Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-07-30
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

The county commissioners the coun-
ties of AndrOscoggin and SagadahOc
met Thursday at Lisbon Falls in joint
session to consider a petition of the
municipal officers of Lisbon asking for
the repair of the bridge over Little riv-
er between Tnpsham and Lisbon. AS
soon rs the meeting vas called to or
der fatal defects in the notices We're
discovered and upon motion of Edward
w. Wheeler of Brunswick. who APP
peared fer the town Of Topsham. tho
petition was dismissed. 1t was shown
that the town of Topsham had never
been properly notified of the meeting Al
the last meeting Topsham voted to dis
continue the road but no damages were
assessed. as it remains question wheth-
er the road has been legally discontinued
or not. On the road in question there is
not an inhabited house. but nearly AL
the land is owned by citizens of Lisbon
and no way to get across Little river ex-
cept by this bridge which for some time
has been considered unsafe. 1t is ex-
pected the matter will be further heard
later.
In tit of temper caused by his
Wifes refusal to accompany him back
to New York, Cleveland Savage of
Livermore Falls took his own life. by
shooting. Thursday afternoon at Wales
The body was found Friday mornins
and will be taken to Livermore Falls
tor burial. Besides the widow and
daughter mother. Mrs.. Samuel Bean
Of East Livermore. and three brothers
Mark Savage of Lewiston. James Saw
age of Livermore Falls and Leslie Sav-
age of East Livermore. survive. Hi
age was "a years.
Alfred Dionne. aged 9, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Ludger Dione of Auburn is
supposed to have been drowned Fri
day afternoon in the Little Androscog-
gin river, The father identified cloth
ing found on the bank as his sons.
Scarchers with boats and grapplea
have as yet failed to locate the body.
During the heavy thunder storm of
Thursday afternoon Aldena, the 10
months-old adopted daughter of Mr.
and Mrs Bert Chandler of Burnham,
met with serious accident. which. it
was feared. would cause blindness.
Mrs. Chandler was engaged in ironing
and the little one was playing near a
screen door when q sudden flash of
lightning seemed to play about Mrs
Chambers iron. The child immediate
~ began to cry and upon investiga-
ton it was found that she was badly
burned across the forehead. eyes and
nose. Medical aid was summoned and
the less of the eyesight was feared at
hat time, Friday morning there was
some encouragement that the sight of
he right eye might be all right, but
he outcome is yet in doubt.
Since the Watervile Trust Co. went
nto the hands of the receivers. Hon
'harles F. Johnson and Fl. II. Holmes of
Naterville there has been more or less
peCulation as to the final ownership of |
he handsome brick block on Main street |
Dexter. erected by the Trust Co several |
ears ago. 1t is now expected that the
,lock will be sold within the next few
weeks and the members of Plymoutl, |
lodge. |. Q. Q. F., are interested in the |
natter, inasmuch as the lodge recently |
'oted to make an offer for the building |
md committee to handle the matter
fas appointed. 1t is understood an good |
uthority that the lodge committee has
made an offer for the building and that |
the offer is accepted the lodge will be-
ONE the owner of the property.