Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-06-03
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

1t was authoritatively announced at
Bath, Saturday, that the United states
revenue cutter Androseoggin viii con-
vey the fleets of the six Maine yacht
clubs to Camden and Belfast on their
cruise during the week of July 4. APP
pIication for the cutter was made by
Commodore Erwin A. Clark of the
Portland Power Boat Association
Bangor clubwomen are to inaugurate
'swatthefly" campaign. The Ban
cor Federation of Women's Clubs, rep
resenting about 500 members. has yot-
ed an appropriation for literature 10
be distributed among the school chill
dren Efforts will be made TO induce
the marketmen and provision dealers
to protect foodstuffs exposed for SALE
and other lines of campaigning against
the fly, worked out.
Harry Doueette who. with William
Dutton and Alfred Allaire was ar
raigned at the Lewiston municipal
court a week ago on a charge of lar
ceny from Albert ID. Norton of Farm
ington, was discharged after trial. Sat
urday morning Norton testified Dou-
eette was one of the boys VINO as
saulted and robbed him, but Doucette
tOiu Il StTdtBUl SiOlN dhb JAbtt
held that probable cause had not been
proved Dutton and Allaire pleaded
guilty a week ago.
Daniel Stevens and Frank Loveland,
both residents of Lisbon. were killed.
Saturday, by a Maine Central passen-
ger train while driving across the
tracks at a crossing about a mile from
Lisbon, near an overhead bridge. The
train was on the lewiston Brunswick
branch and left Lewiston at 4 o'clock.
Stevens was about so years of age.
and Loveland about %. They were
thrown from their carriage and killed
, almost instantly.
Chief Engineer Charles H. Bonser
of the Biddeford fire department, elect
| ed in March to succeed Edward j.
| Sullivan, resigned, has just been given
a salary of 5000 a year by the city
| council and will hereafter devote all
his time to the department. He has
been given a horse and wagon to take
| him to the fires. He has not been
given a driver, but expects that will
! come another year. Chief Bonser has
been a fireman since he was IL years
| old In all he has been a member of
] the Biddeford department &c years. For
the past five years he has been as
sistant chief engineer.
Mrs Angelette NJ CLANCY, aged 81.
| died, Friday night. at the home of her
son. A. X. CLANCY, of Highland street,
| Bath, of pneumonia. Mrs. Clancy
| was a native of Nobleboro, daugh-
ter of the late John Fl. Bryant, but
had resided in this city for So years.
lesl, af Ia
church. Four sons, A. X. CLANCY,
| Capt. L. b. CLANCY. of that city. f.
T.. CLANCY of Bremen and j. M.
CLANCY of Selinas. Calf; two daugh-
ters, Justina Choate of Everett. Mass.
and Mrs. Robert Perkins of Bath;
one brother John f. Bryant of North
| Newcastle; one sister, Mrs. Samuel
Oliver of Damariscotta; IL grand
children and is great grandchildren
| survive.
Leo f. Creeden of Lewiston, who
was appointed few months ago as
1 an alternate for the cadetship at
West Point, received. last week, no.
tice from the adjutant of the acad-
envy that he had passed the examina-
tions successfully for admission to
/ the academy, and was ordered to re-
!, port at the United States Military
/ Academy, West Point. June IA. Mr..
/ Creeden was born in Lewiston, Oct.
49, 1883, and has lived there all his
| life. He was member of the pres
ent Senior class of the Lewiston High
school. but on receiving notice of his
| appointment as alternate. last Feb
| ruary,s left school and went to Wash
ington, where he studied at the Col
umbia Military school, to prepare him
self for the West Point examinations.
i He ives with his mother on Shawmut
street He has one sister who is in
convent in Vermont. Young Cree
den is a popular young man there.