Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-01-17
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES

Prof. r. E. Goodell of the Univsr-
sity Of Maine. has been compelled to
leave that institution for a short time
and go to his home in Westbrook, on
account Of illness.
The Maine Equal Suffrage Associa-
ton will hold a meeting at the Saco
Methodist church, Monday, Jan. %. An
interesting programme has been ar
ranged for both afternoon and evening
sessions. In the evening Miss Elisa
beth U. Yates will deliver an address.
John L. Stevens, porter in the Bangor
and Boston Pullman service, and Mss
forenoon. by Rev. E. F. Pember, and al
noon they left for Boston. The bride is a
native OF Barbados. w. l., and came to
family of Landlord A. w. Thayer Of the the
Bangor Exchange, as nurse girl.-BangOr
News.
Byron Porter, superintendent Of Old
Town schools has been taking the
census of the Penobscot tribe on In.
dian island, and finds that the tribe
numbers a few more than last wear.
reaching at this time very nearly the
400 number. There has been no new
members adopted into the tribe but
the number of births has exceeded the
number of deaths.
A prominent lumberman states that
this has SO far been the best winter
for numbering operations in many
years. Up to the first of this month
the hauling was fine and good head
way was made by all the crews. The
only drawback, this season. has been
the prevalence of grip among the men.
In many camps the epidemic has had
firm grip and many men succumbed
to it.-Bangor Wing.
Judge Turner Buswen of Skowheean.
is settling with the creditors OF the de-
funct Moosehead Pulp & Paper Co.,
whose failure, two years ago, created
some excitement in business circles.
The payment consisted of rs cents on
the dollar. The mill is now in opera
ton, the business being carried on un-
der the name Of the Moosehead Pulp
Co.. Judge Boswell looking after it's
general management.
Mr.. Eben Stevens. a we'll known res.
ident of Bangor, died. Saturday at S
p. NJ, at his residence on Hammond
street. Mr.. Stevens had been an in
valid for % years. but his last sickness
was of only about 10 days duration,
he having suffered an attack Of the
grip, which was the cause of his death.
He was born in Bangor in July. 1Sl3.
When the Civil War broke out he en-
listed and was a member of Capt. L.
J. Morses company, which went to
kittery. In 1867 he married Miss Hat
tie Eastman, who survives him.
Mayor James w. Doyle of Victor, CO.,
formerly Portland boy. has been COM
mitted to Jail in Ell Pasco county for
contempt of court in refusing to sur
render judgment obtained by him
from an Iowa court against James F.
Burns. also a native of this city. and
now president of the Portland Mining
Co. The, judgment amounts to $717 COO
and was obtained in spite Of an order
from the Colorado court restraining
him from bringing his suit outside the
state. He will remain in Jail until he
obeys the order OF the court.
The session of the State Y. NJ. C. A.
will be.held at Portland. Jan. q, 2S and
% and a very interesting meeting IL be-
ing arranged for. 1t will be held in the
new. handsome and commodious Y. N.
c. A. building and a most attractive
programme Is being prepared for the
occasion. Among the speakers will be-
Mr.. II. Q. Williams, Railroad Secretary
Rev. DIR. Smith Baker and Mr.. H. ~.
Moore of Boston. The latter Is one Of
the most prominent Of Boston's busi-
ness men and will be remembered in
Bangor from the effective address
which he delivered there in the First
Parish church at the Y. M. C. A. anni-
versary of last year.