Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-26
MAINE

PORTLAND, Me-, Dec. 25.-Frederick
II. Pratt, who was married November
10 a widow, Mrs. Mary Emma Whit
man, formerly OF Troy, has asked the
police here to help find his wife. Last Last
Friday evening Pratt returned from
work and found his supper prepared and
awaiting him, but his wife and all her
possessions missing. Pratt went to
Troy, N. Y. to look for her. He re-
turned to Portland today and asked the
police to aid him in his search. Mrs.
Pratt Is 4S years old.
WATERN ILLE-Peter Duval. aged 16.
while skating on the ice of the kenne-
bee river went through the ice and mar
rowly escaped drowning. He was res
cued by. Patrolman Paul Burgess and
two others, who several times narrowly
escaped being Immersed. Duval is in a
serious condition.
RUMFORD FALLS-Henri Girard. a
restaurant employe who made sensa-
tiOnai leap from the footbridge over the
Androscoggin river, died from injuries
received by falling on the rocks twenty
five feet below. Two friends attempted
to hold him after ne had climbed upon
the iron railing Of the bridge, but the
man fought until he freed himself. He
fell short of the water and landed upon
the rocks. Girard was about rs years
old and came from St. Lambert, p Q.
He leaves a widow and one child. He
had not been living with his wife for
hve years and was respondent.
LEwISTON-Eva Knowlton, the ID
year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs Frank
Knowlton of Haskelrs Corner, took an
electric car for Mechanic Falls ami has
been missing since then. Soon after the
girl left her home Nelscon Pelletier, the
hired man on her fathers farm. also
went away When the girl did not re-
turn in the evening inquiry was made
for her. When it was discovered that
Pelletier was also missing 1t was thought
that there might be some connection in
the two disappearances and remarks
that they had made previously were re-
membered.
PORTLAND. Me-, Dec. 25.-Nellie G.
Wood. who lives on Free street, COM
planned to the police that Fred A. Brown
called on her and that when he went
away she missed a $500 diamond ring,
a smaller ring valued at SIS and 500
bill. Brown was arrested and in the
municipal court was bound over to the
January term in $500 bail. Miss Wood
went on his bond and Brown was re-
leased from custody.
PITTSFIELD-The Frank Bryant Lum-
Der company has been organized here to
continue the numbering and woodwork
ing business established by the late
Frank Bryant of this place, with a capi-
tai of $4,000. Frederick Bryant of Wer-
cester, Mass, is president; Gilbert s.
Barden. vice president and general man.
ager; George Mills, assistant manager,
and Eugene w. Weeks, secretary.
LEWISTON-The Rev. Henry Pringle
of Waterville, secretary of the Maine
Civic league, swore out warrant in
the Auburn municipal court against
Telesphore Plante of New Auburn, pro-
prietor of a barber shop and pool room,
alleging that slot machines were oper-
served the warrant. seized two machines
and placed Plante under arrest. Plante
obtained bonds. In Lewiston warrants
were obtained against four persons, but
no machines were found.
PORTLAND-The schooner Dorothy B.
Barrett, which arrived here from Phila-
delphia with coal. reports having had a
very rough voyage.
Capt. johnson of the steamer Horatio
Hail. which arrived here late in the
afternoon, reports having sighted at $50
o'clock In the morning a sunken three
master off the Pollock Rip lightship.
He reports the vessel to be a dangerous
obstacle to navigation. Captain john
son was unable to tell what the vessel
was. but it is believed here to have been
the Jesse Barlow, which was run Down
by the tug Lehigh.