Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-11


day, were charged with the sale OF In
toxicating liquors. Two of the drug.
gists and three clerks were discharged
and the cases of the other five con-
tinued.
Edward WEIGH and his son, who live
at "a Douglass street. Portland, were
severely burned about the face and
hands. Monday night. while carrying 4
burning sofa from the house. The sofa
was set afire from spark from his
pipe and the flames had gathered con-
siderable Roadway before discovered
1t was carried to the yard and Sc
rious fire was prevented. Both MI.
WeIch and his son were severely burn
ed.
The double tenement house owned by
Joseph F.. Eaton of Calais, and occu-
pied by Mr.. Mcintyre of the Washing
ton County Railroad. and F. II. Lowell
cashier of the Calais Savings Bank
was totally destroyed by fire, Tuesday
night. The building was worth $3O00 IL
was partly destroyed. Mr.. Mcintyre
lost all mis- household effects upon
which he had some insurance. F. ii.
Lowell lost all his belongings and had
no insurance.
The game records for the month of
November along the line of the Ban
gor & Aroostook Railroad show that
more deer and moose We're shipped out
of the woods during that month than
in any previous November since the
road has been in operation. The deer
reached a total of 2277 and the moose
lis. There were also is bears. The fig
ures for November in 1901 were: Deer,
1905: moose, 81. The gain in November
this year is 372 deer and 16 moose.
The Eaton block at Calais. occupied
by c. G.. Mcintyre and F. H. Lowell,
was destroyed by fire, Monday evening.
The building, which was a twO-stOry
tenement with basement, was valued
at $4,000. and was insured for $250O. c.
C. MacIntyre's loss on household goods
will reach $1,000. which was partially
covered by insurance: F. H. Lowell will
be a loser by about $1,000. for although
in the insurance business he failed to
place protection on his own property.
The steamer NOrseman of the Do
minion Line, sailed from Portland, late
Monday night, for Liverpool with a
very large cargo, consisting of about
1000 tons. Pilot John Martin. who
took the big ship out, says that it was
one of the worst nights that he has
ever experienced. The weather was bit
Ter and the heavy vapor made it i'm
possible to see dozen feet ahead, 1t
being necessary to go entirely by the
compass in order to keep the ship in
the proper channel.
An Overheated chimney, caused by
too brisk furnace fire. started a blaZe'
Tuesday night, in the house at - Pearl
street, Bangor, occupied by Joseph IL.
McAuley and owned by Joseph GAIT
ney. Ar alarm was rung in from boX
y. at fire station 5 on State street, at
S.12 o'clock and the flames were quickly
subdued by Chief Mason's men. The
damage is triffling. Two of Mr.. Nc
Auley's children had a narrow escape
from suffOcation but were rescued be-
fore they were overcome.
The case of William J. Mains of Fort
Fairfield VS.. Fred A. Wright, constable
of Fort Fairfield, for $1,000 damages.
for being locked up in Fort Fairfield
JAIL which is not suitable for Occu-
nancy, was called. Friday, in thu,
Aroostook supreme judicial court. Ira
G. Hersey, Esq, of Houlton, John f.
Magill. Esq. of Fort Fairfield. and L..
c. Stearns, Esq. of Bangor for plain
tiff, and Nicholas Fessenden of Fort
Fairfield, for defendant. A verdict was
rendered for the plaintiff Of $13li.35.
For some time past the people at and
near Cornish have been missing their
poultry. On the night of Nov. %. par
ties went to the farm of one Joseph
Colley. who lives near Spectacle pond
in the town of Porter, and carried
away one Of his best sheep. Deputy
Aver was notified and found the sheep
on the banks of the Ossipee. Monday
Deputy Aver arrested William Witham
and Isaac Parker at Cornish, charged
with stealing the sheep. They were
bound over to the next term of the SUI
preme court.
Charles Creighton of the well-knowr
Thomastun lime manufacturing coz
Germ. had narrow escape from freeZ-
ing to death in Rockland, early Tues
day morning. He was one of the pas
sengers on an electric which became
stalled on the outskirts of the city. and
when the conductor started to walk in
to the city to notify the power station
Mr.. Creighton decided to accompany
him. IT was 20 below zero, and the
wind was at blizzard height. Whei
Park street was reached Mr.. Creighton
told the conductor he believed he was
freezing, but the latter evidently die
not hear him and continued on the run
toward Main street. Mr.. Creighton
struggled on, growing feebler ever!
moment. and finally came to the house
of Daniel Shaw telegraph Hneman
When the door was opened he fell pros
trate on the floor and Mr.. Shaw work
ed several hours before Mr. Creighton
was revived. He returned to Thomas
ton with the exposed portions of hi:
| bOGy badly swollen.
John H. Duane, Democrat, elected
street commissioner of Boston. lives a
| l6S Webster street. East Boston. HI
was born in Calais. Me-, July !, 1872
coming to Boston in early life, he at
tended the Lyman school. where h.
won the Franklin medal in 1856: wa
in the grocery and provision bushes