Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-28
SPARKS FROM MAINE. WIRES.

capt Jonn Lacey oil Engine 2, SacU,
| was suspended Saturday, by Fire
| Chief James =. Towle for insubordi-
nation. Lieut.. Lester A. Smith is act
/ ing captain until the charge against
Capt. Lacey is disposed Of At the fire
F, in the city store house, Thursday, the
/ chief and the captain had dispute
+. which caused the suspension
| Berwielxs oldest citizen, John Ttard,
aged SO, is dead at the home of Jo-
seph E. Lord Of Berwick street. He
| was born in Ossippee y. H., Jan. 16,
i1S16, and lived there until 1905, when
he came here to pass his remaining
days near his son, John c. Hurd,
local druggist. one son and one dau8h-
| ter, the latter Mrs. George III. Car
land of Dover, n, H., survive.
A; the annual meeting of the Yarmouth
| Festival Chorus the following officers
were elected Harry b. Hodson, presi-
dent Mrs c. w. Jordan. vice president;
Mrs. W w Dunn. secretary and treas
urer DR. G. L. Sturdiyant, conductor;
| Ellen Wilson, accompanies: Mrs. r. w.
Blanchard Mrs f. !. Gore Mrs. G. L.
sturdiyant Mrs. A. II. Coombs. execu-
tive committee
James f. Hawkes.. for many years
prominent in business and in politics
in Portland, died, Saturday morning.
age Sc Fer five years he suffered with
paralysis, but continued in business
UP Ia Thursday. when he attended the
reception At the Portland club 10
President Taft. He was given an intro
duction to the President and "A few
moments later suffered the shock from
which he failed to rally.
The first campaign banner to appear IN
Bangor was raised Saturday, by the
progressives The banner is stretched
across Main street. near West Market
square. in the middle of the shopping
district Following the raising of the
banner Walter c. Emerson of Portland
made a speech from an automobile to
about 1000. L. C. Greenwood, secretary
of the Bangor Progressives presided.
rally in City hall, Brewer, followed.
A largely attended Progressive rally
was held at the auditorium of the City
building, Portland. Saturday evening. w.
b. Andrews, State committeeman for
Cumberland county. presided Rev. ].
NJ Arters, pastor of the Congress Street
Methodist Episcopal church. the first
|
FORM and cambridge Colby of New York
spoke on the general issues of the cam
paign.
Mrs. Alice Gerrish of Dexter has
brought action against Rev. Gerhard
Helme, pastor of the Triune Inner
sion Adventists. for SANDER. the sum
of $4,000 being named in the writ. Rev.
Mr.. HeIrne was arrested on a mesne
process, and furnished bail in the sum
of $4,000 for his appearance before the
supreme court at Bangor. For num-
Der of years he has been at the head
of the sect in Maine. which is affiliat-
ed with the society at West DuXbury,
Mass.
The following Portland Republicans
will take the stump. this week, in that
congressional district for President
Taft Hon. Charles Summer Cook,
E. c. Reynolds, Hon. William IA
I.ooney. ex-Mayor Adam 2. leighton
| Hon. a. f. Moulton, Charles Z. Cur
nev. Richard Webb. w. G. Chapman
and W. II. Gullivar. Their assignments
will be made by Ernest E. Decker
member of the Republican State com
mittee for Cumberland county. COR
Frederick Hale is in New York ar
ranging for the sending of Taft speak
ers into Maine.
The second smallpox patient in Rum
ford was discovered, Saturday mornlns'
on River street in a crowded block. The
man, who about his regular work. ana
his brother were taken to the isolation
hospital. The 25th case in Mexico was
uuarantined, Saturday, one case pelhs
serious. A suspected case of scarlet fe-
yer was duarantined there also. Joseph
Murral was in court, Saturday, charged
with violating quarantine laws he was
arrested, Friday night, as he was enter
ing house on Canal street where scar
| let fever exists. He paid fine and costs
of $6.22.
The directors of the Rocl<land Y. M.
c. A.. Saturday, extended call TO H.
X. Smith of Methuen, Mass, to be-
come general secretary at salary On
$500 per year. Mr.. Smith announced
his acceptance and will enter upon the
work in few days. He is graduate
Of Brown University and in the past.
II wears has held Y. NJ. c. A. seere-s
taryships in Melrose. Mass, eMethue5i
Winsted. Conn. and Rockaway,s n. j.
saturdays action followed an enthu-
siastic meeting of prominent business
men, who had been asked for an ex-
| pression of opinion as to whether the
| local association should be diseontin-
| ued or keep on the work on more ad-
| vanced lines. The vote was unanimous
| for the latter course
! A shit of the town of Mechanic Fans
| against Walter NJ Mayberry of that
| town TO recover the amount OF poii
| tax assessed against him on the flrSt
| of last April was tried. Saturday, pc
| fore Judge Weber art the Auburn mu-
| nicipal court The defendant claimed
| that, on April /, he was occupying a
| cabin in Plantation No. l, an unor-
| ganized township, and was not legally
a resident of Mechanic Falls. me
town admitted the fact that he was
/ in the plantation. but claimed 1t was
| an annual custom of his to go there
I! in April. The town proved that May
i berry voted in Mechanic Falls IN
| March and September. Judge Weber
gave Judgment for the town Tor the
lIax. with interest and costs.