Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-04-25
SPARKS FROM MAINE WlaeS.

by George SWEET. was damaged by fire.
Monday morning. about $500: covered ny
insurance.
D. Webster Southland Of Sheepscot. mas
made an assignment to W. +. T. foss'
for the benefit Of his creditors, says the
Scheepscot Echo.
In the Penobscor supreme judicial court.
Friday, divorces We're granted Roscoe y
Cnshman of Bangor from Myrtle Cush-
man; Victor Stevenson from ms VIE.
Wallace Spearing and his wife were
drowned, Sunday afternoon, by Inc over
turning OF, a canoe in the Penooscot river
near VIM village. Three small children
who were with them We're saved by cling
ing to the canoe.
The three highest honors. as gifts from
the faculty Of proctors for the coming
senior class of the College of Liberal
Arts Boston University, have just been
awarded. one of the fortunate students
is Everett w. Lord, librarian proctor, of
Ellsworth, Me.
In the Cumberland supreme judicial
court, Saturday, in the case Of BARLEY
Cnrran against the Maine Central Rail-
road the jury returned a verdict for the
defendant company. NaShti l.. Grant Of
De-ring has been granted divorce from
Samuel w. Grant Of Newport News. Va.
Mrs. Hattie Lunt Heard. wife OF ex-
Mayor Carlos Heard Of Biddeford, com
united suicide, Monday noon. by hanging
herself Ia a beam in the barn at her resi-
dence. Mental arrangement due TO i'll
nedltn Is supposed 10 nave Depn Inc cause
Of the act. She was Il sister of Cyrus NJ.
lAInt OF Lewiston, Frederick ID. Lunt Of
WaterVill-. and Wilbur T.. I.unt, a MEM
her OF the United States board of general
appraisers, New York.
In the United States district court at
Portland, before Judge Webb, all the
petitioners in bankruptcy of the past
week have been adjudged bankrupt
The case Of Carrie VI. Goss of Auburn.
against the Grand Trunk Railway. has
been transferred from the State courts
10 the United States circuit court.
David f.. Moulton Of South Portland.
and Clarence Scott OF Old Town, have
been admitted 10 practice in the United
states district court.
NJ. s. FoIkins. the bicycle dealer. met
with a severe injury while riding over
Forest avenue at Portland. last
Wednesday evening. Ii was quite late
at night and when near Coyle's gully
81 WoudfordS ne was run down by an
other bicyclist who was riding in an OPP
posite direction. Both riders We're
thrown 10 The ground. Mr. Folkins
received broken collar bone. a frac
tured leg and an injury to his arm as a
result of the collision.
Detective Tracy informs us he has
received n letter from County Attorney
Bunker which was mailed at Bar Har-
Dor on the 2lst inst. and is postmarked
here the same evening. The letter is
dated April 9Th he says. 1t will be re-
membered that ii has been stated thar
County Attorney Bunker said he had
written TO Detective Tracy about the
Bucksport murder case and had receiv-
"a no reply. There seems to have been
some accident about mailing it. which
explains the mystery of failure to re-
ceive repiy.-Bangor Wing.
The indictments as entered on the
court docket found by the grand jury,
at Belfast, are as follows: Common
sellers of intoxicating liquors, W E.
Grinnell. Searsport; Henry A. Bolan.
Winterport; W. b. Twombly, Monroe,
Arson P. Benner. Northport; Henry
l.. Brown, Islesboro: George w. Miller,
Monroe: W. X. Knowlton. l.. l.. Gent
ner, +. A. Jones. Freeman Patterson,
Joseph A. Gilmore, l.. II. Knowlton,
Henry c. Bicknell, A. A. Halves. Kill
gore < Wilson. Clarence Q. Poor, r. Fl.
Moody. Frank T.. Nash. Larceny, Per-
cy l.. Higgins.
AS soon as the frost is out of the
ground work will begin in the brick
yards at East Dover. The large pulp
mill at Millinocket will require 5000
100 ana as many as possible will be
made at East Dover. There are two
klns there The largest is owned by
I. Is. Dow. and he has written that he
can make 1000 900 bricks. Mr.. Rowe,l
will have charge of this kiln. The
other is owned by Towne Bros. This
is smaller and has a capacity for max
ing bur two-thirdS as many as the for
mer Arthur Towne will have charge
" this one. When both yards are in
operation with full crew East Dover
will be quite a busy place.
The prospect of visit in July Or
August Of some Of Uncle Sans fighting
ships, as outlined in arecent letter from
Hon. John ID. Long. secretary of the
navy, to Congressman Boutelle, is max
ing Bar lIarborites happy and the
ships will be given a royal welcome by
hundreds Of people who will come from
Bangor and other neighboring points
10 See them during the stay of the
squadron. just what ships will come
cannot be stated at this time, but
among them will be some Of the now
famous ships which won the brilliant
victories Oft cuba, last summer, and ii
may be that the Raleigh, which took
part in the battle OF Manila, will be
In the fleet.
AT the meeting Of the trustees Of The
East Maine Conference Seminary Of
BuckSport, held III ROckland, Friday, the
condition ana needs of the school were
discussed at some length. The treasurers
report showed that for the past year tho
running expenses had exceeded the in
come of the school. 1t was decided to re-
tuc- expenses to the probable income.
President j. +. Haley and the complete
faculty of the present year We're re-elect-
"a for the coming year under the changed
conditions of income. This action will
mean general reduction in salaries or
3 decrease in the present number of in
structors Rev. G.. q. WinSlow of the
East Maine Conference, who has been
stationed at Belfast. was elected rs
financial agent for the coming year. lie
viii at once begin canvass to secure
funds and students for the school. 1t
was decided to offer the use of the semi
nary boarding houst to some respons BILE
party To conduct for what can be made
ont Of il. interest ed parties will be asked
10 make propositions which will be acted
upon at the next annual meeting of the
trustees which will he held at Bucks
port the first week in June. In view of
The existing conditions it is probable that
there will be number of changes N the