Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-09-26
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AT a meeting of the Litchfeld Farmers |
Club, held Sept. 10th, the following officers
were chosen for the ensuing year: Presi- |
dent, Samuel Smith; Vice President, w. NJ. |
Knight; Secretary, NJ. S. II. Rogers; Mar
shall, L. E. Grant. Voted to hold their an |
nual Cattle Show and Fair on Wednesday, |
Oct. 18th. If stormy on that day the first
fair day after.
The Camden Herald chronicles the fact
that the business men of Western town re-
Gently presented to their editor fine horse
and buggy, as an evidence of their apprecia
ton of his paper, and adds that probably no
such game will be played upon anybody in
that vicinity.
The journal say that the Lincoln Mills in
Lewiston has produced the last year 2 ,S73.-t
S94 yards Of goods; Continental Mill $751;
1911 yards.
Mrs. Relief G.. Horton, mother of the late
Rufus Horton, died in Portland on Friday.
Her age was 80 years and months. She
was probably the oldest weman in that city.
Charles Mahoney, the man who was run
over by Grand Trunk train near Falmouth
| short time ago, has brought against the
| company for $4,000. Messrs. Strout and
| Gage are counsel for Mahoney, say the Port
land papers.
| The Argus states that Mr.. Edward B.
| Haskell of Cape Elizabeth died very sudden
| ly Friday night. He went to the railroad
station that evening and then, meeting with
| friend went to a saloon near by for glass of
beer. In the course of the evening, he was
seized with fit and about ten o'clock he
died. He had been suffering for some time
with disease of the heart and it was supposed
that this was the cause of his sudden death.
The Wing states that as heretofore, the
students of the StSte College of Agriculture
and the Mechanic Arts will be instructed in
military tactics by Capt. James Deane of
Bangor, and the increased number of young
men in attendance this year admits the for
election of officers Saturday, with the follow
ing result Captain, G. E. Hammond of
Elliott; First Lieut., Fl. B. Thayer of Gar
land; Second Lieut., E. j. Haskell of Sac
carappa; First Sergt., b. +. Gould of Water
vile; Second Sergt., c. f. Reed of Orono.
The members of the company are provided
with arms of the State, and they intend hav-
ing a uniform in a short time.
The Sunrise informs us that the apothe-'
cary store of DIR. Sawin in Caribou, was con-
sumed by fire on Tuesday morning. The |
fire originated in wooden box, filled with
sawdust, and used as a spittoon into which
had been thrown the stump of cigar, or the |
contents of lighted pipe. Rather dear
smoking! Loss 1000.
The dwelling house and barn of Amaziah
r. Davis in Harrington, were burned on the
18th inst. Insured for 5000.
The dwelling house of Ira Barney of Jones'
port, together with his barn, which contained
about seven tons of hay, were destroyed by
fire on the Goth inst. Loss about 5000. No
insurance.
We learn that c. K. Whidden, Collector
of the Passamaquody District, after having
had detectives from Washington thoroughly
overhaul the affairs of his office, in every
part and corner is reported at headquarters
| to be all right; that the affairs of his office
| are on basis sound as any in the State,
| and the examination has resulted in perfect
restoration of the confidence of the govern
ment. Machias Republican.
The race at the Forest City Park, on Sat
urday afternoon between Honest Shaker and
| Gentle Annie was won by the latter, she
winning three out of four heats. Between
the heats a gentleman of Portland drove his
horse mile in 2.55, on wager laid by Mr..
| Ii. c. Burleigh that there was no horse on
the grounds which could be driven a mile in
less than three minutes by the owner.
Our venerable and esteemed friend, Hon.
| Lyndon Oak of Garland, celebrated his silver
wedding at his home on Friday last. The
Wing says that his friends to the number of
| two hundred or more took him and his wife
| by surprise by filling their house to overflow
| ing and leaving presents of silver to the
| amount of 500 and over. Poems, speeches
and music were the order of the evening,
which was spent very pleasantly. Mr.. and
Mrs. Oak received momentos from friends
connected with the State College at Orono,
and others at Augusta, Gorham and Exeter.
The Machias Republican says that on
W ednesday, as Miss Nellie Shaw, daughter
| of Master John Shaw, was returning from
school at night, several of the larger boys
| ran against her on the sidewalk causing her
to fall and break her arm.
The preliminary surveys for the extension
of the b. 4 p. II. II. to Moosehead Lake are
progressing very favorably One line has
been run through to the Lake via Monson.
and the party are now engaged upon sur
| vey, via Blanchard and Shirley Mills The
| work upon that portion between Foxcroft
| and Guilford, is being pushed with energy
and the iron is already laid upon the first
section. Bangor Wing.
| Charles Cobb, Esq, deputy collector at
Moose River, died suddenly on Wednesday
last Mr.. Cobb was a printer by trade and
the publisher of the Sentinel at Bath, for
several years, where he was highly esteemed.