Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-03
ALL OVER MAINE.
The Important Happening. Of the Day
Briefly Recorded.

five years lease of Hotel Common
wealth in that city.
The annual reunion of Co. D. First
Maine cavalry, will be held on Satur-
day, Sept. Il, in Charlotte, with Com
rade Harris Ayers.
The report of the Saco board of as
SCISSORS, just completed, shows that the
total value of all real and personal es-
tate is $57,44S less than in 1902.
The North Arson Compmeeting
Association has adopted resolutions
endorsing the administration of Sheriff
A. H. Lang of Somerset, County.
Walter Lawson and Edward Long
two Brewer boys, have been bound
over to the February term of court in
$500 bonds on the charge Of breaking
into a bicycle shop.
Several cases of tonsilitis are re-
ported in Bridgton, also two cases OF
diphtheria. The latter are under strict
quarantine and no undue apprehension
is felt concerning the spread OF the
disease.
The members of VIM. H. Brown Post,
Lubec,. have subscribed $500 towards
building the new soldiers monument
The ladies of the Monument society
will at once solicit funds until the
whole amount is raised.
Selden f. Holt, manager of Hotel
Alberta, Old Orchard, has made an as
signment for the benefit of creditors.
The liabilities are said to be about S12,-
600, with assets of practically no value.
William Alden, owner of the building,
is creditor for $4,000.
a nine-years old girl, named Hobart,
was seriously shocked by live wire
at East Deering, Tuesday The wire
came down into the street where the
little girl was and she came into con-
tact with it in such a way as to burn
her hand and arm quite severely.
George DOWN, the boy who recently
ran away from the farm of Harry
Hawthorn, Woolwich, where he had
been placed by the superintendent of
the Westboro (Mass) Reform school,
taking with him Mr.. Hawthorns gun,
has been returned to the Reform
school.
The families quarantined at Brown
vile on account of the smallpox have at
last been set at liberty. SO far only
two cases have appeared, Mr.. Nc
Lel!an and his nurse, Frank Hubbard.
Both are doing well. Mr. Hubbard
took care of Mr.. Mcclellan two nights.
just before the nature of the disease
was learned.
The fall term at the Maine Wesleyan
Seminary opened with the chapel eXer-
cises held in Eearce Hall, Tuesday
morning, at 10.o'clock. There is a large
attendance already registered and
many more are to arrive shortly. Pres
ident Wilbur F. Berry states that the
school is opening with the brightest
prospects for most successful year.
The man who was found unconscious
and critically i'll in the Gilman school
house at Pennington, last week, and
who later died in the Franklin county
jail, has been identified by parties at
KingfieH as Michael Hogan of Yves;
Newton, Mass. He was employed at
KiEgfleld for a short time. The au-
thorites are using means to locate his
relatives If he has any.
+. q. Plaisted of Bangor, who keeps
his gasoline launch anchored off the
Brewer shore, found, this week. that
some smiscreants' had stripped the
boat of all that was Of value and it was
possible to carry away. Among the
things taken were the anchor which
weighed so pounds, the side lanterns,
some cable, etc. The police have been
: unable to find q clew as to the thieves.
The sSaco House which was reopened
few months ago, has once more been
closed. Mr.. Nye, the proprietor, was
given his rent free for one year. but
despite this he has been running the
hotel at q loss, and was obliged to
stop. this week. He is said to owe a
large amount of money to various bus
iress men in SacO and Bddeford, and
Tuesday, in the circuit court at Port
land, filed a petition in bankruptcy.
Farmington's handsome new library
will he dedicated at go p. NJ, Sept. g.
The program will consist of the pre-
sentation address by Rev. Charles Cut
Ter of Bangor, in behalf of his uncle
Hon. Isaac M. Cutler of Boston, who
with his brother, John l.. Cutler, now
deceased, are the donors of the build
ing. The building will be accepted by
Prof. George c. burlington of Farming
ton president of the board of trustees
of the library association.
West Shepherd of jefferson suffered
n double misfortune, this week. His
farm buildings together with part OF
the household goods, a large amount OF
hay, a valuable young horse, and -four
calves. were burned. There was nc
insurance. While endeavoring to save
some of his property, Mr.. Shepherd
kicked in window. The cord of one
ankle was severed, and he came very
near bleeding to death before a doctor
could be brought. 1t will probably be
many months before he fully RECEIVERS.
William Brennan of Port Clyde was
arraigned before Judge Meservey al
Rockland, this week, charged with
having 30 short Holsters in his posses
sion. The seizure was made by L. S
Nickerson, J. w. Dearborn and N. j
Hanna, Aug. 10, 1902, but the case has
been allowed to drift along until it was
convenient for Mr.. Nickerson to be ir
Rockland at trial. The wardens in
tended to proceed against the Port