Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-08-23
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

Alfred Bragg. for many years a res
idc nj of Dover. died at his home In
Winter street. Foxcroft. Wednesday.
! at the age OF e. years. = months and II
days.
The principal who was engaged for
Monmouth Academy for the ensuing
Year having accepted d position In
Mussac husetts. the trustees have elect
el Arthur J. Chick. A. H.. a graduate
Of Pennington Normal school. West
brook Seminary ana Bates College, '0l.
Sheriff Pearson of Portland. Is ex-
rected to spend next sunday in cal
ais The arrangement is for him TO
SPEAK in the Methodist church at Mill
town in the morning at the usual hour
Of service. and in the evening to adj
dress union meeting in the Cungre-
gatinnal church. Calais. He Will visit
Red Beach In the afternoon.
TWO vicious bull dogs entered the
barn of William Ferguson at Calais on
Wednesday morning. and fiercely at
| tackled a cow owned by Mr. Ferguson.
but were driven of before doing any
dg mage. 4 day or two ago the same
brutes attacked Mr.. Ferguson'S horse
as it was standing in the barn and
mutilatcd il considerably.
Harry T.. Morrell Of North Windham.
! who was arrested on a farm in Liver
more. Wednesday. was brought 10 Au-
burn. Thursday. and lodged in Auburn
! Jail. Morrell was arrested by state De-
| tcctivc Bassett OF Norway. on the
| charge Of obtaining horses and car
lilges under false pretenses. A warrant
/ in ha Of Nbay
| Perkins of Cornish. In an interview
! with the prisoner and his wife in Au-
| burn Thursday afternoon. the Journal
man learned that the prisoner has
charges hanging over his head from the
towns OF Hiram. Norway. Saco and
| Cornish in this State.-Lewiston Jour
nal.
/ Many rumors are going the rounds
regarding the present smallpox scare
| somewhat prevalent in this section.
! Many different stories are being cirCu-
| lated regarding the number OF cases
of this dangerous disease now exist
| ing in this part OF the county. Some
of our people claim that new cases are
brcak liking out. while others are of the
OF Union that the disease is being con-
trollcd and that there is no possible
| chance for il to gain any Roadway.
one of Houlton's leading physicians
told the News reporter on Wednesday
| morning that eight or ten cases had
recently broken out in the infected dis
trict.-Houlton Cor. Bangor News.
Major w. Il. Clayton. commander Of
the Department of Maine. g. A. r.. was
quite severely injured on Wednesday
night at about $50 O'Clock in attempt
ing to stop a runaway horse. Mr.. Clay
ton sat in front of his place of business
in Park street when a horse standing
close by started to walk away. Major
Clayton stepped out into the street and
had reached the animals head when il
gave a spring. knocking him over. his
head striking upon the edga of the side
walk. He was assisted into the store
and DR.. Sanger called. He was found
to have suffered scalp wound. some
injuries to his knee and bruises about
tn. body as we'll as u severe shock. DR.
Sanger dressed tie wounds.-Bangor
News.
Guild day. Wednesday. at Ocean
Park was observed as usual with meet
ingS of an interesting character. At
go the annual business meeting was
held. when the secretary and treasurer
made reports. after which officers We're
elected and committees appointed for
the coming year. In the afternoon. the
exercises at Guild park opened with
the Guild song. followed by an address
and presentation of diplomas. The an
nual "Picnician" was read by Mrs. Su-
sic Emerson. editor for 1901. In the
evening in the temple literary enter
tainment entitled odd Times Made
New was held and participated in by
summer residents of Ocean Park
Thursday was Young Peoples day and
long and interesting program was
tcar FRIED out.