Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-08-26
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

Joseph Adams, the young man who mar
rowly escaped serious injury by, being
| caught between two fiat cars in the rail-
road yard at Old Town. Friday, was
| found to be in bad condition, Saturday
morning, and was taken to the city farm
He said that his home was in Bowdoln-
| ham.
| The store Of the T. B. Davis Arms Co
| on Temple street, Portland, was entered
Saturday night and about $3.50 worth of
goods. mostly high priced reviewers. TAX
en-. The entrance was gained through Il
| rear window and the thieves seemed to
have deliberately looked the stock over
and to have made a judicioas selection.
! Booth Tucker spoke al the morning and
evening services of the Salvation Army
campmeetinS, Sunday. The attendance
was large and after the morning service
a special revival service was held by Col.
Higgins of New York. A good degree Of
interest was shown. and 500 was raised
to help pay the expenses of the meet
ings
Dr. Charles d. Smith Of Portland. chair
| man Of the State Board Of Health, has
been selected as superintendent of the
Maine General hospital in Portland, sue
ceedinS Dr. Charles O. Hunt, who viii re
| tire on Oct Is. DIR. Smith is well known
not only in Portland but in many parts Of
the State outside of that city, as man
| exceptionally well fitted for the position
he has been called upon to occupy.
Sunday was one of mourning among
many families in Kennebunk. Mrs. Re
becca, widow of the late Geo. w. Phillips,
who died, Thursday, was buried Satur
| day. She was about So years old, and
leaves "a large number of descendants.
| Mrs. Ida w, wife of Charles n. Lucas,
died, Friday, aged about 50. husband
and two daughters survive her. Mrs. Alb
bic Brown, aged TO- died, Saturday. from
the effects Of a fall four weeks ago. She
| leaves. two daughters. An infant son Of
Mr. and Mrs. David Adams died suddenly
| Friday.
The sardne canning factory at East
port of Geo. O. Grady a Co., now leased
| by the Sea Coast Packing Co. for i've
| years, was opened for the canning OF the
| American sardines, Monday, and the syn
dictate will run the big plant up TO the
| full time if fish are plentiful. The Grady
| factory is the largest on the Maine coast,
| having a capacity of over 1000 cases OF
sardines a day and a weekly payroll OF
about $1,000 during the busy season, with
400 employees. The steamer st. Croix,
Capt Pike, left, Saturday for Boston by
| way of st. John. n. B., with about 9e.JJJ
cases of sardines, one of the largest ship
ments of the season.
| DR.. l.. S. Chilicott of Bangor. slept at
bis camp at Phillips lake. Saturday night.
and when he awoke. Sunday. he was
startled to discover that black snake
nearly four feet long, had been his bed
fellow during the night. The doctor felt
1.-THE snake against his leg early in the
night, and touched it with his hand, but
supposed it to be piece Of rope and vent
| 10 steep again. l1dlSI ne NttS ltti t'f
awakened by the piece of supposed rope
living across his chest. He threw 1t aside
and went to sleep again. Sunday morn
ing he saw the snake coiled up. at his
feet He jumped up quickly and killed
the reptile with club.
The centennial of the Incorporation of
| Brownfield was celebrated, Sunday. Rev.
Samuel Tyler of Cincinnati, grandson Of
the late Samuel Tyler. who did so much
for that town, gave an historical addres !
in the morning at the Congregation u
church Rev Edward Payson Eastman.
a former pastor Of the church, read 2
poern The exercises were continued m
the afternoon in the UniyersaliSt church.
There was an q dress by Rev. j. +. Al
Ibion. Maiden ISIS, singing by the choir
and solos by Mrs. Hale Jacobs, Maiden,
Mass. and Nelson Goldthwaite, Peabody
Two local clergynen. Messrs Cameron
and Clough, also took part in the ex@r-
cises.
The York Society Good Templars and
Invited guests held a business meeting 81
Cape Porpoise, Saturday. with field day
lexercises in the afternoon. A Prohibition
rally was held in the evening. Among ths
speakers were Edw. II. Emery, Edwin j
Cram. candidates fer sheriff and county
attorney: Rev. Alexander Hamilton
Frank H. Dexter, Rev. o. Howard Per
kins of New Bedford. and Rev. e. a.
Thayer of Portland, offered prayers
There were many clergymen present IRON
all parts Of the county. and all have eS
pressed their approval of Emery ane
Cram Tuesday night. the same speakers
will address an open-air meeting at Ken