Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-11-21
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.
| Rev. Thomas r. Payne has resigned
the pastoratc Of the Univcrsaist
church at Wcstbrook after four years
service. to accept the assistant pas
toratc Of the Every Day church. Bos-
ton. to take effect Dec. 10.
capt. James Sylvester. aged 10 years.
formerly one nf the best known mas
ters sailing ON fishing craft out of
Gloucester and Maine ports. died at
Belfast, Monday. For ~ years past hr
had been Il Watchman for the Belfast
Savings and National Banks
While sharpening an AK at Chatham.
y. IL. Friday. Howard +. Rowe of
West Gorham. Me. Slipped ana fell. th,.
AK striking his neck ana srvering his
left juSular vein. death ensuing in a
few minutes. The remains We're taken
to West Gorham ana buried. Sunday
He was - years Old ana had i father.
mother TWO brothers ana two sisters.
An Italian named PaZia Brachli, was
arrested last night. charged with at
tempting to stab a special policeman
named Meyer PunSky. The row occur
red on For street about o'clock.
Last Fourth of July Punsky was on
duty in that section of the city and
got into a row With some Italians
whom he attempted to arrest in the
course of which he had his hand pound
"a with a rock. The Italians do not
love PuuSgH. and. last night. So he
claims. they endcaVored To put an end
to his life. Pazia il accused by Pun
SKY of running a stilettO through his
coat ana vest with murderous intent
but the knife did not wound the in
tended victim. Officers Thompson and
Heating accompanied by an Italian
special policeman went to Brighton :
Corner and arrested Pazia. who denies
all knowledge Of the affair.-Portland
Press. Nov. 20.
Fred \. Hartman of Bucksport, a
prominent millman and owner of tim
her lands. died at > \. NJ. Monday. in
Bar Harb0r, where he has been con-
Quoting a meat store during the sum-
mer. Mr.. Hartman was IS years old.
He leaves a wife, who was Miss
Blanche SprouI two small daughters, a
brother and three sisters. Mr.. Harri-
man was q native and resident Of
1ucksport and had been prominently
corrected with the towns business and
social affairs for many years. He was
popular among the fraternal orders,
holding memberships with the odd
Fellows. knights Of Pythias and An
cient Order Of United Workmen. The
body will be taken to Bucksport. Tues
day. the funeral occurring. on WedneS-
day. from the residence of Geo. s.
chandler: burial will be at Silver Lake
cemetery. Fort Knox Lodge of odd
Fellows will have the funeral arrange
ments in charge.
Famous old Corinth Academy was
burned, Monday morning. The build
ing was discovered to be on fire at |
o'clock. ana soon the flames lit up the
skv for miles around. The toWnspeo-
ple turned out in large numbers, but
the fire had gained such headway that
nothing could be done to stay its pro-
gress. ana the Academy building with
its contents was totally destroyed.
/ The building contained. besides com
pletc school furnishings, a valuable Ii
4 brary and this, also. is a total loss.
3 The cause OF the fire is not known. but
j il is suspected that il was of incendiary
/ origin. as 10 one had been in the build
/ ing since Friday night, and no fire
/ had been in the furnace since that
4 time The academy. which was stu
I atrd close to East Corinth village, was
\ erected III 1874. ana. with frequent re
pairs since then. was q good building
for the purpose % which il was devot-
7 "a. There II insurance Of $1,000
At a meeting Of the trustees af-