Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-05
ALL OVER MAINE.
The Important Happenings of the Day
Briefly Recorded.

Four cases of diphtheria are reported
in Arson.
Unknown parties entered the stable
of Mont Reynolds at Wells and took a
horse, harness and buggy, the property
of his son, Chester.
| -Four cases of typhoid fever have de-
veloped at the Pea Cove boom, near
Old Town, this week, and have been
| taken to the hospital in that city for
| treatment.
The following petitions in bankruptcy
have been filed: Edwin B. Coppers,
Windsor, farmer, liabilities, $337; no
assets. VIM. w. Elwell, South Port
land, merchant, liabilities, $S9O1 80;
| assets, $393.SS.
| A house at Hollis Center, owned by
Simeon Rumery and occupied by
/ Charles Palmer, was burned, this week
The fire caught around the chimney
Mr.. Palmer saved the greater part of
| his household goods.
| Some of the coal from the burning
| pile at East Deering was loaded, on a
| Grand Trunk car, Tuesday, and soon
| after the car took fire and was prac-
| tically destroyed. together with it's
| contents. The damage is estimated at
, about $500.
James Sharp, colored, was arrested
at Lewiston, Thursday, suspected of
being implicated in the robbery on a
street car, Wednesday night, when a
chatelaine bag was snatched from Mrs
Clark. Sharp answers to the descrip-
ton given by Mrs. Clark.
Through the efforts of Postmaster
William 7. Smart, the government has
decided to thoroughly repaint the in
terror and exterior of the Lewiston
postotfice. The work has already begun
and it is expected that the entire job
will be completed in six weeks.
The four-masted schooner Marjory
Brown which has for the past four
days been stuck in the mudflats to the
eastward of Tukey's bridge, at Port
land, between that structure and the
railroad bridge, was successfully float
ed, Thursday morning, at high tide.
The 18th Maine Regimental Associa-
ton will hold it's reunion at Skowhegan,
on Wednesday and Thursday, Sept.
$40. Skowhegan is the home of the
commander of the regiment during the
greater portion of it's term, Gen. Isaac
Dyer, now in his eighty-second year.
o. r. Williams of Sangerville, suffer-
ed a severe accident, this week. by
falling from the roof of a two-story
building which he was engaged in
shingling. One of his ribs was frac-
tured and he sustained other injuries
which are thought to be quite serious.
Fred Davis of South Freeport, while
at work at the mills of the Forset
Paper Co. met with serious accident
He caught his left hand on one of the
rollers of the dryer by which he was
standing in such way as to tear and
burn the palm of the hand very
severely.
Two sailors from the training ship
Alliance We're found lettering about
Deering park, Portland, after the ship
had left the harbor. They We're ar
rested as deserters and sent to the
police station where they will be held
until they are turned over to the off,
GERS of the ship.
Thomas B. Ellis, who for a few years
past has been a resident of Biddeford,
has been arrested at Portland, and Is
geing held there pending an investiga-
ton as to his legal residence. Mr..
Ellis is insane on the subject of religion
and the Portland police deemed it best
to take him into custody.
Brewer has voted to exempt the
Britton Leather Company from taxa
ton for term Of ten years. This COM
pany recently purchased the Smiley
tannery in that city, and will enlarge
the business until from IS to 100 hands
are employed. About $4,000 will be
expended at once in new buildings and
equipment.
Charles E. Libby, the Scarboro young
man, who returned home, Monday
night, after mysterious absence of
two weeks, is slowly improving in his
mental condition, but thus far has not
been able to remember anything about
his experience during the time he was
lost. 1t is thought that with rest and
care he will in time fully regain his
sc nses and will be as well as ever
Nothing has come to light regarding
his movements except the belief that
he was brought to his own home in a
team and left to find his way in.