Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-05-04
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

The Damariscotta steamer will make
| her first trip of the season. Monday, and
will continue until the middle of June.
when another steamer will be put on the
| route and two round trips a day made.
Alden Winchenbaeh of Waldoboro, died
| at Lewiston. Saturday. He was u years
| OF age. A widow, who is i'll at her home
| in Waldoboro, and one daughter. Mrs.
! Frank Hooper of Lewiston, survive him.
| The Kelley Spear Co. of Bath, has closed
contract for building mammoth wood
Barge Company. The new craft will he
of 300 tons capacity and must be ready
| to launch within six months.
The schooner Elizabeth n. of the #. NJ
Nicholson fleet of Grand Banks fishermen,
arrived at Bucksport. Saturday, from, Bay
of Islands, n. F., where she has been
| frozen in all winter. The crew are well
and the vessel is in good condition.
Billy Jordan of Cambridge and Jack
Fitzpatrick of Boston went Is rounds al
Bath, Saturday night. The bout was de-
clared draw and those who saw it say
1t was one of the hardest of the season.
Both men were in good condition at the
end and the going all through was very
fast.
Amos r. Nicllerson of Boothbay Har-
Dor, State commissioner or nsherles. mas
purchased large double engine naphtha
/ launch, which he will use for cruising
along the coast for procuring seed lob
sters. The craft is 50 feet long and has
been fitted with we'll which will hold 600
Holsters.
Capt. Joseph Z. Perry died Saturday, at
his home at Phippsburg Center, after n
years He was son of the late William
Perry and was a well-knowh mariner for
number of years. He retired from the
sea nine years ago and recently went into
the sawmill business. A widow, three
sons and daughter survive him.
Claude Kelley of Portland was arraign-
ed before Judge Adams at Boston, Satur-
day, charged with larceny of so from An
gus Beacon. The latter's story was that
he had been drinking. Wednesday even
ing. and when he went to bed at the Pike
House, Kelley entered the room and went
through his clothes taking his money
Kelley was held in $500 bonds for the grand
jury.
The Ellsworth Creamery property owned
practically sold to Messrs. Joshua w and
Fred w. Hopkins of Bangor, and the
transfer OF title will be made within a
lew days. The creamery property is we'll
located and the county residents have CON
r1buted TO its support by keeping more
class.
Lawson w. Rowe of Naples, a stage
driver, was before Judge Hill at Port
land on complaint of Fish Warden Stan
iey: he was accused of illegally trans
nished by the wardens had not been at
tached. Rowe declined to give the name
90 OF the fisherman and Judge Hill fined him
the first case of the kind there.
The death of Mrs. Emma P Hamilton
occurred, Friday, at the home of her son,
wilson r Hamilton, at Dexter. The fam
lily becoming alarmed by her absence en-
tered her room and found her dead on the
moor. The probable cause was heart fail
ure. Mrs. Hamilton was the widow of LIE
late, John Hamilton. Her age was u
years. One son, w. p. Hamilton, survives
her. The funeral was held at the resi-
dence, Sunday at O'Clock p. NJ.
Amos Davis. one of the oldest residents
OF Lewiston, died at his home at South
Lewiston, Saturday. Mr. Davis had been
confined to his bed during the past week
with an attack of heart trouble He was
nearly 20 years old and had lived in the
place where he died all his life He was
the third in line from Amos Davis, one of
the FIRST settlers of Lewiston. A widow
son. ex-Alderman e. Davis and dauph-
ter, Mrs, W. =. Sawyer, survive him. The
fnnerai Will be Tuesday afternoon at LS0