Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-08-09
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

Benjamin S. Haggett of Bath, has
just accepted an offer to become prin-
cipal of the High school at Alfred. Mr..
Haggett is the son of Amos B. Hag-
gett. and is graduate of the Bath
High school and Of Bowdoin college.
He will leave this month to assume
his new duties.
About as men are now employed on
the work being done on the lew forth
fications at Popham Beach and this
will probably be increased shortly. This
is the fertilization going up on Sabine
hill. which has an unusually big radius
for long range. and which will be
one of the finest equipped along the
Atlantic coast.
While working on his team on Water
street at Eastport. Monday. Stephen
Mitchell had a shock and fell in front
of the wheels, which struck his head.
but did not pass over it He was un-
conscious when picked UP and carried
to DR.. w. F. Cleveland's office and died
a few minutes later. He was one Of
the veteran truckmen of the city and
was "A years old. A widow and daugh-
ter survive.
William Grant, foreman at the cut
ting up mill of the oxford Paper Co.
at Rumford Falls. barely escaped
death. Saturday. by being caught in
the shafting. He was carried around
several times when he was rescued by
Herbert Allen, the timekeeper. He
sustained several bad bruises. Charles
Bennett a papermaker in the Interna-
tional paper mill. had his right arm
crushed, Saturday night.
Rear Admiral Evans, commanding
the North Atlantic squadron. has in
formed Charles H. Moseley that a por-
ton of the squadron, including the
Maine, Missouri. Kentucky and Kear-
sarge. will arrive at Portland, Friday.
Admiral Evans does not desire to have
the men engaged in athletic sports be-
cause of their lack of an opportunity
to train. There will be no field day.
but the men will be given trolley rides
and the like, and an effort will be made
to give them thorough good time.
The Lewiston school board onday
evening. elected the following teachers
for the city schools: Willis E. Higgins.
principal of manual training school.
salary $3.50; Alice L. Sands, teacher
of Greek and Latin in High school.
salary $3.50: Lila H. Mars, principal
of commercial department of High
school. salary $3.50; Alice c. Reardon.
assistant in commercial department,
High school, salary $3.50; Mabel H.
Gardner, teacher of history and Eng
fish. salary $3.50. The first three cleo
lions are TO fill vacancies. Miss Card
ner will fill a new position created,
Monday night.
William Jones of Lewiston. who was
arrested in WatervilIe. Saturday. on
complaint Of George f. Woodbury. OF
Brunswick. charged with obtaining
money under false pretenses, was TAX
en- to Brunswick and arraigned, Mon
day, before Judge Frank E. Roberts.
He asked that the case be continued
until Wednesday, in order that ne
might have time to employ counsel.
and was bound over in the sum Of $50.
The charge on which he was arrested
is that in the latter part Of July no
gave a mortgage on a stallion. which
he claimed to own, and received from
MIR. Woodbury. the sum Of $50. Later
Mr.. Woodbury. discovered that Jones
did not OWL the horse, and he accord
ingly had a warrant sworn out for his
arrest.