Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-08-20
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES
If in Bankruptcy Court

Soldier in Bankruptcy Court
1t is a most Unusual occurrence when
soldier in the service of the United
States regular army files a petition as
voluntary bankrupt. Such action was
taken in the federal court at Portland
Tuesday when voluntary petition was
filed in the office of the clerk of the U.
s. district court by James K. Wilson.
Portland, U. g. soldier. Liabilities. si52
Assets. 1855. Creditors mainly local mer-
chants and dealers, listed for varying
amounts. Attorney, P. ]. Larrabee,
Portland.
Great Big Gun Shooting, Portland
What will probably stand as a record
| for some time at least was made at SER
vice practice with the 1o-inch guns Of
Battery DeHart, Fort Williams. Port
land, by the 5th Company. C. A. c.. un-
der command OF Capt. Samuel G. Shartle
The company is credited with making ID
hits out of IA shots fired from the battery
during practice Monday The 5th was
| closely pressed for honors by the both
Company under Captain ". 8. Bowen at
Battery Blair, which Is also equipped
with lo-inch guns 1t Is expected that the
Portland district will. rate very high In
the number of hits recorded during prac-
Itice. as each company is deserving OF
high praise for unusually good shooting.
The service practice of the mortars at
Forts Mckinley and Preble has also been
worthy OF high commentator. especially
the night practice by the 10th Company
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mortars or the I'VE shots fred Monday
night two were recorded as hits.
investia atinq High Food Prices
United States District Attorney s. c.
Perry had an all-day session in his office
at,the Federal building at Portland Tues
day interviewing a number of the lead
ing wholesale and retail dealers, in line
with the investigation of the recent adj
vance in the prices OF food and food pro-
ducts, recently ordered through the de-
partment of justice at washington.
Elijah J. c. Cowan of Saco.
Elijah J. C. Cowan, an oldtime sing
| ing master, who has taught singing
| during the past half century in many
halls and schoolhouses in York county.
died suddenly late Monday at his
home, 165 Pleasant street, Saco. He
was born in Buxton, son of John and
Ruth (HilD Cowan. He was a mem
Der of the Co. C, 9th Maine volunteer
Infantry. A widow and one daughter,
Mrs L. H. Bolster of Saco, survive.
Bankruptcy Proceedings.
Petitions in bankruptcy have been
filed in the office of the clerk Of the U.
S. district court by:
Warren ]. Blaisdell, Fairfield. Liza
bilities, $43127. Assets, $40. Principal
creditors listed; NJ. E. Holmes. Oak
land; H. F. Burgess, William Settler,
Fairfield. Others for lesser amounts of
Waterville, Oakland and Pittsfield. At
torneys, Pattangall & Plumstead, Wa
! terville.
Henry Runnells Fairfield, iaborer.
Liabilities SOS; assets, $50. Attorneys,
Weeks & Weeks. Fairfield.
Discharges from bankruptcy have
been granted in the cases of Fred l..
Merrill, Milo; Nathan H. Whitten,
Bangor; George E. Moon, Hancock;
Joseph L. Cobb, Winthrop.
The Ord Me. Reg. Reunion
The annual reunion of the 23rd In
fantry Regiment was held at Lake Au-
burn Tuesday. Dinner was served at
II o'clock noon and business session
followed The regiment is smaller by
several members than 1t was at its
last reunion. The 23rd Maine was
part of Sheridan's command and took
an active share in the Shenandoah val
ley campaign. The regiment has been
a. part of Hunters command and were
transferred to Sheridan just before his
famous "whirlwind campaign" in
which it is said he destroyed every
thing so that there was not even
meal for a crow. These events were
talked over and the war in Europe
received a good deal Of attention. The
veterans returned to their homes late
in the afternoon.
| Admitted to the Bar.
Three candidates were admitted to
the Cumberland county bar at Portland
Tuesday morning by Associate JUS
tice George F. Haley of the supreme
judicial court, all Of the candidates be-
ing from outside the county. Attor-
new General Scott Wilson presented
Snaulding Bisbee of Rumford, son of
Hon. George D. Btsbee Of that town,
one of the leading attorneys in the
State William Folsom Merrill OF
Skowhegan was presented by Attorney.
Clark D. Chapman of Portland, and
Ralph X. Wood Of Bangor by Attorney
Benjamin Bove also Of Portland. Fol-
lowing the admission of these candi-
dates to practive in this State, Justice
Haley suspended the present session of