Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-05-03
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

A Portland special to the Lewiston
Journal says: The morning edition
Of the Portland Courier, which has
been running three weeks, will be dis
continued at the end of this week.
Frank Il. Merrill. NJ. d.. of Alfred, one
Of the best-known physicians N YORK
county. passed away. az 500 uesu Ii
for some time. DR.. Merrill was born IN
Buxton, Me-, Feb g. 1925. Ills wife died
last fail Five children survive
BY the will OF Mary March Bass. late
of Bangor, recently filed at the pro-
hate court the deceased left all of her
real and personal property of every
description to Mr. Bass. The will was
drawn on Sept. q, 1879.
During a heavy thunder shower at
Biddeford, Monday night. the residence
Of Richard Armstrong, on Gooch street.
was struck by lightning and almost to-
tally destroyed. Loss, $1,000; insured
Mrs. Armstrong was rendered uncon-
scious by the shock, but was not criti-
cally injured.
The first trout of the season was
caught in Moosehead lake, Saturday,
by Frank Doyle. of Greenville juno
ton. The fish weighed IL pounds.
The ice has not yet left Moosehead.
Mr. Doyle got his fish in big open
space just off the Greenville landing.
the ice having moved away from the
shore there for some distance.
About 100, 900 feet of logs hauled out
on the Milford shores by the Jordan
Lumber Co. broke loose from the boom.
Monday and slid into the river. Word
was sent to Bangor and it was hoped
quite q portion of the logs could be
caught at the Bangor boom and II IL
resulted as expected the loss will not
be- as heavy as il would otherwise.
special meeting of the stockholders
Of The Pepperei Manufacturing Co ana
Laconia Co. has been called at Bfddeiord
May ~, to act ON the consolidation OF tne
TWO companies, which have Tor years
heen under one management nder the
proposed plan Of union, the Pepperell 20
Is 10 receive seven shares OF new stock
for one share of old stock, and the La
coma GO. three and a half shares of new
stock for one. If the union is perfected.
the consolidated company will use the
name Of the Pepperell Manufacturing co.
The authorized capital stock OF the pro-
posed new company is S2,bo6,Wo
At the meeting of the Rockland city
government Monday night, the cor
troversy over the salary of city
Treasurer Everett 4. Jones, which has
been pending Ia months, was settled
by the two boards voting to pay Mr..
Jones 1929 additional to what he had al
ready received This would be at the
rate of $1,000 year, and is practically
a victory for last years common cOun-
eli. which refused 10 accept the salary
committees recommendation anu
blocked the board of aldermen in every
attarppt IF tho latter fix The salary
st anything less than $1,000 year
People who saw Della Fox in Bangor
Opera House, last month, will not be
greatly surprised to hear that she is
critically i'll, and that several phySl-
clans declare her to be near the end.
One doctor calls her disease rheuma-
tsm of the heart; another, lnciplent
consumption; and a third says II IS
nervous exhaustion and aenemia. Her
company, as announced at the time in
the Bangor Daily News, disbanded in
Brattleboro, VT, soon after their APP
pearance here, because Miss Fox was
TOO much broken down to play the
title role in The Little Host."-BanGor
News.
The Grand Central Hotel at Bar Har-
Dor, will not be torn down this spring.
1t has been decided to postpone that
work until fall on account of the dirt
and Inconvenience TO travel the tear
ing down of this building would make.
at this season of the year. The town
advertised for bids from contractors TO
remove this building within a stated
time but none were received as no one
cared to undertake to remove the
building in the time the selectmen
would give After carefunlly consider
ing the matter. the selectmen have de-
cided to wait until a more convenient
season.
Rev. w. H. Jackson, pastor of the
Advent church, in Biddeford, expects
TO preach his last sermon in the church
there the last Sunday in May AL
though he has not yet accepted the
cali to the Bangor church. it is thought
that he will do so and that he will
preach for the first time there on sun
day, June A. The Biddeford Record
says: He will preach for the last
time as pastor of the church on Hill
street on the last Sunday in May and
will then Immediately enter upon his
work in Bangor. His salary there will
be the same he has been getting here.
vent church in Maine pays. with one
exception"
In the Sagadahoc probate court at Bath
the following business was transacted
Willis presented for probate-Eliza +.
Wilson, late OF Bowdoinhlm. Isaac g.
Wilson executor named: Abigail G
Whittam late Of Bath. Geo. f. Wright
executor named. Wills allowed-Carolin,
NJ II. Barker, late of Bath Joseph NJ
Trott, executor: Beatrice Mains, late o.
Woolwich, John b. Mains, administrator
will annexed. Administration granted
Estate of Albert Trott. late of Weolwich
Martha and frankie NJ. Trott, adms
estate of Henry ID. Parsons, late Of Bath
Harry T. Passmore. adms.; estate of Ju
dith q. Trott, late Of Woolwich. Martha
and FRANKIE NJ. Trott, adms.; estate q
Dorcas +. Foster, late of Richmond
olive 5. Southland. admx.; estate of Lem
mel G. Blair, late of Bath, Isaac b. Aute.
Of Cass city. Mich, admr.: estate Of 10
seph W. Hawthorne. late of WOolwich
Mark w. Sewall. admir-; estate of Mi
chael p Anderson. late OF Bath, Mary +.
Anderson. admx. inventories returned
Estate of John W. Mari. by Sarah W
Mari. admx.: estate Of Isaac Tarr, lat'
OF Bowdoin. by Alonzo burlington. admir-