Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-14
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| Postofice inspector n. NJ. Burke ha
been temporarily assigned to take cRars'
| of postofflce affairs In this State pendint
the appointment Of inspectors to I'LL *
listing vacancies. Inspector Burke. form
erly a clerk in the mailing division o
the New York postoffice, was appointed
an inspector last April and assigned u
Maine, with headquarters at Bangor. Tn
usual force for Maine consists or lou
inspectors. At present there are two W
| cancies resulting from the recent acct
| dental death of Inspector Marshall ant
the removal of Inspector Pierce.
Clerk of Courts Barton of Portland ha!
received q communication addressed Il
the clerk of all the judicial courts O.
Cumberland County, Maine." requesting
| information regarding decree OF di
vorce, allowed in 1886. The divorce II
question was granted TO Niels E. Olsor
Of Portland from Karin Olson Of Fodsar
Sweden; for desertion. The case wal
taken UP before Justice Thomas H. Has
kell at the October term of the Supreme
Judicial court, 1895. D. A. Meaher ap
| peared for the libelant. The libelee die
not appear and was defaulted. The re-
quest for the history of the case comes
from Sven NJ. Lagerberg, acting Swedish
consul general in New York for the rea.
son that in order to have the divorce
certified by Swedish court, it is request
ed by the law of Sweden that a copy Of
the testimony and evidence on which the
decree was granted, be filed with the
court. Under the circumstances 1t will be
difficult to have the divorce certified by
a Swedish court, as in those days 1t was
not custom to make record of the tes-
timony given in uncontested divorce
cases.
While making his collections from the
various post boxes on his route, a carrier
at the South Portland station found in a
box on Broadway note of warning that
the South Portland postoffice was to be
blown up sometime during Tuesday night
and it was signed Sparks" 1t was a
leaf roughly torn from a notebook and
slipped into the box without an envelope
| The carrier took it to the station and
the officials OF the city were notified.
Feeling that it was boyish prank, but
| not knowing whether it was some crank
or not. Mayor West, made it Safety
First" and did the only thing he could
do under the circumstances. He put
Officer Sweeney on guard all night at
the city offices and at the postofice. The
Portland post officials agreed with the
mayor that it was a prank and SO 1t
proved to be for not hide nor hair of
any one showed up within hailing dis
lance Of the building. However some
five tramps who were locked in the COOL
er in the cellar OF the building do not
know how near they came to being
blown to atoms.
Leroy Edgerly. the night clerk at the
Jones House. at Old Orchard, should be
wearing medal in honor of his bravery
one night last week. When the flying
express went through Old Orchard, a
young woman whose name is unknown.
was saved by the GOODNESS and quick wit
of Mr.. Edgerly. She stopped to wave her
hand to some friends just as the ex-
press came into the station and did not
notice the train at all. Mr.. Edgerly ran
and lifted her off her feet, placing her
out of danger and just escaping the en-
CINE himself by a few inches. He was
not hurt but was considerably shaken up
A new ground floor theatre up-to-date
in every respect and capable of seating
400 people will be built Immediately on
Elm street in Portland, close to the corn
er Of Congress street. This Is the out
come OF the recent organization of the
Elm Theatre company, and is now an
nounced for the first time. Prominent In
the new company. and the biggest invest
ors, are the Wolf brothers, who own and
conduct drug store at the corner of
Center and Fore street. The theatrical
business is not new one to them, and
with experienced advisors they should
fall into none of the many pitfalls OF
dramatic enterprises and should be sue
cessful in their undertaking. None of
the members of the company win be
pinned down to statement of what sort
of entertainment will be presented but
1t is probable that the house will be
used for vaudeville or moving pictures,
or possibly for both. The stage will be
large enough for any production, and
with spacious gallery the house will at
ford good seats for 400 people Daniel
D. Leader. it Is rumored, will be the
manager of the new theatre
Harmon Smith and Fred P. Will
son, two fishermen of Small Point,
captured an enormous horse mack
erel about A. NJ. Thursday in the
bay that makes in between Small
Point and West Point forming at it's
upper extremity, Small Point Harbor.
The giant fish is 10 feet long and
weighs 1000 pounds. and was captured
only after a long battle in which at
times it seemed as though the deni-
zen of the deep would have the better
of the encounter. The captors took
the fish to Bath and 1t is being ex-
hibited.
Hon. E. W. Hyde Of Bath returned
home Wednesday evening from a
three weeks business trip to Mobile.
Birmingham and Savannah. His first
call Thursday was upon Postmaster
Fred w. Hartnett. his successor in the
office. Mr.. Hyde was away when Mr..
Hartnett's commission arrived, and
the office was transferred during his
absence. Before he started on his
trip South. he made all the necessary
arrangements for the incoming post
master. eMr. Hyde would not make
public the result of his trip more than
to say that it was satisfactory and he
oXDecfed 70 90 South a eo 4, .ho,.,..