Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-11-20
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.


the city OF Bath and the town oi noI-
witch. was able 10 resume her regular
trips. Tuesday. after being hauled on tof
Il few days for repairs.
j. H. Blaisedell and Daniel Miller have
been engaged the past few days IN at
tempting to raise the little steamer Leo,
which sank in the kennebec river AT
Bath. sometime between Saturday and
Sunday.
These bankruptcy petitions have been
filed: John Bruno Lewiston, liabilities :.
1922, assets. s62; VIM. +. Gillls. Mlllinork-
ct, liabilities, s199. assets. $ia; Andrew
Jackson, Portland. liabilities. $i3i. assets.
$50. John l.. Taylor. Portland, liabilities,
$2sS assets, 81.
The Dominion liner Trishman, capt. j.
o. Williams, arrived at Portland, WedncS-
day morning, after a trip across the At
lantic which was for the most part
stormy and rough, and in which the only
good weather was encountered during the
last days Of the voyage.
Mr. Parker, principal of Leavitt lnsti-
tutc at Turner Center. announced. Tues
day at the opening of school. that Mr..
James Madison Leavitt of brooklyn. had
signied his intention of bidding a dor
mitory for the students, tn" building I" De-
called 1.-THE Clasa' in remembrance Of hiS
wife. vino has just died Mr. l."avitt is
the founder of the school.
As n result OF the combined meeting Of
the church and parish of the North
Street Free Baptist church, il call wa
extended, IHfStEtN. 10 KEY. y. L. 'ItlflSi
of Hrockton. Mass, 10 accept a pastoral"
I'm Bath. 1t is understood that Mr.. Ger
IRISH will accept, and that h Will begin
his labors the first IF next year TINS
church has been without pastor for
some time. owing To the resignation Of
Rev Austin /. Davis. who accepted a eat
to Somersworth, y. IL.
The first session Of the Maine Historical
Society for the season of lgl2-o3 will H."
held at it's library hail at Portland. at
30 =. VI. Thursday. Report If acctS-
sions by the librarian and cabinet keep
or. Mr.. Bryant. Historical manuscripts
concerning Maine from the collections 81
the Marquis of I.ausioWne and the Earl
of Dartmouth, by Hon. Joseph William
son. An account of an oid-tim" worthy
of Windham, Squire Little. BY Samuel 4.
Dole. Notes on New England E.ntCf-
prise. by Jas. +. Baxter.
Lawriston f. Purington Of BowdoinhaIh.
who for a number of years had lived
alone or farm about three miles below
itichmorrf village was found sitting IN
a chair, dead by Il neighboT who called
at the house. Monday morning. Mr.. FGr-
ingtou took dinner with another neiGhbor.
Saturday. aud from the condition of his
body it is probable he died after his re-
turn home that night. He was Il son of
David ANA Mehitablc tWhittcmoreJ Pur-
ington, WAS about ~ years Of aSc ana
unmarried. lie was Il graduate Of Bow
doin College in the class of l>6l.
The prohibtionists at Portland have
and a full ward ticket. There are nuw
four candidates for mayor: Col. f. \.
Boothby, Republican; Hon. ID. III. ingra-
ham. Democrat: Charles l.. Fox. Social
list. AMI Simeon \. Skllinss. Prohibitions
list. The Prohibitionists will not attempt
To make a strong campaign but expect 10
poll Il fair vote. l.. 3. Griffin the Repu0-
lican candidate for alderman in ward l.
was mdorscd by the Prohibitonists but
with that exception the ticket is made
up of wollknown third-party mon.
The annual observation-disclosures foot
bah game ut BOWioin College VIII -.
played at Whittier athletic field Satur-
day afternoon. AS there are several men
on both teams who play on the Varsity.
an exciting game is expected. PhiloOn.
!c; Finn. fb; Lewis, sub end Of ths years
Varsity, and Larrdbee, sub end last year,
are still trying for the sophomore team.
while the freshmen have Chapman rISnt
half: Winslow. sub half: Porter sub end
and Haley. sub tackle of the Varsity. to
play for them. Seth q. Haley, Jr.. Of
BROOKLYN, \. ". has been elected captain
of the freshman team.
The L. S. monitor Nevada left the Bath
Iron Works wharf at Bath at SIS \. Nj.
Wednesday morning. for Boston where
she Will go into drydock to clean ana
paint her hull preparatory for the Off
cial trial. The tug Adelia escorted the
craft to the mouth of the river Capt.
Preble. formerly of the kennebcc went
in command of the monitor. The crew
and employees in the different depart
ments who will carry on the work while
the craft is in Boston numbered loo men.
They will live on board as accpmmoda-
tons were made for their comfort. /: is
expected that she will return to Bath be
fore thanksgiving.
Three more cases of smallpox have been
brought to the attention of the BidGc-
ford health board. one is ID. j. q. CheuC-
vert, who lives and has his Office on the
second tioor of the marble block on Main
street: another is Octave Beauchaine of
N Bacon street. and the third is DANES,
Houc milk peddler living in the four
tenement block 31i2 Foss street. These
cases are all Narioloid: on account of tny
large outlay the city is being called upon
To make to take care of the smatlpo%
patients work on sewers that was unucr-
way has been abandoned for the present.
and il is probable that nothing more in
this department will be done until tho
disease is wiped out.
The annual meeting of the PenobScot
Medical Society was held. Tuesday even
ing. in the Windsor Hotel. Bangor. Ti..-
meeting was called to order at : O'CLOCK
and during the first hour or more the ~
members present We're entertained by the
society's annual address delivered By DR..
Walter l.. Hunt upon The Progress OF
Medicine and Surgery. At 9l5 an adj
journment was made To the dining room,
where an excellent supper was served.
These officers We're elected for the ensti-
ing year: President. Daniel Mccain
vice president, ID. \. Robinson: secretary
and treasurer Il. l. Bryant; standing
d.
The date of the next meeting has not
yet been decided
The first annual puntng contest for the
cup offered by the Lewiston and Auburn
alumni of Bowdoin College occurred
"Wednesday afternoon, nj Whittier attn
letic field at Brunswick. This cup Was
won by Edward X. Bly, of Bradford
Mass, who punted Al yards: Henry T.
chapman. 10. of Portland. was ID. punt 3
yards: Wallace c. Philoon, %, of Auburn
was so, punt of 80 yards. BLY, will hay,
the cup Tor one year, when another con.
test will be held. The men of the thr~,
under classes who played i'm the VARSITY
football squad were allowed To take mari
Walace L. Philoon, %, Auburn, has becI
elected captain of the sophomore foot.
ball team for the annual game with IN,
freshmen which will occur on. saturday
large mass meeting to further debat.
ing interests anu To plan for the annua
DEBATE with Amherst was held by Bow.
uoin students in Memorial hall at Bruins
WICK, Tuesday afternoon, Farnsworth G