Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-13
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

The tup Underwater with Its $4,000
tow Of logs left port Wednesday morn
ing at 1920 o'clock on its way to New
York. Captain ]. i. Howes saw Locai
observer f. p. Jones Of the weather
bureau. took n peep OUTSIDE hlinsen'
and decided that he was safe IN START
ing out. The raft had been here TOT Two
Express, June H.
Jacob Joglip was arraigned in the
parqor notice court Tuesday on war
ront sworn out by state Agent F. NJ.
douglass charging him with cruelty 70
animals. F. M. Simpson appeared LOT
Joglip and A l.. blanchard TOT inc
state. Joglip was found guilty ana was
sentenced to 30 days in jail. He ap-
noaIed and furnished bonds for MS dp-
nearance before the supreme court in
August.
Vessel owners are just now enjoying
an era OF prosperity which BIDS 1air u
last all summer. Coal freights nave
been steadily advancing for weeks ana
at present are higher than they nave
been for years 1t is not long since YES
sells were receiving only 60 cents per
ton from Philadelphia, but now the
rate has more than doubled ana the
SINNERS are meeting the owners de-
MINDS regarding the time for loaolnS
and discharging-Bath Times.
Charles +. Echterbecker of the grad
uating class at Bangor Tneoloelcdi
Seminary, had extended to MIN late
last week a call to become pastor
assistant an1 superintendent OF the
Sunday school at the Congregational
church at Hyde Park Mass near
Boston. He left Bangor Monday night
to look up the matter more fully ana
a telegram received from him by Pres.
Beach Tuesday indicated that every
thing was satisfactory and that he had
accepted the call He will enter upon
his duties at once.
Just after leaving his stable in the
tenderloin district at 3 o'clock Wednes-
day morning with his team loaded with
bananas, ready for a trip to Bldde-
ford where he was planning on dis
posing % the fruit. Abraham BerensOn.
a local fruit peddler, was held up hy
two thugs, and robbed of $50 in bills.
The men made good their escape and
although the matter has been reported
to the police no arrests have as yet
been made as Berenson was unable 70
give any accurate description OF them
Portland Advertiser.
That the old Excelsior engine, one
time winner of so many prizes shall
take part in the firemen's muster to be
held at Brunswick July 4. was thA de-
cison made at the meeting Of theoAu-
burn Veteran Firemen's Association at
i,,rr hn oil
engine will be properly manned and
will make q game fight to show them
that she can win victories in the pres
cnt as we'll as in the past. Officers OF
the company were elected as follows:
George Rollins, foreman; f. j. Mower,
first assistant; Harry f. Sawyer, sec
ond assistant. A committee on arrange
ments consists of George A. Allen,
George r. Hill, George Rollins, limo
thy r. Cahoon and Eben Talcott
The Abbott school closing exercises at
Pennington were held Tuesday under
most favorable auspices. The grounds
about the school were in their rustic
beauty with seats nestled among bow
ers of green foliage, and winding paths,
over bridges and Rollo lake. All was
scene of life and gaiety. 1t was voted
to establish Abbott Family School
Alumni Association with these officers:
President, Rev. r. Woodman of Rock
land; vice president. George T. Ordway
of Portland; secretary and treasurer,
H. p White. The charter members of
the alumni association were Capt. E.
H. Warwick, 70. H. P. White and Ar
thur T. Moore. There are two graduates
this year, Edmund Bigney. Greenville
and Randolph Won Antwerp, South Da-
kota.
Persistent rumors to the effect that a
scholar in the public schools OF Sanger
vile had died from the effects Of pun
ishment inflicted by one of the teach