Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-05-04
BITS OF MAINE NEWS.

Lucicn Phinney of Portland. has filed
a petition in bankruptcy
The mayor and aldermen Of Lewis
ton. have elected John T. McGiIlcuddy
/ liquor agent for the coming year to
succeed James O. Nickerson.
So far as is known the first public
exhibition Of wireless telegraphy given
in The State of Maine was that of Prof
j. :. Stevens Of the University OF
Maine. in a lecture before the Athenc
! Club OF Bangor. Fast day.
John J. Tirkham one Of the Oldest
citizens Of Winthrop. died at his home
on Morton street, Tuesday afternoon
| May ,, at the advanced age Of 81 years.
His funeral viii be held, Thursday al
ternoon, at the Congregational vestry.
Elmer Blanchard Of Kingfield com
Aitted suicide. Monday, by blowing the
top Of his head off with a shot gun.
! Mr.. Blanchard was a farmer living in
I the west part of the town. He was I'M
married. No cause can be assigned 4ol
/ the deed.
/ The AndroscoG2in river at Bethel
Vas higher, Wednesday noon. than at
any time. this spring. The low lands
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| greatly hndered in planting their
! crops. Several Of the roads are inn
passable and much apprehension is felt
| fn> If there should be a heavy rain
| there would be bad freshct.
The American Board at Boston. has
received from Rev. G. f. Rine, d. d.,
ore Of the missionaries in Kussaie,
Caroline islands. announcement Of the
death of Henry Nelson Skillinss. an
American. The missionaries learned
that he was born in Portland. in 1915.
He died Of penici0us malaria. which
was somewhat mixed with heart dis
ease.
\ ease attracting considerable at
tantion in court at Calais was Kelly Us.
Pineo. a suit to recover $1,000 loaned by
| Kelly to d business man of Midtown,
! who afterwards made an assignment.
{. :. Pineo becoming the assignee who
refused to allow this claim. although
| Kelly had q bill Of sale on the stock.
! After hearing the evidence the matter
was taken from the jury and compro-
! missed. the plaintiff receiving $500 for
| his claim.
Thomas Delaney. giving Boston as
I MS nome. HAS DGtil SciiltIi'Gt III b' q
/ Bangor municipal court on the charge
Of vagrancy. He vas given tie fun
| extent Of the law, 10 months in jail ana
10 hours daily at hard labor. The lat
ter means breaking rocks. This law
has been in effect but a few weeks.
having been passed at the last session
Of the Legislature. Just before il went
! into effect that section was oNerruA
with tramps, but they have since lett
| FOR parts unknown and 50 far Only
four cases have been heard iii the Ian
gor court.
n the Cumberland suprem court
Tuesday. verdict was rendered for the
nIaintiff for $195S. 93 in the suit of John
N f1ox Is. Charles 3. Dalton. balance
for electrical supplies. The following
,!i,-orcas were decreed: Frank De
merit brunswick. vs.. Mary e. Dement,
Anne Small. Raymond. vs.. Tobias j.
small. Raymond; Albert r. Nerrlll'
Portland. IS. Abbie f. Nerill' Saco;
N,leon g. Alien. Portland. vs.. Carroll
M Allen. Portland. A decree was also
er.,ntcd upon the contested libel OF Ar
i r,a,,1 Cirard VS. Francis Girard. Judge
| y,-i.c.elI gave hearings in the defend
AIRS anpeal in Merrill W. Raymond a
Traln,ontb land suit, and petition Of
! T.lvrin T.. Heckert for dissolution OF
til. Underwood co. OF Portland