Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-10-01
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

The Gray falr Wn1cn was 10 nave
commenced Tuesday, has beenn post
poned until Wednesday.
Inspector of Cattle +. w. Huntington
in his report for September gives the
cattle shipments from Portland as 290S
sheep. I4O1 The same month last yeal
1855 cattle were shipped and l26S sheep
The new four masted schooner Ed
ward w. Murdock named in honor OF
Boston man. will be launched from
the yard of Carleton, Norwood x Co. III
| Rockport, Thursday forenoon. This
craft has a gross tonnage of 1451, net
tonnage of 1915 and is 240 feet over all
At the supreme judicial court in Au-
burn. Monday, the jury in the suit OF
Anthoine Colombo against S. II. Niles
of Jay, for $4,000 for the explosion of a
cannon cracker in his hand, Colombo
having as he thought bought roman
candles, reported a verdict of not
guilty.
The price of coal at Brunswick ad-
vanced. Monday. from to $12 ton.
Only $50 tons of hard coal remain in
the hands of the dealers. and at the
rate it has been selling the supply will
l.
| iump in price. the new price being S.
which is an advance of 81 ton.
| A meeting was held at Portland, Mon
day evening, of the friends of the late
Sheriff Pearson to devise means for
continuing the work of the Gospel Mis-
sion. founded by him, and of which he
was pastor for almost % years. An
association was formed, and the follow
ing were elected directors: Zenas
Thompson, Freeman Gowan, Thomas ).
Laughlin, Edward T. Burrowes. Will
liam II. Hobbs, d. p. Parker and A. L.
Laughlin.
More than four inches of rain fell AT
Biddeford between II noon and Z. M
Monday, causing much damage. Sew
eraI breaks occurred in sewer mains
and gravel put on the streets OF the TWO
cities during the summer was washed
off Business and trade were at stand
still. Cars went off the rails on thu Old
Orchard and Portland branches. lire
engine was used several hours pump
ing out cellars for storekeepers, al of
whom will sustain losses on goods.
Joseph Garceau, Joseph Loiselle, AL
fred Paquette, Frank Tremblay and Al
fred Boucher We're arraigned at the
municipal court at Lewiston. Monday,
for participating in an affray on Lis
bon street in Lewiston. Sunday. The
court found Garceau not guilty, hold
ing that he was the assaulted party and
did no more than was necessary to de-
fend himself Loiselle was also found
not guilty the evidence showing that
if he participated in the fray at all il
was as a peacemaker. Boucher. Pa
ouette and Tremblay We're fined $40 and
one third costs each.
Friday morning about 1.30 o'clock the
employees of the Washington County
Railroad at Washington Junction, some
OF whom sleep in the station and others
in cars. were aroused by cries for help
The men armed themselves and made
a tour of the yard. Behind a train o.
box cars they found Thomas O'Brier
with his hands and feet securely bound
O'isricn was released from his predica-
ment He said he had been struck with
sandbag and rendered unconscious. He
said that he had no money about his
person as he had been to the Bluehill
fair and had spent what he had with
hin, there. O'Brien is we'll known in
that part of the State. Some years ago
he lost a leg in a railroad accident
| There are no clues to his assailants and
| be is unable to give a description OF