Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-08-04
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.


The marriage of Frank Edward Curtis
and Miss Bertha Helen knight took
place. Saturday afternoon, at the home
of the mother of the bride. Mrs. Sarah
Frances Knight of Congress street,
Portland. Rev Carl NJ. Gates officiated
There were no attendants.
While the men of several families
We're at work, Saturday. women and
young girls on Woodlawn avenue, at
Kittery made gallant fight with a
brush fire and saved the barn of Har-
rison Philbrick. which contained many
valuablcs tools. besides 5000 worth of
hay that had just been stored there.
The fire at enc time was within a. few
feet of the bulldog.
The wedding of Miss Winnifred
Nichols, daughter of Capt. w. V. Mich
ais, one of the most prominent resi-
dents of Scarspcrt to Mortimer Stew
ems of Milwaukee. Wis took place. Sat
urday at the home of the bride
grandmother, Mrs. Is. f. Pendleton,
Searsport. II was a quiet affair, wit
messed by but small party. The
couple left Immediately after the eere-
mony on an extended automobile tour.
Walter r. Lane, barber on Main
street, Biddeford, is of the belief that
members of his family are among the
heirs to the Price property in Balti-
more Md, over which there is dis
pute Andrew and Thomas Price
were brothers of Mrs Lanes great
grandfather, and upon this fact the
barber bases his claim to a share of
| ~ iC. ct cd al
SO, 900, 900
Mrs Scott. Levenseller of Dover COM
mitted suicide by jumping into the canal
of the Brown mills of the American
Wooden Co The woman left her home,
Saturday, following dinner and after a
prolonged absence a search was made
with the result that her remains were
discovered in the water She had been
enjoying good health and no member OF
the family could assign the cause for her
rash act The husband several brothe; S
and one sister survive.
The funeral of Milton r Kicker was
held Saturday, at his home on Ashe
street. Auburn. many friends of Mr..
Kicker attending. The services We're
conducted by Rev. \. G. French. At the
States flag was deposited upon the casket
by Burnside Post of the Grand Army
The Masonic burial service was then
rendered by the officers of Tranquil
Lodge of Auburn, of which he was a
member. guard of honor from Lewis
ton Commandery of knights Templar as
sisted in the service.
Sheriff E. q. Scully of Cumberland has
been notified by Atty. Gen Scott Will
son that in his opinion an officer who
seized ale. and labeled it as such. coud
not safely return it on claim for beei
allowed by court Judge. His deputies
seized 101 kegs of ale. and those to whom
| it was consigned filed theft claims fol
| beer Judge John +, A. Merrill of the
| municipal court ordered it to be returned
The supreme court will probably be ask
! ed to determine the disputed point as L
| whether ale is or is not actually bee
| but. acting on the opinion of the attor
| ney general, the sheriff will not return
the 1o7 kegs.
/ Peter Guilbert of Biddeford. who wa
i arrested i'll Lawrence. Mass, on a war
I rant charging him with embezzling s5i
| worth of goods belonging to the Nation
al Jewelry Co. of Portland. Me, wa.
bound over, Saturday, at Biddeford, il
$500 to the grand jury of the Septembei
court after Il five hours hearing befor,
Judge Benjamin +. Cleaves George A
Leard. manager of the company, testified
to transactions with the respondent In
Bangor, Rockland. Watervile ana Bel.
fast. Guilbert Travelled about the state
selling goods for the concern. A repre-
sentative of the Bailey Company or Port
land was present and induced Guilbert
to turn over to the company a sl00 wagon
he had bought on the instalment plan.