Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-05-28
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.
to summer

A. p. Bickmore of Hyde Park, Mass.
president of the 18th Maine Regimental
Association. has issued his circular an
nouncing that the annual reunion of the
members will be held in Brownfield
Me, on August and 6.
Fire broke out early, Monday eve
ming. in lunch wagon owned by Traf-
| ton Bros, on Central square. Sanford
1t is supposed to have originated from
a gasoline apparatus. The body of the
wagon was ruined 1t was valued at
$1,000 and insured for $500.
During the thunder shower, Sunday
night. lightning struck the dwelling
house belonging to and occupied by
George w. Rockwell, about two miles
from Columbia Falls, doing consider
able damage and setting it on fire in
four different places. Nm one was Sc
riously hurt but all were severely
shocked.
Charles Wiley of Cherryfield, whose
mind has not been just right for the
past two years. although he has been
able to work all the time made an at
tempt at suicide, Saturday, by trying
to cut his throat with knife, but was
seen in time to save his life. He is to
be taken to the hospital for treat
ment.
City Marshall Fernald and eight dep
utics of Rockland, made a raid at
Crocketts Point Monday night. They
seized several cases of lager beer at a
place kept by Charles Coombs and n
small quantity of whiskey at Albert
Torreys place. At Stephen Kava-
| naghs the officers were unable to find
any liquor.
G. Howe Wiggin, who for 80 years
has been cashier of the Rockland Ma
tional Bank. at Rockland, Me-, was,
Monday, elected president, to succeed
the late Hon. John s. Case. Mr.. Case,
as director, was succeeded by his son.
William W. Case. while Harry F. Hix.
who has been clerk at the bank IL
years, succeeds Mr.. Wiggin as cashier.
Saturday evening Deputy Marshall
Robinson of Red Beach, assisted by
Frank Murphy and George Agnew
effected the capture in Calais, Of four
men VINO were mixed up in the break
at the Owen hotel Campobelo island
| IN the morning of that day. Two of
them We're released after being in a
Fifpi tAiiiN as LitS Shttttbeu III ulS-
proving the theory of their connection
with the burglary.
Friday seemed to be day of acci-
dents in the saw mills at Cherryfieid,
as three men were cut during the day
The greatest misfortune falling to
Charles Lunt, who while working at the
saw in G. r. Nicl<els' mill while TAX
ing q silver from over the saw his hand
was thrown on the saw and cut so bad
" that he was obliged to have his hand
taken off. Alvah Schopee. while work.
ing in NJ. M. Nash's mills had his
thumb quite badly cut, and Joel Ferren
received a slight cut.
Plans are being perfected for COM
bination of all the independent sardine
canning plants in Maine. New York
men are promoting the movement and
| options have already been obtained on
number of the larger plants. 1t is
expected that all the plants outside the
| trust will be emerged in the new COM
bination. The Independent concerns
have found it hard to compete with the
trust prices of the product but by unit
ing their interests they viii be in a
rbetter position to give battle to the
trust.
The members of the Passa1soquoddy
| tribe of Indians at Pleasant Point viii
lage. near E.astport, are preparing for
their annual religious observance of
Corpus Christi, which event will be cell
ebrated by the tribe Thursday, at their
settlement. In the morning the Indians
will attend high mass in the village
chapel, after which there will be the
customary outdoor procession about
the settlement. the services to be con-
Quoted by Rev. j. j. .Ahearn of st. Jo-
seph's Catholic church of Eastport,