Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-14
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

Chief Justice Peters continues to gain
steadily, and. Sunday. his physician. DR..
able and making rapid progress toward
recovery.
The propeller of the steamer Flush
ing which runs between Grand Manan
PASSPORT and St. Stephen, broke on
her up river trip. Friday, and was tow
to st. Stephen, where repairs will be
made
Mrs. Jane Mcdonald, the well-known
and longtime resident of Bucksport, died
at her home on School street Saturday
morning, after long and painful illness
OF cancer Mrs. Mcdonald was a native
OF Bangor. the daughter of John and
Jane Beaziey Mccarthy. and was 81 years
of age. She survived her husband some
A, one brother. +. J. Mccarthy, and two
sisters. Mrs. Mcneil of Bangor, who was
with her in. her last days, and sister in
Lowell, Mass.
j. X. Mcconnell, a prominent lum-
herman of Fredericton, operating
along the Aroostook river. this winter.
| says that his winters cut is about COM
pleted. two crews already having re-
turned home. The cut has been a sat
isfactory one. amounting to about
1,0O0,0OO apart of which will go to St.
John and the balance to the Ashland
Mfg. Co., Ashland.
David Elkins, who has passed a few
days at Mountainy pond, Holden, says
that on Thursday, while he was taking
short cut over the hills from that
pond to Greene lake he found several
deep holes in the snow where the part
ridges had burrowed in order to get
away from the cold. In some places
the holes would be quite deep and ap-
peared as il two or more birds had
been there together. Mr.. Elkins fol-
lowed the holes along with his feet and
drove two birds out. They appeared
to be very tame. In one Of the noles
he found II dead partridge that had
burrowed for more than 20 feet until it
found a resting place. He is sure the
bird was frozen to death.
About 1.20 A. NJ. Monday, Fred Sar.
gent. who occupies rooms near the
block occupied by the Brewer Dry
Goods Co. on Center street in Brewer.
was awakened and discovered that n
iire was in progress in the dry goods
store. He at once gave the alarm, and
when the firemen arrived they found \
liVeiy blaze going on in the store on
one side coming up behind q counter.
Using excellent judgment, Chief Cur
fler used the chemicals until wafer
could De poured on, thus preventing
the flames from getting into the coll
Ing. The fire was subdued in a short
tlme, but considerable damage was
uone. Mrs. Gorham, who runs the
store, went in during the evening with
iiShted lantern which she left be-
nina a counter, having blown out the
name, as she supposed. The lanterns
unextinguished blaze is the probable
cause. She is insured Mr.. Charles
Burr owns the block and it is insured.
The all-absorbing topic for the COM
ing town meeting at Foxcroft is the
town debt. This debt. about $4,000. is
the outcome of the Hale defalcatiOn
ana the later good work of Foxcroft's
financial committee. The citizens feel
grateful to the members of this COM
mittee, and to make the matter better
many are in favor of raising the total
amount this year so that the town of
Foxcroft will then be truly out of debt
ana tnere will be more inducements to
oHer prospective enterprises. This
course means heavy burden in the
way OF taxes for one year but should
the plan be adopted and the debt wiped
out the taxes in the future would be
very low. Town meeting day in Fox
croft VIII accordingly see a hot fight |
between those in favor and those op- |
posed. In Dover one important article |
10 De inserted in the warrant will be |
10 see II Dover will vote to admit the |
citizens of FoxcrOft to all the privi-
leSes OF the Thompson free library
equally with the citizens Of Dover. on
condition that the town of Foxcroft
pays an amount equal to the town OF I
Dover for expenses.