Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-08-15
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

The Portland assessors have completed
the assessment of taxes for the year 1907.
The valution for 1892 is follows: Resi-
dent real estate, $2S S27, 1855; on-rcsident
real estate, "a $50, $50: resident personal
property, 2ii,525; total valuation. $i1,932,-
375; the valuation for 1901 was ,2l4.56O.
making a gain for this year of $l.17.Sl5.
The rate of taxation is fixed at $40 on a
thousand. There are 14.6S3 poll taxes.
The amount of money raised, 9SS,01350
Louis Ostrum died at the hospital Of
the Sisters of Charity at Lewiston,
Tuesday night, after a three weeks
illness. He was 10 years old. In his
earlier years he was well known
throughout Maine as a horse trader
and trainer. But little is known con-
corning his relatives, though it is
known that he was a native of New
York and his father was Rufus Os-
trum.
People residing near the water front at
Brunswick, Wednesday evening. were
alarmed to hear shouts coming from the
direction of the river. Upon investigation
IT was found that a party of boys had
been out canoeing. They were coming
up past the bridge when the canoe upset,
throwing the four occupants into the
water; The canoe was carried against
one of the piers, to which the boys chung
and shouted for help. one of the boys,
Philip Shorey, swan ashore and obtain
ing assistance. sent out another boat for
the rescue of his companions. Willis Rob-
erts, Dwight and Arthur Robinson.
Six graduates from the University Of
Maine Law School in the class of '02
took the Massachusetts bar examina-
tons in Boston, July l, the results of
which have just been made public. Five
out of the six passed the examination
with flying colors. The names of
F,,I n
"Wednesday, are: james OHalloran,
c. Vey Holman, Bangor; Frank p. Will
son, Belfast; Malcolm Mckay. Boston,
and George w. Ritter of Monsoon, Mass.
Ernest Stone, a familiar resident of
this city, and one who has long been
weak minded. with an inclination
toward insanity, was on Tuesday, taken
to the Insane asylum at Augusta in
charge of Police officer Geo. Frisbee.
Stone has been very quiet for several
years, not using any great violence I'M
til of late. During the past week he
had a violent turn and in a struggle
which followed bit into the cheek of
the man who was caring for him. in =
dieting an ugly wound. Another who
is soon to be taken away is Ernest
Richards, who has been losing his mind
Tor some tlme but is now very SICK al
the home of his parents on Pearl street
Belfast Cor. of Bangor News.
Fatrolmen Phillips, Bonner and Wor-
ster kept the liquor dealers at Portland
on the anxious seat, Wednesday. They
found boy guarding a lot of beer and
took the beer and boy to the station.
A young man was discovered trying to
get a half barrel out of the way and
he was arrested. He gave his name as
Thomas Milan of York street. Deputy
Chenery is directing the movements of
the liquor squad. The James Walsh
place. so often raided by order of the
late Sheriff Pearson. was found locked
up. but the door was battered down
and barrel of beer was seized. The
officers CHANGED on the stock of a bot
tie peddler and secured 81 half-pint
bottles of whiskey. At the city build
ing the, hallway leading to the police
department is rapidly being filled up
with barrels and half-barrels of beer.
, The liquor sellers had large consign-
ments of beer and much of it is finding
=, its way to the city building.