Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-07-31
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

liz i'iuuclOIu DeHlOcTdlS, IueSudy,
nominated Geo. G. Calderwood and I4e-
roy Haley for candidates for the Legis-
Ilature.
Lester Wheeler, the 17-year-old son
of A. A. Wheeler of Gurnet Bridge, who
disappeared from home, July II, has
beer found in Yarmouth.
The trial of Melville BIackmaa fer
alleged assault upon Matthew Little.
was held at Richmond, Monday and
Tuesday and at its conclusion Justice
p. L. Spaulding discharged the pris-
oner.
a archaeological library is being fit
ted I'D in Adams hall, known as the
medical building of Bowdoin College
An instructor in physics and mathe-
MATES will be appointed at salary
of $1,000.
Albert Brodeen, youngest son of
Landlord Brodeen of the Lily Bay
house, at Lily bay, Moosehead Lake,
was drowned, Monday, by the capsiz-
ing of a canoe between Lily bay and
the Outlet. His body has not yet been
recovered.
John H. Anderson died suddenly.
Monday, at his home in Marlboro, of
heart disease, aged 10 years. Mr.. An
derson was one of the elderly residents
of the place who had done much for the
improvement of its condition. A widow,
"a son and four daughters survive him
News has been received in Bangor
Of the sudden death in Denver, Colo.
on July a. of Charles C. Lunt. son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Lunt of Newcastle,
Del, formerly of Saltwater. The de-
ceased was 35 years old last November
and was employed as private secretary
and stenographer to one of the leading
bankers of the city.
A saloon kept by Peter Nadeau at
Stacyville has been raided by Sheriff
Browns deputies, and, Wednesday, the
proprietor was brought before Judge
Bailey in the Bangor police court for
violating the prohibitory law. He was
given the usual sentence of 500 fine
and the costs and go days in jail with
go days additional in default of pay
ment of fine and costs
Work is progressing rapidly on the
new canning factory being built for
William Underwood & Co. of Boston,
at Mckinley. Its estimated cost when
completed viii be about $4,000. There
will be three buildings, store house.
power house and packing she'd the
packing shed being divided into the va
rious departments. The factory is TO
be equipped with all the modern inn
provements.
Although the price of coal has been
advanced to SO per ton in Rockland
and sS.25 in Bath, the Bangor dealers
are still continuing to sell. in limited
quantities, for $3.50. 1t is entirely with
in the range of probability that another
raise in price will be made at Bangor
should the strike continue many weeks
longer. Absolutely no hard coal has
been received at Bangor since the
strike first began.
Miss Bridget Folan of Bath. received
word. Tuesday, that she was heiress to
q large fortune left by one Timothy
Foley. late of Lewiston. The comnu-
nication was sent by Mrs. Lizzie La
kin, who thought that Mr.. Foley's heirs
resided in Bath, but it seems that the
Misses Folan living in Bath have no
knowledge of any relative named Fo-
ley, and it is judged that the whole
affair is n mistake in name.
The selectmen of Brunswick have
found that the valuation of the town
is SO, sos and the corporation $2.921.-
214. a slight increase over that of last
year. The tax rate this year is town
$3.50 and village s2.25. total s19.15. an
increase of $50 per $1,000 over the rates
OF last year. This is due to the in
creased appropriations at the last town
meeting and to the costly sewer extern
sion in process of construction.
The first of a series of three yacht
races for silver cup valued at $500
offered by Commodore Edward w.
Hyde of the Kennebec Yacht Club, was
commenced on the Kennebec river at
Bath. Tuesday afternoon, but not fin
ished on aucount of lack of good sail
ing breeze. But three craft entered. as
follows: Swift. owned by John Owen
Ledyard; Dewey, owned by Farrar e
Bonney; Aspinet, owned by Fred G.
Cook.
Deputy Sheriff d. ]. Stanwood Of
Winn. last week, arrested Henry Jar
Wis of that place. on a writ in a civil
faction brought by Peter Pourd. also of
Winn. to recover the sum of $4,000 dam
ages for the alienation of the affections
of his wife. Mr.. Jarvis at once fur
rished bail and was not placed in Jail,