Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-19
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

The debate which was to be held. this
/ winter, between the young ladies of Bos-
ton University and those Of Bates Col
lege has been cancelled by the Boston
| University girls on account Of the Illness
| of one of their team.
An East Side, Bangor, man who, Accord
| ing to the story of his step-daughfer,
| seized her mother by the throat am,
| threatened her life with knife on
| Thursday night. was sent to jail BY Judge
! Bailey, yesterday morning.
The people of Richmond are very much
interested in a deal by which a shoe shop
may be moved to that town from Lynn,
Mass If favorable terms can be made
the shop will doubtless be moved and will
give employment 10 large number of
hands
The building owned and occupied by
Howard Cleaves as a barber shop and
confectionery store at the campground at
Old Orchard was destroyed by fire. early
Saturday morning. The loss is estimated
fire is not known.
Bertrand G. Elliott, II years old, was
arrested at Portland, Saturday, for bur-
glary. He admitted to Deputy Firth that
he broke into the place of w. L. Jones
81 Pearl street, ana stole a revolver and
other articles. He told the deputy where
the stolen property could be found.
The second cargo of Welsh COAL con-
signed to British Vice Consul Heating
who is to dispose of it at Portland at
much less than the prevailing price of
domestic coal, left Swansea Saturday.
The steamers cargo consists of 800 tons
the largest shipment of foreign coal ever
sent to Portland.
In the United States district court AZ
Portland, Saturday there was hearing
on a petition to appoint master in the
case of Bennett VS.. Kerst. Bennett is
captain and kerst engineer of the steamer
Merryconeag. Both are part owners and
there is a dispute about the profits The
taking of evidence was not completed
The new editorial board of the Bowdoin
Quill. the college monthly, announced,
Saturday, that it has organized as fol-
lows: John Merrill Brigham. 04 of Dex-
ter, chairman; Ernest Lord Brigham. o.
ter Bulge Emerson, "a, of West Alton,
n. H., and John William Frost, 'o4, of
associate editors.
The funeral of the late Justice William
Rumsey was held, Sunday, at Bath, n
Y. The services, which We're simple in
character. were attended by many peo-
pie, including a delegation of distinguish
ed New York state lawyers and judges.
VIM. H. HOLSTER of Troy. represented
the trustees of Williams College. of winch
body Judge Rumsey was a member.
In the supreme court at Bangor, Satur-
day, verdict of S410.03 was returned in
favor Of the plaintiff in the case Of the
town of Alton vs. the city of Old Town.
The action was to recover for support
furnished the wife and three minor chill
dren of a pauper, John E. Wharton, Jr
ment was in Old Town, and this conten-
ton was denied by the defence.
The committee of the Bates Debating
Society and faculty has selected the fol-
lowing for the team TO meet the Trinity
College team: c. l.. Beedy, a senior from
Lewiston; n. S. Lord, a senior from Linn
erick, and Judson c. Briggs, a junior
Caribou. The other teams which probab-
ly will meet the Dartmouth seniors, will
be composed of A. X. Spofford of South
Paris, F. M. Swan of New Sharon, and
Guy Weymouth of Greene, all juniors
Albert L. Strout treasurer of Sakada-
hoe county, has completed his annual re-
port, which makes a much better show
ing than 4 year ago. The total expendi-
lures for the year have amounted to $50
SS7.4S, of which $2450 has been for salaries
of county officers, $3606.47 for cost of su-
preme judicial court and the remainder
for other sundry county expenses. His
receipts amount TO 81 627.49, $15216.10 hav-
ing been received from the county tax,
$5207.42 from fines and costs in the mu-
nicipal courts, $l2697 from Sheriff Balou,
S11 ,o0Gfrom notes on temporary loans and
$U on sundry accounts. The liabilities
amount to $4,000 and the resources $15,-
3S7. 80.