Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-05-23

Wednesday afternoon by his brother
in-law, Mr.. Mitchell, back of the Old
Town wooden mill, at the end of the
new boom. At the time it was thought
he went over the dam with the canoe
which was never found. His brother,
George Sappier, and brother-in-law
have been hunting for the body at
the dam as it was thought he might
have gone into the rocks, but 1t was
found above the dam in some brush
at the end of the boom.
No Investigation Is Needed
After making an investigation of
conflicting stories in regard to the
death of Earle F. Smith, aged IS, the
drummer boy of the company of Boy
Scouts of the Fess Street Methodist
church. Saco, whose body was found
on a small island in the Saco river,
Tuesday. Coroner Fred c. Bradbury
decided not to hold an inquest. While
there were stories of foul play in cir
cuiation, these were secuted by the
police. 1t will probably never be pos
itively known whether the Boy Scout
threw himself into the river or acct
dentally fell in. The funeral of the
boy was held in the chapel at Laurel
Hill cemetery Wednesday forenoon,
and was attended by delegation
from the Boy Scouts of the Foss
street Methodist church and pupils of
the Sweetser Grammar school. Rev.
William r. Wood. pastor of the Cults
Avenue Free Baptist church, officiated.
The burial was in Laurel Hill.
Liquor Cases at Portland
Sheriff King F. Graham In the SUI
perior court at Portland Wednesday
recommended that Howard E. Skill
lings of Pine Point, who was indicted
for two single sales of intoxicating
liquor, be placed on probation and
Judge Connolly gave him into the
charge of the sheriff. At the sug-
gestion of Sheriff Graham indictments
against Timothy Curran and James
Graney for the unlawful possession of
intoxicating liquor were continued to
the September term.
Mrs. Sarah C. Knight of Saco.
Mrs. Sarah c. knight, wife of Ed
ward It. Knight, died suddenly
Wednesday at Saco. aged II years
She was the oldest living member of
the School Street Methodist church
Three sons survive, Fred Knight OF
Boston. superintendent of the Little
Wanderers Home, and William and
DR.. Howard I. Knight of Saco.
Edwin D. Lee, Native of Bath.
Edwin D. Lee, son of Charles c
and Marcia Lee, who was born in
Bath. and has a sister in the Old La
dies Home in that city, passed away
Wednesday, May 90, at his home in
Maiden, Mass. Deceased was SIS years
old and at the outbreak of the Civil
! War became a member of Co G, 10th
Maine. He was in the first battle OF
Fredericksburg and many other bat
ties. He did guard duty over Presi-
dent Lincoln and helped to guard
prisoners later. He was a prominent
member of Post 40, G. A. r., and will
be given G. A. r., funeral. A son
William e. and three daughters
Misses Anna A. and Ella A, and Mrs
Nelson H. Johnson, VINO was Miss
| Clara NJ. Lee, survive.
Sued for S50o-Awarded S12o.
/ The jury in the case of Leon W
/ Perkins against the Atlantic Shor,
/ Line Railway. tried at Alfred, return
ed verdict for the plaintiff in the
sum of $40. This was suit for $50
brought by Perkins against the com.
pany for injuries received May IA
1913. while riding on car between
| Ogunquit and Wells. Perkins was
then 10 years old and in company with
several other boys was playing on the
car. 1t was brought out in the evil
dence that the conductor struck the
boy over the head with a bicycle fork
To Submit Price for Toll Bridge
AS the result of the joint hearing of
/ the commissioners of York and Rock
| ingham counties, held in Portsmouth
n. H., Wednesday in relation to the
freeing of the Portsmouth and Kittery
Toll Bridge, which connects the two
states, it was learned tonight that
another meeting of the commissioners
will be held June II in Portsmouth. AT
that time representatives of the Bos-
| ton & Maine Railroad, which owns the
bridge, will submit a price for which
the commissioners can take over the
bridge.
TAFT, Aged 81, Gets Big Trout.
William TAFT of Dexter, aged 81, took
his first fishing trip of the spring Tues
| day afternoon and landed a square
tail trout that weighed exactly
pounds.
Kennebunk Doctor Injured.
DR.. Ezra s. Hawkes. of Kennebunk
sustained severe bruises and lost a
large piece of flesh from his right lee
Wednesday while cranking his auto
mobile, the ear starting and jammine
| the doctor against another car.
Missionary Meeting at Old Orchard.
The annual convention of the Wo-
mans Home Missionary Society of the
Methodist churches of the Portland
District was held Wednesday at the
Methodist church at Old Orchard. The
program opened with devotional ser