Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-07
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.


The Gath anniversary of the nominal
ton Of Bishop Iiealy as bishop OF Port
land will be observed. next Sunday.
Ellsworth, which is the headquarters
for slaves in New England. has
shipped during the past season about
20 10000 slaves, so country paper
states.
The Waldo County Bar Association
has started movement to make an
addition to the court house so as to pro-
vide fire-proof vaults for the county
records.
One of Sangervilles Oldest residents.
Mrs. Mary Aver, passed away. Satur
day. at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
II. L. Thomas, at the age Of Sc years.
She was the last survivor Of large
family. The cause OF her death was
pneumonia. She was born in Turner.
Miss Daisy Stratton died at Els
worth Saturday, in the 18th year OF
her age. She was the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. p. II. Stratton of tina, city.
Miss Stratton has always been in deli
cate health but has been confined to
the house for only two weeks. The
cause of death was grip.
Mrs Bean, widow of Ozias Bean. who
died three weeks ago, at Presque Isle,
after only three days illness. was
found dead in bed. Friday morning.
She was past middle age and has al
WAYS enjoyed good health. not having
employed a physician or complained OF
illness during the last 10 years.
William u. Hyde. who was injured
at the American Ice COS plant In East
Hampden. Monday, died at The Com
mercial house Bangor. Sunday. He
did not regain consciousness from tAa
time of his injury. His remains nili he
sent to Charlottetown. p. L. J.. th!s
morning in care of Finnigan Eros.
Harry Conway of the United States
navy. arrived at his home in Calais.
Saturday. on 20 days furlough. He
served during the bombardment OF San
tiago on the batrleship Texas aud later
was transferred 10 the Mayiiower. He
still loves the naval life and although he
has an honorable discharge he will re-
turn to the navy at the end of mis- fur
Tough and expects to go to Pacillc
waters.
On Saturday night ID. Sargent's Sons
completed the work of filling their
main houses at South Brewer, having
housed about $4,000 tons. They will not
fill the Field houses, so-cailed, that are
located about 800 feet below the main
houses. They began filing the lower
Union houses, Monday. They al
ready have crews at work filing the
upper Union houses. f. * L. Is. Stcr
son also finished filing their houses.
Saturday night. They filed both their
upper and lower set of buildings.
The powerful new steam tug boat
q. l.. Halenbeck. Capt Ellis, arrived
in Passamaquoddy bay. Friday, from
New York having TWO scows and the
large dredge boat International in tow
The tug reached Milijkens wharf, East
port, and remained there over night
awaiting orders to return. the dredGe
and scows being tied up at the govern
ment mOoring near by to await the ar
rival of a tug boat from St. John, ~
b.. where they We're to be taken for
use later in the year in dredging the
Canadian harbor.
Mrs. Eleanor W. Leighton. widow If
Ansel Leighton. died at her home at
Bangor Saturday night. at the age of
IS wears She was bonn in Prospect.
Me-, Jan. Is. 1911. and had been resi-
dent of Bangor since 1917. Her maiden
name was Saunders. Her husband.
who was long at the head of the leat'-
ing plumbing concern, died. in 1877. am
she is survived by one son. Horace ".
Leighton of the firm of Leighton ~
Davenport, and by two daughters. Mr..
Manley G. Trask and Mrs. George :.
Chalmers. both of Bangor. She was
for 20 years member of the Pine
Street NJ. T.. church.
Robinson 4 Co. of Pressure Isle. have
shipped since September /. 33l cars of
potatoes, their shipments for the month
of January being 20 cars. The Janu-
AIRY shipment went to II different
states. only two out of the 20 going 10
the Boston market. The potato
market is just now in a very depressed
and uncertain state all over the CON-
try. chiefly owing to the large West
ern shipments, which have commenced
to come forward on top of an accumu-
lation in the principal markets at the
present time and farmers in AroostooN
should keep a close eye omen to the
fact that if they hold tos, long the MAJ
ket is very apt to drop and cause 4
stampede. as Their every person Wi
want t" rush in their product at IL,
accommodation for transit.
Seaside Grange. Belfast conferred u
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