Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-08-16
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES

Lewiston is soon to have new
Sunday newspaper. as the first edition
of the Sunday Ledger will come from
the Haswel Press, next Sunday morn
ing. \ stock company is behind the
paper and will publish a Sunday
morning penny paper covering the
, news Of the town and county, for the
week.
The Scotch collie owned by Roy
Adjutant of 125 Pleasant street, Saco.
went mad, Friday. and after attacks
ing an 8-months- old child ran
through the house of Mr.. Adjutanf,
doing extensive damage to the fur
nishings and causing a panic among
the inmates and neighbors. Police
man William Wech, who was called
succeeded in shooting the dog, after
chasing the animal from room to
room and finally cornerins him in the
barn.
The first step in new method Of
campaign against the illegal sale of
liquors in Cumberland county was
taken, Friday, when Sheriff Scully and
10 other citizens presented to JUS.
tice George +. Bird of the supreme
court a petition for an Injunction
against the sale or keeping of intoxi-
eating liquors at the place of John
+. Sullivan, at the corner of Free anS
Center street, numbered So Ere
street, alleging that the place is
common nuisance. Judge Bird order
ed a hearing on the petition, Aug. 2f
and issued restraining order against
the sale or keeping of intoxicating liz
uors at the place in the meantime.
The death of Frank !. Furrow, age6
IS, formerly of Boston. where he was
for a time in the hotel business ane
later a commercial traveller for "A Bos
ton house. took place at Bangor
Thursday, after a long illness. He ha6
been living in Lincoln for the pasi
year. The parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Samuel Furrow of Lincoln, widow
and two children survive. The buria
Will be in Bridgewater, Mass.
George r. Singleton, one of Knox
'county's best known musicians an6
orchestra leaders, died at Thomaston
Thursday, aged nearly 80. He was q
member of Arcana Lodge, X. of p
and Thomaston Lodge of Moose. A
widow, formerly Mary A. Bucklin,
survives.
Cyrus c. Dearborn of West Paris,
died suddenly at the home of a neai
neighbour Adney r. Tuell, Tuesday.
Mr.. Dearborn ate his dinner and after
attending to his horse stepped across
TO Mr.. T'ueiis stable and sat down.
After conversing a short time he said:
L feel faint" and died soon. A ply
stefan was called, but nothing could
be done. Mr.. Dearborn suffered "A Sc
we're fall, last year. from the roof
of two-story building. striking on
his head. For sometime his mind was
unbalanced, and he was taken to the
Insane hospital at Augusta, where he
remained for some time. Since re-
turning home he complained of his
head. Also a serious trouble with his
heart. He was about "A years of age.
A widow, who was Mrs Lucy A. Jud-
kins, survives.
Warnings to coastwise shipping
along the Maine coast We're issued,
Friday forenoon by Col. George T.
Bartlett, commander of the Portland
artillery district. In these notices Col
onel Baftiett auNlSeu all sea captains
to use the greatest care in approach
ing Portland, from Aug. 20 to Aug.
%, because on those days there will
he the heaviest service artillery fira
that has ever been held in the State
of Maine. The regular army now in
camp will at that time fire every
heavy piece of ordnance, including the
great mortars, and many thousands
of pounds of steel will be thrown ST.
simultaneously. five miles off Portland.
1t is because of the great danger at
tached to this service practice thai
all shipping has been notified to be-
ware of Portland. Some of the prac-
tice will take place at night, including
the salvo firing of the mortars.