Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-10-31
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

The house and ell of J. c. Leadbetter.
Auburn. were Quilted and the stable
destroyed about 12.15, Monday morn
ing. by fire. Partially insured.
Josiah l.. Murch, arraigned at Port
land, Saturday. for sale of liquors With
out payment of special revenue tax
was discharged for lack of evidence to
warrant prosecution.
William Bartlett well-known for his
invention of the Mercer cell, died at
Rumford Falls, Monday morning,
thought to be from an overdose OF
morphine. He was apparently well,
Sunday night. although appearing at
times detected He is said to nave
taken over so grains of morphine.
C. w. Bisbee will leave Camden, this
week, for Stephensville, Va, where ne
will cut frames for the following YES
sells: Marie Palmer" to be built IN
Waldoboro by William F. Palmer; one
for William r. Donald OF Bath; one
for c. V. Minot of Phippsburg; and one
or more for Washburn Brothers oil
ThomaSton.
The American Axe and Scythe Co is
doubling the capacity of the factory
at Oakland, preparatory to introducing
new machinery. At the completion OF
this work a much larger crew will be
required. From orders already in hand
it is predicted the coming year will see
the largest output of axes and scythes
in the factory's history.
In the Lincoln S. J. court. Peters, j.,
presiding, the following divorces have
been decreed: Rev. E. f. Gould VS..
Annie S. Gould: Mary Eta Grinnell VS..
Messer G. Grinnell; Leander Peaslee VS..
Fannie Peaslee; Eta II. kingsbury VS..
George A. Kingsbury. The time of the
court Friday and Saturday. was taken
I'D with the hearing of motions, etc.
and divorces.
James Creamy of Portland. has
brought against the Portland Gaslight
Co. an action for $4,000 damages. for
injuries received while in the defend
ants employ, last May. Through i'm
proper construction. it is alleged. of a
staging upon which he was working at
the time, injuries We're sustained
through q fall. Symonds. Snow &
Cook appear for The plaintiff and Au-
gustus F. Moulton for the defence. The
writ is entered at the November su-
perior court
The house at the Paine neighbor-
hood, Standish, formerly occupied by
Charles Paine. and which has been un-
occupied for some time, was burned,
Friday and. Saturday morning. Mr..
Parker F. Paine came to the village
with the startling announcement that
a cottage owned by him had been
broken into that morning. while a
mattress in the building was found to
be on fire. The affair has caused con-
siderable excitement and it is to be
hoped that it will be thoroughly inVes-
tigated.
Albert Wiley of Milford, is confined
in Bangor Jail on what the county Off
GERS think is the only case of the kind
arising here in many years; Wiley
broke the quarantine regulations of his
town, a few days ago. and is now lying
in jail with his children suffering with
scarlet fever. Willey's children got the
fever and the doctor shut them up.
The local health board caused the
house to be quarantined, but Wiley
needing supplies. went to store fol
them and was detected. He was fined
SO and costs, which he could not pay
and had to go to Jail for so days as an
lternative.-Bangor Commercial