Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-11-24
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.


installed as pastor or the Universalist
church at North Jay and parish of
East DixEield, on Tuesday, Nov. 2Sth'
at 80 P. NJ.
Fred Good of Fort Fairfield. was
killed, Wednesday. by being struck by
a tree while yarding wood. He was 20
years old, unmarried and son of
Charles Good.
David Burt, who was struck by car
of the l.. 3. 4 B. Electric Line, between
Bath and Brunswick, Tuesday evening,
is in a critical condition. He is sup
posed to have been walking on the
track at the time the car struck him.
A committee representing the par
ishers of the cathedral of the lmmac-
ulate Conception of Portland, has pre-
sented the retiring rector, Rev Z. NJ.
McDonough, with a check for $500 The
presentation speech was made by }.
A. McGown. to which FIR. McDonouSh
made feeling reply.
The chimney in the old Snipe house
nj Arrowsic, is being torn down and q
new one erected in its place, and some
of the bricks in it have been saved foT
cusiosities. on some of the bricks was
stamped 1854. There were 10000 bricks
in the chimney. which was II feet
square. and in which were five fire
places.
Numerous letters have been received
bv State Detective Odlin Of Lewiston
relative to the location of mysterious
persons who have been suspected of
being the missing Richard Knight OF
Boothbay Harbor. He is still working
upon the case. and there are little rays
Of hope now and then. which as sure
" are blotted out the next day.
Seventy tons of sardines We're landed
in Bangor. one day this week. from
Prospect Harbor. where a large can
ming factory is located. This is the
first freight from that port to be
brought there for the Boston market
and one of the Bangor transportation
companies was obliged to have one OF
its steamers make a special trip in or
der to get il.
Schooner Carrie a. Lane. which was
recently abandoned in dismasted con-
dition while on n passage from Cara
belle to Noank and was subsequently
picked up by fishermen, and taken to
Lookout and thence was toWed ia
Noank. Will be taken to Bath and her
rig changed to a four-masted schooner
The vessel is owned by Arthur Sewall,
and is insured in Boston.
The torpedo boat T. A. NJ. Craven
left the Bath Iron Works, Thursday
morning, at $50, for a trip to Thatch-
er's island. off Cape Ann, and will there
meet the battleship Kentucky, which
is to make her trial trip of the Maine
coast The Craven was in charge OF
Vice President John S. Hyde. The dis
tance to Thatcher's island from this
city is about 10 miles.-Bath Times.
Wednesday night. a man known as
John Sears but whose real name is said
to have been VIM. Skiverton. who was
committed to Bangor Jail. Nov. l6, for
drunkenness, committed suicide by cut
ting his throat with a knife which he
borrowed from one of his cell compan-
ions, saying that he wanted it to cut
tobacco. The man was about 40 years
old and his motive for the deed is not
known.
The Maine Society Of the Sons Of the
for a proper Observance of the centen-
NAL anniversary of the death of Gen
Washington, Dec a. The society O.
the daughters of the same ancestry
has been invited to attend. The ex
ercses will be held in the First Par
ish church at Portland. and the ad
dress will be delivered by the chaplain
Of the society. Rev. George NJ. Howe
of Lewiston.
Contractor NJ. c. Foster of the East
ern Maine Insane hospital was in Ban
gor. Wednesday, on business connect
ed with the work which is now goint
on at that institution. To Bango
Daily News reporter Mr.. Foster SAT-
that the work was progressing very ia
vorably. One wing is practically roof
ed in and the other will be covered il
the course of a few days. One hun
dred men are being employed on TIL
job at the present time.-Bangor News
For some weeks past thieves hay
been stealing scrap iron and old junl
from the wharf at Fort Preble, an,
Tuesday. the officer of the day sta
toned a sentry on the watch. At abou
11.30, Tuesday night. man came to tn
wharf in a boat and proceeded to LOAF
up. The guard called out to the man
who dropped everything he had, RAJ
for the boat and started to pull away
But the sentry knew a trick or twC
and, leveling his rifle at the heeini
thief, told him in tones not to be mis-
understood, to come back or he woul
fire. This had the desired effect an
the man pulled in to the wharf agar
He was promptly taken in charge an
marched up to the guard house. II
will probably be turned over to tn
civic authorities for trial