Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-05
SPARKS FRoM MAINE WIRES.

Henry Balentine of Auburn is al
| the c, M. G. hospital. lewiston. fol
| treatment for injuries received by 9
| fall from barn at Litchfield where
he was at work as carpenter. He
| was in serious condition. Thursday
| night, at a late hour.
Congressman Asher c. Kinds arrived
in Portland, Thursday. from Washington
accompanied by his wife and children
and is to spend the summer at his Wood
| ford street residence his private secre-
tary, George P. Paisted of Gorham ac-
companied him and went to his nome
during the day.
The following bankruptcy petitions have
been filed in the office of the clerk of the
United States district court at Portland
Edwin S. Rogers, New Limerick, mill OPP
orator; liabilities sl0,s49, assets s52ie; list
ed creditors of Houlton. Limerick, Con-
cord, n. H.. Newburyport Mass, oak
field; Island Falls, Boston and Portland
Lewis & Cary of fIouiton. attorneys. Guy
E. Meclain, Sebois, laborer, Liabilities
s527. assets s74; listed creditors of stacy
Vile, Sherman. Sherman Mills. Bangor
and Millinocket; NJ. l.. Durgin OF Milo,
attorney.
Edward Shields, who met with such
a terrible accident at the B. q A. sta
ton at Houlton, Monday, died. on
"Wednesday afternoon, at the Aroos-
took hospital. The accident occurred
at noon. Hazen Nevers. who drives
the American Express team. was the
first one to notice Shields after the
accident and he WAS not long In CIV
ing the alarm. Young Nevers also
conveyed the unfortunate man to the
hospital. where everything was done
to save his life. but the shock proved
too severe, both legs having been cut
off. one above and one below the knee.
A search for good sized cannon
cracker Thursday evening, in Lewis
ton. brought the revelation that such
thing didn't exist, in Lewiston at
least. For the past few years there
have been on sale crackers which were
within the regulations in regard to
length. but which were over an inch
In diameter. and consequently con-
tanned powder sufficient to create a
full grown explosion The railroads
have declined to carry these and all
that are available, besides the very
few left over from last year. are a
few thousand or SO in Portland.
And the only way they could be
brought here was by automobile. The
biggest crackers on hand, therefore
were the 4~inch variety. practi-
callv half an inch in diameter.
The rum room at the county building
at Portland was not adequate to store the
accumulation of kegs or quarter barrels
of beer that have been seized by the
liquor deputies during the past "A hours.
as total of 81 kegs were added to the
1OS seized at Union station, Wednesday
evening. Thirty three were contiscated at
the freight depot of the Portland Termi-
nal Co., Thursday afternoon. just after
the lot had been landed, being stu Ill
transit as it is alleged that the lot was
a consignment shipped by one OF the 10
cal express companies. A little later, an
other lost. consisting of "a kegs, was
taken at the Atlantic Express Co. rms
second consignment could not be stored
In the rum room. as its capacity was
fully taxed by the al kegs previously
carted to the building. Other arrange
ments had to be made for the storing OF
the second lot seized, Thursday, until
room can be made to care for the over
plus.