Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-02-06
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

Clarence Seavy, a well-known citizen
of Bridgton, died, Wednesday, of grip.
a widow and six children survive HIM
Chief Justice A. p. Wiswell is con-
fined to his home at Ellsworth with Sc
rious trouble with his arm from the
effects of vaccination.
Lightning struck in several places IN
the immediate vicinity of Sabatis VIZ
Iage in Sundays storm, put peSoii'
burning out a few electric hShts anu
slightly damaging the telephone III
Woodside's drug store, it did llttle ualil-
age.
rha bids for the purchase of the
2,idgton corn packing plant, owned
and operated for many years py 'iie
,ate 4. II. Burnham, were opeheu'
Wednesday, at Bridgton. the purchas-
ers are Burnham & Morrill, OF Port
land. The plant will be run as usual,
Tho Prohibitionists of Bangor held
= general caucus, Tuesday evening
and nominated lothian Sewall Lane as
tnci, candidate for mayor for the cleo
tiar in March IF | am elected mayor
said Mr.. Lane in his speech, i VIII en-
force prohibition as far as the laws oI
The State and God in heaven will al
low"
Miss Emma Curtis who has for the
mast three years lived alone at her
hcme on Mechanic street, in Bethel
village, was found in an unconscious
condition upon the floor of the kitchen
of her house, Tuesday morning. y
nhysician was called at once and it
was found that Miss Curtis had sur
fered shock which paralyzed one side
and rendered her speeches..
Within a space of 80 minutes, Tues
day evening, two men dropped dead
of heart failure at Bangor. The first
was Charles Smith of Bangor, Who
died in Haymarket square. He was Ga
years of age, and well known as o
horse trader. \ few minutes later
George Dyer of Eddington, fell dead
on state street. He was during many
years a horse trainer and driver.
on request of defendant that he be
allowed time to consult counsel, the
case of Jesse Boyd of Springfield, Mass,
was continued at Portland, Wednesday,
until Thursday, for hearing. Boyd was
arrested. Tuesday, on complaint OF
Ralph Morrill, of Buckfied. who alleges
that Boyd obtained from him $4,000 for
the purpose of investing in stock and
then failed to use the money for that
purpose.
Fred Warren. Ivory Anderson and
Hiram Knowles of Surry, We're ar
raigned in the Ellsworth municipal
court, Tuesday. charged by Walter
Butler of Bluehill fish and game war
den. with violation of the fish laws
Warden Butler found the men setting
lines for trout and salmon in Patten's
pond, Friday afternoon the day before
the law was off. The men admitted
that they were setting lines, baited
but said they were only getting ready
for the fishing the next day. Judg'
Peters adjudged them guilty and sen
fenced them to a fine Of so and costs
Shortly after noon, Friday. smok
was discovered issuing from the sinai
building on Stephen Lane in the rea
of Bradley block, at Bar Harbor. Whei
the fire alarm rang the firemen wer
quickly on the spot and soon eXtin
guished the fire which was confined &
the kitchen. The fire is supposed t.
have caught from the kitchen stove
ne Interior OF tie Kitchen WAS b1Qll
scorched and considerable damage wa
done by smoke and water. The build
ing was owned by DR.. G. c. Morrison
and others. and occupied as a dwelIin:
house by Ernest Emery, the photogra
pher.
Attachments in the sum of $1,000 eaci
were placed upon the property of DR.. G
NJ Woodcock, Or. Daniel Mccain an;
John Goldthwaite of the Bangor Boar
of Health. Tuesday. by Deputy Sheriff
Harry French in a suit for damage.
which has been brought by ]. Fostei
PiCkard, Il consulting accountant at IL
Exchange street. The action which Ia.
been brought Individually against tn.
members of the board, is for damage.
which Pickard claims TO have suffere,
in being Guaranteed in the Queen CITY
hotel from June I until June 10. Tn
case will probably be brought up TO
trial at the April term of court