Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-07-13

The following chronicles Of Bowdoin were
given BY Frederic George Dow Of Portland :
Whole number now connected with the
class 40.
Greatest number at any one time, 80.
Whole number at graduation, "a.
Members who served in the army, 3;
Rogers, Seiders and Bickford.
Political .preferences,-Grant 20, Greeley
8, Hendricks /.
Religious convictions, Saints, IL, sinners,
20; Wesleyan-Bickford Spiritually minded
Abbot.
Professionalism, q; ministry, 8; medi
cine, 8 mercantile business, z: chemistry
Whole number Of suspensions while in
college, ~. Greatest number for any one
man, 8; least number o; average IA each.
Members who have encountered their atm
files, 8; Of celibical frame of mind, IA; would
like to be engaged but don't know how they
do it, Lewis.
Nicknames-Jndge, Judex, Bran, Kori-
gau, Dowzle, Captain, Goody, Pux. Leidwig,
Roger, Frosty, Stand your.hand, Cogia,
Fatty, Bub, Elder, Stole, Joe.
There was snowdr1ft in Phillips still
three feet deep on the fourth, and ripe straw
berries within four rods of it. SO our ex-
changes say.
small party of Swedes came to this city
by the morning taain on Thursday. They
were unable to speak word of English, and
could not make the officers understand where
they wished to go. Some kindly disposed
person came up town and informed one of
our Swedish citizens Of their dilemma, and he
kindly took charge of them. 1t was pleasant
to see the sunshine that beamed upon their
faces when they heard themselves addressed
in their native tongue Bangor Commercial.
The Wing says that on Tuesday night a
man was found lying in the streets of Ban
gor, apparently in a drunken sleep. On be-
ing awakened and questioned by the officer,
it was found that his watch and chain, to-
gether with wallet containing twenty dol
lars In bills and three sovereigns, were mis-
sing. A fellow giving his name as John At
wood, was arrested for robbing the man.
The inquest on the body of the infant
child, smothered by its mother, Leah Rob-
erts, was concluded Thursday, and the jury
returned verdict that the child was born
alive, with every indication that it was a
healthy child, likely to live. with proper care
and that it came to its death by being smoth-
cred by its mother. Drs. Getchell and
Weeks, who examined the body after death,
| made certificate that the child was born in
full term; was well developed and apparently
healthy in every respect at time of birth that
respiration had been fully established and sus-
tanned for several minutes at least and we
know of no reason why the child if properly
cared for, would not have been as other chill
dren born at full term. The unnatural
mother was brought before Judge Morris, in
Al
County Attorney Mattocks appearing for
government and Symonds s Libby for de-
fence. Defendant waived examination.
Sufficient evidence was brought out to de-
velop the governments side of the case, and
the defendant was committed to jail to await
the action Of the grand jury in September
Portland Press.
man named Milton, aged about thirty
years, belonging to Arson, was drowned
July %, in attempting to go over the Grips"
or fall. short distance above this village.
There were two men in the boat. They
passed over the falls and struck a rock,
which upset the boat. One man held to the
boat and was saved. Wilton lost his hold.
He came up once, and called for help, but
Immediately disappeared The body has not
| been found.
| attract increasing crowds of visitors every
year from every part of the nited States.
The next meeting of the State Board o.
Agriculture viii probably take place early il
September, and will be held at Orono Of
! Skowhegsn.
The North Waldo Agricultural Society
will hold their next show and fair on Thurs
dav October Sd. at Unity village
Services in memory Of the late DR.. Robin
| son were held at the First Baptist Church on
Sunday afternoon; when recovering from
/ the effects of amputation he had, half in
! earnesN asked his pastor, Rev DR.. Smaller,
! 10 preach sermon for him on the first Sun
| day Of July, expecting to be present; tbs
sermon was preached on that day, but it was
funeral discourse, and not a return Of
! thanks for restored health. Portland Trans
cript
In Ellsworth are sixty-seyen resident
property owners and two non-rcsidents. who
pay tax of 500 and upward.