Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-24

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son. Henry, on Merrimac street
| Mrs George Smith of Saunders
street. Portland, met with severe ac-
cldent. this week, and is suffering from
a broken arm as the result Mrs.
smith thought she saw a spider crawl
ms on the wall high above her deach
and Immediately jumped into a rick
| ing chair to reach il. when the chair
| slipped from under her and she was
| thrown to the floor striking on her
arm and hand
| Legal action between those elected
to the miuor offices of the Lewiston
municipal government Monday eve-
ming. i'll joint convention by the Citi-
zen- Republicans and those elected.
| pril T. by the Democrats in Joint con
Vcntion was started Friday afternoon,
when Attorney :. J Kelley, represent
| uI the Citizen-R Republicans presented
wrts 70 County CLERK Belleau for him
| to- attest, and later placed them in the
bands of an officer It, serve
Charles Joseph BiIek. alias Clarence
Reynolds and FRANKIE Hodges, who
We're arrested THURSDAY. because of
IN attempt to wreck Mechanic Falls
CIR that morning, we're arraisned on
| the charge of "tamperins with the
switches in the Auburn municipal
court. Friday mornias They pleaded
guilty Riley was sentenced to 60
DAYS in the county jail while Hodges.
ths younger of the TWO was put in
the care of Probation Officer Frank
Smith for a period el six months
county Attorney Bates of Cumher-
land has notified the county commits
sioners that no harm will be done in
allowing the fees and ger diem salaries
of court officials and other deputy
sherins. appointed by Sheriff Everett
Il. Seully. This differs from the opfn-
ION that he gave to County treasurer
King F. Raymond q few days ago in
respect to the salarf of sheriff of the
county. Mr. Bates viewed that as
different proposition inasmRch as two
men were seeking the salary and that
proceedings have been instituted be
fore the court te have a decree issued
which shall determine who is sheriff
de jure and Therefore entitled To the
emoluments of the Office.
When Mrs MARI Thomas of L Rates
street. Lewiston. returned home from
Music hall Wednesday evening, ana
stepped into the retm OF her son. Pat
rick, aged Is, supposiag that he mad
gone to bed. she found the room emp
tv 1t was easy Is see by looking
around the room that he had gotten
his clothes together packed them in
satcheI. climbed our the window and
started off for-uo one knew where. HE
didn't return that night and up to late
Friday, had not shown up but through
the police and railroad officials, it has
been learned thar Patrick left town ON
the 3 o'clock train from the Lower
Maine Central station, Wednesday
night. and went through To Bath.
4 big tenement house on Hazel
street. Biddeford. is said To contain
den of black snakes. which have be-
aorae SO numerous and terrifying that
the family occupying the basement
has been driven out Members of this
family declare that they have seen
snakes fully five feet in length and as
large as an ordinary mans wrist on
the kitchen floor. They put up with
the invasion Of the repulsive, wriggl-
ing reptiles as long as they could. and
finally fear Of attack from the snakes
and bodily harm got on their nerves to
'such an extent that they concluded to
get out. and get out they did
In annual session. Friday afternoon.
Androscogein County Woman Chris
tan Temperance Union reelected the
following officers: President, Mrs. Al
thea G. Quimby of North Turner: vice
president Mrs Nellie f. Fellows Of
Auburn; recording secretary, Mrs. NJ.
r. CcCallum of Auburn, and treas
urer, Miss n r. Mitchell of Chases
Mills Practically all Of the county
sliperirftendents were also reelected.
Though the rain continued, Friday, the
courage Of the White Ribboners re-
MANNED good and there was fair
sized attendance at the forenoon ses-
sion, and many more gathered for the
afternoon meeting. when an interest
ing and instructive parliamentary drill
was conducted by Mrs. G.. l.. Peaslee
of Auburn. state superintendent of the
department Of hygiene and heredity.
The body of Frank f. Wilson of East
Auburn, who disappeared on the eve
ming Of Monday, March 3, 1913, was
found on the fash boards of the An
droscoggin falls about 800 FRIDAY
morning. Engineer Dutton of the 20
train west from Lewiston saw the pody
of d. man hanging over the dam just
above the RAILROAD bridge. When the
| ira IN rea ched the Auburn citation. he
telepkoned Deputy Marshal Morreli
at the Auburn police station. Deputy
Merrell and Lake Auburn Officer Gus
Knight, went to get the body. They
experienced considerable difficulty in
| finding n boat but one was secured
| and the body was taken from the
| fash boards to the river bank. Coroner
| Dillingham; was notified and by dlrec-
| ton of John Pettingill of East Au-
| burn, z relative with whom Mr. VIII
son lived, the body was taken direct
" to the Pettingill cemetery and was
| buried.