Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-07-10
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

Fire Saturday night damaged the con
@ie..- street store III Portland owned by
the Misses Morgan. The cause is un'
known. Loss. about $2E0.
Levi W. Atwood, proprietor IF At
wood oyster House. Portland. died a
ll.'a Monday morning. at his home. III
oak street. of a kidney trouble. after NJ
illness Of ~ days.
Three men whose names are McFadden
Hurley ana Mclutire are being held fol
the grand jury. charged with dssaulting
q Madison police officer. McFadden wa
held in 500 bonds. the other TWO Si@.
The body Of the man found floating il
the mill pond ut Bath. Saturday. whic!
VAS identified hy oVerSeer of the Poor
Albert l.. Strout az Alfred Williams Of
Bnwiniu. proves to be another man ana
Monday, Edward Trask identified him a,
been employed in Bath shipyards ana
WI" disappeared. last Tuesday
The summer home at lslesboro OF
Thomas W. Burr of Bangor. WAS de
strpyed by me. sunday morning at 33i
o'clock The house hid not been ucCu-
pied this season ana the origin Of tn,
blaze i unknown. The entire furnish
ingS and contents of the building wtr,
burned Mr.. Burr estimates his loss III
$3.50 which Is partly covered by insur-
ance of 500.
\ powerful and terrific thunder shower
accompanied with high wind ana hail
passed over the northern ana central part
of Hartford, Saturday afternoon, doins
considerable damage to crops and build
ingS. The barn IF Everett Robbins WIS
blown down ANA wrecked. Large fields NJ
early sweet corn, belonging TO Oscar Tur-
ner and Moses Young, We're badly cut
up by the hail. Much glass was broker
AZ the town farm buildings. At EaSt
sumner but little rain fell. Intense hea,
prevailed. Saturday and sunday. Physi-
clans report much sickness OF late.
In transmitting a telephone message
y. :. Inn, lFrf.,
understood that Addie Paul instead OF
Eddie Paul had died in the former place
and. sunday hundreds gathered At tht
Bangor chapel 10 attend Miss Addit
rnui's funeral Many Of her friends wert
Frustrated on learning of the mistake
Miss Paul j. a member of the Relief
Corps connected with one Of the loca
Grand Army posts. ana the corps at
tended the service in body. They car
ried along quantities of flowers. among
them being a large crescent with the let
tiers Nv. K. C.' in the circle,
City Solicitor George f. Johnson 81
Belfast. has recommended to the city
government that they settle the claim,
which they have against the Belfast Ho-
tel Co, for the sum of sllu5. The bin l.
one OF long standing. starting with un-
paid taxes, and now amounts to som,
5000 including sheriff sales. court fee.
and other costs IN which Judgment wa
always in favor OF the city. Judge John.
son presented the case very fairly. say
wise fight it out in the courts. and t,
save further cost and hasten the posi-
bility of new hotel if the matter was
settled up. he advocated the CITY accent.
ing Sllo5 in full for the claim.
The Belfast Village Improvement Soci.
ETY. has been organized among the Ladies
of that city and the following officers
chosen: Mrs. Albert Gammans. president
Miss Louise Hazeltine Mrs. q. a. pills
bury and Mrs. J. NJ Leighton. vice presi-
dents; Mrs. George +. Bracket. record
ing secretary; Miss Maude f.. Mathews
corresponding secretary; Mrs b. H. 90
nant treasurer: Mrs. Augusta Frederick
assistant treasurer. The membership in.
ciudes large circle of the leading ladies
IN the city and men are allowed to be
come silent members upon the PAYMENT o.
81. a large number of committees nav,
been appointed and the ladies have al
ready begun their work in repairing the
city plots of land and putting them in
good shape. also procuring funds for tn
erection of new band stand