Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-27
MAINE J0TT|NCS

Joseph Henley, aged 80. Of Auburn.
was arraigned in the municipal court
Wednesday on four charges of breaking
entering and larceny. He pleaded guilty
to each and was held under $500 bonds
in each case for the September Grand
Jury. Breaks were made at the home OF
Dana B. Holmes of East Auburn Aug. Is
and Aug. "a, one at the cottage of A. G.
Whitman early in the summer and the
fourth at the home of Frank j. Jones
on Aug. 10. About $40 and a few fishing
rods and other articles were taken.
Employees of Department c. Sanford
Mills, at Sanford, who have been work.
ing four days per week for months, have
received orders to work full time until
Nov. l on account of a rush order for
blankets for the Italian Army.
A special meeting of stockholders of
the Sanford National Bank was held
Wednesday at Sanford and % new direc-
tors in addition to the old board Of five
were elected as follows: DR.. Fred A.
Bragdon, Springvale; Lewis F. Trafton.
Orrin A. Moulton, Sanford; Samuel NJ.
Came, Alfred; John W. Meserve. Bar
Mills; Hon. George H. Smith, Water
boro; Hon. Charles w. Coffin, Shapleigh
j. Merrill Lord, Parsonsheld; Arthur l..
Roberts, Oscar Hanson, Lyman; Hon.
Charles NJ. Sleeper, South Berwick
Hon. Ernest F. Hobson, York: Ruel W.
Norton, kennebunkport Fred L. Pierce,
Lebanon; John E. Abbott, North Ber-
wick; DR.. w. W. Smith, Ogunquit; Fred
c. Small Cornish; Orville V. Lib
by, Sanford; Hon. Cecil F. Clark. Hollis.
and Richard Stanley, Alfred. The new
board of directors organized with Col
Louis 3. Goodal as president, Hon.
George H. Novel; and Harmon G. Allen,
vice-presidents; Eugene NJ. Hewett,
clerk and cashier, and Hon. Fred j.
Allen, attorney. These officers with
Orrin A. Moulton and Orvi!le V. Libby
constitute the new executive board Il
was voted to extend the charter which
expires April 8. 1916 for another period
of % years. to amend the bylaws to con-
form to the new rules and requirements
of the comptroller.
Application was made Wednesday at
Bangor for an injunction against the
mayor, city treasurer, street commits
sioner, the board of street engineers and
the chairman of the committee on
streets by 10 citizens Of Bangor who
complain that contract for $1,000 cubic
granted to a contractor illegally. The
petitioners claim that the contract was
let in violation of the city ordinances
creating city purchasing agent, that
bids were not solicited by advertisement
and for other reasons the city officials
have no right to carry out the terms OF
the contract. Justice A. w. King, to
whom application for a temporary in
junction was made, ordered a hearing
on Sept. /. The contractors have already
commenced the delivery of the gravel
which is being spread upon city streets.
The matter has caused considerable local
comment. especially from contractors
who claim that they were given no OPP
portunity to bid.
During a severe electrical storm
which passed over Livermore Falls
Wednesday afternoon, two buildings
were struck and badly damaged.
Trees and fences also suffered. The
house of James Atwood was struck
and clapboards torn off The light
ming also knocked several bricks off
the chimney. Rufus f. Stones barn
was struck and badly damaged on
one end. One hog was killed.
Lightning struck in two places at
East Auburn Wednesday but did small
damage. One entered the home of
Dana Holmes, Mt. Gle. shattering the
telephone. tearing the plaster and fit
tings and breaking dishes. Mr.. and
Mrs. Holmes were in another room at
the time and escaped injury. Another
bolt struck the ground at the rear of
the farm buildings of A. S. Berry, East
Auburn.
| Lightning struck the buildings for
merly owned by Caleb Morrill, and re-
Gently purchased by Esko Pulkkinem,
located in South Woodstock Wednes-
day. causing a loss of $4,000. partially
covered by insurance. The house and
barn were destroyed. Some of the
furniture was saved, but all of the hay
and oats, together with one calf and
two pigs were burned.
| 1t wasn't necessary to offer a re-
ward for the capture of James J. o.
Connell also known as Ramsey" who
was wanted by the Lewiston police to
tell what he knew about false alarm
that led the auto patrol and several
officers on a wild goose chase after a
! fake suicide Tuesday night. O'Uon-
nell learning that he was wanted at
police headquarters, walked in
Wednesday night to give himself up.
Capt. Murphy not only refused to re-
ceive him but threw him out of the
building.
Hon. Arthur Chaplin. president of the
Maine State Board of Trade. has ap.
pointed the following delegates to repre-
sent the State Board at the inter
| national irrigation congress to be held
in California, September 1890, 1916 Hon
silas B. Adams, Portland; D. W. Hoegg
Jr.. Portland: Arthur G. Staples, Lewis
ton: Hon. Frederick E. Boothby, Water
Vile; Hon. John NJ. Oak, Bangor
The Congress will open at Stockton, to
be followed by sessions at Fresno and
Sacramento, and will conclude at San
Francisco on Sept. %, which has been
! named international irrigation congress
day at the Panama-Pacific International
Exposition. The humanitarian side of
land settlement Is to receive prominent
attention at this congress.