Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-11

DTlHS 10 an carry settlement the eS-
tate of his late brother, Daniel Nc |
Cullough, a former prominent sardine
Gamer, who died in PASSPORT in 1908, |
leaving money, other personal property |
and real estate to the value of about |
100000.
Prisoners Escape in Fire.
No little excitement was created at |
Rumford Thursday evening, when
SMOKE was seen issuing from the Win |
dows of the lookup in the basement of |
the building also occupied by the post |
office. When the fire was extinguished |
and oniet was restored, two prisoners |
who had been lodged in the station |
earlier in the evening, were missing. |
and no trace of them has since been |
found. According to the officers, Peter |
Bagdonis and Lcvon Flachossky |
were arrested for drunkenness BY |
Night officer Baker of the Island. AS
usual the men were searched before |
being committed to the cells and eV-
erything of the dangerous nature was
supposed to have been taken away.
But Peter managed in some way to
conceal match and when all was
quiet he tore up his mattress and set
fire to il.
Lewiston Bows Arrested.
William Dionne and Joseph DUDE,
both Of Lewiston, and aged Il. were
arrested, Friday afternoon. by the po-
lice unon a charge which may be
made breaking and entering and larc-
eny. They We're caught at Goddard s
stable, Park street.
William Stanwood Skoifieid.
William Stanwood Sknfield of Au-
burn passed away, at 4 O'Clock, Fri
day morning. at his home. 262 Main
street, following a lingering illness Of
over q year Although he had been in
falling health for such a long time. he.
| had suffered but little, it being sim
ply a breaking up of his system. For
several months he had been unable to
| leave his home. and for the last month
had been wholly confined to his bed.
/ Kidnapped Man Remains.
| Clifton Dow. who was placed on
beard the Canadian sardine boat the
Carsaco. as keeper, when the same was
attached by Deputy Sheriff Dow.
Wednesday, at Passport, and who was
kidnapped by Capt. Johnson ard tax
/ en- to the Canadian side. is still on
+, board whore he intends TO remain I'M
til the boat is returned to PASSPORT or
he is forcibly elected by the owners.
: The matter is likely to become an IN
| ternational affair as the department OF
navigation has been notified. 1t also
| deyeleped that TIE Canadian captain,
! who was engaged in boating mackerel
/ from Nova Scotia to PASSPORT, failed
!. to report to the custom house at East
/ mort. As this is clearly an infringe
ment of the customs regulations. 1t
| looks now as though the willy captain
would have to absent himself from
| Eastport for some time, unless tho
matter is satisfactorily adjusted.
| Calais Man Missing.
Search is being made for Robert
| Adams. a well-known resident Of Ward
| 1. Calais, who has been missing from
home. for a week. Mr.. Adams cap was
found on the road leading to the Maine
| Central track just above Midtown. but
searchcrs found no trace of the owner.
Thursday afternoon the Eaton mill
at Midtown was shut down and the
crew made a thorough search of the
bog. but the search was fruitless.
Rumford Pomona.
Nerth Franklin Pomona met. Thurs
day. with Webb River Grange at Ber
~ Mills. The greeting by the worthy
master of the entertaining Grange
was responded To by John Blanchard
of Wilton. Some papers read were:
"How to Have Home Comfort in Old
/ Houses" from Farmers Bulletin No.
270, by Mrs. Annie Corbett of Farming
! ton: What Is Yeur Best Paying Crop,
| This Year, Taking Everything into
| Consideration opened by ID. W. Ber-
Try; suggestions as to How the FARM
| err Can Get More for His Crops, by
II. G. Staples ard Fred Blanchard;
Necessity and Frequency of Rota-
tion of Crops" opened by Cony Eaton
and Making the Farm Pay by w.
In. Davis. editor of the Maine Farmer.
Strike in Auburn Dull.
| John Bowen, general secretary of the
Protective Union of Haverhill, Mass
who was expected in Auburn. Thurs
iday, to take charge of the strike of the
lasters in the Lunn & Sweet shop
did not arrive. Word was received that
he woBId come. Saturday, with two OF
three organizers. The situation is un-
changed. Pickets of the strikers and
police continue on duty about the fac
tory, but there is no sign of Interior
enee. The firm is advertising for new
help. the only condition being that
Iapplicants must be able to talk Eng
lish.
United American Mechanics.
| The 18th annual session of the State
Council of Maine, Order of Cnlteo
American Mechanics, was held II
Westhrook, Wednesday. Among tho
speakers were: DR.. A. J. Cutting oil
Southhridge. CT. national councillor
lex-State Councillor Lincoln Brown OF
Hampton Falls, \. H.: ex-Nauoha
Councillor O. e. Barrows, Jr. of Prov
idence, Il. l., and ex-State Councllol
f. W. Morrill, of Providence. These OIL
Ulcers were elected John l.. Shear OF
Providence. junior councillor; Waiter
L. Hale of Westbrook, councillor; W IL
liam +. Sheaf. Jr., of Portland, couh-
lcilot; Harry L. Pride of Westbrook
secretary; Ralph NJ. Wallace, Portland
treasurer: Charles II. Leighton, induc-
tor: Charles f. Douglas, examiner
Arch Lewis, inside protector Leslie >