Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-06
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.
Not to Rebuild Bangor Opera House.

Not to Rebuild Bangor Opera House.
The Bangor Opera house which
was destroyed by fire last winter, will
not be rebuilt. The stockholders, at
the annual meeting Tuesday, voted to
liquidate and divide the assets after
the sale of the property. Bangor
Lodge of Elks is negotiating for it
with the intention of erecting build
ing for a clubhouse and home.
ormsn n. Bragg of Foxcroft Dead.
Orman II. Bragg died suddenly
Monday night at his home on Winter
street, Foxcroft. For many years he
was in the monumental business with
w. l.. Sampson, under the firm name
of Sampson & Bragg. Retiring from
that business several years ago he
opened a wholesale and retail grocery
and provision business. The mother
Mrs. Abbie Bragg of Foxcroft, and
brother. Royal A. Bragg of Portland,
survive.
Bigger, Better Machias Fair.
change has been made in the or
ganization which conducts the annual
Machias Fair. The Machias Fair AS
ISOLATION will be succeeded by the
Machias Valley Agricultural Assocfa-
ton. The fair will be run on larger
scale, being more of county than
local institution. The officers of the
new corporation are w. G. Means,
president; S. n. Tobey, secretary;
George 3. Roynton, treasurer: those
named and NJ. Gardner, John p. Har-
ris. A. L. Babb, G. H. Harper and w.
G. Dinsmore, board of directors.
Voluntary Bankrupts.
Four petitions were filed Thursday
bv voluntary bankrupts in the office
of the clerk of the United States dis
trict court at Portland:
Samuel Horne, Portland Liabili-
ties s1236. Assets 800. Principal
creditors listed, j. M. Cohen, Boston
and BENZ Blumenthal, Portland. At
torney. G. L. Brooks, Portland
Jonas DENLY, Sanford, peddler. Liza
bilities 1922. Assets $4157. Princi-
nal creditors listed. James P. DENLY,
George w. Hanson, Sanford and q. X.
Kicker, Rochester, N II. Attorneys,
Allen and Willard, Sanford.
Ethelbert A. Warren, Rome. Liabili-
tics s456. Assets 1872. Principal
creditors listed, c. W. Hussey. Water
vile Attorney, A. H. Bridges, Wa
/ terville.
Bernard S. Pearson, Augusta, la
| borer. Liabilities 500. Assets $50.
Principal liability listed, as decree
allowed on a divorce to Ida M Pear
son. Attorney, M. e. Sawtelle, Au-
| gusta.
New Lewiston Corporations.
Certificates of incorporation of two
firms we're filed at the registry OF
deeds office Thursday at Auburn. one
the Ballard Chandler Co, has as its
purpose the buying and selling of all
kinds of household furnishings, and
the manufacture of the same. The
capital and preferred stock is $4,000
of which $3.50 is paid in. The par
value of the shares is $25 and the
three directors, Loring c. Ballard OF
Gardiner, Elton f. Chandler of Lewis
TON. and Minnie C. Ballard of Gardi-
ner hold ten shares each. p. f
Chandler is president and l.. c. Bal
lard is clerk and treasurer. The Sec
ond Is the Homestead Realty Company
| of Auburn. The purpose of this
company is to buy, sell, lease and rent
real estate. and manufacture and dea
in lumber The capital stock is $780,
900 of which nothing is paid in F
E. Ludden is president and James A
Pulsifer is clerk and treasurer.