Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-08-16
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.
There was a slight frost in Arootook
Sunday night

There was a slight frost in Arootook,
Sunday night
William A. Gleason. he'll boy in n
Portland hotel. was arrested Monday
night, on request of Bangor officers and
wa taken to Bangor on the Pullman
Gleason is charged with the larceny of
two diamond pins from "a guest at a
Bangor hotel.
The hearing on the search and seizure
and nuisance complaints against Agent
Douglass as a result of the Seizure at
the liquor agency. last week which was
assigned for Saturday next in the munich
pal court at Portland, will be again con-
tinucd at that time to Aug -. at which
time the hearing on the libel of the
liquors will also he held. This is done
merely to facilitate matters 50 that the
two hearings will come together
There has been IL rumor about Durham
that the whole Hill Top at Shiloh was
under quarantine on account Of scarlet
fever. 1t has been invest ic;t ed and found
to he one lone case of chckeupoN. The
patient was dIIarantincd To bc sure she
did not have the smallpox. Dr. Young
of the State Board Of Health was sent
for and he thought it best to quarantine
the party. The quarantine Will he re-
moved at once. as the party has recov-
cred.
The Piscataquis Valley Campmecting
Association will hold it's annual series OF
religious meetings. Aug. y to -. on the
campgro,lnd' in Foxcroft They Will he
under the general direction of Elder D.
u. Dow of Bangor district. ANA he Will
be assisted by others of the Bangor dis
trict and from the rest of The State The
singing will be under the supervision OF
W. NJ. Starbird assisted by a male quar-
tct and a large chorus will aid him On
Wednesday. there will be speaking by TIL
Rev. J. w. II. Bowen of Atlanta. Ga On
Thursday. there will be 4 grand Epworth
League rally. when the Rev. Smith Baker
ID. D., of Portland. will speak.
One Of the pleasant events in connec-
tion with tho visit Of the North Atlantic
fleet To Portland was the dinner given
at The Falmouth. Monday evening, by
Judge Putnam to Admiral Rohley d.
Evans. Judge Putnam and Admiral Ev-
ans has been close friends for years The
affair was entirely Informal and the
guests were Mayor Baxter, Judge Hale
Capt. Barnettc of the Kearsarge. Capt.
CowIcs of the Missouri. Capt. Pillsbury
of the Maine. Capt. dodgers of the Ken
lucky, Mayor Hyde of Bath. General
Manager Evans Of the Maine Central,
Hon. Fred F.. Richards. Hon. Charles
F. Libby. Hon. r. f. Boothby. Bishop
Goldman. Mgr Hurley, Commander Rees.
Col. Black. Major S. w. Thaxter. Capt.
Niles Mr.. Houston. Gen John Marshall
Brown, Mr.. Brrmond and Mr.. Davis.
1t appears that the gasoline boat. Ber-
tina Hedlar, which was burned. Satur-
day night. off Ram Island Cape Eliza
beth, had on board it's owner, a Mr.. He'd
liar of Boston, and his son. who is 10
years old. The two were on cruise
from Boston to Rockport and after Ieav-
ing Portland the gasoline motor. began
TO leak. In attemptingrto make the nee
essary repairs. Mr.. Hedilar upset n small
uncovered light which Immediately set
fire TO the gasoline. There was no time
for delay and any attempt to quench the
rapidly spreading flames would have
been futile. Acting quickly. Mr. HedilaI
lifted his son into the tender. which
most fortunately was attached to the
larger boat. and after hastily throwing
in a few valuable articles he pushed off
from the burning craft. He was alone
without any assistance near, so he calm
ly proceeded to row with his son to Peaks
Island. where he disposed of the tender
and later went to Boston on one OF the
big boats.