Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-11-10
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

Petitions in bankruptcy have been
filed by: Lyman Il. Brooks. Mexico; ].
Stanton Oliver Auburn: Douglass NJ.
Kennedy, HouIton: Orren NJ. Pelkey,
Wade plantation; Percy G. Turner,
Portland.
The management of the Saco & Pet
tee machine shops have notified its
workmen that their orders for coal will
be supplied at $3.50 ton. A carload
direct from the mines was received by
the company last week, and further
shipments are speedily expected.
Commissioner General Sargent has
restored to duty John A. Wright. i'm
migrant inspector of New York, re-
Gently suspended by Commissioner
Williams. Mr. Wright, however, has
been assigned to duty under the COL
lector of customs at Portland. Me.
Joseph f. Remick, a pattern maker
ut the Ratn Iron WORKS, met with n re-
nlurkable accident 81 turdav after
noon He was walking 2ipnE the rail
road track reading r. paper when he
stumbled anu fel and dislocat"i his
right shoulder and rolled over and
fractured bis right arm.
The Socialist party of Portland, has
nominated Charles l.. Fox for mayor.
He was the Socialist candidate for
governor in the recent election. In his
letter of acceptance he favors an eight
hour day. municipal ownership of the
water works and the establishment of
- municipal wood and coal yard.
1t is reported that Dan Murphy died
: recently at the State prison at
Thomaston. He was convicted for
numbering his father. Daniel Murphy
at Mars Hill about three years ago, and
vas given a life sentence The crime
was brutal and atrocious one and at
tracted a large amount of interest
throughout the State.
Mr.. Frank LaDeaux of Rumford
Falls, caught his left hand between the
roofs of q paper machine in the Inter-
national mill. Thursday. Mr.. LaDeaux
lost the fore finger. The other three
were SO badly crushed that fears are
felt that he may lose the whole hand.
Mr.. LaDcaux is one of the officers and
prominent worker in the Paper
Makers Union.
The family of Raymond e. Moran of
Thomaston has brought suit against
the Rockland. Thomaston & Camden
Street Railway in $4,000. Deceased
was employed as motorman by the
company and was crushed to death in
a collision between a construction car
and the passenger car which he was
running. near Glen Cove. Aug. IL.
Criminal negligence on the part of the
company is claimed.
Foster and Hersey of Portland. for
the estates of Abel Bowie, Rebecca
Bowie and Addie Bowie. may bring
suit against the Grand Trunk Railway
for damages. for causing the deaths of
the three Bowies at Pownal a few
months ago. 1t is understood that the
railroad will contest the suits if
brought and will produce a witness
that will testify that the driver of the
team was warned of the approaching
train.
Mrs. Helen Potts Hall. who is suing
the blood heirs of George +. Gilman,
who died in Bridgeport. Conn.,, has
filed an application in the Brooklyn
supreme court for permission to add
the name of Anna X. Gilman as a party
defendant. Miss Gilman. it is alleged,
asylum i'm England, and the applicant
alleges she has just learned of this
through similar action on the part of
attorneys for the Gilman heirs.
With the increasing growth of the
Bath Iron Works, the officials are be-
coming suddenly aware that the sup
ply of skilled mechanics is nowhere
near the demand. A training school is
being planned by which the young
laborers may be drilled in the skilled
work of shipbuilding. 1t is planned to
have an evening school at which the
different superintendents in the various
departments will give addresses at
least twice during each term.
The Apdroscoggin county commits
si0ncrs have decided that the sheriff
elect. the Rey. c. $. Cummings of Au-
burn, when he is iuauEalratcd into Of
ftee. Iaa. ] shan he allowed four li,iuur
deputies. This is very satisfactory. ais
il gives him all the help he needs
There never yet mas been an honest en-
forcement Of the law in Androscoggin
county. 1t has been made simply a
political football of late years. the one
object in view being to secure revenue
Capt. Chas. d. Kalloch, aged 66, one
OF Rockland's well-known master
mariners. died at his home on Broad
street. Rockland, Saturday. from an
acute attack of Bright's disease. Can't.
haiioch was native of South Thom-
aston. and for nearly half a century
had been ooasting between Rockland
ana Boston. his last command being
ne schooner Onward. which he owned