Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-13
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

Petitions in bankruptcy have been filed
IN the United States circuit court In Port
land n,d,a by Me,lroy =. Cummings; Paris
Sprague, Blaine; Aaron Il. Snow of Jack
son.
During a recent quarrel over a cog
Fred Deshon shot George Brigham al
gun and fed. a warrant was issued but.
II is said, Will not be served IL Deshon
stays out of the State.
Portland's cereal exports for the week
were f.4e1 bushels OF oats and 1D.5l6 bush
els of wheat for Bristol: 81, so bushels of
oats and 5000 bushels OF wheat for Liver
pool: 7l.i55 bushels OF wheat and iii ,o;J
bushels of corn for Hamburg.
The Bowdoin College Club held us
Coplcy Square hotel. BOSTON, Hon. Wcs-
ton Lewis of Gardiner. Me. was the
principal guest, George ~ Whitaker was
elected president and George S. Sears sec
rotary forthe ensuing year.
The following appointments OF letter
carriers for Brunswick where free de-
livery will be established April J. were
announced from Washington. Saturday:
son. William l.. Gaham and Albert c.
Morse, regulars; Edward 4. Cook. substi-
tutc.
TinaI Wallace. u ts-year-old girl. whose
home is on Middle street. Portland, walk
cd into T.. ID. Pcttingiu x Co.'S pickle
packing establishment, Saturday after
noon, and in attempting to ride on the
elevator. was caught between the plat
form and door. Her right side was
crushed and the flesh torn from the hip
bone. She was taken 10 the Maine Eye
and Ear Infirmary. II is believed she
cannot recover.
\ man who has been gathering gum
in the Megantic region tells of "A most re-
markable deer yard. which begins mile
northwest of Mt. Abram and extends q
miles in one direction. lie was gathering
gum when he discovered what he thought
TO be an ordinary deer yard. but soon
found 1t to be mamoth one. He counted
no less than 90 deer. bucks and does, and
the former had shed their horns, giving
parts of the yard the appearance of "A
bone yard.
The annual banquet of the Mountain
Division of the Travelling Mems Associa-
ton was held. Friday night, at the Cave
and ladies attended The retiring presi-
dent. W. F. Murphy of Biddeford. was
POSTMASTER At the business session.
these officers were elected; President,
dent, J. II. O'Neil: secretary. and treas
urer. Willis NJ Bates; executive commit
tee. L. d. Wescott. w. d. Carruthers. I.
c. Fobes
Saturday night. in the caucus of Repub-
lican members of the incoming Portland
city government. to be inaugurated, Mon
day: For city clerk, Edwin l.. Dyer:
treasurer and collector. GEORGE II. Libby;
auditor, Leroy S. Sanborn: solicitor Car
roll w. Morrill, messenger, George =.
MACEDONIAN; physician, DIR. Charles NJ.
Leighton: assessor Uhree years., Horace
A. Hallett: chief engineer of fire depart
ment, NJ. n. Eldredge: assistant ensi-
neers. Thomas Payne. Albert II. Hatch,
Samuel II. Hodgdon, Frank b. Moody;
overseers of poor and workhouse. Charles
II. Ross, William l.. Daggett, Joseph c.
Colesworthy, Arthur w. PIERCE: electro
elan, Levi l.. Cummings: weigher, Charles
l.. Tukesbury: weigher of hay Fred II.
Barrick; superintendent of school build
ings, w. l.. Bradley: scaler of weights
and measurers, Edgar f. SWEET: truant
officer, Eben S. Burns: superintendent of
clocks. George w. Barbour: engineers of
fire engines. Edward W. Porter, Warren
c. Loring. Alfred II. Wiggin, 4. II. Will
liams, Charles P. French: assistant asses
sors. Osman G. Munroe, Torrance &.
Kent. l.. f. Timberlake. Charles o. Doug
las, o. +. Dyer. Richard IL. Bali. Edmund
A. Degarmo, Chauncey r. Berry. c. B.
Nerney: chairman of board of aldermen.
William H. Dow: president of common
council, Walter II. Brown: clerk of COM
mon council. Harry NJ Bigeiow.