Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-05-02

| for the plaintiff in a suit brought by
Fred III. Miller of Portland against
! George Morris of Portland to recover
for his commission for selling a farm
| for the defendant Award was fixed
at $429.
John Rivers Not indicted for Shooting.
| John Rivers of East Eddington. held
on charge of carelessly and fatally
shooting Albert l.. Page. a neighbor.
while on a hunting trip at Macwahoc
| last December, was not indicted by the
grand jury, which reported Wednes-
/ day at Houlton. He was discharged,
$4,000 Suit Trial 10 Opened In Bangor.
Trial of a suit for $4,000 personal
damages was begun wednesday In the
supreme court at Bangor. The suit,
which is against the Bangor Railway
| & Electric Company, was brought by
/ Mrs. James III. Felker of Hampden.
| Mrs. Felker claims that a carriage in
which she was riding was struck by
an electric car and that she was
thrown out and received severe in
| juries. Negligence on the part Of the
motorman lis claimed. The defense
|
Francis M. Pratt Of Bangor.
Francis M. Pratt, a well-known
naval veteran and retired business
man, died Wednesday night at his
home in Bangor. aged n years. At
| the outbreak of the Civil War he was
a ships mate. having been In the
merchant marine since lad. He en-
listed in the navy as boatswain and
was assigned to the steam sloop of
war canandaigua. He saw much ac-
tive service during the Charleston
blockade. Receiving an HONORABLE dis
charge in 1884, he re-enlisted and was
| assigned to the u. 8. s. Connecticut,
on which he served until the end of
the war. Returning to Bangor he
was in the grocery business for 81
years. A widow and one daughter,
Mrs. M. M. Wilcox survive.
Big Reward offered by 3. & A.
Notices were posted Wednesday In
all the stations and at the grade cross
ings on the Bangor & Aroostook Rail-
road Offering $4,000 reward for infor-
nation leading to the arrest and con-
| viction of any person or persons at
tempting to blow up or injure the
bridges of the company. and also stat
ing that the company has received in
formation that an attempt was to be
made. The notices are signed by ].
B. Stewart, general manager. Armed
guards have been placed at the most
important bridges for both day and
night duty. Notices will be posted at
once closing the right Of way to all
pedestrians except employees.
kinsfleId Juniors Elect Class Officers.
The Junior class of the Kingfield
High school has selected May 80 as the
date of the Junior Prom. The follow
ing class officers were elected; Cloyd
Small, president; Carlton Wood. vice
president; Miss Hilda Bradbury, secre-
tary; Miss Lena Page. treasurer; Miss
Lena Page, Miss Mildred Durrell, Miss
Florence Cummings. Miss Elsie
Brooks, program COMMITTEES: Miss
Muriel Winter, Miss Shirley Merchant,
Miss Mabel Getcheil, Carlton Wood.
Philip Porter, Cloyd Small, committee
on decorations: the officers of the
class, executive committee.
Annual Fair at Run,ford.
The third annual fair Of Runford
Mechanics Institute opened wednes-
day The committee In charge is
Stanley Bisbee, chairman; C. A. Kelly,
Leopold Schonauer, John j. McGage
and Philip Israelson. An exhibition Of
imported English embroideries and q
merry midway were the principal at
fractions. A supper was served, with
Mrs. Walter G. Morse acting as chair
man. A concert in the evening by
the Boys Band was followed by dane
ing.
Levi =. Andrews of Brunswick.
Levi f. Andrews, one of the oldest
milkmen in Maine, died Wednesday
morning at his home in East Bruins
wick, aged SO years. He was born in
Livermore, son of Silvanus Andrews,
Three sons, Levi H. and Scott S, of
Bath and George of Topsham, and
three daughters, Misses Carrie, Flora
and Lucy, who live at home, survive.
Suicide Of Auburn Woman.
Miss Florence A. Phinney committed
suicide Thursday forenoon at her
home on Lake street. Auburn. She
lived with her sister, Mrs. Milton F.
Kicker, a teacher in the Auburn
schools. She had been in poor health
and Respondent for some time. When
Mrs. Kicker returned home at noon she
found Miss Phinney on the floor in the
back kitchen with the doors and win
dows tightly closed and the gas turned
on. A physician was at once called
and he said that she had been dead at
least thre hours. A coroner was also
called, but deemed no inquest neces-
sary, Miss Phinney was born in
Turner about so years ago and spent
most of her life there. She had writ
ten extensively for the press and some
of the leading magazines, both In
prose and poetry. Besides the sister,
the mother, Mrs. Eleanor Phinney of
Portland, survive.