Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-04-05
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

harrington Is surprised Ut thc TALL |
ure of Hiram Titcomb, general store. |
His liabilities are said to be $1,000 |
with $4,000 assets.
The ice in the Penobscot Is fast
wearing away, says the Commercial |
and the prospects are that another week
will see the river open.
Among the four Princeton students
who will uphold the side Of that col
lege in the debate with Harvard, April
-. is Il Maine boy, Alfred Sewall Wes
ton. of West Mount Vernon.
Frank f. Cogsin has been appointed
as brake Inspector Of the Maine Cen
tral Railroad with offices at Portland.
He has been member Of the air brake
inspection crew Of the Boston 4 Maine.
Patents have been granted as fol-
lows: Arthur J. Bradbury of La
grange. on holder for nursing bottles;
Thomas HaNken Of Rockland. on
water guard for trolley ropes or poles,
Frederick D. Matheas Of Bangor. on
supporting hook for fire hose.
The Passamaquoddy tribe of Indians
at Pleasant Point, are having lively
political campaign for the election Of a
police officer. to succeed Joe ID Socn-
basion whose term expired, Saturday.
Sabatis Lola. the present overseer "
the poor is considered the leading can
didate. but Socobasiun. who finished
7-years' term, Saturday, says he re-
signed in favor of John Soils and some
If the younger men also want him.
According To THE Biddeford Record
the law shall 20 into effect April l..
1899. That there might be no mistake
attcsted copies were secured from the
secretary Of state. They give the same
dates, Investigation AZ Augusta
shows that the original draft of the
H. gives the same date. 1899. OF
rise it is only qupple. but good
lawyers say that il is 4 mistake that
renders the whole law imperative.
While crew was working in rock
Nit at the government reservation at
Cushings Island, Portland harbor. Fri
day forenoon. one of the men struck
with pick a piece Of dynamite that
had been accidentally left on the
ground, last fall. Three Portland la
borcrs. Beverly Award. John L. Mari,
Patrick Corbctt. were seriously, but
not fatally injured. The injuries con
sisted Of bruises from flying stones
The injured men We're taken to the
Maine General hospital One named
Award VIII lose one of his eyes. Mari
and another man named Corbettf We're
hurt about the head.
Attorney General William L. Haines
of WatcrNiIle. was in Bangor. Monday
night. at the Bangor house on his way
home from East Corinth. where he had
hecn on business. When asked whether
there was anything new in the Ware
murder case at Bucksport. hc said:
No. | don't know thing new. My
mind is not occupied with that ease
just now Are you going to indict
Trewurgy?" asked the reporter. Don't
sac how | cam" replied Mr.. Haines. The
attorney general is Disguised with the
Buckspprt case and the many things
concerning il. which have developed
since the hearing was held at Bucks
port several weeks ago.
FoXcroft's annual report shows that
all the Hale notes have been COM
promised except the following: Lin
coin Dow. administrator. Sl025; Loren
70 Dow. $4,000 Robert Farr and wife
s1o5o: Charles Hesketh, $500; Mrs. A.
A. Mcfarland. $1,000: Mrs. Hannah
Farris. $1,000: total. $6j15: estimated
interest. Sl3l5; total. $3.50. There are
now two suits against the town. those
Of Lorenzo Dow and Lincoln Dow
amounting to $302J. besides the interest
The compromise committee has hired
at the kineo bank, at 8 per cent. $50.
90: hired of note holders at per cent.
$9125.22: total $50 125.22: amount paid
for notes. SOS, 29l.6 IS; cash on hand in
bank. $S33.5i: total. SO. l2J.22. The to-
tai number Of note holders settled with
is 125.
The American Institute of lnstruc-
ton will meet in Bar Harbor the first
of July. The meeting promises to be
very large and enthusiastic, and char
acterized by good speakers. Among
those who have accepted are Governor
Powers of Maine. Hon. W. W. Stetson.
State superintendent of Maine. Mrs.
Florence Collins Porter. president of
Maine Federation of Women's Clubs
President Charles w. Eliot. Harvard
University. Miss Sarah +. Hunt, regent
Of Massachusetts Daughters OF the
Revolution. Prof John NJ. Tyler, Am
herst college, author of Remarkable
Lectures before the Twentieth Century
club. DR.. Ray Greene Hulng, head
master English High school. Cam
bridge. Mass. Miss Mabel Emery. au-
thor Of How to Enjoy Pictures" Bos-
ton, Henry Chase. agent of Watch and
Ward Society, Boston. Rev. a. T.. Win
ship, editor of Journal Of Education,
Mr.. James J.. Monroe, Boston. Mr.. H.
7. Smith. president of New England
School Book Men. Miss Annie +. Logan.
principal of training school, Cincinnati,
ohio, Prof. J. Liberty Tadd. principal
Public Industrial Art School. Philadel-
phia. Hon. Thomas II. Reed. Presi-
dent Nathauial Butler. Colby Univcr-
sity. Hon. Claiming Folsom. state
superintendent Of New Hampshire.
Rishop William Lawrence. Hon. Horace
c. Wadlin. chief of bureau of Stats
tics of labor. are also expected. and the
famous Temne Quartet of Boston.