Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-07-14
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

The Dominion Line steamers VIII run
to Portland. next season. arrangements
for handling the business OF thar line
having been made with the Grand Trunk.
\ civil service examination was Ia
have been held Al the custom house. Ban
gur TucS,iay, for the position Of stenag
rapher ana typewriter at Nancebprp.
which has a salary ri $50 per annum. No
one appeared and it was postpoped.
David NJ. Sawyer a Rockland pugilist.
better known as "aIuGgs" Sawyer. was
arragned before. Judge Campbell at
kockland. Wednesday, charged with as
SAUL and battery ph Alexander Written
Of South Hope. Sawyer was placed under
heavy bonds for appearance at the Sep
tember term of court.
Herbert +. Porter fell from the run.
ming board Of an electric ear on IN"
Highlands branch, Rockland. Wednesday
afternoon, striking on his head ina shoui-
ders. He appeared to revive after being
taken aboard the car, but was deliriouS.
He was taken 10 his home at the South
end. and has since been in semi-con-
sciouS condition.
The directors of the Rowland Falls
Pulp co. have decided to make an i'm
portant addition to their already eX-
tensiVe plant and it will cost not less
than $4,000. 1t will be 20S feet long
ana 30 feet wide ana will have a paper
machine of the latest improved plan.
which will take care of 40 tons Of pulp
day. 1t will be similar to the ma
chine at Lincoln but OF greater capa-
city. Ground will Immediately be
broken for the new building.
Legal proceedings NAV be instituted
against James Coffin of Shapleigh, aS tha
result of TWO peculiar accidents. Coffin
owns a building on Main street. William
Shackf0rd, the tenant, attempted To move
out. Wednesday, ana was removing an
organ. when the landing At the head of :
flight Of stairs outside the building ana
leading into the rooms occupied by Shack
ford, gave way. precipitating the man 10
the ground. Is feet below. Had the organ
followed him in his flight he might have
been Instantly killed, but luckily the m
Strument was wcdged in the door-ir1lne
ana poised above Shackfords head. lie
WAS not seriously injured, but chins;
Wing, a Chinaman who conducts lauu-
dry. saw a light in the house later IN the
evening. and miStaking it for "A fire, ran
up the stairway and. not being aware IF
tie accident to the landing. stepped
blthelv off into space. coming down, -
he SAYS, "Nelly much quick He was
INJURED internally and has scarce been
able to move since. claims for damages
have been placed in the hands of attor-
news. IL being claimed that the owner IS
responsible for defective construction
Flo Jamison Miller Of Monticello, Ill.
national president Of the Woman's Re-
lief Corps, has issued a general order
announcing that the lithf annual con-
vention of the w. r. c. will meet at
| Philadelphia. the first week in Septem-
| Der The sessions of the convention
will be held in Witherspoon hall. The
| National w. r. c. headquarters will be
at the Continental hotel. Delegates
and alternates-e who are unable to
attend should notify their department
secretaries that all vacancies may be
| filled before leaving their respective
| states National officers should for
ward their reports to the national sec
rotary not later than July 90. All res
olutionS adopted by department CON
ventions to he presented to the con-
| vention must be in the hands of the
national secretary by same date. De
| partment presidents are urged to at
once cancel all indebtedness for sup
plies from the national treasurer, that
her books may close on the last day of
! the fiscal year. All army nurses eX
pectYng to attend the convention
should communicate with Elizabeth w.
Ewing. national president of the AS
| ISOLATION of Army Nurses.