Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-09-22
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES
Bankruptcy Proceedings.


has been filed in the office of the clerk
of the United States District Court bv
Charles T. Shepard a farmer of Carl
oou, his liabilities being s17.664, Of
which $4,000 is secured and the assets
$4,000, Smith & McDougall of Caribou
hold a mortgage on the farm for So
900 and they also have an unsecured
claim amounting to $4,000.
Clara +. Shepard of Caribou whose
occupation is given as the same. has
filed voluntary petition. her liabilities
being s2450. of which 81, 400 is secured.
and the assets, $1,000. Shaw & Milton
OF Caribou hold a mortgage of 81 400
and there are debts of the same
amount.
Q. l.. Keyes of Caribou is the at
torney for each petitioner
Oscar F. Whitman of Lewiston
Oscar F. Whitman, magnetic
healer of Lewiston, died suddenly
Monday noon at his home on College
street, aged SO. He was at work in
his garden when stricken with heart
disease, dying an hour later. Mr..
Whitman was born in Bethel. He
married Miss Clara Shaw of Bethel
and moved to Lewiston, where he en-
tered the employ of a shoe manufac-
turing firm. He worked in the fac
tory three years and then went on the
road. About this time he discovered
that he was possessed of magnetic
powers. He gradually took UP mag
netlc healing and for the last II or -
years had been wholly engaged in
this. He made no claims to super
natural powers, but was possessed of
remarkable degree of electrical
magnetism and was able to relieve
many forms of weakness. He was a
member of Rabboni Lodge of Masons
A widow. a daughter, Mrs George W.
Barron of Lewiston, and three broth
ers Albert Whitman of Bethel. Eden
r. Whitman of Charlestown, Mass
and Mellen of Worcester. Mass, sur
vive.
Observer Daniel c. Murphy. Eastport
Observer Daniel c. Murphy of the
PASSPORT, Me, Weather Bureau died
Monday morning. The funeral will be
held Wednesday morning in St. Jo-
seph's Catholic church. For the past
50 years Daniel c. Murphy had been
in the employ of the United States
Government IS years of which was
in the Signal Service and Weather
Bureau and for 33 years past he was
in charge of the Passport Me. sta
ton without a change or transfer He
was born in Ireland g. years ago and
came to America at the age OF Is
years. In 1863 he enlisted in the 9Th
L. S. Regular Cavalry. when Is years
old, and served until the surrender OF
Lees Army, having been promoted to
sergeant. Observer Murphy was mar
ried in Eastport in 1879 to Miss An
ME Richards of Eastport and they
have four sons and three daughters,
now living there. William p. Frank
c.. Daniel Jr., John L., Mrs. Mary
Gilbert. Miss Annie T. and Miss Mar
tina
State Prison Sentences at Portland
Judge Connolly Of the superior court
Monday imposed the following State
Prison sentences: Charles Raymond,
pocket picking, from Is months to
three years; Bernard Sanphy. break
ing and entering. from three to six
years; Frank Albano. assault on his
wife. from IL to five years; June
assault from L. to
years; Ralph w. Williams and Ed
ward Beri, breaking, entering and lar
ceny, from Is months to three years
each: Edward ]. Macdonald, breaking,
entering and larceny. from IS months
to three years: Coleman Beatty, lar
ceny. two to four years.
Young Barbour Safe in Boston
a. telegram was received late Mon
day at Brewer from relatives in Bos-
ton stating that Frank Barbour the
missing son Of Capt. George H. Bar
bour of Brewer now in command of
the Boston Floating Hospital. was
safe with them in Boston. Young
Barbour disappeared from home last
Thursday morning instead of going