Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-07-26
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.


The Baptist church at Arlington, Mass.
was destroyed by fire. Wednesday. The
flames caught while workmen were burn
ing the paint off the spirit and spread
very quickly to all parts of the structure
Help was called from Cambridge and adj
joining property was saved. The loss on
the church is estimated at $4,000, with
insurance of about $4,000.
Clarence Bell, who worked in the
Louisburg at Bar Harbor. was arrested
by Detective True and Chief of Police
Holden for stealing $50 in money md
some cigars from Herbert Phillips and
a gold watch and money from John
Bayne, walters at the hotel. He con-
fessed. the articles and money recover
ed and he was held for the October
term at Ellsworth, bonds being fur
nished.
James E. Moody, who lives in Bacon
court, saco. tried to jump a freight at
Old Orchard, Tuesday night, near the
campgronnd. He met with poor success
and fell under the wheels, losing all the
fingers on his right hand with the excep-
ton of his thumb He also has bad
scar on his neck received from his con-
tact WIN Ine Tram. TIC WdS piNNSu UP
and carried TO Old Orchard. where his
wounds were dressed by a physician.
Garrett Coughlin of Rockland, one of
the most prominent Irish residents,
died, Wednesday morning, from
Bright's disease. He was born in Ire
land, about 20 years ago, and came to
RoCkland in ls4S. He went into granite
quarrying at Dyer's island. and later
with Gen. Davis Tillson and Patrick
Mcnamara. bought Hurricane island,
one of the best granite positions in the
country.
Word has been received at South Paris
that DIR. Whitman has located one of the
bullets that was shot by Daniel Cannon
last September at Miss Martha Lovejoy.
It will be remembered that his bullet en-
tered the body of Miss Lovejoy from the
back Of her neck. She has visited all the
leading hospitals in Maine and been ex-
amined. but the bullet had never been
located Since the shooting ARRAY. last
September. 1t has caused her much
trouble The doctor thinks he can soon
remove it and without injury to Miss
Lovejoy.
The Piscataquis Valley campmeeting
which Will open at Foxcroft, Aug. 3.
and continue over Sunday Aug. II. is
confidently expected to be the largest
and best ever held on these beautiful
grounds. No expense has been spared
to secure the best workers the country
affords. Rev. l.. II. Baker of Ohio. an
evangelist of wide repute in the West,
and a favorite at Ocean Grove, has
been secured for the entire meeting. as
also for the camps at Littleton and
Northport. Miss Grace B. Wisenall of
Kentucky who is without a superior
in conducting children's meetings, Will
have charge of this department. w. H.
Starbird, assisted by large chorus
with Miss McCrills of Dexter as or
ganist, and an efficient cornet player,
will furnish music.
The members of the private banking
firm of Woodbury. & Moulton of Port
land. Tuesday. filed in the United
States court at Portland, their answers
to the objections against their dis
charge in bankruptcy. They deny the
various allegations of fraudulent pro
ceedings in the case. They admit that
various books of accounts We're not al
ways correctly kept, but say that the
discrepancies are due to errors of book
keeping or a clerks dishonesty. Con-
corning several individual stock tran
sactions, of which record was alleged
to be fraudulently concealed. they de-
clare them to be private deals of the
partners. and not necessarily matters
Of record under the bankruptcy laws.
They make a general denial that there
was any concealment of firm books or
property with fraudulent intent.
At meeting of the Old Home Week
committee, Tuesday evening. the vari-
Gus details of the celebration We're dis
cussed. The mayor informed the COM
mittee that he had received replies to
his letters Of invitation from ex-Gov.
w. D. Washburn of Minneapolis,
Mimi, who is now at South Limerick,
Me; Governor Frank w. Rollins of
Concord, N. H.; Hon. Loren Fletcher.
member of Congress from Minneapo-
lis Mimi, and Representatives. Little
field and Allen of Maine. who will be
present. on Tuesday. August eth. and
will participate in the afternoon exer-
clses. Governor Pingree of Michigan,
wrote the mayor that he would he I'M
able to get to Maine for this occasion
though he had planned on being here
but would be kept at home by business
No replies have been received az yet
from other distinguished men to whom
: invitations have been sent.-Portland
Press.
Postoffice inspectors have been inves-
tigating a strange case at Portland
Some years ago. so long ago In fact
that no one connected with the postonce
has a clear recollection of the facts, in
the midst of a snow storm. the post
office team. on the way to the then
Commercial street station, was stalled
in drift. and at last overturned. One
sack, containing the registered letters,
was lost and never recovered. Some
time ago while wOrkmen were repair
ing a house at 213 Cumberland street
they found the missing sack between
the plastering and the side of the
building. No attempt was ever made
to tamper with the lock. but the sack
had been cut through in way to show
that whoever did it had. or thought he
had, no time to stand on trifies. but
must work as rapidly as he could. The
inspectors looked the matter up very
thoroughly. No one in the house at this
time could throw any light on the mat
ter. and it is hardly thought probable
that the mystery win ever be solved.