Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-10-12


odd Fellows will he held next wee!
in Portland. oct. 49, II and Is. The Re
bekah Assembly will meet. Monday
evening. the Grand Lodge. Tussda!
and the Grand Encampment, Wednes r
day.
Ambrose Coumb Of Montreal. VIII
went to Biddeford several weeks az
as agent for the Grand Trunk Railway
died Wednesday night from an attacN
of estimate bronchitis. His age was
~ years. \ widow and two sons i
Montreal survive him.
The American house al Brunswick
was raided about midnight Thursday
night, by Deputy Shcriffs John :
ToWEe and \. $. Bsbee and Night OIL
Ger J. T.. Alexander \ small quantity
of liquor was seized and two men anu
two women were placed under arrest.
Orrin Corrigan. aged 30 of Kezar
Falls. lost his life, Friday. in small
freight wreck on the Grand Trunk at
Pownal. Corrigan was riding on the
bumpers between two cars when the
rails spread. throwing the cars from
the track. The cars were wrecked ana
the man was crushed to death. being
horribly mangled. Traffic was inter
rupted about one hour.
The water power at East New Port
land which has for several years been
allowed to run to waste has been pur-
chased by the Nichols Manufacturing
Co.. of Norwich, Conn. The company
intend to erect mill for the manu-
facture of small wooden articles of
birch lumber which abounds in this
section. A new dam will be construct
ed during the coming winter.
The West branch drive with its %
900 900 to 30.000.o00 feet passed Malta
ceunk Thursday night. and was sup
posed to be at Mattawamkeag. Friday
morning. The logs are running easily
and with little rain to help ought t.
be down well inside of three weeks
Without rain. however. it is doubtful if
they will commence to run into the
booms before the first of November.
The national council of the Congrega-
tonal church will meet at Portland
Saturday, and already many delegates
from distant points have arrived This
body embraces the entire country and
all places in America in which the Con-
gregationaI church has a foothold will
be represented. The council will meet
in the State Street church. Saturday
and the sessions will continue until
next Friday.
Miss Sadie Britton died, Thursday, al
the home of her parents in Auburn
after a year of suffering, as the result
of injuries received in a runaway acct
dent. She was crossing Court street
and was struck by a horse which had
bepp Oh toned bv an elect rio car h..
was 90 years old. and the daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs Samuel A. Britton Of
Academy street. She was a native Of
Woodstock, N. H., and had lived in Au-
burn five years.
The barn attached to the premises Of
George S. Murchie, High street Calais.
was partially destroyed by fire, Thurs
day afternoon. the roof and upper por-
ton of the building being ruined. In
the loft We're several tons of hay and a
carriage, the whole being valued at
$500. The loss is 300 covered by in
surance. How the fire caught is myS-
terry. Two horses, which We're in their
stalls when the flames broke out. were
safety gotten out.
In the superior court at Portland,
Thursday. money may be said to have
ra1ned down on the clerk. During the
afternoon session he received in fines
and costs from liquor sellers more than
$4,000, and bail was defaulted in many
other cases. We have taken in over
$1,000 at this term of the court" said
County Attorney Whitehouse, and
have about $4,000 in balls yet to be col
iectcd. The present term vii! give thu
county more than $21. 900
man named Dennis Connelley. who
says his home is in Lewiston. was ar
rested at Bath. Thursday night. H
went into Center street restaurant
and had his supper, leaving in hurry
without paying for it. The proprietor
gave chase, but Connelley was the bet
ter Splinter and got away. Later he
drew a razor and threatened Edward
Baker. clerk at a cigar store. because
he would not allow him to enter Be
fore doing any damage, however. he
was placed under arrest