Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-05-19
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES

Edward Merrill,s saw mill At North
saco was burned, Friday night Loss
5000; no insurance.
[. H. Bickford, a well known citizen of
Dresden. passed away. Thursday at ~
2. NJ. The funeral was held Sunday.
The York Democratic county committee
met at Biddeford Saturday, and fix I'd
the date of the county convention. 1t
VIII be held in Alfred, July 30.
Saturday. May "a. IS the date Of the
meet to be held on Whittier athletic field,
Hraf swick, between the track teams from
.-., high schools Of Brunswick, Bath ana
-uH.'ai fam
GAIA fal Hunt of the Bowdoin College
.-a.. cam may be unable to enter tine
s.., w. Worcester. this week, owing to
u severe strain received at the int rlo.-
.t.-l,e field meet at Lewiston, Friday.
5.a.her Dana, Harold 3. Pratt, Roscoe
r Paine and George Libby. Jr.. have
bt chosen to represent B1wdoin CoIege
III the tennis tournament which Will be
held. this week. with a team Of the Uni
veTs!ty of Vermont.
Philip Gloude. 20 years Of age. was
arrested at BiddefOrd. Saturday, charged
with committing the burglary in Moo Ill
kin e Wilson'S clothing store, Thursday
night. He pleaded mot guilty in the
rluIicipal court. and the case was con-
t!HGed until Tuesday.
Harris r. Emery Of DiXmont, was
hrElght to Bangor b. Deputy Sheriff
ireland. Saturday noon, ana placed in
lai!, pending a hearing, Monday, in the
municipal court or a charge of assault
ana battery, brought by his divorced
-4@I9e, Mrs Betty l.. Emery.
The threatened strito Of the .puddlers
at the Portland Iron and Steel co. AZ
Portland, did not materialize. as the COM
Eany agreed to their demands with a 10
per cent increase OF wages for them, rs
W II as a 10 per cent. increase Tor those
employed in other capacities.
The Rev. +. +. Small. pastor Of the
West Hampden Baptist church and his
wife were seriously injured in runa-
way accident in that town. Friday night,
Mr. Small having & collar bone broken
besides other injuries, while Mrs Small
sustained a severe fracture Of one ankle
The directors of the Biddeford & SacO
Raj road Co. in compliance with a stock
vote of last fall. have decided to issue -Vl
new shares Of stock lncreaslnS inc 5- ca AZ
i'al 4 the company from $ilV'j - S73'VlJ
lra r. w shares will be offered to pres
.,t s.1ckholders in amount proporticnats
ll tls-~ present holdings.
Inc Bath IRE department was called
-: Saturday. for an early morning blaz
a. the office of the Bath Beef Co on Wa
ter street The fire caught from the oil
stove in the office and 1t was only a few
minutes before the entire woodwork was
a mass of flames, but it was soon eNtin-
guished and the damage is slight.
Helen Burnham was arraigned in the
Brunswick municipal court, Saturday
charged with maintaining liquor nui-
ranc az the Yellow House. on the west
ha-k Of the New Meadows river Sh2
was held in $500 bonds for the September
term of the superior court. Her bonds
nflD are Charles II. Jordan and Charles
Che.tra of Bath.
Manfred, son OF Forrest Hooper OF
Port clyde. accidentally shot himself
Friday. With a comrade he had bceH
practicing at target, and on his way
home, supposing the rifle contained Ec
charge. pointed 1t at his head and pulled
the trigger, remarkiag that he wanted t,
hear how loud the click would sound
and inflicted flesh wound on the fac,
and neck. The boy was unconscious fol
some time. but his injuries are no
deemed serious.
About A. NJ. Saturday. an alarm 0
fire from box Il called the department Z
the store of F. Delavina on Middle street
Portland, from which place a dens'
smoke was pouring The fire started un
ing briskly when the chemical got
stream on. 1t was quickly subdued. how
ever, and the PRINCIPAL damage was caus
ed by smoke. Mr.. Delavina says he car
ries stock valued somewhere near SIS
90 with about $500 insurance. He thinks
his loss may amount to 5000.
jeremiah Smith was arraigned before
Judge, Fogg is the, police court at Bath
through fraud and false pretences OF
April p from Maurice Goldstein. He
brew junk dealer. The complainant al
legged that he paid Smith the money 70,
giving him information as to where hi
could purchase a large amount of junk
which Smith failed to do. Smith t sti.
fed that he simply asked for the loan oil
the money, and promised to give the liz
formation simply out of gratitude. that
he had had hard luck and been out Of
Town O good DEAL but he fully intended
10 return the money. The court ruled
that the warrant was not suited to tht
case, and as the respondent showed ar
INCLINATION to return the money ordered
his discharge.