Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-03
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

Charles Perron, aged 26, living at Main
street, Lewiston, dropped dead on the
North bridge between that city and Au,
hurn, Tuesday afternoon. A physician
Said tnat his death must have been in
Simultaneous from heart disease. a wire
mother and sister survive him.
The farm buildings of Sanford Briggs
at East Auburn We're burned, at about
r: N: Iuesday The fire caught from d
nShted lantern that was overturned i'll
the stable. Before assistance could arriv
from the city the fire had destroyed all
the property The loss is estimated at
ance. This set of buildings is situated
near the grove and it has been board
ms place for years for the actors who
appear there during the summer season.
Francis Lord the carpenter who acct
dentally exploded a charge of dynamite
Monday, at Rumford Falls. lies in a crit
icdl condition. His left hand. which he'll,
the drill by which he was tamping the
charge was blown and shattered com
pletely to pieces. His face received some
Of the dynamite and pieces of rock. and
both eyes are closed and the flesh badly,
torn. The doctor who attended took over
some rocks preparatory to putting in Il
foundation for a new house.
Two intercollegiate debates have been
arranged by Bates for the coming season,
The first with Trinity at Hartford. Ct in
Vermont in Lewiston in April. The team
for the Trinity debate will be composed
OF a. K spofford. South Paris; Fred ].
swan NeW Sharon and Guy Weymouth
will consist OF J. G. Briggs, Caribou of
the senior class; William lewis Parsons
Sew Portland 1, Of the Junior class. and
OF the sophomore class.
The Rates faculty have announced the
new Student" board 70 the coming
year. These editors, as usual, will all be
members of the junior class. '05 They
number of the Student" w. Lewis
Parsons Of New Portland will be editor
1n-cniet: Els Assistants sI will be J. Z;
farr of Lowell; Mass; ?. Blake Of
dith. N. H.: Miss Marion +. Mitchell Of
T:angor, and Miss Elizabeth S. Perkins of
Alfred. It is esteemed an honor to be
chosen to this board.
The United States government has or
deied the removal within so days of the
buildings on the federal county court
house site at Portland. recently purchased
on Federal street. This action was has
tened by recommendation of Collector
Moses, custodian of the site, to whom
some of the property owners complained
that. the real estate agents to whom they
decided the land and buildings Tor pur
poses of sale to the government, had de
nlanded rent for the property. This in
cludeS several houses and small stores
and the livery stable of Ansel Sawyer.
The Boston Globe says: The attorney
general has as yet made no report to the
governor in relation to the papers for the
extradition of William H. Cole who is
wanted in Saco. Me- on a charge of EN-
bezzlement Counsel for Cole was given
a hearing few days ago. 1t was init
mated then in behalf of the accused that
the legal machinery of Massachusetts,
was being invoked simply for the pur.
nose of collecting a debt 1t was con-
tended. and has been contended. that
Cole has a good defence. The indications
arc however, that the attorney general
will report 10 the governor that the pa
pers are in proper form and should be
IGNORED This would mean the return OF
Cole to Maine for trial.