Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-05-09
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

~ Antwerp dItei d SUCCESSFUL voyage.
Thomas II. Parker. one Of Bucks
ports oldest and most respected citi-
zens, died suddenly of heart disease
Sunday afternoon. He was about 20
years. The deceased leaves wife.
three sons and three daughters.
County Attorney John f. Bunker, of
Hancock county, and DR.. S. L. Cleaves
| of Bar Harbor. We're in Bangor. Sun
| day at the Bangor house County At
torney Bunker when asked about the
murder of Sarah Ware. of Bucksport.
said: THE murderer of Sarah Ware
is in oblivion. bangor News.
| Joseph F. Clark, son of Edwin O.
| Clark of Waldoboro, who fell while
employed at his fathers farm. Satur-
| day. died Sunday morning. The fall
is said to have broken his back and
produced paralysis. His wife was
| visiting in Boston, and arrived on the
Sunday train just after his death.
Miss FIossie Worth. who was badly
! burned at the residence of +. j. Bailey
at Dexter. on Friday afternoon. by
| kerosene, was removed to her fathers
! home in St Adams, Friday night.
! One hand is severely burned and the
burns about the body are frghtful.
but it is now thought that she Will
| recover.
! At meeting Of the Old Town Driv-
| ing Park Association held in Old Town.
| Friday evening the association voted
to have races on Memorial day: these
races divided into three classes, the
80 class. the 2.37 class and the 225
| class. The purse for each race Will be
| 500. divided between the winners in
! the usual way.
| The Republicans of Fryeburg held
| their caucus Saturday Charles G.
| Warren and Marcus NJ. Smart We're
| chosen delegates to the "a Dis
trict convention. They will support
| Hon. J. P Swasey. The Republicans
Of Byron have selected A. o. Reed, in
structed for SWasey to represent
them in the ID District Republican
convention.
An old gentleman, Angus Fisher,
about 50 years Of age. met with a seri-
Gus accident, the other evening, at
| PASSPORT, by falling a distance of II
feet from the wharf at Grady's factory
to the beach below. Mr.. Fisher had a
boat in the dock and was on his way TO
| get aboard, when. owing to the dark
ness and rain Of the evening. mistook
the steps and walked over the edge Of
| the wharf.
| Some Auburn people are wondering
what has become of Rev. A. J.
Wheeler, who was to open Il co-opera-
tive store in Perryville on May |. Mr.
| Wheeler went TO Boston some time
ago to buy goods and has not return
| ed, and the store has not been opened
| 1t is reported that one Of the stock
holders, Mr.. Wilson, is sick at Atlanta,
! Ga. and that Mr.. Wheeler is there
| taking care of him
A very painful accident occurred to
Mr.. Alfred McCasn while hauling a
| load of hay for Dr. A. l.. Smith of Ma
chias. Mr. McCaslin was seen coming
across the old bridge on the load of
hay. while the horse was making fear
full Roadway. Upon turning the corner
opposite Tarbell & Lonfellow's the load
overturned. throwing Mr.. McCaslin to
the ground. severely shaking him up
and brea king his ankle bone.
Miss Cornelia T. Crosby. more wide
ly known as Fly Rod" has returned
to her home in Phillips. She has been
at the Maine Eye and Ear Infrmary
since the first of last September. I'M
dergoing treatment for an injured
knee. and although not fully recovered,
she is so far along the road to health
that the change from the dreary mo-
notomy of hospital life to her old sur
roundngs will bring about the de-
sired result in very short time.
c. f. Jordan. a former resident of
Old Town. died in Lincoln. Friday. and
the remains We're taken to Bangor,
Saturday. Mr.. Jordan was one of the
old residents of Old Town and at one
time was one of the wealthiest people
in Bangor. He dealt in fast horses
and specuated with his fortune until
it was gone and left him a poor man.
He went to Lincoln last fall to spend
the winter with his niece in that place
| and was there taken sick and died.
The towns around Bangor have been
flooded recently with tempting offers
from 'the Oldest steel-plate engraver
in the L. s., who wants to cooper
ate" with reliable parties to handle
his goods" at the same time warning
against green goods men. sawdust
sWindlers and the like. Anyone Who
wishes to make money quickly-out of
pocket-would do we'll to take up
some of the offers. 1t is only the old
old swindle in slightly new guise
The anniversary exercises Of the
Bangor Theological Seminary will be
held Tuesday and Wednesday, May 16
and II. The commencement address
will be delivered by Rev. DR.. Smith
Baker of Portland, whose subject will
be Spiritual Conditions of Success in
the Ministry" The graduation eXer-
cses will be held in the evening Of
Wednesday, in the Hammond Street
church. and the senior reception will
be held. Tuesday evening, at the resi-
dence of Prof. C. ]. II. Ropes.
Hon. r. H. Phair of Presque Isle,
has probably filled the largest order for
railroad ties ever filled by one man.
The past year Mr.. Phair has sold to
the Boston & Maine, 100000: to the
New York. New Haven & Hartford.
125, 600; to the Boston &, Albany. q. 900:
to the Portland & Rochester. q, 5000: to
the Canadian Pacific, 10000: and to the
Bangor & Aroostook, 10000, besides |
other roads. Mr.. Oak has
furnished Mr.. Phair $4,000 ties. besides |
selling 10000 to the c. p. r. and $1,000 |