Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-17
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

Divers, Tuesday. commenced blowing
up the wreck of the schooner Lavinia
Bell. which has been an obstruction in
the Kennebec river at Bath for several
months.
The schooner S. II. Sawyer. Captain
! Kelley, from Gutenberg for Province
ton. has put into Vineyard Haven,
/ Mass reporting the loss of her cook,
Lawson Faulkingham of Jonesport
Me. who disappeared, Tuesday morn
| ing. 1t is thought he fell overheard
unnoticed by any of the crew and was
drowned.
The house on Brackets hill built by
| TWO of the Randall brothers and re-
Gently occupied by Mr.. Sawyer and
family from Westbrook. was burned,
Tuesday morning. the family bearing
escaping with their lives. The dog
was burned To death. a subscription
paper is being circulated for the. benr-
fit Of the family, who lost everything.
he Columbia club heading the list
with $50.
The new steam yacht Aria. built for
Mr.. +. II. Blake Of Bangor. Me. was
launched. Tuesday. from the works Of
Charles l.. Seabury x co. at Morris
Heights. y. Y. Miss Fiske of New
York. christcnrd the yacht The Aria
was &ayly decorated with flags ana
strcamers. The yacht is about com
pleted. ana it il said that the remain
ing work ana the official trial will not
require more than a week.
A young ana attractiyr appearing
I,r ~
Seely. was arraigncd in the Auburn
municipal court. Tuesday, charged
with the larceny of several articles Of
ladies' underwear from young wo-
man who worked at the same place
with her Her case is sad one. as
She seems To be- genuine victim Of
klcptomania. she was fined so ANA
costs. which she paid. the money for
the fine. il is understood, being con
tributed by the boarders in the house
where the theft occurred.
At the Hancock county fair in ELS
worth. Tue sday. Wednesday and Thurs
lay. Sept. >. 6 and :. the horse races
Will be as follows: Tuesday. 3-minutc
class, trot and pace. purse 800. and
go class. trot and pace, Sl25; Wednes-
day 80 trot and pace. $lQ0..A2.25 trot
and pace. $l25; and a running race, SO:
Thursday 30 trot ana pace. $780, 2.19
trot ANA pace. 500: running race. SD
The first event of each day will be
called al 1.3O F. NJ National Trotting
Association rules will govern the meet
ing unless otherwise specified in entry
blanks.
The annual reunion of Go. l.. Of the
1st Maine. better known as the Sher-
dan Rifles. took place at Long Island
Portland harbor. Tuesday. capt. NJ f..
rouley was in command and presided
over the after-dinner exercises. The
annual shoot took place soon after the
command and the honoraries reached
the island. Lieut.. Phlbrook Of the ac-
tiveS made the best score, Is out Of a
possible -. Sergt l.aWler made a
score Of II ana Private McCrink II. The
honoraries ana guests then shot. Lieut..
jerks Of 90. =. making u score of Is
out of a possible -. Mai. J. II. Tobin
IA and Joseph Mccarthy g. The guests
We're Mai. j. n. Tobin. Thomas cole
man. Lieut.. jerks. n. F. McDonough
James Sullivan. James Ryan. W. II.
Phillips, Thomas Browning, Joseph Nc
Carthy. Robert j. Facey and W. A. Nc
Main.
A rear end collision occurred on the
+. & NJ. Railroad, Tuesday The pas
sengrr train that leaves Carrabassett
at l2.l3 was running down behind q
log train. the former train having only
one man on the engine. The stakes
on one of the cars on the log train
got loose and let the logs drop off SO
| the train had to stop to right them
up. man was sent back to flag the
passenger but the man on the engine
was firing up ana did not see him until
he WAS right upon the other train. He
| reversed the engine and put on the
air brakes and jumped. 1t was feared.
| Tuesday night, that the bones in one
ankle We're broken The engine smash
ed into the logs which stuck out over
the rear of the log train, badly wreck
| ing it. y log struck one of the men
on the log train and it was feared,
| Tucsdy night that he was injured in
tcrnally, but. Wednesday. he was more
! comfortable. The passengers on the
| train We're shaken up more or less.
| The injured men are Frank and Fred
/