Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-08-15
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

Rev. Henry Woodward Hubert. ID
D.. of Hudson. has been elected 20 the
chair of Ecclesiastical History at the
Bangor Theological Seminary. as sue.
cessor to the late Rev. DR.. Levi l.
Paine.
Petitions in bankruptcy have beer
filed by: Marcellus Ward, North Sc
bago: Edward Seems. Hersey: Stepher
n. Libby. Portland; Willard E. Cole
Portland; John +. Devine, Portland
Charles. D. Rice, Portland.
At the Arthur Sewall ship yard a;
Bath, Wednesday. Abram Oliver was
struck on the head by falling stee
plate and suffered a bad scalp would
requiring several stitches to close. His
condition is serious but he is expected
to recover.
The former employees of the old E,u-
ropean & North American Railroad
will hold a reunion, Sunday, at Beech
Grove Casino, South Corinth, on the
line of the Penobscot Central Railroad
The Newburg Cornet Band will give d
concert during the occasion.
The farm buildings belonging to Mrs.
stroyed by fire, last Sunday, about :
O'Clock in the afternoon. The family
were all attending church at the time
saved. Mrs. Floods grandson, only
years of age, has confessed that ne sci
the fire.-Portland Express.
The stockholders of the Bangor, Gro
no & Old Town Electric Railroad ReId
their annual meeting at Orono, Tues
day. The following officers We're
chosen: Directors, J. H. Cutler, E. r.
Burpee, G. d. Stanford, A. J. Durgin
]. Fred Webster, John Cassidy and
George t. Sewall; clerk, A. j. Durgin
treasurer. j. H. Cutler. The treasurer :
report showed that the earnings OF the
road had increased considerably over
those Of last year.
The committees in charge Of the ar
rangements for the meeting Of the old
students association of Foxcroft Acad-
envy are making good progress and re-
port matters as very satisfactory.
Prof. J. N. Hart of the University of
Maine. Will act as POSTMASTER upon the
occasion; Ernest Hill of PHILADELPHIA.
has consented to render two solos. and
MISS Edith Waterman of Dexter q
graduate of the New England Conser-
vatory of Music, will play two piano
solos.
While crossing the car tracks on
Union street. from Clinton street. Tues
Day afternoon at o'clock, the carr;a 20
OF Dr. George w. Foster, superintend-
ent of the insane hospital, occupied hy
MS daughter and driver. was struck hv
a trolley car and had it not been that
the horse Immediately freed himself
from the vehicle, serious accident
would probably have resulted. As if
was MISS Foster and the driver were
thrown out and the carriage was badly
mashed.-Bangor Commercial.
The Bath 1iremen in charge Of thu
muster TO be held next month in Bath.
nae 4 large and enthusiastic meeting
ut no l engine house, Monday evening.
over $1,000 has already been subscribed
which means that a rousing celebration
IS now certainty. 1t was decided ia
hold this celebration en- Labor pay
Monday, Sept. /. only a little more than
Two weeks off. Six hundred. dollars win
pc put up in prizes. allotted to steam
ars, fand tubs Of the first ana second
classes, hose racing and hose coupling
teams.
The tug Bismarck arrived at Rock
and, Thursday noon, from the scene
IF the wrecked schooner Alice, NJ. Dav-
neport on Seal Island. She reports
that the vessel lies partly under water
in a very exposed place. Part of the
cargo of coal has already washed out
Of her. An attempt will be made to re-
move the balance of the coal. TIL tug
went back with a lighter and zoo empty
kerosene barrels with which they hope
to buoy the vessel up and get her off.
The big tug Fred +. Richards still re-
mains by the vessel.
The newspapers of Tuesday contained
the following: John Malay. sole sur
vivor OF Commodore Perry's expedition
to Japan. is dead at his home in She
boyGan. Wis The above statement
as to Mr.. Malay being the sole sur
vivor of Commodore Perry's Japan ex-
petition is incorrect. Prof John l..
Sewall of this city. was a member of
that expedition, and is believed to be
the sole survivor of the party. Prof
SeWali is at present engaged upon a
work giving a history of the expedi-
ton and its results which he * prcpar-
ing for Observation-Disclosures CONNER
cial.
The fishermen of Cundy's Harbor.
Me, state that John Martin, who lived
near the settlement. was out alone in
his sailboat, Saturday afternoon, har-
DOOning horse mackprpl and aS ha x,-,e.
standing in the bow of his boat throw
ms his harpoon. he either lost his bal
ance or struck the weapon into an ex-
ira large fish and went overheard. ut-
tering cry Of Help" as he fell When
he came to the surface again he was
being savagely attacked by dogfish.
He uttered another pitiful cry for help.
saying the dogfish We're after him and
he could not hold out much longer. The
other fishermen in the neighborhood
made heroic attempt to save him, but
Were unsuccessful and he sank before