Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-28
SPARKS FROM Maine WIRES

Estimated profits of the Shrine
club circus last week at the Lewis
ton Armory were $9,000-$ 1O,0 900, it
was stated Monday by one of those
connected with the affair." The event
was the biggest ever held in Lewis
ton, more than 10000 people visiting
the Armory thru. the eight perform
ances which were given. 1t is prob
able that the circus will become an
annual fixture, the Shrine consid-
erng asking for dates next year.
Z. J: Corbin, a carpenter, 80 years
old, of 205 Warren avenue, Portland,
who took three POISON tablets by
! mistake last night, was reported to-
day as rapidly recovering from the
effects of the deadly tablets. When
Corbin realized he had taken the
poison tablets, believing them to be
headache tablets, he summoned help.
The police ambulance was called and
he was rushed to the Maine General
hospital.
s'iNo dumping" signs are to be
placed on certain Lewiston dumps
after the New Year according to
Chief Sampson of the Lewiston Fire
department. The large number of
dren, is the reason. The street de-
partment will have to look elsewhere
for way to get rid of the rubbish,
he says. The power to forbid the
dumping of rubbish is granted the
fire department in a city ordinance,
according to Chief Sampson.
Martin Korytko. IS, and Ammi M.
Oliver IL, both of Lewiston, pleaded
guilty to the charge of stealing a
pair of shoes from the Field Broth
ers & Gross shoe factory on Satur-
day, when they were arraigned in
the Auburn Municipal court Monday.
They were put on probation. Oliver
was employed in the factory and
Saturday morning, made arrange
ments with Korytko to catch a pair
of shoes as he threw them out of the
window, Korytko waiting outside.
A man standing on the sidewalk saw
the act, and notified the factory ex-
ecutives. Oliver was identified by
the sweater he was wearing, the in
formant having caught just glimpse
of his sleeves, as the shoes were
tossed out of the window. Oliver de-
MED the act at first, but later con-
fessed to the police, they said.
Injuries to Judge George c. Wing,
76, Auburn, Saturday afternoon,
on Main street near his Office, were
not serious, his son, George, Jr., said
Monday. Cuts about the face and
his left hand and severe shaking
up were reported the extent of his
injuries. The automobile was driven
by Glendon Getchell, son of Herbert
A. Getchell of Auburn. Spectators
say 1t was one of those "unavoid-
able accidents"
Robert Parker of 72 Middle street,
Lewiston. an employee of the Andro-
scoggin Electric Light Co., burned
both feet and legs when he fell
against a high voltage wire in the
plant at 11.30 Sunday evening. DR..
John Sturgis, who attended him at
the C. M. G. hospital, where he was
taken in the Lewiston police patrol,
said Monday noon, that the exact
extent of the mans injuries were not
known and would not be for several
days. Monday he was suffering from
severe burns on the left leg, back
and both thighs. The exact cause of
the accident which caused short
circuit plunging both cities into
darkness for Is minutes, is not known
although it is thought that one of
Parker's feet came in contact with
the wire as he was walking along a
narrow landing,