Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-11-07
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

Petitions in bankruptcy have been
filed as follows: George II. McAlmon.
Jr. Biddeford: Percy G. Turner. Port
land.
Miss Hazel Donham of Bates, has
been engaged to coach the young ladies'
at Kent's Hill in basket ball. She will
go up, Friday. for week there.
The Masonic fraternity is consider
ing plans for a monument to be erect
ed over the grave Of the late Josiah
Drummond, for more than so years a
greatly honored member of the organ
iZation.
c. V. Minntt of Phippsburg. has the
keel laid fer a five-masted schooner OF
1850 tons measurement. The craft will
be 2t0 feet keel. A feet beam. and 20
feet depth. She is a duplicate of the
five-master undo construction at G. q.
behring's yard in Bath.
Manager Walter X Wildes Of the
Bowdoin track team, has again secured
the services of James G. Lathrop. the
successful coach. who has been with
the boys for the last two years. Mr..
Lathrop is very popular with the boys
besides being tOp-notcher I'm his pro-
fessiOn and will no doubt turn out n
good team out of the material at hand.
Irene Tarbox, the Swear old daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Tarbox of DAM
ariscotta. was thrown upon ledge
while at play with her schoolmates. n
fortnight or so ago. and severely in
jured. Appendicitis developed and one
of the local physicians. assisted by n
Portland surgeon. performed a sue
cessful operation, Saturday. The child
is in serious condition.
AT an "at home" given at the home
CT Mrs. H. l.. Pratt at Lewiston,
Wednesday afternoon. the announce-
ment of the engagement of her daugh-
ter, Miss Anna l.. Pratt. to Wallace H.
White, Jr., was made. Mr.. White is
the grandson of United States Senator
William p. Frye and is his private Sec
rotary. He was graduated from Bow
doin College and Columbian Law
School. Washington.
Prof. Mitchell. Thursday. announced
the names of the Bowdoin students
eligible to compete for the '6S prize
speaking on Feb. IL. Those who COM
pete must obtain the best ranks in
elocution the freshman year and the
best in themes for the sophomore and
junior years. Those chosen to COM
pete. this year. are: FarnswOrth G.
Marshall. Portland: Seldom o. Martin.
Foxcroft; Clement F. Robinson, Bruns-
wick s. Clement, w. Simpson. Port
land: George II. Storer, Brunswick:
Leon V. Walker. oxford. The following
jurymen were drawn: w. r. Lincoln
and Col. George l.. Thompson, for the
grand jury: John w. Griffin and Capt.
George l.. Sheffield for the petit juries.
The old Farrell house at saltwater.
Cherryfield, was destroyed by fire.
Monday evening. The building was
occupied by two families and the in
mates had retired for the night. The
fire was first seen by the Waterman
at the mills who awoke the occupants
who made their exit from the burning
house in their night clothes, and had
it not been for the timely discovery
of the Waterman six lives would have
probably met their fate in the flames,
which were past control when the
alarm was given. This is the second
time that one of the tenants. Isabel
FOss. has been made homeless by this
cause. besides the affiiction of having
a son and grandchild perish in the fire.
su.tina fro IN the issue of Oct 20
Bar Harbpr woul' lire an evening
train during the winter. and has Tade
application to the Maine Central for
the same. During the summer the re-
sort had train leaving at 9 o'clock In
the evening. and during October at $40
O'clock. but with the changing Of time
this was taken off, and the residents of
the island have no railroad connection
from the time the afternoon train
leaves until the next morning. The
Bar HarbOr people claim that they can
support en-. evening express and es-
pecially so from the fact that no news
train would have to be run. but only a
boat across to the mainland to connect
with train, which. during the winter
months. leave Mi. Desert ferry at 8
o'clock.