Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-30
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES
Saco House BureIarized.

Saco House BureIarized.
When Kilbourne w. Daley, real
estate dealer living in the suburbs of
Saco returned from a pleasure trip to
Old orchard late Sunday night, he
found that burglars had ransacked his
house and stolen a quantity of valu-
able jewelry. Much of the loot con-
sisted of heirlooms. The thief forced
open window, and left by the front
door. A man who was seen leaving
the house by the neighbors is describ
ed as being about 45, and dressed in a
black suit and straw hat. He was last
seen going across the fields in the d.
rection of Portland car. The
jewelry secured includes earrings,
watches, rings and watch chains.
Bates New Assistant Dean.
Miss Ethel Batson Cults of Derry,
n. H, has been appointed assistant to
the dean for women at Bates College
in place of Miss Emma z. Curtis, re-
signed. Miss Cuts is the daughter of
c. w Cults, superintendent of schools
at Derry She was graduated from
the Merrimac, Mass, High school in
1908 and from Bates College in 1913.
During the last year she has been sec
rotary of the Young Women's Chris
tan Association at Haverhill, Mass.
While in Bates she was prominent IN
Y. w C. A. work and was a member
of the northeastern field committee of
the association. She was manager
of the Girls Glee Club in her senior
year.
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Mrs Harriet Brown Warren, wife of
Hon. John E. Warren, agent of the S.
D. Warren paper mills of Westbrook,
died Monday morning at her summer
home at Cape cottage after a long Ill
ness, aged about 10. She was born In
Wisconsin and came to Westbrook
more than 40 years ago. She was a
member of Warren Congregational
church and Ammoncongin Club. Be
sides the husband. three children, Elk
Mayor Joseph A. Warren, DR.. Morti-
mer M. Warren Of New York City and
Mrs. Lois Warren Shaw Of Braintree,
Mass; also two brothers. Charles
Brown of Milwaukee and Nathaniel A.
Brown of Westbrook, and sister,
Mrs. Mary Pedrick of wisconsin, sur
vive.
Crook Wanted in New Hampshire.
George Hatch, who was released
from State prison at Thomaston less
than six weeks ago, where he had
been serving a sentence for breaking
and enetring, was turned over to
Sheriff Lester Philbrook of Belknap
county, NJ H, Monday at Bath by
City Marshal Pattee. He is wanted
in Laconia, N. H., on a charge of lar
ceny, July Is, of a wide range of per-
sonal belongings from boarders at the
Fairhaven Farm, Grey Stone, where
he was employed. Hatch was traced
to Bath and was arrested early Sunday
morning in a house on High street
The police say they found many things
on his person that answer the descrip-
ton of the articles stolen He was
taken to Laconia in an automobile.
Speeding Costs Chauffeur $40.
David Hilberg, chauffeur for M. M.
Johnson of Boston, was fined $50
Monday at Kennebunk for speeding.
He paid.
Maine New Brunswick Circuit.
| Horsemen and race track directors
of Aroostook county are being inter
viewed by Fredericton, N. B., man
ayers in regard to a proposed Maine
and New Brunswick racing circuit Tor
1915. 1t is proposed to make a cir
cult to include Fredericton, Caribou,
Fort Fairfield, Pressure Isle, Calais, st.
| Stephen, n. B., Bangor. Moncton, N.
B., and Woodstock, n. B.
George w. Nswcomb of Bangor.
| George wyman Newcomb, ~ years
old. died today at his home in East
Bangor. He was prominent in Ban
gor Grange and was Mason. A
widow, three sons and a brother, sur
vive.
Tablet for Destroyer O'6risn.
Descendants OF jeremiah O'Brien,
many of whom live in Machias, will
provide a bronze tablet. to cost about
$500, for the destroyer O'Brien, re-
Gently launched at Philadelphia. The
tablet will be placed on the bulkhead
in the wardroom Funds are being
contributed by solicitation of Miss
Lucy t. Ames of Machias. acting sec
| rotary.
Pensions for Maine People.
A telegram was received Monday at
Lewiston by Congressman McGillicud-
| dy notifying him that the special pen
! sion bills recently introduced by him
in Congress had been enacted as fol-
| lows:
Moses King, Jr., Lewiston, Me-, in
creased from $24 to $50 per month;
Adeline NJ. Hannaford. Lewiston, Me-,
widow increased from $12 to $40 per
month; Henry A. Capen. increased
! from $3.50 to s24 per month; Albert
Smith, North Turner, Me-, increased
from $40 to $50 per moath; Mrs. Lottie
| A. Robinson, widow, Pennington, Me.
granted $12 per month previously get
ting nothing; Mrs. Eliza NJ. Black, wi
dow, Lewiston, Ne, increased from sl2
| to $40 per month; Mrs. Rosie Scott,
Greene. Me-. granted pension at the
rate of s12 per month previously get
ting nothing; Walter E. Harris, Da-
mariscotta Mills, Me-, Spanish War
| veteran, granted s12 per month, previ-
| ously getting nothing.
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