Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-05-09
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

On Sunday afternoon Messrs John
/ Flemming. Edward Fahey and Manager
Fletcher We're badly injured in a runaway
accident in Bangor. Their wounds are
considered dangerous.
According to the report Of the third az
SiSIant postmaster general Bangor
stands fourth in the list of iirst-class pos
offices in the New England states and de-
liverS more newspapers by maiH than any
other CITY with the exception Of Boston,
The icc having left Moosehead lake. the
fishing has begun. The steamer katah-
lin. capt ~. j. Robinson left Greenyille
al o'clock Saturday win a load Of sup
pies for the Mount KineO House. and
she began her regular trips. Monday. On
the Bangor & AroOstook train for Green
vile. Saturday. was party Of New York
fishermen on their way TO try the fishing.
The special town meeting at Bucksport
saturday. accepted the offer Of Hon.
Parker Spofford to build a grammar
school on condition that the town should
pay him an annual annuity of per cent.
Of the actual cost of the building during
mis- life. Work on dismanting the old
building began, Saturday, and the school
resumed in the old Town hall, this week.
in the municipal court at Bath. Mon
day, Hez.kiah Harrington was fined Slt
ana costs, amounting in all to S2S.I5. for
assault and battery upon a. c. Johnson
last Tuesday. Johnson was assisting VII
burg on a lot Of land over the ownership
of which there il a dispute. and Harring-
Ton struck johnson with a stick. lie
pleaded guilty and paid the fine.
1t the Lincoln supreme judicial court.
Savage. j., presiding. court adjourned.
Saturday morning. In each Of the fol-
lowing liquor indictments, fine Of sl1
Was paid. George A. Gregory, f. H. Har-
rIs. " III HodEdon. Edwin H. Porter, N
III. Sidelinger. Jas. j. Mcfarland VIM. A.
Davis, Charles +. Gates. Charles Web
Ster In the Silas Howard liquor indict-
ment, entry was continued for sentence
C H. Chapman for larceny was sentenced
10 Jail for five months. Nearly $1,000 was
received by the county in fines
On Saturday night. CITY Marshal Gates
~ Ola Town. was notified that John Tur-
pie Of Pushaw, was violently insane AMI
dangerous to me community. Turple had
made az his mother during the day win
an open knife and the woman was badly
frightened although not injured. Officer
Gates went To PuShaw and got the mdn
ana brought him to Old Town and locked
him up, over Sunday. Monday. the proper
steps We're taken to commit Turple 70 me
insane asylum at Augusta. Tic has been
at the asylum before for treatment anu
was discharged az harmless.
The Washington County Teachers AS
sociation IL To hold a thrce-days conven-
ton opening at Calais. Wednesday. The
teachers Will meet there. Wednesday
evening ana Thursday forenoon, then
take the train to East Machias where
they Will convene Thursday afternoon
and evening ana Friday forenoon. From
there they will ~ to Cherryield, where
they will finish their work, Friday even
ing and Saturday forenoon. The princl-
nal speakers To bc present and address
the convention are: Hon. w. w. Stetson,
State superintendent OF schools; DIR. a. ~
Winship Of Boston, editor of the Journal
Of Education: Principal Corthcll Of the
state Normal school at Gorham. ana
Principal Richardson Of the State Normal
school at FarmingtOn; Principal +. n
GctCheil OF E,aStpOrt. president OF the
county convention. and Principal K. o.
Small OF Washington county.