Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-06-26

SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

About 80 members of the 5th Maine
Regiment went to Jackson. N. H., as
the guests of Gen. NJ. C. Wentworth.
They returned, Monday, and some of
them went to Peaks Island to spend
few days at the 5th Maine Regiment
building.
During thunder shower, Sunday
morning, lightning entered the resi-
dence of Hon. William F. Putnam of
Weld street, Dixfield, breaking several
mirrors and tearing paper off the
walls. Mr.. and Mrs. Putnam had a
narrow escape. The damage will not be
heavy.
BOswOrth Post, G. A. r., Of Portland,
received, Monday. 113 headstones for
unmarked graves Of soldiers buried
there The stones were furnished by the
government, and the names and the
necessary information was obtained by
Col. E. c. Milliken. BoswOrth Post will
see that the stones are erected.
At a meeting of the directors of the
Lincoln National Bank at Bath, Tues
day, James c. Ledyard was elected
president in the place of Hon. Charles
Davenport, who died last week. Mr..
Davenport was president of the Lin
coin National Bank over q years and
was director in the Lincoln State
Bank and later the Lincoln National
| Bank for over 55 years.
The State Board Of Trade having
been invited to hold it's annual meet
ing under the auspices Of the Rocklani
| board in that city in September and
tho avpc1rtiva no thio
| courtesy of the Rockland board the
latter has named the time as Tuesday
| and Wednesday. September II and 1S,
| as the most convenient for ROckland
people. The. officers have accepted
these dates and will call the annual
meeting to convene then as soon as
other details are arranged.
| The graduating exercises Of the
Thomaston High school were held in
Watts hall, Monday night. in the
presence of about 600 persons. The
program was as follows: Salutatory,
Grace Meserve; Failure" VIM. Gull
len; essay. Beacon Lights" Kate
Dreamer: history, THE Event of a
Century" Fred Hanley; prophecy.
THE Flying Machine" Anna DilIing-
ham: grafton. Success" Arthur
Keene: valedictory. Our Next Educa-
tional Need" Elizabeth Lermond.
The Portland police are investigating
| two breaks which occurred recently.
Between Saturday night and Sunday
| morning the store of the A. II. Berry
Shoe Co. on Plum street, Portland,
was entered. and six pairs of slippers.
four shoe knives and a case of letter
| type taken. the break was made in a
window in the basement of the store.
| Sunday night. burglars visited the
store of Edward G. Haggett. 63s Con-
gress street. and carried away seven
revolvers, three pocket cameras, and
100 cartridges. Several revolvers We're
found in a pawn shop on Fore street
but they did not answer the descrip-
ton Of the stolen articles.
The incendiary fire, Sunday night,
discovered in Leavitt & Cunningham
market iii Belfast, was set in the re-
frigerator. which contained a quantity
OF meat and poultry. This and the in
! terror finish of the market We're ruined.
The company We're fully insured. One
of the firm says their store was entered
two weeks ago. Nearly everything was
upset but as far as they knew nothing
was taken of any great value. Sunday
night entrance was made through a
rear door and the door unlocked by re-
moving a light of glass which was
partially broken. The Western Union
Telegraph office a few days ago was
entered and Il valuable coon cat stolen.