Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-05-11

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ON Saturday, the SlXtn annual meet
of the University of Maine Athletic1As-
sociation will be held at Orono.
Edward Ware Of Fairfield. was befor,
Justice Simpson, Wednesday. charged
with stealing barrel of pork from
Vede Ware, Saturday night, ana was
bound over in $500 for the grand jury
He secured bail.
Forest fires are burning at several
points along the line of the Bangor 4.
Aroostook No valuable timber has
been damaged. but the scene is a
grewsome one. many acres having been
burned over and still burning.
E,ighty-five Italians working as a bal
lasting crew along the Washington
County Railroad. struck. Sunday morn
ing The complaint OF the striking
men is not against the management Of
the road directly. but Is lodged against
an Italian contractor. who hires and
pays the men.
Gilbert Miller. proprietor OF Mller's
Hotel in Wilton. died suddenly, Tues
day. May 9. aged " years. Mr.. Miller
had been suffering with heart trouble
about two weeks ago. and for a few
days was critically III. but soon began
to improve. and for several days had
been able to go out
The negro, Cyrus Chandler. who was
brought from the Insane asylum at
Augusta and put On trial al Calais.
Monday for assaulting officer Scott Of
Lubec. was adjudged insane by the
jury and will b. sent ID the insane
ward 81 the State prison at Thomaston
County Attorney Campbell for the
state. Hon. e. b. Rounds FOR the de-
fence.
Norman Harris and his eldest on.
aged l6 years, Of Sanford. were drown
ed. Monday while engaged in lobster
fishing. Not returning at dusk. a
search was made and their boat was
discovered anchored bottom up. The
bodies could not be- found II IL sup
posed the boat capsized in a squall and
the anchor went overheard. Mr.. Har-
r!s was about 40 years OF age and
leaves widow and nine children be
sides the eldest boy. who was drowned.
The Basin Mills. operated by James
Walker & Co, began saving on Tues
day morning. Adams & 90, ut Web
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Lowell & Engel at Great Works. which
was started some time ago but shut
down on account Of high water. All Of
the up-river mills are now in operation,
except that OF kimball & Adams at
Saltwater and AL Of the mills on
tidewater are saving. The water has
fallen off considerably in the past few
days.-Bangor News.
James Devinc the 13-ycars-old son Of
John Dcvinc. living at sol Washington
street. Bath. was accidentally shot by
a playmate. "Wednesday morning. while
the boy was playing with a 22-calibre
rifle The bullet entered the boys left
arm above the elbow. and passed
through into his side in the vicinity Of
the floating rib. He was taken to his
home and Drs. Fuller and Marston
We're sent for. After an hours probing
for the bullet. the doctors failed 10 To-
cate it. The boy was taken by the ESQ
u. NJ. train to the Central Maine Cen
eral hospital at Lewiston.
Joseph Degault and John Deboe Of
Bath, We're arrested. Tuesday. charged
with assaulting. David A. French. Sat
urday evening. at Bath. French
Washington street he was set upon by
claimed that while walking down
Washington street he was set upon by
two men who struck him in the face
with a bottle or some other weapon.
His face was badly cut. Wednesday
morning. the case came up for trial
in the police court before Judge Fogg.
Deboe was discharged from the charge
of completely in the assault. Degault
was adjudged guilty Of assault and
battery. He was fined s25 and costs.
amounting to $3.50.
Robert Wilson an escaped convict
from the Massachusetts reformatory.
was arrested in Bath. Wednesday. by
officer Reynolds of Bath. Robert Will
son was employed in the Bath Iron
Works. having been in the companys
service for five months. He escaped
from the reformatory July 49, 1898.
Wilson was serving a five years SEN
tence in the Massachusetts reforma-
tory for breaking and larceny, and had
still 81 years to serve, when he made
his escape. The prisoner is about p
years of age. Since he has been in
Bath he has gained the reputation of
being sober and industrious. His
mother is employed at the Bath shirt
factory