Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-01-20
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

brunswick side OF tne DOruer.
Charles Woodbury., one of Exeter's
most prominent citizens, dropped dead
suddenly from heart disease, Saturday,
while attending a Grange meeting.
The death of Mrs. Ann Rebekah
Ring. wife of Andrew G. Ring, Oc-
Cured in OronO, Saturday morning.
Her age was "A years, months. She
was born in Sacarappa, May 16, 1927.
The Portland & Rumford Falls Rail-
road, against which a verdict for $7379
was reported at Portland, Friday, in
damage suit brought by Herbert T.
Glover Of Hebron. has appealed the
case to the law court.
The new steamer building at Bath
for the Kennebec lines service be-
tween Boston and Bath, is framed and
strapped and the work of planking is
now rapidly progressing. 1t is report
ed that the name selected for the new
craft is DirigO.
Frederick ]. Davenport died at his
home in East Orrington, Saturday
morning, aged IS years and 13 days. A
widow and five children. the latter re-
siding in Massachusetts, survive him.
Mr.. and Mrs. Davenport removed to
Orrington from Massachusetts about
three years ago.
Mrs. Mary f. Adams, one of Ellis
worths oldest women, died at her
home on Surry road, Saturday, in her
91st year. She was a native of Els
worth, a descendant of some of the
first Union River settlers. She was an
expert with her needle. Five children,
all residents of Ellsworth, survive her.
Capt. Gibbs and the crew of the Bath
schooner Alice Archer. which was
abandoned at sea while on a passage
from Baltimore to Jacksonville, were
landed at Fernandina. Saturday. by
the schooner John l.. Treat, which res
cuel the shipwrecked sailors from their
sinking vessel SO miles to the south
ward of Cape Hatteras.
Charles G. Wright, a North Bath
farmer, was in court at Bath, Satur-
day. upon charges of cruelty to ami
mails preferred by I. H. Purington of
Bowdoinham. State agent Of the So
ciety for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals. A bull owned by Mr.. Wright
was ordered killed and sentence was
suspended to allow Wright to make re-
pairs on his barn.
Hon. Samuel H. Percy Of Bath, for
mally announced, Saturday, that he
was not a candidate for the mayOralty
denomination. and would not under any
circumstances serve the city in this
capacity another term. He gives as his
reason for taking this step that his
business this year will not permit him
to become the city's chief executive
and do justice to both.
TIE annual convention of the Maine
Amateur Press Association closed at
Bangor. Saturday night. At the busi-
ness meeting Harold l.. Pepper of CO.
burn Classical Institute was chosen
president. and Miss Marion Leonard of
Waterville secretary. A new consti-
tuition was adopted. Papers were read
by Fred D. McAllary Of Waterville,
and David r. Porter of Bangor.
The naval recruiting station. which
has been open at Bangor the past few
days, was closed at 8 P. M. Saturday,
six men having been enlisted in the
various ratings. The recruiting party
ief, on a trip along the Maine coast
Lieut.. John B. Morris, who has been in
charge of the party since it started on
its trip through Maine. has been or
dered to the Olympia, now at the
Charlestown navy yard.
1t is understood that the special in
surance committee which recently Wis
tied Portland approves the recon-
mendations of Chief Eldridge for a new
large sized fire engine and an extension
of the Water Cos. system through the
railroad yards in order that an ample
supply of water can be obtained readily
in that vicinity at all times. 1t is un
derstood. too. that the committee will
recommend to the Grand Trunk Rail-
way Co. several improvements in the
construction and equipment of its var
ious buildings.
Charles F. Lang of Portland, recently
employed as a solicitor for the Ameri-
can Collection Agency, was arrested.
Saturday evening, on charge of forg-
cry the complainant being Fl. c. Tay-
lor, local manager of the agency. 1t
Is alleged that Mr.. Lang forged the
rame of DIR. l.. s. Lombard Of South
Portland, to a contract as a customer
of the agency, and that the agency.
suppOsing the signature to be genuine.
paid Lang a commission. Lang gave
bail before a commissioner. and will be
given a hearing in the municipal court,
Monday. He has always borne good
reputation.
In the supreme court at Portland,
Saturday, was tried an action against
the Standard Heel Co. of Auburn. les
sor of the Cumberland county Jail
workshop. David p. McCallum, a pris-
oner, serving sentence for intoxication.
was injured while operating a heel
pressing machine. finger being In
jured SO as to cause amputatiOn. He
sued the company for $1,000 damages,
alleging that the machine was defec-
, tive and he had not been sufficiently
instructed to render It safe for him to
operate it. The defence is that the ac-
cident was due solely to the careless
ness of the plaintiff, who. though
warned not to do 50. reached behind
the die to extract heel that had
lodged. The case will go to the jury.
Monday.
Wilfred Goyette, 3 years old. was
struck by a train on the Boston &