Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-03-08

The trial of A. B. Warren and Luther Curtis, &
New Sharon, for defrauding the Asbury Life In
surance Company, commences next Tuesday in
Pennington, Franklin county, Judge Barrows
presiding This is the case in which It was alleR-
ed that sound, healthy woman was represented
to the company's examining physician as the ap-
licant for insurance, when in fact the applicant
was most dead with consumption, and did die
Her life was insured for the benefit Of her brother
A. b. Warren, one Of the respondents. They will
defended by E. F. Pilsbury, Esq, add the prose-
ention will he conducted by County Attorney P.
ii. Stubbs
The friends of Rev. S. F. Wethcrbee of Saco,
land. celebrated the 35th anniversary Of his we'd
ding Thursday evening, and presented him with
over 800 worth of valuable gifts.
A movement is on foot to organize fire COM
pany in Waldobore.
There are at present thirty persons in jail, of
whom tive ntythree are engaged in the workshop
in Bangor.
Miss Annie Louise Cary has received an offer
to go to Egypt and sing to the Khedive.
The store of E. A. Barnard & Son Of Calais,
was broken into last week and robbed of some
twenty dollars
y large log cut on the Kennedy farm in New
castle, required twelve oxen to draw it up not
very steep hill.
The town of Porter has reduced its debt since
1869 frou VII ,066.l5 to IS, 1926.
The spirit of the Wentworth girl. at Springvaie,
will not down, but continues to wander about the
house where she formerly resided in . way pecul-
iarly her own. A gentleman occupying rooms in
the house states that few nights since he had his
night shirt taken off, which wasn't handsome
thing for even spirit to do. He says be put it
on all right when he went to bed, and hadn't tax
en- anything either.
On Wednesday last the town authorities of
RIM nd ttad q loru
farm house near the head of Maquoit bay for the
purpose of removing the small pox patients in the
village to that isolated locality, to which place
those afflicted with the disease were to be removed
the following day. Wednesday night the house,
together with large barn, were destroyed by fire,
probably the work of an incendiary, As threats
had been made by certain individual residing in
the vicinity, who will probably be arrested.
Rockland is to have soldiers monument, the
retiring city council having made an appropriation
for that object.
Loren feathers of Cornna, has sold to Albert
Burill of Newport, his fouryear-old bay mare,
Lady Leathers," for $500; also yearling Ham
bletonian, for 5000.
NJ. n. Stanley Of Porter, who is at the Insane
Asylum, has fully recovered his physical strength,
but mentally is no better; be seems to dwell who'll
ly upon fast horses, &C.
Barnum is coming, with great show-The Ro-
man Hppodrome of last year, enlarged and i'm
proved. lie has secured charter from Connect
cut of "Barnum's Universal Exposition Compa-
n.y. with capital Of 81 900, 900, and will include
under lis management all his exhibitions and msuy
others.
Yesterday afternoon Jennie Williams, Ella Will
lard, Blanche Clifton and Mary Traver were
rested by officers John Pratt and Weymouth.
They were arralgned before Judge Goodenow and
plead not guilty to the charge Of breaking and
tering the house Of james jerks, on Lime street.
on Wednesday. The prisoners were locked up in
ha ;a;I ard ,y;u ha h.r,,svh< ~, for ,r;aI a. ~
o'clock this forenoon-l Bangor Wing, Friday.
The Brunswick Telegraph gives the following
Bowdoin College notes:
At meeting of the Junior class Saturday they
voted to purchase boat as soon ~ possible. G..
F. Pratt was elected captain Of the class crew.
The class also voted to waive its right to elect ed
tors of the Bowdoin Orient for the ensuing year.
BY this vote the present board Of editors will elect
their successors.
| New sliding seats have been placed in the row.
| ing weights in the gymnasium. The college nine
will practice an hour each day in the gymnasium.
Alta meeting of the base ball association last
| Saturday evening, they elected A. Sanford 70
delegate to the State base ball convention to be
| held in Portland, March s.
The following men are in training for the Jun
Tor crew :-ti. +. Pratt, c. Sargent, w. A. II )bin-
son. A. E. Rogue, f. Il. Ncwhall, o. c. Stevens.
The following men are in training for the Fresh
man crew u. Nj. Bnrleigh, Z. A. Baker, A. W.
Dyer, J. f. Hail. Il. Potter, j. w. Thing, p. l..
Paine, j. Sewall
The Rock.snd Free Press has authority for say
ing that there is no truth in the statement circuls-
ting to the effect that Mrs. Hontvet was among
the persons granted permission to witness the ex.
ecution of Wagner. Neither is there any ground
for stating that dissatisfaction was publicly ex-
pressed at the rcprieve. Is has been done BY
rhomaston correspondent of certain papers.
Two persons in this place have died during the
past week from pneumonia, their names are among
the list of deaths to-day. number of persons
are still sick with the same disease. Most Of the
cases of sickness we have noticed from week TO
week are recovering. Doct. A. X. Lincoln says
he ha, had more sick people on his hands during
the past month than in any one month during all
his 80 years OF practice in this place. -lEastport
Seminal.
Messrs. Vose 4 Porter have purchased Ne Nar
terials Of the late Rockland Globe. sad vii 70.
weakling.