Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-06-27
STATE NEWS.

The Fifth Maine Regiment Association
will celebrate their anniversary on the 26th
and 9th of July. The literary exercises will
take place on the first day, and consist Of an
Grafton by Capt. W. E. Stevens of the Bos-
ton Journal, poem, music by a quartstte,
assisted by lady soloist, daughter OF one of
the officers of the regiment. On the 9th
the usual excursion and clam bake will take
place. Music will be furnished by the Fifth
Regiment Band.
Mr.. George Cutler depot master at Lin
coin, has very suddenly and mysteriously
disappeared-some talk Of murder and others
of suicide. Ii appears that his books are not
| in a very satisfactory condition, and notwith-
standing the respectfully of his connections
it is feared that he has gone and committed
moral suicide. He has left wife and one
child behind.
The Machias custom house will be opened
for business about the first Of July.
A special despatch from Norridgewo ck to
the Portland Press says that the mystery con-
nected with the disappearance of Fred A.
Stewart of North Wayne, from the Eaton
School has been solved. His body was found
hanged to a tree in spot called the Glen, a
short distance from the South village. He
left no clue to the motives which actuated
him to perform the deed. The only message
he left was contained in these words, which
were found near him: ''This day bid fare
well to earth, June 18th, 1872" The event
has excited the deepest interest and sympa-
thy. AS he parted from his teachers and
| friends on apparently friendly terms, having
with none of them had any misunderstanding,
| the mystery is rendered so much deeper; a
my stcry that cannot be revealed until all se-
crats are made plain. He made friends
wherever he went, and during the past three
years of his attendance at school, he was the
! life of the circle in which he moved. He had
great passion for music and painting, and
sought to excel in those branches. His UNI
timely death HIS cast deep gloom over a
large circle of friends. The deceased was
about twenty years of age.
The Bath Times says that the Gardiner
| District Ministerial Ass ociation met in Wes-
ized by the election Of Rev. l. b. Lapham,
as chairman and Rev. r. Sanderson as Soc
rotary. Various topics, previously assigned,
were discussed and the meeting appeared to
be one of interest.
| Last Sunday, lad named Bailey, about ~
years old, came to this city from Chelsea
with his guardian to meeting. While the
meeting was in progress the boy took the
team and went to Augusta, AMI back by the
way of West Gardiner. Marshal Siphers
looked after him and Tuesday found him and
| took him to the reform sch0ol.-Gardner
journal.
The Committee on arrangements for the
State Fair are considering the matter of
offering premium to the best drilled mill
tary company in the State.
The requisite number of moving machines
] .tt, th..T Toms taa
there will be no trial of machines under the
auspices of the Maine State Agricultural So
cety The following machines were enter
ed: Buckeye, Sprague, Meadow King, War
rior and Wood
While three men were boating on the An
droscoggin river at Lewiston, on Tuesday
the boat became capsized and one ofthe men,
| Dennis Shanahan, was drowned.
The town of Andover has already found
two candidates for the next Legislature.
Maine people who have been living in Iowa
are returning to their native State, preferrng
Maine to the West as place of residence.
A society has been formed in Portland tc
aid the emigration to the United States, ant
that city in particular.
| Willism Wells, an Englishman, wa
knocked down and robbed by two men at tn
junction of Birch and Hill streets in Bidde
ford Saturday night. The police arreste
one OF the highwaymen, whom Wells recog
nized. The arrested party is Martin Judge
A young man named Pierce, boarding at
mill boarding house in Brewer, had hi
trunk broken open and robbed Of $40 fe
evenings ago.
car loaded with pressed hay was partia
ly burned yesterday afternoon on the Eur,
pean and North American Railroad.