Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-04-20
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

The time for holding the 18th annual
| encampment Of the Maine Division
Sons Of Veterans. has been set for
Wednesday ana Thursday. June "A ana
l., at Buckspor,.
Petitions in bankruptcy have been
filed in the United States court in
Portland, by George y. Wright Carl
bou; Seth \. Leeman. Guilford: Eben
G. Smith. Fort Fairfield; Joseph Frye.
Augusta.
t.douard IIeon. who was wanted in
Livermore Falls for selling mortgaged
property ana who was arrested in
Lewiston. escaped from the officers at
!, Livermore Fails. Wednesday, ana is
at large.
Col. George w. Parker. night bag
gage master at the Union station.
Portland. was stricken down. Monday
night and his condition was SO serious.
last night. that his death was momen-
tarily looked for at last accounts.
Saturday. J. :. condor. John "A. Cot
ton ana Daniel Gibbs. bondSmen for
r. +. Cotton, collector Of Orland for
The year 1893. met ana paid The town
treasurer the sum Of S5.5, that being
the amount agreed upon as due the
town from said Cotton for that year
The engine which exploded near
Hastings. Tuesday. killing three men,
is 4 total wreck. The cause cannot h.
aSCertained. Harry Belmont. the pngi-
necr was Il married man ana his fam
ily lived in Bradford. y. II. He leaves
Il wife ana six children. The fireman
leaves 4 wife. who lives in Hastings.
The brakeman was unmarried. RI
was resident of Hastings.
Dr. Salustiano Fanduiz. who went
from Brunswick. last January. To San
Domingo with the intention of securing
grants of valuable salt mines. writes
that he has secured the cooperation
of the President. secretary of the in
terror and local governor. besides vari-
Gus politicians. He says that there are
fortunes for those who will go there
and develop the vast resources Of san
Domingo. which the natives are too in
dolent to do.
1t is thought that the fire which de-
Stroyed the large tannery and yard of
the United States Leather Co. at Lin
coin. a 12.45 O'Clock. Wednesday morn
lamp. Those who arrived at the tan
merry soon after the fire broke out, as
sisted in saving 2000 sides Of finished
leather, besides quantity Of dry hides
ana bark. The hides in the pits We're
not taken out but it is thought they
can be saved The loss is estimated at
$3.50. 600
Walter Baker. Il war veteran on his
way East stopped over in Biddeford, |
Tuesday. and in the night. aroused the
family of Michael Burns by banging
away at the front door. Officer Roder- |
iqup took the veteran in tow. On the |
way to the police station Roderique |
says that Baker drew knife and at
to use it, but that he. Roder- |
ique. succeeded in disarming his pris- |
oner. In the scuffle the officers arm |
was severely bitten. The case will DC |
heard. Thursday.
Deputy Sheriff G.. w. Ross Of Vance |
boro, returned, Tuesday. TO Bangor, af |
ter his trim with the two live deer |
which he captured. Monday. ut Macwa
hoe. the animals having been Illegally I
in the possession of Melvin Johnson i
of that place, as related in the Wing /
on Tuesday. Mr.. Ross took the ami |
mails to Monmouth, where they Will be |
placed in Kennebec Park, a new
breathing place under construction
there. Game Commissioner Carleton
ordered that disposition of the deer.
The National Relief Corps, auxiliary
TO the Grand Army. has 1T last got Il