Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-10-13
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

Jerry L. won the 2.26 race at freeport,
Friday, and Reno X. won the free-for-aii-
The Frances Dighton Williams chapter
D. A. r.. of Bangor. at recent meet
Maine a fine ensign, and a committee was
appointed.
Amin Herhige of Old Orchard, was
Saturday, at Alfred, sentenced to TWO
years and six months for arson Frank
Bickfo-d of Lebanon. was given 10 years
for breaking and entering.
Miss Georgia Mae Knapp daughter OF
the late G.. G.. and Mrs. Lydia s. Knapp
died at the home of her mother on Col
lege street at Lewiston, Saturday morn
1t seems probable that the personal in
Jury suit Of Mrs. Bessie +. Haskell, wife
of Rev. II. =. Haskell of Dexter, in which
a verdict for plaintiff of $1,000 was SET
aside by the law court. will be again tried
at this term of court in Penobscot coun-
ty.
The amount of fines collected at the
terms of court at Auburn was $l0,Sl6. 10.
The retiring clerk of courts, j. w. Han,
son of Auburn, was. Saturday, presented
with a gold-mounted mahogany cane by
members of the Androscoggin Bar Asso-
citation.
The Androscoggn Fire Underwriters
Association has notified the Auburn fire
commission that unless immediate steps
are taken to make changes In the depart
ment and increase the apparatus they
VIII raise the rates Ill AuDurll
Is per cent
The four-masted schooner building at
Bath for Capt. j. A. Slocum of New Bed
ford. Mass, has been named the City of
Georgetown. in honor of several we'll
known capitalists of Georgetown, s. c..
who are part owners in the craft. The
launching will occur the last of this
month.
Frank Rogers was found dead in bed
Friday morning, at the home of Gard
al Of y-h h. had
been staying. He had been about town
in his usual good health the day previous.
The physician who was summoned imme-
diately, thought that death that death
might have been caused by the bursting
OF blood vessel while vomiting during
the night. The deceased was about N
years of age.
The farm buildings at North Saco, con-
sisting of q two-story house. shed and
barn. owned by Willard r. McKenney OF
Saco. and occupied by Henry Littlefieid
of Salmon Falls. Me. Were burned, Satur-
day. The fire Is thought to have been OF
incendiary origin. When discovered one
corner of the barn, in which 60 tons OF
hay was stored. was In flames. Nothing
was saved from the buildings except part
of the furniture. The loss is estimated
at 5000; insurance. $1,000
After having been out less than an
hour. the jury at Auburn in the case oi
Asa Pickard VS.. Frank White returned
a verdict for $iyI57 the whole amount
sued for. in the supreme court, Saturday
morning The counsel for the defence a,
once filed a motion for a new trial, which
will be argued before the law court. The
action was one to recover on "A note, and
the defence was forgery, At the con
clusion of this case. the arguments in
watch were made. Saturday morning. the
equity suit of Charles S. Berry VS. the
Grand Lodge of Maine of the A. .. u. W
came Hp for trial
Beecher Kendall of Belfast. an ex-con.
Wet. was, at Bangor. Saturday, bound
over to the February criminal term OF
the supreme court in $l0oo on the charge
of highway robbery. If bailed. he will al
once be re-arrested on the charge of sell.
ing liquor without United States Ii.
cense. The officers are convinced that he
is desperate criminal. and intend using
every means in their power to secure his
conviction. Kendall is charged with hav.
ing assaulted and robbed Clarence 4,
Winchester. a Brewer horse doctor neal
Exeter on the night of Oct ,. He was
arrested in Belfast last Saturday night
Kendall denied absolutely that he had
anything to do with the affair.
The following divorces were granted by
Justice Emery at the fall term of the
snpreme court at Auburn: Mary Emma
Hutchins VS.. Albert w. Hutchins, Nelli,
NJ. Marshall vs.: Frank c. Marshall, Car
RE d. Bryant libt. VS.. j. N. Bryant III. L.
zeisler VS.. Max Nj. zeigier. Rose ' Bernie e.
VS.. Philippe Bernier. Rowena A. Elmer
rell VS.. Minnie A. Morrell, Milo A. Hub
bard Us. Abbie NJ. Hubbard Minnie X
Martin VS.. Dustin Martin, Flora j. At
kinson VS.. Limeus G. Atkinson, Ada NJ
Beaumont VS.. Wright Beaumont. Georges
A. Estes VS.. Nathan C.. Estes Hattie i.
Pomfret VS.. Arthur p. Pomfret, Lena Il
Young vs.. Charles L. Young. Mary Nj
keene VS.. Elisha Keene. Simon A. Fulle
vs.. Helen Fuller. Ellen b. Goff VS. Jane.
b. Con. Eleanor Reed VS.. Alfred w
Reed. Daisy III. Elliott VS.. David H. Eel
Hot, Della {. Smith VS.. w. l.. Smith