Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-11-14
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

II Is proposed 70 build the tower Of the
cathedral caurch Of ST; Luke AZ Portland
as memorial Of the late Bishop Nicely.
! Ii Will cost about $1,000; M will be the
z.ft of the churches Of the diocese.
The new Maine Central depot at Bruins.
Hi1k VIII be fOrmaI4y opened TO the pub.
lie. Tuesday. NOV. i. Mr. Woodbury., the
PROPRIETOR ~ the Maine Central restau.
rant. received notice to close the building
Saturday. There il U be no restaurant
at the ne r station.
"A small tenement house owned by B.
F. Smith and occupied by Nelson
Dyer. one Of Smiths workmen at Sc
bago Lake. was entirely consumed by
fire Sunday. Part Of furniture saved
in a damaged condition. Defective
chimney supposed TO have been the
cause. Small insurance on house.
Frank l.. Richardson. head clerk at the
Essex pharmacy. corner Of Essex and
State streets Bangor. had very narrow
escape from losing his life. Sunday. as the
result Of being lost in the woods and be-
coming exhausted BY trar1rns All day'.A-'
.;lea 4fInY -jfnrpe five raS found in an un.
conscious condition and II ne had not
been discovered when he was he might
have died from exposure and exhaustion.
Schooner Neptune, Capt. W. o. Berry.
went ashore on Colts island. Bass Har-
Dor, in the thick snow storm. Sunday
morning. and will be a total wreck. She
cargo Of 10000 feet of boards. bound for
Pawtucket. f. |. She went into Bass
Harbor 70 weather the storm. The Nep
tune was S2.1I tons net. was built in East
Machias in 1884. and rebuilt last year.
Her owners were Small Brothers Of Ma
chiasport.
The annual meeting of the Maine Eye
and Ear Infirmary was held al Portland,
Monday afternoon. The report of DR..
Holt the executive surgeon. shows that
private rooms in the intirmary were occu-
pied by 137 patients and the wards by 100,
making total of 531. Of whom 10 were
treated entirely free. while y paid their
board in part and 300 paid 81 each per
day. The number Of patients treated in
the out patient department was 1864, max.
ing total Of lS,S32 treated since the in
Urinary was established. The number Of
operations performed during the year was
i2l, mahins total of 1913 since the open
ing of the hospital.
John g. Chase, a leading citizen Of
South Portland. prominent in town affairs
ana in religious, temperance and political
circles. has been missing since Friday,
ford. was arrested. Saturday, on a charge
of lntoEtcatiDn. That was clearly mis-
take. as MIR. Chase ~ a strong temper
ance man. His friends believe that he
left home in a disOrdered mental state
ana wandered to Saco. where. failing to
be taken in. he laid down in the yard at
tached To a church. Mr.. Chase is
builder and a man of good business
been one Of the most respected citizens
IF his town.
Work of removing the cargo Of coal
from the steamer Pottsville, nov
ashore at Swan Island, was COM
menced, today. by Morse & Co, who
were awarded the contract. last week
The coal Will be taken to Gardner in
scows as fast as it is removed from
he steamer and Skinned RI Torl,s BY
'2il. Mr.. Brooks. a Boston diver. ar
lived. yesterday. and will remain on
iuty until the cargo is taken out It
$ not known to what extent the
steamer is damaged The pumps
rom the wrecking sloop Stephen Orr
we're worked. yesterday. and the water
n the vessel was lowered eight inches.
Bath Times. Nov. Is.