Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-07-08

'' ehiee duuft.Ondl cases having
been reported. this week.
DR.. George F. Way has resigned his
position as city physician at Bath and
VIII go to Lincoln to locate.
Michael J. Garrity of Portland will
succeed Harry ]. Thompson as maua-
ser OF the Jefferson Theatre. Portland
the coming year.
Ne-mat-ta-nO. the large hotel at
Lubec, which has been closed f5r SOW
eral years. will be opened by Boston
parties, this season.
The Cumberland County AgricuI.
tural Society has voted to build a now
exhibition hall to replace the one de-
stroyed by fire, last year.
William Cash, aged 70 years. one of
the, best known citizens of South Port.
land. dropped dead. "Wednesday. A
widow and several sons and daughters
survive him.
The handsome new five-niastcd
schooner Grace A. Martin will be
launched at Percy & Small's ward
July 16. This craft is one Of the
largest five-masters ever constructed.
Two dogs did wholesale damage i'm
the flock Of sheep on the farm of ID. ].
and Isaac Howard, WOolwich. Twelve
sheep were killed outright, and several
so badly injured that it was found
necessary to kill them.
The 18th Maine Association will hold
its annual reunion at East Boston at
the nall of John "A. Halves Post. No.
1853, G. A. r., on Wednesday and Thurs
day of the week of the annual encamp-
ment of the G. A. r. in Boston in Aug
ust.
The temporary team bridge on the
site of the one destroyed by fire at
South Portland, a week ago, has been
put in place by the Boston & Maine
Railroad and travel has been resumed.
1t will be replaced by a new stee,
bridge, probably in the fall.
a new Il. F. D. route will start from
Bluehill August I. 1t will be sixteen
and thrcc-fourths miles long, will serve
3O4 people, living i'm seventy-two
houses. Three candidates for the posi-
ton of carrier were examined last Sat
urday at the post office at Ellsworth
veteran flreman's association was
organized in Ellsworth, this week. and
will be called the Dirigo Engine Co.
The officers of the association are:
Frank l.. Smith of Gardiner foreman;
ID. L. Donovan of Bangor, first assist
ant; Charles b. Moore, second assist
ant; Charles Pho, treasurer, and Neil
Raymond, steward.
George Burkitt, one of the boys who
set fire in the wood yard of Bcarce,
Wilson & Go. on Minot avenue, Au-
burn, Fourth of July night, pleaded
guilty to incendiarism before Judge
Manscr in the criminal session Of the
Auburn municipal court, "Wednesday,
and WAS fined $40 and costs. A war
rant is out for the arrest of his CONF
paniOn.
Work is progressing rather slowly
at the Carmichael field, where the new
pumping station for the Brunswick
and TopsEam Water district is bein;,
built. Workmcn are now engaged ex-
cavatinS for the foundation and as
there is only small crew at@work and
all the loan is being piled up to be
used in grading, the work is necessa-
rily slow. Thus far 80 wells have been
driven. a few days ago the supply of
pipe gave out and the men were obliged
to lay off until another supply arrived.
Abraham Aaronson of Sanford has
been forced into involuntary bank
~ Inv Iii
The amount of money involved is $780,
900 and the announcement of this big
business failure will cause a big stir
in Sanford as well as elsewhere in
York county. He was the manager of
the Boston HraEch Clothing Co.
which is located in Central square 1T
Sanford. A special hearing in the in
voluntary bankruptcy proceedings will
be held before Referee John Il. DonO-
van at Alfred on July 15-Biddeford
Journal.
The schooner Emu lying at anchor
in Portland harbor, had Il thrilling eX-
pcricncc during the thunder storm,
The storm was at its
height. the lightning was flashing
in every direction and the rain was
coming down in torrents. Suddenly
there was Il terrific flash followed by Il
roar. The bolt descended to-
ward the schooner, striking the top of
her mainmast. shattcring ono of her
blocks ana rushing down to the deck
below and then into the sea. The crew
was on board ut the time and narrowly
escaped with their lives. All of them
were badly frightened, however, and
are not ;lSla mod to own LID to il