Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-02
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

James l.. Hatch of Kennebunk, filed a
petition in bankruptcy in the United
States district court at Portland, Tues
day.
The business men of Norway met, Tues
day afternoon. to discuss the proposition
for the building andoperation Of a wooden
mill there by Lowell, Mass, people.
The following patents have been rant
ed 70 Maine people: q; III. Davis. Port
land, Me, curtainholding device; A. H.
Lester, Bath. Me-, combined cigar-tip
cutter and advertising device.
The new board of directors took charge
at the Maine General hospital at Port
Walter Tobie Of Portland. ana simr'iiva am.
of Dexter, are the new members of the
board.
Rev. o. S. French, formerly pastor
of the Advent church in Haymarket
square, Lewiston, who has accepted a
call to the Advent church at aBth, is
moving his family there.
Elijah Nickerson of Bangor. a vet
eran of the Mexican and Civil Wars.
and one of the most notable persons in
that vicinity, died, Monday. He was
81 years old He leaves a family.
Samuel Wark, a messenger boy at the
Crawford house. who was run over by 4
freight train. Monday afternoon, was OPP
Grated on, Tuesday at the Maine General
hospital His right foot was severed by
the accident at the ankle, and his left
foot was badly jammed. As he was con-
siderably weakened by the loss of blood,
his condition is considered very critical.
Sealed proposals for removing the
wrecked schooned Lavinia Bell. sunk in
the Kennebec river at Bath, were opened
at the United States engineers offic.
Monday, and We're as follows: Sylvester
]. Hill, Chebeague. $3.50; International
Wreckage and Submarine Co, S5O5: ChaS.
W. Johnston, i.ewes, Del, $54o: SCION y.
belts, Woolwich, Si95.
The Harper Mfg. Co., whose large
wooden factory at Welcnville was re
Gently burned, has decided to dispose of
the remaining property there and build
a factory at Norway If satisfactory ar
engagements can be made. A representa-
tive of he company met prominent Cit
zen at Norway Tuesday, and while no
contracts were signed there is little doubt
an eight-set factory will be erected.
Fire was discovered near the chimney
in the boiler room OF the Hotel Velvet az
quickly extinguished. The house is am
ply equipped for just such an emergency,
having Il lines OF hose, an eaual nuninei
of cxtinguishers and alarm gon3s, ana
the male employees of the house are drllled
for fire service. The loss is comparatively
nothing. a defective fiue was responsible
CONGRESSMAN Littiefield. who had the
apointment of four clerks for the CEN
sus department at Washington, has
made choice of Lyman $. Fogler of
South Hope, Timothy +. Murphy of
Lewiston. and George A. Hutchlns OF
Oakland. The examinations of the
clerks from this district will be held in
Boston some time in August.
John L. Sprague, better known as
Uncle Johnnie the Bear Killer" one
of the oldest settlers in the country.
died at his home in South Pressure Isle
at the age of So years, last week. He
was the father of f. w. Sprague of
Spragues Mills. Mr.. Sprague was
great hunter and has the record Of
having killed and trapped more bears
than any other man in the State.
The Northport Wesleyan Grove
Camp Meeting Association will COM
mence it's session, Saturday, Aug. 10,
and close, Monday, Aug. 2S. Evange
list II. L. Gale of Boston, will be pres
ent throughout the meetings. Miss
Sarah Hall of Rockland, will be the
soloist and musical director. The morn
ing meetings will be devoted to confer
ences and sermons on the deepening of
the spiritual life. The afternoons will
be occupied by talented speakers upon
important themes probably in the fol-
lowing order: Historic Day; Epworth
League day; Sunday School day; Mis-
siOnary day. In the evening eVangeliS-
tic and soul winning services will be
conducted by Rev. Mr.. Gale. The
meetings will be under the charge of
Rev. J. NJ. Frost of Bangor.