Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-04-14
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

The business men Of North New POrl-
land have practically decided to erect "A
public hall which will be used by th"
Grange and for other purposes.
The members of the Saeadahoc Ear A.
sociation. with Judge Wiswell as their
guest, went to New Meadows Inn from
Bath. Wednesday evening, where they en-
jOyed a shore supper.
Michael Mulkern, coal trucker help
ing discharge the schooner Ruth Robin
son at the Grand Trunk wharves at Por.-
land. Thursday, fell from a 20-foOt stag
ing, striking on his head. His neck was
broken and he almost instantly died
The senior class Of the Bangor High
school has elected Miss Ethel Hogan
prophecies and Edward G, Gibbons his
torian The class will purchase class
rings this year instead Of photographs.
which has been the custom with thu
graduating classes for many years.
The engagement Of Miss Claire Pater-
son 10 an Italian count is announced at
Rome. Italy. Miss Paterson, who is the
d-daughter Of the late Mrs. Elbridge
Gerry, formerly Of Portland, is residing
in Rome with her sister. Mrs. Pangris
wife OF the councillor Of the Turkish en-
basSy.
Game Warden G.. d. Huntoon Of Range
ley, was in Phillips, over Wednesday
night. He says there is lots Of snow left
in the woods and that deer are having a
hard time moving about in search Of food
and that they are very poor. He has is
sued number of guides licenses already
and applications are coming 70 him daily
one Of the prisoners at the jail at Paris
has served his sentence and was released,
Tuesday. Only five are now in the Jail.
One is awaiting trial. having been indict
ed a the February term of the supreme
court. and one was bound over to the
May term. No grand jury will be called
this term. and he will have to stay IN
Jail till October if he does not procure
bail.
The York Medical Society held its quar-
terly session, Thursday, in SacO. About
81 representatives of the profession dined
at the Saco House. After dinner the bus
mess meeting was held, followed by the
reading of papers and discussions. DR..
G. p. Gerrish of South Berwick, presided.
treatise on Tuberculosis" and DR.. II. !.
Durgin of Eliot on appendicitis"
Before United States Commissioner
Bradley at Portland, Thursday, the fol-
lowing persons took the poor debtors
oath: Lebanon NJ. Grant. Pittsfield; Caleb
Trask. Oakland: and Joseph Landry of
Waterville. In the United States district
court petitions i'll bankruptcy We're filed
by George +. Skillings of South Portland.
George l.. Abbott, Lagrange. Amos \.
Colcord and Almerin Dickey Of Belfast.
Many Of behring's beautiful trees have
been ruined by bad electric wiring. some
places having been found in the branches
where holes nearly an inch deep had
places where the branches Of handsome
shade trees had been hacked on To free
the wires If all owners Of trees under
stood their rights in such cases. not 50
much OF this kind Of work would be done.
Commissioner Bradley Of Portland.
gave a hearing to Philander Powell Of
Sanford. who was arrested Tuesday, on
the charge Of selling liquor in violation
ni the internal revenue law. Powell plead
"a not guilty. Napoleon Bone and Fred
charron. two Sanford boys, testified thar
they had purchased bottles from Powell
for other people. but they We're not posi-
tive what the bottles contained. Powell
claimed that these battles. contained med
irine Powell was held in the sum Of 500
ana furnished bail to that amount.
The first sawmill on tie Penobscot to
he, started this, season. is that Of William
Engt.l x co. at Webster, which began
pe:'ations. Wednesday,. This mill is op-
Grated by water power and. compressed
air, and has Il capacity of about 10000
feet of lumber daily. Last year the mill
was started. March 81. but this year there
has been considerable delay on account
Of ice The channel of the Saltwater
branch of the PenObscot is now clear, and
logs are moved without 'difhculty. the
output of the mill is shipped chlefiy by
rail.
At a recent meeting Of the trustees, of
fhe, Methodist Episcopal church in Bel
fast. Rev. George G., WinsloW, pastor OF
the church, rendered his resignation rs
pastor, 10 take effect at lut VI
ihe East Maine conference. which is to.
be held in Rockland. April 1924 Rev.
Mr.. Winslow went to Belfast in April,
1896. and previous to the three years ser
vice there. served a year at Camden and
I'VE wears before at Bar farbor. Rev.
AIR. Winslow has been 40 years in the
ministry and his resignation does not
mean that he will retire but be trans,
TERED 10 a new field. 1t is understood
Nat should the Office of financial agent
Of the Bucksport Seminary be created az
the coming meeting of the conference,
the same will be rendered 10 MN