Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-04-11
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

New York parties have been max
ing inquiries relative to the old porgy
factory on FISH Point at Pemauuid
beach, for the purpose Of canning SIr-
dimes.
The st. Croix mills at Calais are cur
falling production by closing Friday
and Saturday of each week. Unsatis-
factory market conditions are supposed
to be the reason for lessening the out
put.
In the Sagadahoc supreme judicial
court. Fogler. j.. presiding, in the
search and seizure cases of State VS..
Curtis O. Merrill and Ida F. Crosby of
TopSham. a verdict of guilty was re-
turned. Tuesday morning, Melvin King
was sentenced to one years imprson-
mcnt at Thomaston for stealing the
team of Melville Crooker Of West Bath.
About $40 in liquor fines has been paid.
An attempt was made. Tuesday
night, to enter the store of Charles
Thurston 1T Danville Junction. Two
men We're seen by the man living over
the store. His screams frightened them
away. The neighbors who heard the
outCries went to the store to render as
sistance. A freight train was passing
on the Maine Central and it is thought
the intruder escaped in that way. a
large square of glass was broken.
Prof. Angel of Portland. has complet-
ed his analysis of unO. lithia and the
other light beers seized by Sheriff
Pcarson's deputies on April ,. and he
will appear at the several trials as
municipal court. The result of his an
alysis is held in reserve. Prof. Robin
son of BOwdoin College, will also APP
pear. giving the result Of his analysis
of samples submitted by the sheriff
and several of the respondents.
The following are the official figures
of the fish business at Portland dur
ing the month of March: Cod 207, 1886
pounds, haddock 223,129 pounds. hake
49.3S9 pounds, pollock 6752 pounds.
cusk 1856 pounds. founders taken in
sos barrels of CLAIMS dug in Cumbcr-
land county, and the Holsters caught in
the county numbered 1928. The fish
wardens seized of this number 81, I'M
der the standard of measurement. The
smacks and lobster steamers landed
16f,625.
John Paul Gordon, n prominent ship
builder. granite manufacturer and
merchant of Franklin, was found
dead in bed at his home there
Wednesday morning. Death was due to
heart disease. He was 62 years of age
and is survived by a widow. While a
young man Mr.. Gordon started in
business in Franklin on a small scale
and for many years previous to his
death was the leading business man
of the place. He was largely interested
in ship building and it was he who. re-
ports a few months ago said, vas
about to begin work on a sevcn-mast-
ed schooner. Later this report was lie
MED. Mr.. Gordon accumulated a large
fortune.
A settlement has been arrived at in
the case of Miss Edith Waterman. the
music teacher. who sued the Bangor X
Boston Steamship Co. for damages re-
ceived by her trunk while on boat
owned by the defendant corporation.
Miss Waterman claimed that her trunk
had been wet and that consequently its
contents had been ruined. The case
was tried before the supreme court in
Penobscot county and the jury award-
cd n verdict of $3.50. The defence car
ried the case TO the law court where
the verdict WAS set aside as being cX-
cessive. Recently, however. settle
ment has been reached in the case
whereby Miss Waterman received the
sum OF s15.
The Clarks Island Granite Co. which
recently closed n contract to furnish
the stone for the LenoX avenue bridge
in New York. has begun work in car
rest at the island quarrieS. and men
are being employed as fast as they
make application. The contract COW
ers two lengthy approaches. both abut-
ments and three large piers. The work
will last a year or more. ard will fur
nish employment for a large number
OF men during that period. G. H. Bleth-
en- has lately become superintendent
of the works. At Vinalhaven about $50
men are getting out stone for the Prick
building in Pittsburg. and at Hurri-
cane and Waldoboro large number of
men are employed on the same con-
tract.