Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-08
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

L. P. ana W. E. Crocketts mill Of
South Naples was burned at $3.50 p. NJ.
Saturday. The loss is upwards of $500.
The fire is supposed to have caught from
sparks from the chimney.
The ice in Nterrymeeting bay still hangs
and prevents the up-river ice from com.
ing out. Last night was rather cold and
ice made enough to offset The shaving
Of tine past few days.-Bath Times.
April C.
Samuel P. Harmon, president of the
lumber company which bears his name,
has just died at San Francisco. He had
been i'll the lumber business in California
for 20 years. He was member of the
Vigilante committee of 1856 and owned
tie Gua;ala mills. He was u native OF
Machias, Me-, and was 81 years of age.
County Attorney Connolly of Cum
berland, after an investigation, issued
a warrant on which Deputy Sheriff
Harmon arrested Saturday at Naples
Carroll c. Chaplin, who is alleged to
have forged the name of Henry Boy
ker, a Storckeeper. to note for SGS.
Royker denies the signature and Chap
lin insists that the note is genuine.
Justice Savage filed his final decree in
the case of Mary ]. Cobb VS.. Auburn Y.
NJ c. A. with Clerk Of Court Belleau al
the county buildings in Auburn Saturday.
He finds that the shareholders are emit
/ tiled to the balance of the proceeds of the
sale Of the Y. NJ. c. A. block, $500. after
the plaintiffs, taxable cost and the trus-
tees are paid. The figures have not been
compiled.
Harvey, aged ., and Russell. aged A,
sons of Vital Gilbert of Lewiston. pull
cd Il boiler of boiling water off the
stove Saturday and were terribly
scalded. The boys were taken to the
French Sisters of Charity hospital
where their condition is said to be very
critical. Both their parents We're out
of the room at the time. Mr.. Gilbert
was formerly secretary of the Lewiston
| Board of Health.
George Scoppee, proprietor of the
| Grand View Hotel at West Bath, who
pleaded guilty to five liquor counts in
the supreme court at Bath Friday. was
sentenced Saturday by Judge Cornish.
His fines and costs aggregate S226 and
Jal sentences also amount to Il
1
| months additional. making a total of
| 16 months he will have to spend behind
| Jail bars at hard labor.
When the Knox county grand jury
arose Saturday it reported Il indict-
nents, seven of which We're made pub
lie. Those given were Roswell +. Ware
of Washington, nuisance; Roswell T..
Ware, statutory offence; Ellen l.. Nord
of Thoma ston, bigamy: Lester L. Will
| ley Of st. George, statutory offence;
Domehico Teti, Rockland, murder;
Charles Igo, Camden, forgery; Harry
Demuth, Rcckland, larceny.
William J. Bryan will deliver an adj
dress at the annual banquet of the
Maine Democratic Club in Portland
April 90, according to an announcement
made Saturday. For this purpose the
BANQUET was postponed from April 10
The dinner will be served between )
and o'clock and there is a possibility
that Mr.. Bryan will make second ad-
dress at the Auditorium in the evening.
He will speak at Bangor the next Cay.
Charles T. Flynt of Augusta was in
Dexter Saturday and closed the deal with
Henry A. and Ralph C. Blcthen for the
Mrs Horton lot where formerly stood the
Mercantile block, destroyed by the late
fire Mcssrs. Blethen will erect n two
story brick block the coming summer
34x7J feet and will be built with white
pressed brick. There is a possibility that
another deal will go through before Mon
day, which will insure the building Of
another large brick building upon the site
adjoining the one purchased by Mr..
BctLen. This leaves but one lot vacant
caused by the fire of Feb - These
buildings will accommodate all the mcr-
chants who were burned out and who
have been obliged to occupy such rooms
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