Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-27
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

The remains o. the late Hugh Blair
engineer OF the wrecked five~masted
schooner, Davis Palmer, and the first
to be recovered from that Inflated
craft, arrived in Bath Tuesday night
and Wednesday afternoon the funeral
was held at the home of his parents,
Capt. and Mrs. James Blair, Washing
ton street. Rev. Nathaniel B. Cook Of
ticiated. The burial was in Oak Grove
cemetery.
j. Wilbur Cha pman. the energetic
evangelist, has gone to New York to
submit to surgical treatment. His
nalady is one of long standing but it
is not regarded as serious and he is
planning on but a short vacation be-
fore resuminG his work. Mr.. Chap
man closed his three-weeks campaign
at Portland with Charles NJ. Alexander
Tuesday night. His partner will con-
time to fill the engagements they
have made previously.
Frank A. Munsey Camp, No. g. S.
Of ", of" Livermore Falls, Tuesday
evening appointed Geo E. Pomeroy,
delegate-at-large: w. H. Mckinney.
delegate. and Roy Brown and Frank
Cobb. alternates, to the division en-
campment. The camp voted appro-
priatey to observe Union Defenders
day, Feb. IL. and VIM. H. Allen
Charles L. Day and c. H. Sturtevant
We're appointed committee tc make
all arrangements.
Solomon Grossman. aged rs, a Rus
sian immigrant, who arrived at Port
'T11acT1x- on Io cfn
roma, from London, is held to be de-
ported by reason Of advanced or
trachoma. He has four sons in New
York. His wife recently joined them
the sons all being well-to-do. He had
planned to make New York his home.
He has son with him, boy of nine
years. who will be allowed to join the
mother.
The contract for the new Masonic
Temple in Portland has been awarded
to Smith & Rumery, contractors. Work
will begin within a few weeks. The
structure may be completed before
next winter It will be combination
business block and temple. seven
stories high, of brick, ornamental in
exterior and well adapted to present
day uses. The location is just below
Monument square, and on the same
side Of the street as the new City hall
and across Chestnut street from it.
WOrkmen employed on the fertilizer
crew Of Kendall Bros at Bowdoinham
struck Wednesday morning. None of
the transfers or old employees were in
any way connected with the strike. It
is understood that the strikers want to
work nine hours with the same nav as
received for ID hours work. The work
in the fertilizing mill has not really
started yet and many men have been
kept on to give them some emn,ov-
m ant through the winter. Kendall Bros
| employ large crew in the winter
when this business is the only one in
town
| James Tibbetts of Benton Station
was injured Tuesday forenoon while
cutting wood on his wood lot at Pct.
tees pond. He knew nothing of tha
accident until he found himself living
in about four inches of water with q
cash about two inches long over his
LETT eye. cut to the bone. Mr. Tibbetts
went to the lumber camps of Abel w.
Spaulding, where his injuries We're at
TENDED to and he was driven to his
home. A physician was called who took
several stitches in the wound. Mr.. Tib
belts thinks something must have
FALLEN from the tree. and struck him on
| the head.
fall suffered several days ago was
| IN part the cause OF the death of 10
seph Brule of Sabattus, which occur
red Tuesday morning. Mr.. Bru1e, who
was 10 years old, has been in falling
! health for some time but was able to
be out of doors. A few days ago, while
in the yard he slipped on the ice and
fell heavily on his face. Of itself the
injury received was not great, but
fecoa bined with his enfeebled condition
ut was hon nsueh and he failed stead
Nv Mr.. Rrule has been resident of
Sabattus for many years and vas wen
Known. \ son, Joseph. .Ir.. sand a
daughter. Mrs. Jaul Pepin, botffsof Sa-
battus, survive.