Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-05-07
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

the daughter OF Mf. ana MIS- Joel
Wright of Lewiston and was born in
that city, but nearly her whole life was
spent in Auburn.
In The superior court at Portland,
Monday, Judge Joseph f. f. Connol-
~ granted divorce to Ethel l.. Mitchell
of Portland from Harold H. Mitchell
of Rumford for alleged cruel and
abusive treatment. Mitchell! was or
dered TO pay her SO a month, and the
mother is To have the custody of Il
child.
Mark Crowley, one of the Oldest aid
most highly esteemed members of g.
Johns Catholic parish died at his
home on Maple street. Bangor. Monda
morning, at the age of so years. Mf.
Crowley was born in County Galwag,
ireland, ana came to this county when
a boy.
The Woman's Club of Orono. which
has been conducting the cleaning W
campaign, found itself completely
swamped by the volume of waste To b '
hauled away. In consequence, the re
moval of the debris is slightly delayed.
The women promise, however, TO have
1T hauled away some time during tha
present week. They were unable to
get teams, Monday, as expected.
After carefully dressing herself Ia her
best clothes, Mrs. Winfield Severance -
years old. wife of well-knoWn farmer
at West Ellsworth, lay down upon the
bed in the guest chamber and drank CIR
bolic acid, Monday afternoon. while her
husband was temporarily absent She
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from i'll health is supposed to be the
cause. She leaves a son and daughter
Howard Dollard of Cherry field aud Mr..
Wynne Libby Of Bangor Coroner l.. ".
Jordan decided To hold no inquest.
New England rum IS q Maine bev-
efage has been out Of style for some
time, but Sheriff CHshman has a bar
rel containing 120 pint3 which he
seized at the steamboat wharf unex-
pectedly. ut Belfast The barred was
tagged To parties at Verona Park, near
Bucksport, but was apparently phi
ashore by mistake. The sheriff. un-
der the Webb law, has authority to
seize liquor he believes * intended for
sale anywhere he can fnd il.
The Rocklana City Council. Moalav
night, passed an order authorizing the
payment of $SS2 to John W. Ander-
son, this being the final chapter Of tie
locally famous horse Winona ease,
whereby the supreme court directed
the city to return to Mr.. Anderson 4
work horse which ii gave to him il
number of years age, and then regains
cd possession Of by writ of repieVin
The sum Of $S82 represents the
amount assessed by "a Knox county
jury, plus the cost of the aGit
Mrs. Kate Il. Ellis of Fairfield, widely
known as an effective Grange speaker.
has been selected by Dr. Young, secleta-
ry of the state Board of Health, to give
illustrated lectures throughout the State,
50 far as possible i'll Grange halls, on
Rural Hygiene Mrs Ellis viii give
her first lecture at Charlotte. in Wash
ington county, on Tuesday. DIR. Young
has organized this rs part of u general
scheme to indicate the dangers of unsan-
itafy surroundings and pointing out mod
ern hygienic methods
The Brunswick club of Brunswick,
Monday, extended a welcome to Bishop
Robert Goldman, who has recently return
ed from a trip to Egypt Papers were
read by Dean s. l.. Vernon of Portland.
Rev. @. b. Nicholson of Watervlle and
Rev. Edward u. Johnson of Brunswick
Others present We're Rev. Il. G. Roberts
of Augusta, Rev. r. w Plant OF Gardi-
ner, Rev. Philip Schuyler of Portland,
Rev. j. II. Nolan of Lewiston, Rev a. T.
stray of Auburn Rev. Cuthbert McGay
of Bath and II. V. e. Nash of Wis
easset.
Mrs Florence Severance of West
Ellsworth committed suicide, Monday
noon, by drinking carbolic acid. Mr.
Severance left the house, in the fore
noon. to go to one of the neighhors.
leaving his wife preparing dinner
when he returned he found the fire
out, no dinner on the table and the
lower part of the house empty. Mr.
Severance went upstairs and found
ms WIFE lying on the bed with a bot
tie of carbolic acid beside her and ner
face and neck terribly burned. Mrs.
Severance had made careful prepara-
ton, had taken bath and changed
her clothing throughout, She was SO
years of age and had been in i'll health
for some years.
The members of the 17th Maine
regiment, who were mustered ont of
service the first day of MAY. number
about $50. g large number OF
rebel prisoners are being brought te
Washington daily. a celefed :19n
visited old Ahe" one day this Wee,
and asked for 4 pass to Richmond
The President replied, MY dear man
have issued q pass TO over $50 900
men 10 Richmond and not one has
arrived there yet" , Accounts of
heavy battle near Fredericksburg
are being received. 1t is stated that
the conflict was a sharp one and that
there We're heavy losses ON both sides
Latest reports say that 5000 Gonfcd-
crate prisoners were taken to Wash
ington and among them was Gen. Fit2
Hugh Lee.-Portland Advertiser May
6, 1863.
Ralph Butler, born in Pennington
in 1913, centeharian, forty miner
ana optimist Monday, celebrated the
Tooth anniversary of his birth at
Dorchester, Mass. His outlooi. on life
is still that of a youth; he sees moth