Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-04-14

VIII return to his old home in Portland.
His successor has not yet been appoint
ed. Mr.. White was appointed division
superintendent in 1897.
\ George Pond Lake was arrested, Sat
,urday, on suspicion of burning John
Bakers barn at Scion. He was given
hearing in the Town hall, in the af-
ternoon, and was placed under $500
bonds and being unable to get securi-
ties, was taken to Skowhegan jail, Sun
day afternoon, where he will remain
until September oourt.-Somerset Re-
porter.
Rev. Joshua NJ. Frost, pastor of
Grace Methodist church, Bangor, has
received and accepted n call from St
JohnSbury, VT, and will probably leave
Bangor in the course of a few weeks to
assume his pastorate there, Mr. Frost
has been eminently successful in his
pastOrates and has decided to make
the change chiefly for the benefit of his
health.
The death occurred in Washington,
ID. c., Friday night, of Rev. Christopher
Star Ieffingwell. rector of st. Saviours
Episcopal at Bar Harbor, Me. Rev.
Mr.. Leffingwell was "A years Of age and
had been rector of the Bar Harbor
church for 20 years. His summer par
ishioners included many well-known
people in Eastern cities. Interment will
be made at Middletown, Conn.
Principal Herbert E. Cole has an
nounced the following parts for the
graduating class of the Bath High
school: Valedictory, Stella Whittam;
salutatory, Eleanor A. Percy; essays,
Alice Corliss, Myra Whittam, Beatrice
Hinckley and Eugenia Olys; for excel
lency in delivery, Bessie Deane and
Marguerite Young; excellence in writ
ing, Allan Ramsey and Malvina Hea-
ley.
Nothing new has been learned regard
ing the whereabouts Of Harry r. Wildes.
who left his home in Bath, last Mon
day. 1t is learned, however. that he
was with friend who left for Boston
Monday evening, on the train, and it is
thought Mr.. Wildes may have gone to
Boston, also. The suicide theory is
gradually beginning to lose ground, and
it is generally believed that he will re
turn.
The steamer Newcastle was success
Gay. She was christened by Master
Harold w. Cashier of Damariscotta
the youngest stakeholder of the DANA
riscotta Steamboat Co, using pure
water from Little pond Her tonnage
is 0, length over all, so feet, and is built
for the Damariscotta Steamboat Co.
and will go on the route between Dam
ariscotta. Bristol and Boothbay. June |.
Harry l.. Nelson and Anna f. Deru-
sha, both of South Brewer, were mar
ried in the Penobscot county Jail at
Bangor, Friday, by a justice of the
peace. Nelson was arrested some time
ago on Il civil process, at the instance
of Miss Derusha. They have talked
over their disagreement since his ar
rest, and have patched up their differ
ences, sealing the compact of peace by
joining fortunes for the. remainder of
their lives. --''
Traffic Manager George H. Houghton
of the Bangor G. Aroostook Railroad
has received word from Greenville that
the ice in Moosehead lake is rapidly
breaking up. and it is expected it will
he gone in about a week. At Big Hous-
ton and Little Houston, ,Ambejedus and
efts lis fftpltf-
weakening, and it is believed that these
places will be opened within a few,
days. At North East Carry the lake
is partly open, and at Chesuncook al
though the ice is to all appearances.
firm, it is likely to give way at any
time. f.ii .air
The records of the treasurer of Cum
berland county show the following re-
ceipts and expenditures for the first
three months of this year: Receipts,
January, s4626.79: February $5312S2:
March. $1521.10: total, s11, 46O.T. Ex-
penditures. January $47S2.56; February,
s449243; March, s6O93.S4; total, SIS. 369.S3
The April receipts thus far are suffi-
cient to bring the balance up to about
$12 600. The city of Portland, Saturday,
paid its final installment of taxes.
Treasurer Thompson receiving a check
for s16,9l6 All of the cities and towns
in the county have now paid their
county taxes except Casco, which owes
only about $45.