Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-13
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

| George Mcclellan, stable keeper
lat South Windham, who was steward
TAT the county jail under Sheriff Pen
nell, reported to the Portland police
IWednesday,. the loss of a black horse
land buggy He came into this city and
left the rig in front OF store ana
iwkiIe he was gone some one drove oil
with the horse, or the animal strayed
away The police have started an in
,vestigation.
J! The annual session of the Farming
, ton Quarterly meeting, church or
ganization covering the most OF
Franklin county. began at East Will
| ton. Me-, Wednesday morning, with a
good attendance. Pres. G, w. Noyes
and Rev Elbridge Gerry conducted tht
iopening service and the sermon Was
by Rev ii. A. Childs. f. Fl. Ranger
land Rev. l.. S. Williams led the az
ternoon service and Rev. c. Y. French
lureached. In the evening there was a
missionary session, With addresses by
Miss Lena S. Fenner and Rev. j. Is.
! Coy The sessions were continued,
Thursday.
| Deputy Sheriff Emerson II. Doughty
treceived summons. Wednesday, to
Hand. June "a, to answer to plea
lmade by David Finkelman. who claims
that liquors to the value of ST. which
The alleges Deputy Doughty seized
should be returned to him on thu
ground that the deputy told him he
Icould have the liquors come as they
lwere intended for use in an organiza-
ltion to which the complainant belongs
/ IL, ln,,ia
Finkelman that he could have the
liquors shipped to him.
| Deputy United States Marshal w.
Is Hasty left Portland, "Wednesday
Ievening, for Atlanta, Ga, taking with
him two federal prisoners who were
convicted at the June term of the
i United States district court at Ban
Igor and sentenced o he penitentiary at
ATLANTA. The prisoners were Joseph
Henry, convicted of assault on the
thigh sea, and William Golden, convict
led of seliong liquor without Il federal
license. Each was sentenced by Judge
Hale to one year and one day. Deputy
IHasty had with him as guards, Chief
lof Police Lincoln III. Colby of Bruins
iwick and former deputy sheriff, Eu-
'gene l.. Harmon of Westbrook.
The Portland liquor deputies stopped
considerable beer and whiskey at the
iboat and express companies, Wednes-
lday, and quite a stock of stuff was
ladded to the already crowded rum
room. The express company stuff was
parreed beer and boxes of whiskey
land gin, while at the boat on the early
morning trip the deputies found a
suit case and trunk which attracted
Their attention as well as the stuff
which was marked to contain liquors
Inside the trunk were found two five
gallon kegs of whiskey, neatly packed
while the suit case containing nine
quarts of whiskey, three pints OF
Anisette, bottle of Orange Curacao
and a bottle of vermouth.
Portland fishermen are just begin
ming to get their eyes open. Not I'M
til very recently have they been giving
much if any of their attention to that
proposed measure in the new tariff
bill which provides for free fish. Per-
haps they never would have given 1t
much thought until the bill was pass
ed if the Boston Home Market CLUB
had not taken a step that is throwing
flight on a matter that should deeply
interest all fishermen in every section
of the country where fishing is con-
Quoted as business. To just what