur II. Adms.
brother Of Francis Adams. Il pronnent
lawyer of Bath. The deceased us IS
years Of age and had been III for long
| time. He was unmarried ana live with
/ his sister.
| Numerous Christmas presets Of
small value having been seized by the
customs officers at vancoboro. cntrary
to an old custom. Secretary Gxe was
written to and the matter explained.
He has replied upholding the officers.
| Hannibal Hamlin Post. No I65.of Ban
gor, has recently taken new qurters IN
street. where the Dos; Is finely located
with handsome and commodiou, rooms.
and on thursday evening hoEewarm-
ing was given to the invited gusts. the
comrades of Il. II. Beale Post. No. IL.
The trustees OF the Belf,st and
Moosehead Lake Railroad Co. drew in
for payment. this week. the following
bonds Of $1,000 each for PAYMENT May
18th: Novcmbers ~, IS, 70 and AIS.
When these bonds are pail the loan
win be reduced to Sl2s, 500.
LAUNDERING operations in Piscataaus
county are not progressing az rapidly as
some would wish. The poplaG shipments
have not been very large thug far in the
season. ABOUT . cars havezbeen loaded
at Foxcroft station, which Il rather small
when 1t Is known that George Babson
alone hopes to load abou. 800 Some other
small shipments will also be made from
this station.-Bangor Whig.
AT Pittsiield. Thursday afternoon. the
fire department was called out for II
near the Wayerlcy MILL now owned by
a. i. McMaster and occupied by JAS.
Towle and Il family named Jordan. After
about two hours of hard fighting the ii.
WAS under control The loss on the build
ipSS was covered by insurance, but there
was no insurance on the household goods.
This Is the first tire in Pittsticld for about
"A year. -. -. -.
NcfNuH 1iiiflIH VI .AIlSoN, dropped
dead at noon, Thursday. lie was about
So years Of age. Mr.. Gilman had been
a very active man all his life and was
an extensive wool buyer and droyer.
He was lifelong Democrat. and up To
his death was always wei and able To
attend 10 business. Two daughters and
onc son survive him. Ills wife died sew
cral year ago.
Wednesday night. in Topsham. n boy
named Smith was dragging his 6-year-o.d
sister on a sled and when crossing thu
foot of the steep hill by the Electric sta
ton. II heavy double runner, with two
boys as passengers, cane over the hill at
a tremendous speed. and before il could
be guided, had run into the girl, the points
striking just between the eyes, fracturing
the bone seriously. The child was taken
to the Maine General hospital on the
midnight train. ana ii is thought that she
will live, having survived an operation.
John Fox of Alton. who was taken to
the Old Town hospital. last week. for
treatment, had his right foot ampu-
tated, Thursday. Fox was suffering
from chilblains and used kerosene oil
as remedy. Soon after the applica-
ton of the oil he put on his shoes and
stockings and went about doing his
work. Gangrene set in and he was
soon in a serious condition. II is not
known whether it will be possible to
save his other foot.
The annual meeting of the Old Town
Wooden Co.. was held at Old Town.
Thursday. Oscar HolWay was chosen
president: O. II. Danforth. Old Town.
secretary; Herbert Gray. Old Town.
treasurer. Directors. Oscar Holway.
Elias Milliken. Augusta; J. F. Bodwel.
Hallowell: o. II. Danforth and Her.
bert Gray. Old Town. The number
has been decreased from seven. Or
Vile d. Baker and J. l.. Smith of Old
Town, resigned. Herbert Gray has
urer
In the. York supreme judicial court.
togler. j.. presiding: Thursday. Eli l..
ton for $500 for an alleged assam, and
battery. Mr.. Scammon was hauling hay
into barn next TO Mr.. Rogers premises
at Old Orchard. last July. Plaintiff al
leges that defendant drove over his lawn
and damaged his trees and that he mon
strated with him and the dispute waXed
warm and that defendant assaulted him.
Defendant claims that he was acting i'll
self-defence. Verdict. not guilty. A di-
vorce from John =. Currier of Woon-
socket. r. L.. has been decreed Annie Cur
| iltI VI otCO, tuSboOs vi tulluTSil
granted to libellant. In the case of KIM
ball VS.. city of Saco. where the plaintiff
was awarded $l24.01, motion has been filed
for Il new trial.
Some of the Bangor French Canadian
contingent who know Louis Boucher. who
murdered Mrs. Donahue. wednesday
evening, at Old Town. state that he had
some trouble when he was about 3 years
old which caused him to become almost
completely deaf and deprived him of
speech to an almost complete extent.
Boucher is able to utter sounds. which
are very queer. but those well acquainted
with him are able to understand what ne
intends to say. One man who keeps Il
store around the corner of Exchange and
Washington streets says he understood
Boucher quite readily. They state that ne
had been acting Queery for some time
and they believe that he is insane. They
think that associat ton with the murdered
woman had Il decidedly bad effect upon
him and WAS responsible for his queer ac-
tions and apparent Observation-Disclosures
WING.
Mr.. Pierre McConvillc, chairman of
the Bangor Board of Trade committee,
has received official advices from the
Maritime Association of New York
that the following rules have been
adopted to govern the discharge of all