Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-04-13
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

In the United States district court at
Portland. Wednesday, Gideon A.
Moores of Carroll. filed a petition in
bankruptcy.
officer Pickett of Portland. arrested
Edward Wilson. who is wanted in
Lowell for larceny. Inspector Allen of
Lowell. will come after the man.
Thursday.
\ child OF Samuel Brosseau of Maple
street, Saco. was critically scalded, Tues
day. Mrs. Brosseau stopped TO lift the
child from the kitchen floor and in 50 do
ing struck the handle Of a dipper in which
water was boiling on the stove, upsettinS
the water on the child's head, hands ana
back. 1t il feared the little one cannot
recover.
Miss Abbie Keenc employed in the St.
CroiN cotton MILL Calais, had narrow
escape from serious accident while AZ
her work. Tuesday morning. Miss Keenea
hair caught in some machinery and be
fore extricated from her perilous predica-
ment. considerable of it was torn from
her head and her clothing torn in shreds
Miss keene is Frustrated by the shock.
Hiram Moore a well-known lumber
man of Madison, and Elmer +. Green
wood of Skowhegan, a prominent civil
engineer of that section, left, Wednes-
day. for Austin stream. where it is un
derstood they will look over the pro-
posed extension of the Somerset Rail-
rad from its present terminus at BnS-
ham To a point on Austin stream, 3
miles north Of that town.
The April term Of the Cumberland
superior judicial court convened at
Portland, Tuesday morning. The day
was consumed by the calling Of the
docket and the making of the assigned
| trial list. Judge Strout announced
! that no cases would be tried until
Tuesday next. when Judge Wiswell, to
whom this term is assigned, will be
| present to preside. Indications point
| to about three weeks term with no
trials of special importance. The di-
| voce libels are coming in rapidly.
Gilbert S Vickery, formerly city engi-
| neer of Bangor. left. Wednesday. to join
| the engineering party which will make a
| survey for the proposed Bangor * ArooS-
| took line Of extension 10 Van Buren,,
| which it is expected will be constructed,
! this year. The new line will he nearly W
miles long and in a territory which has
! many natural advantages and which VIII
I he greatly developed by opening to the
| outer world by railroad. Engineer
| Moses Burpec Of the Bangor a. Aroostook,
1 is engaged in tho work of survey. There
| is a considerable amount Of snow in that
| section of The country Just at present and
| he surveying party VIII ma IL necessary
| to travel much Of the time on snowshoes.
The survey will he pushed along as
/ rapidly as possible.
The Castine State Normal school IS
| in session with l15 pupils and few
more are to enter. The total enroll
ment for the year has been 51l-the
| largest number in its history. The
| graduating exercises will occur. June
| I. Pres. Butler of Colby College,
breaches the anniversary sermon. The
| officers of the graduating class are
| President. William F. Brown of Lubec,
| vice president Carrie b. Calligan.
| Grand Lake Stream; secretary and
| treasurer. Sadie L. Fuller of Sears
mont The following class parts have
been assigned by vote of the class and
| teachers; Valedictory, Jeanette t.
Rice. Searsport; salutatory, Almon I.
Hatch. Bristol; historian. Marcia u.
King, Lamoine: essay, Mary c. Rich
ardson. Castine; essay, Susie M. Her
rick, Charleston; essay, Edgar A. Wor-
cester, Castine.