Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-10-24
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

Although w. j. Wheeler. the presiden,
If the oxford County Agricultural Sosia.
ty, has not the figures at his finger i'm,
just yet. he assures the members th;a.
at least $1,000.
The action of John A. MuIholIan,
against the inhabitants of the town ~
Oxford went to the jury at South Paris.
"Wednesday afternoon. After being out
for short time a verdict was returned
for the plaintiff for Sl025.
An 1S-rnonths-oid child of John P.rr.
fell from third story window a di stance
of about % feet, at the home Of Mr..
Barre. 50 Washington street. Portland.
Wednesday. At last accounts the child
was still alive suffering with conclusion
of the brain
The articles of incorporation Of the
Brunswick Publishing Co. were flied in
the register Of deeds office in Portland
. Wednesday, for the purpose of estab-
fishing a printing and publishing com
pany in Brunswick. Me. Capital stock.
$500. Frank T. Nichols. president and
e. Nichols. James B. Cook, Ella ID.
Nichols. directors. sH.ss
At a meeting of the South Portland CITY
government. Wednesday, ii was unani-
mously voted TO ask the war department
for condemnation of the mortar batter
les at Fort Prebe as they are great in
Jury to the property in that part OF the
city. being adjacent to a regular Travelled
city way ana having practically ruined
the value of land upon Fort Hill ada
iting destruction to many residences in
that neighborhood during the recent NOR
tar test.
Mortar practice took place. Wednesday
at Fort Prehle. Portland harbor,. Single
SnotS were fired. - in number from one
OF the pits at targets fired at different
ranges Several of the shots .dropped
dangerously near the objects aimed at
and the results We're very satisfactory.
Save the breaking of a few panes Of glass
in the houses adjacent to the battery, no
da mage was done. A pane of glass with
putty was knocked out of third story
window and when picked up on the lawn
the glass was perfectly intact.
In the supreme judicial court at Port
land. Wednesday. in the suit against the
Portland Rendering Co. brought by Jonn
j. Dixon of Nashua. for $4,000 damages
on account of the fatal accident to the
son of the plaintiff. William j. Dixon. at
the factory of the defendant, last Octo-
Der, after the evidence for the plaintiff
was out. on motion of Mr.. Libby the case
was Withdrawn from the jury on an
agreement to report 1t TO the law court
for a decision on the facts and the uues-
ton Of damages. The jury was excused
and the evidence for the defence was
taken out in the presence of the court
The Bath Times, Thursday. said: This
noon. 4 telegram was received in this
city with the news of the death of John
Reed. He is survived by a widow and
six children, four sons and two daugn-
tiers, all married except Alton He was a
son of the late Gilbert Reed of WoOiwch
There are living his mother, six sisters.
Mrs. VIM. II. Mampel, Mrs. T.. II. Cook
Mrs. Fred White. Mrs. William Mari of
and Mrs. Francis <eene of East Boston !:
also two brothers, lothian and Frank
Reed of this city. The remains will be
brought to this city on the morning tram
Friday for interment. The deceased was
in command OF Il lighter for NJ. G. Shaw
& Sons for years ana Of late has been
employed in New London by Contractor
Carlton.
w. Baker NJ. D., of the Eye and Ear
Infirmary of Portland. came near receiv-
ing fatal injuries while IA bbit hunting.
Wednesday, ut West Paris. The doctor
was out hunting with his father and
agreed to give a signal If separated when
either saw rabbit before they fired so
as to learn their position. Baker. senior,
saw rabbit and gave the signal and
was answered BY the doctor. After the
first shot the Acknowledgement towards
his father to learn riieIesult. When in
range the second barr8s was discharged,
the doctor receiving MShots in his arm
and breast, four siiotSSfame near going
through the abdominal swall. which if
they had the result prpjably would have
proved fatal. The doctor is quite conf
Portable. and is not considered in Il dan
gerous condition, but says he will have
that rabbit yet.