Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-24
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

icutlnnS in bankruptcy have been
filed IN the United States District court
at Portland by Warren Taylor of Au-
2Ista and Geo. D. Perry CT Brewer
The body of .i!onzo p. Ladd, who
committed suicide at Middleboro Fri
day. was. Saturday. taken to his home
i'll Portland, Me, by two of his sons.
The Rev. 0. L. Sabin of Washington.
ID. G.. bishop of the Evangelical Chris
tan Science church. has taken steps to-
ward the organization of a modcrn
Chautauqua at Popham Rcach. Annual
meetings will be held in July.
Albert Sampson. recently employed as
4 baggage master in the Maine Central
station at Bangor WAS arrested. Satur-
day, at BiddefOrd, AT the home of his
daughter. charged with forging a note
and with a shortage in connection with
his accounts. He was taken to Bangor.
Charles r. Pike. the oldest grocery
dealer on the st. CrOiX river. died at
his home in Calais. April IL Mr.. Pike
entered the grocery trade i'll the old
West India days. starting in the year
| 1851 and doing business for 81 years in
the same store. Mr.. Pike was So years
of age.
The decision in the last jury trial in
tn" supreme court at Portland was
given. Saturday. and was verdict for
$3.50 for tn" plaintiff. Mrs. Emma NJ.
Grccnlaw. who sued Mrs. Mary W. Mil
| likcn for $500 damages alleged to have
been received from fall Oh the ice in
front OF the defendants home on State
street.
Mail contracts have recently been
awarded to the following stage driv-
| rrs by the post office department.: T. !.
| Small. from Pittsburg to POpham
| Teach. $50 per tnnum: William Oliver.
| from Bath to Small Point. $3.50. Moses
| Rowe. from Eath to Five Islands via
RigSsvillc. 1915. These contracts are for
| four years duration.
| The winter cattle business at Port
| land closed with the sailing of the Ii
voniam. Thursday. There have been f.
sailing this season which corresponds
exactly with the number of sailings
| last season. In comparing the amount
! of live stock shipped this year with that
of last year it is found that this years
| business is way aheaI there being J70J
cattle shipped and $50 more sheep.
Y
Sheriff Penncll at Portland. Saturday
night. that the number Of packages Of
liquor received here by express has
rapidly increased since the enforcement
Of the Sturgis bill began. On Friday s.,
were received. one association received,
Saturday. IS asses Of beer. each case be-
| ing sent to one of the members. and
| Friday they received II cases. These
goods cannot be seized.
At the next meeting of the Governor
| and Council Il petition will be present
| ed for IA pardon for Granville w.
Leighton. Portland banker. who is
| serving ii fiVe-year sentence in State
prison for embezZlement. He was sem
| fenced in July. 1902. He was receiving
| teller of tie National Traders Bank %
Portland and was short $4,000. The
directors of the bank have declined to
| favor or oppose the petition.
| United States Steamboat Inspectors
| 1revo1t and PoIIister have ordered the
directors of the Peoples Ferry Co.,
| which is owned by the city of Bath
and town of Woolwich to purchase -
| additional life preserVers WITHIN 80
| DAYS. They must get also Il deck pump
| and two more lie DoitS Nitiilll NJ
| d.vs Other changes and improve
n,euts recommended by the inspectors
| iii necessitate the expenditure of
| about $500 by the directors.
| The little daughter of Rev. II. Wood,
| formerly of Bradley. and Capt Ivory
| ,nde,son's little boy. both children,
God about eight or nine years. We're at
,;,v The Anderson boy climbed UP
| ,nd ,oolx down his fathers rifle and by
..l,,,,, means It was discharged. the con-
|, a,ts entering the side of the little girl
"a ,,assins through the body came out
naar The backbone. At last report she
was living. but the doctor 'hinks there
l. not much chance for recovery.
Mrs Alec Pratts home and stable
-. rort Kent. were destroyed by fire.
,rl,,,rsd.v The barn was saved. Some
ne burned. as all Of the occupants of
~ ,,,,sa we're away from home ana
,,oS. who assisted in removing the
t'o,,s,,,o,d effects did not know of its
''.a,,,,n,,ts TIE family will move
| ina TIC Donald house, Formerly oc-
,;.a hv Fred Mornault. until other
charters can be obtained. purse
| of s,5o was raised in very snort time
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