Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-02-05
MAINE J0TTINCS

While turning what she thought to be
kerosene into the fire, but which after
wards proved to be gasoline, Miss Kate
O'Connell, who is employed at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Bernstein, at Fort
Fairfield. came near getting burned to
death one day recently. One Of her arms
was severely burned and most of her
clothing was burned from her body be-
fore the fire could be extinguished. A
doctor was called to dress the wounds.
The annual report of the commission
ers of Hancock county is being issued,
showing the present fiscal condition OF
the county for the year 1915. The book
is the product of the w. II. Sherman
print shop. 1t shows receipts of S31, 1893 63
and disbursements of $33,379.44 The to-
AL resources of the county. including
cash in treasury and amounts due from
miscellaneous sources on December 81.
1915, shows s13,653.47 and liabilities of
s16O2o. making the net resources on De-
cember 81, S13,493.27. The corresponding
amount at the close of 1914 was 81, $780, GO,
showing a net decrease in resources of
81, 046 Sc; $SS1.O6 was received from fines
and costs in the municipal courts, and
g. 1891 from fees of county officers. OF
the disbursements, $1o6oS.71 was paid out
on county commissioners orders, 81, 264 i6
on bills of costs of the county commits
sioners, s14,s1013 for salaries, $500 for
the Hancock county law library, and the
rest allowed by the Supreme court.
The house on the Joe Brooks farm,
Upton, owned by A. V. Davis of Enrol
and occupied by Sam Enman and family,
was burned Friday afternoon, Jan. 2S
When the fire was discovered it was too
late to save hardly any of the household
goods or clothing excepting what they
were wearing. Tom Enman and family
lived in one part Of the house and they
lost all their goods, the stable connected
with the ell was saved. The family had
no telephone and had to go over half a
mile to get help and all Of those who
four miles away.
AS a result Of the lighting agitation
which has been prevalent for some time,
the Bar Harbor and Union River Power
Co.. is mapping out several systems
which will be submitted to the lighting
committees of the Bar Harbor Board Of
Trade. Vice President Edward r. Ora
ham of the company, together with q
lighting expert, has been in town re-
Gently looking over the field, and they
are working on several different systems
which will be submitted at an early date.
Not a little excitement was caused one
day last week In the town Of Otis for
those who were trying to get shot at a
pair of foxes that were crossing the
Warren field. going south toward the
bridge. There were three rifles firing in
succession at once, at the foxy pair, but
the two, big, handsome Reynards escaped
the bullets only to run directly into traps
that had been skillfully set for them the
night before, across the brook from the
henery. They were taken out uninjured,
alive and sold the next day at fancy
price to a New Brunswick fox fancier.
Quit claim deeds have been filed at the
Office of the Penobscot register of deeds
given by Hon. J. p. Bass of Bangor,
Clarence S. Lunt of Rochester, n. Y, for
merly Of Bangor, and by Mr.. Bass, Mrs.
Mary F. Mudgett and Gilbert Oakley Of
Portland. trustees of the estate of Mil
lard E. Midget. running to the North
ern Finance Corporation of New York.
conveying all right, title and interest in
all lands, tenements, Entertainments. etc,
in Millinocket and in Indian township
numbers and 4 and in township l, range
s, W. E. l.. S., with all interest in all
leases or camp leases outstanding and all
claims for flowage. The Northern FL
nance Corporation was organized and en-.
lists under the laws of the state of New
York and is understood to be in the ma
ture of a holding company. This transfe,
is understood to be the final sale of prop
erty formerly owned by a syndicate COM
posed of Mr.. Bass. Mr.. Lunt. the late
James Rice. Mr.. Mudgett and Hon.
Charles w. Mullen. The other owners
besides those mentioned in the above
transfer had previously sold their hold
ings.