Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-10-29
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

ANY motions III tHe United states cir
GU: court at Portland will be heard by
Judge Putnam, at 10 A. NJ. Saturday.
A dryhouse connected with the
starch factory at Madawaska owned
by r. H. Phair, was burned, at noon
Monday The loss was $500, covered
by insurance.
The Portland dealers, Saturday, de-
cided upon Il drop in the price of soft
coal. so the price was lowered from 50
a ton 10 So, and this was again chang
ed 10 81. at which price the bituminous
coal is now selling.
Mayor 3oothby of Portland, has APP
pointed the joint committee of the city
government to investigate the advisa-
bility Of forming a water district The
committee consists OF Aldermen Griffin
and Shaw and Councilmen Randall.
ferris and Carr.
The condition of Miss Sadie B. Kel-
ley of Ellsworth Falls, who was terri
bly, burned Saturday evening" from an
explosion caused by the use of kero-
sene in lighting a fire, remains nearly
the same. Her burns are even worse
than OH Saturday, and there is almost
no hope of her recovery.
'-Rev. W. H. Bowers, A. B., termina ted
his pastorate of Christ church in East
port, Sunday, by holding special SER
vices both forenoon and evening. AS
soon as they can arrange their affairs.
Mr. and Mrs. Bowers will leave for New
York, where they viii take the boat for
England where they viii hereafter re-
side.
Lyman +. Smith, treasurer of the
SagadahOc Agricultural and Horticul-
tural Society, has given out the fol-
lowing statement of receipts taken at
the annual fair Of the society at Tops
ham. Oct. IA, - and IS: First day,
soi2; second day, S3113: third day, 1889,
making total of $685.. which is far III
excess of the receipts Of any previous
year.
George s. Hobbs general auditor of
the Maine Central, has been appointed
by the directors, comptroller. with Of
flee at Portland. The comptroller will
have immediate charge of the account
ing and treasury departments, includ-
ing supervision over the collection of
the company's revenues and disburse-
ment of it's funds. He will also per-
form such other duties as may be as
signed to HIM. from time to time, by
the president or vice president of the
road.
George A. Storer W. p. Tibbetts, j.
L. Hyde. Il. l.. Hunter, Alfred Hunter,
c. Il. Grover. c. l.. Brooks and 10 9TH
er residents Of Brunswick and Tops
ham have filed n petition to the Legis-
lature praying that Section Il OF Chap
ter 81 of the Public Laws of 1891 be so
amended that it shall be lawful to take
shad and alewives in the AndroscoS-
gin river and Merrymeeting bay from
Ap.il | to June % each year by the use
of drag sencs not more than Is faith
oms in length and not more than 80
meshes in depth.
The search for the body Of Samuel
Barclay, who was drowned at Bearce's
lake at Calais. Saturday, is still kept
UP. On Sunday. dynamite was eXplod-
Ell in The lake, which killed a number
of bass ana pickerel. but failed to raise
the body. Young Sherman. who was
with Barclay when the accident Oc-
Cured. was completely exhausted whom
rescued, and is still very i'll. He is I'M
able to tell anything about the sad af-
fair and the searchers after the body
of the unfortunate victim are handi-
capped by the lack of knowledge as to
the locality where Barclay sank.
4 set of farm buildings. four or five
miles out OF the village of Caribou, be-
longing to j. r. Williams of Fort Fair
field. were burned. Friday evening. The
house had been vacant for a short time
out was formerly occupied by two fam
lilies. those of Frank Walton and James
Kelley IL is not known how the fire
origina ted hut it is supposed spark
from the engine on the l.. & a. Railroad
caused it, as the track is very near the
buildings and the train passed by
short time before the fire was discov-
cred. The loss to Mr.. Williams will be
very heavy. for aside from loss of the
buildings. which had been thoroughly
renovated and enlarged and a new barn
recently built. there We're IS tons of hay
stored in the barn. The buildings were
insured.
H. Il. Pratt of Caribou. was passen-
ger on the evening train from Houl-
ton. Saturday. to Caribou, and when
the train had proceeded short dis
lance from Eoulton he fell from the
train and was for half day lost to the
world. for his friends did not again
get track of him until noon the next
day Early the following morning, the
Bangor & Aroostook management sent
out !. hand car from Houlton. which
proceeded up the track few miles but
without making any discovery. A loco
motive was then sent out and at length
il was ascertained that Pratt was at
a farmhouse about half a mile north
of Whitneys pit. Mr.. Pratt was feel
ing quite well. Monday. although of
course he was much bruised. No bones
We're broken and oddly enough Mr..
Pratt is utterly unable to recall any
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