Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-05-26
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

Great preparations are being made
for the Fourth of July celebration at
Houlton, which will be conducted by
the Merchants Association A grand
firemens tournament will be the main
event, when teams from eastern Maine
and the Maritime provinces will COM
pete for suitable prizes. a number of
bands have been engaged and a pro-
gram has been laid out
Fire broke out at II o'clock Tuesday
night in the saw mill of c. w. Brown 4
Son at East Livermore Mills. The fire
spread rapidly, entirely destroying the
mill together with the box mill, en-
CINE house and some lumber. The cause
of the fire is supposed to have been an
ovnrheated box in the rear end of the
saw mill.
William H. Libby, about 20 years of
age, was hurried to the Maine General
hospital shortly after noon Wednesday
suffering from internal injuries as the
result of fall of about 25 feet down
the elevator we'll at the Falmouth hotel.
AT late hour he was reported to be in
a critical condition by the physicians
attending him.
Fire broke out Tuesday evening in
the wooden building at the corner of
Center and Washington streets, Bath.
owned by William w. Robinson. It
was confined to paint shop and print
ing shop on the second floor and evil
IDENTIFY caught in a pile of rubbish but
how nobody knows. The damage was
mostly from smoke and the loss will be
small. At one time, Music hall on the
third floor was threatened as was also
the laundry of Mr.. Feero on the ground
floor and the latter was more or less
damaged by water. About $500 will
cover the loss.
A meeting of the executive commit
tee of the Maine Undertakers Associa-
ton. was held Tuesday evening in
Portland and a considerable amount of
routine business of interest to the as
ISOLATION was transacted. 1t was vot-
ed to hold the 10th annual meeting of
the organization Aug. 1913 in Port
land, the headquarters being establish
ed at the Falmouth hotel, where the
business meeting including the election
Of officers will be held in the State of
Maine room on the afternoon of the
nth In the evening there will be an
entertainment program and on the 18th
the members will enjoy a clam bake
at Spurwink. The meeting was at
tended by F. B. Wood. Hallowell; ]. F.
Jeffords. Livermore Falls; j. Clark
F'lagg. Richmond; Harry C. Juinby,
Saco; F. B. w. Martin, H. W. Rich and
j. S. Cushman of Portland.
Following is the program for grad
uating exercises of the Bangor Theo-
logical Seminary; May 81. public oral
examinations in the morning; P. NJ,
Senior reception. President and Mrs.
David N. Beach, hosts. Invitations are
extended to the Senior class, the trus-
tees, visitors, alumni and their wives.
June l, 10 A. NJ, literary and business
meeting of the alumni An address by
the Rev. James Alexander. D. D., of
the class of 1885. on 1.-THE Position of
a Minister of Christ in Our Present
Day Communities; also an address by
the Rev. Smith Baker. D. D., of the
Class of 1860. 1 P. NJ. alumni dinner.
followed by addresses. 7.30 P. NJ,
graduation exercises; addresses by
members of the Senior class; presenta-
ton of diplomas.
News has been received of the death
in San Bernardino. Cal. of John NJ
Rice, former Maine man, and
brother of G. Irving Rice of Bangor.
John NJ Rice was born in Guilford,
and at the time of his death was about
6S years of age. For some time he liv-
ed in Bangor, and was member of
Rising Virtue Lodge. F. and A. NJ. At
the time the Civil War broke out he
enlisted serving in the navy for three
years and afterwards re-enlsted in the
22nd Unassigned Company. which was
afterwards Co. I, 18th Maine Reg. At
the close of the war he went West, and
made his home in Omaha, Neb., where
he spent almost all the remainder of
his life. At the time of his death he
was visiting in San Bernadino A wi
dow, one son and two daughters sur
vive. The burial will be in Fremont,
Neb.
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