Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-11-29
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

The contract for carrying the mail from
Beach to Deer Isle, has been let to :. ).
Scott of Deer Isle.
Henry B. Bosnian has been designated
a member Of the civil service board for
the post office at Watervillc
The post office at Damariscotta will be
come a Presidential office. Jan, |, and the
postmasters salary will be $i0o a year.
The Westbrook UniYersalists have as
ceptea Rev. I. Il. Payne's resignation. 1t
is said that Rev. Mr. Barbour OF Gardi-
ner. is a candidate
The secretary of the interior has just
made a requisition on the secretary of the
treasury for S10n,uo for the payment Of
pensions at the Augusta, Me, pension
agency.
Miss Fanny Bean, who was reported
as missing from Lewiston, is at work
at the new Dewitt and has not disap
peared.
Miss Louise Narnum of Caribou. was
thrown from her team in a runaway,
Saturday night, ana seriously injured.
She was unconscious II hours and it is
feared her skull is fractured.
The keel of the new steamer for the
he City Of Rockland. has been laid At
Mckie's yard in East Boston. She viii
be 10 feet longer than the City of Bangor
and larger than that vessel in proportion
The spinncrs in the mill of the Old
Town Wooden Co. at Old Town. are out
on strike The operatives requested that
their wages be restored to the prices paid
before the last cutdown, and upon a re-
fusal of their demand the entire crew lett
the mill
The young man. Walter Savage, who
was injured in the runaway accident
at Hampden. Saturday night. was at
last accounts in a critical condition,
and his recovery doubtful.-Bangor
News.
A teamster named Corriveau Of San
ford, fell from his team at Buter's
Corner. near Springvale, Tuesday. and
sustained broken shoulder and ankle
and badly injured hip. with internal
injuries feared.
At Greenville. Monday. William
O'Neil from the lumber camps of VIM.
g. Howels at Squaw mountain. was
arraigned charged with an assault up
on Joe Vieu. a French Canadian. He
was fined 50 and costs. amounting
to $50
Webb, j. at Portland Tuesday, brief
bankruptcy session was held. a petition
in bankruptcy was filed by Andrew J. vi
dette of Troy. Upon motion of United
States District Attorney Dyer, the follow
ing attorneys were admitted to practice
in the United States circuit courts: Jed
Portland. John +. SwaSey of Canton. and
Leroy +. Haley of Biddeford.
Monday morning. Truckman Eli
Marco was seen with two sugar barrels
and a box on his jigger, making his
was toward the Richmond hotel at
Richmond officer Leighton shortly
appeared on the scene and seized the
goods. which consisted of - half pint
bottles, 81 pint bottles of whiskey; IS
pint and % half pint bottles of rum.
and two gallons of wine. The officer.
accompanied by Grant Rogers and
Silas Haynes thoroughly searched the
premises but could not find the pro-
prietor. Alexander Dewire. During the
search the women of the house
sprnkled red pepper upon the stove
in an endeavor to drive the officers
away. They were threatened with ar
rest if this was repeated.
The treasury department has given no
tice Of the esta blishment Of several aids
to navigation in the kennebec river At
Fort Popham Beach there has been estah-
lshed "a fixed red lantern light, which
feet above mean high water on a black
spindle, recently erected on point OF
rock jutting out into the kennebec river
from its western bank at Fort Popham:
The approximate geographical position %
the light is latitude i3.4517. N: longitude.
So 465S w There has likewise been re-
Gently established red, triangular. pyra-
mdal structure, 60 feet high, 80 feet wide
on each side of its base. covered with
horizontal stats on the rock awash at high
water situated on the eastern side of the
kennebec river, about one-half mile above
Fort Popham. triangular. pyramidal
structure 50 feet high and 80 feet wide on
each side of it's base. covered with
horizontal Stats and painted white. has
also been erected at the waters edge on
the rocks forming the extreme southern
part of Indian point. western side OF the
Kennebec river