Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-04-07
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

At a meeting of loom fixers at Lewis
ton, Saturday evening. it was voted to
stand by the mule spinners in their de-
mandS for increased wages.
| Petitions in bankruptcy We're filed in
| the district court, Saturday, by Paul C.
Sands and II. II. Sands of Saco. and
William II. Smart of Old Town.
The carpenters of Biddeford and saco
| their employees for a reduction of the
working hours to nine a day The v-apcs
will no: be reduced.
At the Thornton Academy prize dc Ia
| nations, prizes were awarded to PHILIP
r. Andrews. Emile c. Burns ana J. ,h;n
K. Stevens. The prizes in the ESSAY on
| test were given to Clarissa L. Wevm nth
NJ Airline Jordan and Leroy c. Nichols.
An illegal trespass suit Of Joseph c.
Footer Of Bath, against Jennie I:elic
ONeil OF Boston, was tried in the So
preme court at Bath. Saturday. He SIX
| ed for damages in the sum of 5000. and
| the jury returned a verdict of $50 II il. his
favor.
Nine hours will constitute a day for the
| 206 carpenters of Biddeford and Saco be-
ginning May l. Not only this. but the
scneuuie OF wages will remain AS at ! ~es-
| ent, s. a day. The carpenters believe hat
| the contractors Will readily grant their
demands.
Two launchings were scheduled at rata
for this week. The mammoth barge en-
fuegos, built for the Staples Coal co. Of
Taunton, Mass, will launch from the
| kelley-Spear Co. yard, Tuesday. and the
| fve-masted schooner Cora +. ore sey
from Percy 4 SmaiFs yard on Thurs lay
Principal Palmer has assigned the grad
uation parts for the class of 1902 OF the
Bowdoihham High school as foll' VS.:
Albert Dunlap; Grafton, Burr Jones; mis-
tory, Mildred Smell; prophecy, Cha rles
| Hackett; motto, Bertha Brown. rhe
| class has l. members, of which the fol-
lowing are officers: Leslie Leavitt Pre- !;
| Edna Denham, vice Pres; Mildred Shell
Sec; Burr Jones, Treas.
Arrangements are being made by :ev-
| eral Eastport people to enter the kippored
herring industry II suitable supply OF
| the large-siZed fish can be found in Pas
samaquoddy bay and the surrounding wa
| tiers during the month. At present very
| few large herring have been seen in the
| neighboring waters, but before the time
| tor the opening of the sardne business
arrives in May it is expected that the
supply of fish, both large and small, will
| be fully up to the average.
A message was received at the Port
| land police station, Saturday, from Ma
galloway plantation, oxford county, stat
| ing that Andrew j. Wilson of that place,
| left there a week ago for Portland. in
| tending to go to the Maine General Hos
pital for treatment He did not go to the
hospital. and his relatives have been I'M
able to locate him. He is described as
small, very dark complexion. with dark
halr ana small DiacA muStache- lie 10
subject to fainting spells, and can neither
read nor write.
The two deputy sheriffs who investigat-
| ed the shooting affair at Mrs. Margaret
| Mansfield's house on the Cottage road,
Cape Elizabeth have given up the quest.
| They We're called off by Sheriff Pearson,
who says he believes the case isn't worth
wasting much time on. He is satisfied
that the shooting was the result of a
brawl, and as Mrs. Mansfields wound is
slight and she is disinclined to give the
| officers information he prefers that his
| deputies let the case alone and devote
| their full attention to making liquor
raids.