Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-12-28
Local anD State Nems.

Local anD State Mems.
On Tuesday evening post Of tie Grand Amy
is to be formed at Waterville.
Prof. Tourjee of Boston, has been giving sing
ing service at Waterville, to crowded house.
Judge Rice returned home on Christmas day
from his trip to New York.
The days will begin to lengthen to-day. 1t won't
be perceptble, however.
William F. Morrill, Of Portland, has resigned the
position of Grand Worthy Secretary of the Grand
Lodge of Good Templars, and his resignation has
been accepted.
During the sleighing carnival ON State street on
Christmas afternoon, "Young Fearnaught' charm
ed the public with his speed and magnificent style
of trotting and showed splendid speed.
John Mcclure, Michael McDermot and 1hos.
Flarity, all young men, in Jail for thirty days,
for getting drunk and making a disturbance on
Christmas eve.
Speaking of Gen. Murray, the Bridgton News
gays "The gentleman is very efficient officer
and has won an enviable reputation for his skill in
detecting fraudulent claims in the department Of
which he has charge
H.A Brick s express horse was on Saturday
afternoon last driven from Benefits saloon in
this city, to the Evans House in Gardiner. in
twenty-five minutes. The distance is six miles
A bet was made on the race, but subsequently
withdrawn.
Caleb Nichols of Vassalboro an aged and re-
I'll Al. Il.
inst. He was prominent member of the Society
of Friends, and several years ago was largely en-
gagged in the manufacture of boots and shoes. He
was about 81 years Of age
Our correspondent at the Rangeley lakes, writes
under date of Tuesday morning, the 18th, that
the thermometer indicated 81 degrees below zero
at Indian Rock; the snow storm of the 18th, only
produced about four inches, while there were
about eight inches in Phillips and Pennington
Christmas had its sad features as well as its joy
full ones. The remains of Miss Lila Moulton a
daughter of Mrs Mary Moulton, of New York were
brought here and buried in Forest Grove Gene
terry. The deceased died of the diptheria. which
is raging fearfully in the city of New York, and
was sick but week. Mrs. Moulton's husband,
Capt Thomas Moulton of Brunswick, died at sea
several years since, and the sweet and beautiful
daughter that has just been committed to the
grave, was the only child remaining with her
mother and the light and joy Of the household.
Mrs. Moulton has relatives here who deeply SYM
pathize with her in this great bereavement
Officer Libby arrested and brought to this city
from West Gardiner Saturday, Josiah Jones and
Jonathan Newell on suspicion of having broken
into the house Of Albert Newell, last Thursday
night, and stealing a watch and twenty-five or
thirty dollars, the property of Aonzo f. Gowell.
Jones gave sureties in the of $4,000 for his
appearance at the municipal court, and Newell in
default was committed. Mr.. Gowell the man who
has been robbed, stopped last Thursday night at
the house of Mr.. Newell, in West Gardner. In
the morning he found the window had been brok-
en-, or the glass removed, and his pants and vest
gone, having evidently been hooked out of the
room by nail driven into the end of pole. His
garments were found minus the watch and cham
and S25 or $50 cash and his savings bank book
Tracks were discovered leading to the window, in
the light snow which it will be remembered fell
on Thursday afternoon. Josiah Jones and iona
than Newell, a son of the Newell where Gowell
stopped, were arrested on Saturday, on suspicion.
They will be examined to-day before Judge True.
sudden Death OF Ezra Kempton, Esq.
Our correspondent c. \. W., at Winthrop,
writes
1t is with sadness that am called upon to n
form you of the very sudden death of Ezra Kemp
ton, Esq, in his own house, Thursday afternoon,
turned from your city where they had been to
purchase Christmas presents for our tree and fes-
tval (the Congregationalist society which was to
have come off Friday evening, but now postponed
to . future evening on account of the sadness his
death has produced upon us, and as an evidence OF
our respect for his memory and regard for his
very sorely afflicted family. sadder household
| never saw. In him we have lost good citizen
one whose influence was ever on the right side OF
all moral questions, and one whose political ntu-
ence would have been with us as 1t was formerly,
he having voted with us in our last fall election.
As lawyer he was, if not the first in the county,
he might have been, and l think regarded as
among the first. In this direction we have met
with a decided less although We still have three
others left. His business was steadily increasing,
as his cases at the last term of court Will show.
His age was SO years.
After taking his team to the livery stable, he re-
turned to his house and entering he took OIL his
oyercoat and hat, and asked if J ohnny had brought
up his mail from the office and started TO pass into
the next room and dropped dead in the door with
out q word, struggle or groan. The doctor was
soon there and used every means at hand TO save
and restore life but all TO no effect. be has gone
to his reward, where we all shall have gone before
long. May we have the admoniion, "Be We also
ready"
The funeral was held at Winthrop yesterday eff
tcrnoon and was largely attended by sympahzing
friends.
CHRISTMAS.
How 1t was spent In this city-Ssenes, In
cidents, &c.
The evening before Christmas was typical OF the
Chrisfm mas tide that often see illustrated in pc