Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-09-29
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

The price of bituminous coal in Bath
has been advanced another dollar, thus
making the present price 81 q ton. Coke
Is So ton.
Lieut. Peary. Mrs. reary and their
daughter. Marie. left Portland. Satur-
day noon. for New York. where they will
remain for few days before leaving for
Washington
All work has been hustled on the mon
itor Nevada at Bath, during the past
few weeks. to get in readiness for the
builders trial which it is hoped to have
occur. oct. 10. The official speed trial
will not take place until all the arma-
ment and guns are placed aboard.
Arthur Alley. who was before Judge
Peters in the municipal court at ELS
worth for cruelty to animals, Friday :,
pleaded guilty to the charge and was
!3tund over to the October term of the S
). court and as he could not furnish
raH. went to jail. Alden V. Carter. whn
was held as accessory to the charge, on
AAeys statement that he. by threats,
compelled him To DO the deed, was dis
charged as the evidence was not strong
,rough to hold him Alley is charged
with stabbing a horse with knife, which
he said that Carter compelled him to 40
by threats.
said that several Of the students one
night this week. saw a man carrying the
helpless form of a girl; that he left it on
a doorstep, putting her hair over her
went 10 the doorstep ana found a very
pretty girl in helpless condition, either
from drugs nr liquor She was taken to
her home by Ofiicer %uTmand and the
sise f. being investigated by the author
ifSes The girl has littic u say 10 tn
previous events and nothing can be as
certaired as to who the parties were that
We're with her.
A meeting Of Baths prominent capital
lists was held, Saturday, at the office of
Frank +. Southland to consider the adj
visibility of organizing trust company.
\ charter for this company was secured
1t the last session Of the State Legisla-
ture, In which the names Of many Of the
leading men were mentioned AS incor-
pora tors The charter was accepted and
4 committee appointed TO draw up Il code
of bylaws and another to solicit purcha as
crs of stock. An adjourned meeting will
be held. Monday evening, when officers
will be elected and the final steps taken
in the formation of the company.
Chief Justice Andrew T. Wiswell at Al
fred, ordered verdict for the defendant.
Friday. in the case Of Little l. Day vs.
the Boston y Maine Railroad. On the
part Of the plaintiffs husband who wa
killed At a grade crossing in North Ber-
wick more than two years ago. The case
was tried two years ago and the jury
found q verdict for the plaintiff Of $iWh
Counsel for the railroad appealed, and the
law court set aside the verdict Counsel
for the defence then filed exceptions and
an appear was allowed. Ihe case has OC-
cupied two days and may be tried Il third
time.
Although IT has been rumored that
Charles W. Morse of New York, has been
aiming To secure control of the stock of
the FIRST National Bank Of Bath. il had
not been generally conceded that he had
accomplished this, and until Saturday il
was reported that. through the co-opera-
ton OF Galen c. Moses. a deal would be
pushed through that day by which Mr.
Morse would secure control: but it now
appears that Mr.. Morse achieved his ends
without the, aid Of the Moses interests.
The consolidation of the First National
ana Lincoln National Banks. with gener-
a OFFICES in the building now occupied by
the former. seems probable