Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-17

reason. They were told that the beer
could not be obtained except through
the regular process of law which
takes 10 days from the time the libel
is made.
Oxford Progressive Nominations.
The Oxford county Progressives met
in convention Wednesday at South
Paris and. nominated a full county
ticket, as follows: State senator John
s. Harlow of Dixfield; sheriff, Z. c.
Frost of Mexico; county commission
er, Benjamin r. Billings of Wood
stock register of deeds, w. b. Strick-
land of Paris; clerk of courts, F. b.
Merrill of Bethel; county treasurer,
Clarence L. Ridlon of West Paris;
county attorney, Aretus Stearns of
Rumford.
Petitions in Bankruptcy.
Victor Bourgoin, laborer of Water
vile. Liabilities, s222S; assets, 500,
all claimed exempt. Attorney, j. A.
Letourneau of Waterville
Irving S. Thompson, lumberman of
Rumford. Liabilities, s27,514.S2; as
sets. $21,112.5a of which $l20 is
claimed exempt. Attorney, John p.
Swasey of Canton.
The Sardines Fail to Appear
The sardine canning season on the
Maine coast opened Wednesday but
not one factory in PASSPORT or section
received fish and telephone messages
sent all along the eastern coast failed
to locate any herring. None have
nd
boatsmen so far this year and in
dications are unfavorable for any
catches this month. This is the first
time in many years that no fish were
brought into Eastport on the opening
day for usually several hundred hogs
heads arrived always enough for
small number. at least, to commence
operations. Steam started up in sew
eral factories and neighboring coast
towns eagerly waiting for fish and
there are about so sardine factories
in the section that will employ over
$4,000 people soon.
Several Seizures at Bangor
Sheriff O'Connelrs deputies did a
fairly good chore Wednesday at Ban
gor visiting the steamboat wharf,
Maine Central sheds and express Of
fees, after which the following in
ventory was added to the stock in the
lhlm-room in the Court House: II
half barrels Highland Spring Ale;
barrels marked Hop Beer, but con-
tanning bottled Jones Ale; 2 10-gal-
lon kegs of whiskey; 2 20-gallon kegs
of whisl1ey; 2 5-gallon kegs of whis-
key; s barrels Go dozen) bottled la
A vTbi
, tween whites the deputies made eight
raids but without results, except at
the Hotel Wellington on Harlow
street, where 26 bottles of lager were
found in acloset in the basement
Arrested for Arson in Van Buren,
Baptiste Michaud of Van Buren,, was
arrested on the charge Of arson. Mi
chaud was arraigned in the munich
pal court before Judge Carroll Tues
day morning and the case will come
before the grand jury at the April
term which convenes in Houlton on
Tuesday, April q. Michaud is now
in the county Jail at Houlton.
Louis C. Davis Of Bangor
Louis c. Davis died in a hospital
at Bangor Wednesday at the age of 81.
He was a native of Bangor and for
many years associated with his father.
Sidney Davis in the clothing business.
He was for some time in the Office of
the Hinckley & Egery CO. Iron Works,
and for five years was with the Van
Buren, Shingle Co. at Van Buren,. For
the past eight years he had conducted
a variety store and news stand in
Bucksport and was correspondent
for several newspapers. He was
prominent in the Ancient Order OF
United Workmen, being charter
member of Anchor Lodge of Bangor,
and for 26 years was recorder of the
lodge. He was delegate many times
to the Grand Lodge and served on i'm
portant committees. A widow and one
daughter, Miss Marion Davis OF
Bucksport, survive.
Smallpox at Saco
Mrs Edward w. Curran of 8
Charles street, Saco, was found to be
sick with smallpox by the Board of
Hdkath Wednesday and the house was
quarantined. Two children in the fam
lily attended the Boynton school and
Wednesday afternoon two rooms in
this building were closed. All the
children in these rooms will be vac
einated, Another case is also report
ed in the Coburn family, Saco.