Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-06-03

from the home OF Mrs. Ella f. East
man in Six Mile Falls, and. Thursday.
was sentenced TO months in the coun-
ty Jail
Otis Weeks. assistant to Roadmaster
| 4. J. Logan OF the Eastern division Of
| the Maine Central. has resigned and
has left for Kansas. Mr.. Weeks has
| been offered and has accepted an ap-
| pointmcnt as one Of the roadmasters
| on the Union Pacific Railway.
\ team occupied by Mr.. and Mrs.
William Lubec ran over a child named
| Dpsjardines on Mason street Bruins
wick. Thursday night. The child was
: years old. and as the team passed
| over the child it's foot caught in the
wheel and whirled the child around
| several times, breaking the bones Of the
| leg IN several places.
Rev Emerson l.. Hunt who has been
| pastor of the Union Congregational
| church at Ellsworth Falls, for the past
| three years. preached his farewell ser
mon. Sunday. Mr.. Hunt will visit in
Bangor for time as he has accepted
no pastorate as vet. He was the
means. while there. Of building a hand
some new church at Ellsworth Falls.
Some time ago there was hearing
before Judge Burgess in the probate
court at Bangor. on a petition for the
appointment Of a guardian for Adde
| line Hitler Of Plymouth. The case was
contested. Judge Burgess took the
| matter under consideration. He has
made a decision adjudging her to he
| Of unsound mind and has appointed j.
| NJ Sanborn. Esq. Of Newport, guar
| dian.
+. G.. Cushman of st. Louis. while
| getting his summer home at Bar Har-
| Dor in readiness for the family. the
other day, was watching an employe
draw a spike from the stable floor
| when a chip off the spike head struck
Mr.. Cushman in the pupil Of his right
eye. The wound was Of such a serious
nature that he went directly to Boston.
where he could secure the services of
specialist At last reports it was be-
lieved the sight of the eye would be
saved.
George 4. Cunningham, proprietor Of
the American house. Ellsworth, has ar
rived home froma two days fishing trip
bringing with him a box containing as
many trout and togue as the law al
lows. Mr.. Cunningham. in company
with II. c. Abbot Of Crosby & DwineTs
house. Bangor. Mr.. Geo. McDougal of
the Burleigh house. Caribou. and A. b.
Friend, spent two days al Daniel Cum
mings' camp at Square lake. They
captured "A pounds Of Takers and
square tail trout.
Pullen's orchestra has been engaged
to furnish the music for commencement
at the University of Maine. for the
graduating exercises of Hampden
Academy. Bangor High school, Orono
and Old Town High schools and many
other occasions, besides commence
ment at the East Maine Conference
Seminary at Bucksport, already an
| nounced. The musicians will be kept
busy for a time and the people in the
different places are assured of rich
musical treat when this famous organ
| ization appears.-Bangor Wing.
Gideon Stetson. an old resident of
Lincoln, died Wednesday, after quite
a long illness. Mr.. Stetson spent near
~ his whole life in Lincoln. having
gone there from Aroostook county
when quite young. where he was born,
| so he grew up with the town, and been
closely Unidentified with its business in
| tereSts. A widow and two sons. Mil
| ton, who lives in Howard City, Mich,
| and James b.. in New York, and three
| daughters. Mrs. +. II. Pinkham of Lin
| coin, and two who are at home and
| with him when he died. survive him.
| William NJ. Rowland of Topsham,
was taken in charge by the authorities
| thursday, pending an eXamina ton by
| Dr. Sanborn of the Insane asylum at
| Augusta, and local physicians, for sup
| posed insanity. He is 60 years old
Last winter he was at the asylum,
| cured. For several months he has been
worrying a young lady by his atten-
tons. He says that the Lord told him
that he was to take her for his wife,
and that if she does not come to him
before the 5th of June there will be Il
funeral in the house where she lives,
he not having anything to do about it
only as the agent of the Lord.
The annual business meeting of the
East Machias Campground Association
was held at Machias, Wednesday,
Many ladies' were in attendance and
picnic dinner was served. There were
nearly 100 people in all The following
officers were elected for the coming
year: Mr.. Higgins of Dennysville.
president; Capt. V. c. Palmer of Addi-
son, secretary; Mr.. Cyrus ThaXter and