Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-05-06

IN the hand five days after the ampu-
tation.
The Portland aldermen. Thursday
night, gave the Portland Electric Light
Co- permission To operate in the city,
the vote standing seven To two in
favor Of the new Company. and the
Consolidated GO. no longer will have d
monopoly The fight over this ques-
ton has lasted more than two years.
The residence near the eastern end
Of Chebeague island. known as the old
James Hamilton house. was burned.
Thursday evening about 9 o'clock. The
house was occupied in the summer by
Charles Buchanan. but had not yet been
opened for the season. From some old
paper found by those who arrived on
the scene in the early stages Of the
blaze, there is a suspicion that the fire
was set. The loss will be $500 or $500
Fire burned over a large portion Of
the wooded district between Milton. y.
H, and Lebanon. Me. Friday, and I'M
der pressure Of a strong breeze il
threatened far greater region, es-
pecially between Alfred and South
W dlfElbt. ~ crew 1ibil lllt lpliistili
K Rochester Road headed off the fire
at the south side. Friday afternoon,
and the chances are good that the
blaze will exhaust itself. No building
has been burned.
Judge F. j. Whiting Of Old Town. lis
tened to a. case Of larceny in the mu-
nicipal court, Thursday morning The
respondent was Joseph Jandreau and
the complainant was Calvin White Of
Burlington. IL seems that. last fall
Jandreau borrowed a fur coat of White
and never returned the same and White
claims he intended to steal it when n
borrowed 1t. The judge adjudged Jan
dreau guilty and fined him S. and
costs. Not having the money To settle
there he was taken TO Bangor by Dep
uty Sheriff Gould where some of his
friends paid the fine and costs.
Several PenobscOt river lumbermen
have sold their winters logs and in
nearly every case big prices have been
received. George /, Wescott & son,
who have supplied a Patten lumber
man. have sold to Hastings & Strick-
land 10000 spruce for ST. per thou
sand and 100000 pine for $14 per thou
Cornelius Murphy of Old Town. has
completed the sale of about 100000 feet
at sl3 per thousand. These prices are
from So to 81 higher than We're paid
last year. and the lumbermen are feel
ing particularly happy.-Bangor News
The buildings Of Mr.. Henry Il. Clark.
First avenue Auburn. We're damaged
by fire, at midnight Thursday. Mr.
Clark was in Livermore and Mrs. Clark
and her son Harry We're in the house.
The fire was discovered at 1l.45 o'clock
and was in the stable. While the stable
was burning some one went into the
house and gave the alarm. Mrs. Clark
and son We're asleep. The stable burned
to the ground but the house was saved.
The damage to the house was princi-
pally by water. The total loss is eSti-
mated at about $1,000. The buildings
We're insured. A horse was cremated
in the stable.
As far as the strike of the machinists
is concerned at Biddeford. there is lit
tie change in affairs at the Saco and
Pettee machine shop, Friday. The union
men did not so to work, and though
speed is still kept on at the shop, there
are only few workmen. The mould
ers. who have not been out, heretofore,
quit work. Friday morning, because
the furnace men and ware dressers
who belong to the Federation of Labor
refused to work until some demands of
theirs are righted. The moulders say
they We're forced out by the strike of
the furnace men, who are members of
the MachinistS' Union and ask for the
same rise in wages that the machinists
demand.
The Cumberland County Sunday
School Association held its annual con-
vertion at the Free Baptist church at
Steep Falls, Thursday. President Hall
day reported the permanent organiza-
ton of only one new Sunday school
| during the year. but n marked i'm
| proVement in other respects in this
work. Mr. Douglass reported las Sun
| day Schools in the county. with a
| membership of about $1,000. The treas
urer reported a small cash balance on
| hand. Rev. j.. S. Y. McAllister of the
| Pine Street Methodist church, Port
land. gave an address, on THE Child
as Seen in Scripture and Rev. DR..
Baker an address on Vital Points in
Sunday School Teaching"
Julius Wolff's sardine canning fac
tory at Sea street, PASSPORT was open
ed for canning. Thursday. and a num-
Der of SeamerS, can-makers, tin cut
ters. ect., are now engaged there in
getting the stock ready for the pack