Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-12-12

Rev. Mr.. Mariner the vigorous Free Baptist
preacher in Auburn, recently lectured on Empty
Pockets" in the course of which he said
Cut your garments according to your cloth, and
save enough for patches. Don't be a slave to
| iashion-keep enough in your pockets to provide
! for future necessities, and you will come out
right Young men spend much of their earnings
in the practice of bad habits. Balls, rides,
smoking and drinking are expensive habits. 1t is
the business of rnmsellers to make empty pock-
cts. There are six hundred thousand hard drink
crs, and one hundred and forty thousand grog
shops in the United States. Also two millions of
moderate drinkers. There are six hundred mil
lions expended annually for rum drinking in this
country. have no apology for the land sharks
who deal out this expensive and destructive bev-
erage. Ga. young men, save your money, buy
you iatm-a homc-don't spend money in way
that will do you no good-shun the gaming
table and the e. og shop, for they to beat
you. BE homes: in your dealings, for sooner than
fatten your pocketbooks by dishonesty, let them
look if seventeen elephants had stepped on them
and the last one had stamped on them.
We announced, the other day, the sudden death
by an accident, of Mr.. Darius Withheld of Lowell,
Mass, father of Marshall Whitfield, landlord of
the Augusta House. The deceased was a gem
tleman well known in business circles. The Low
ell Vox Populi gives the following facts;
AT Qualte 20 Twelve CLOCK, yesterday tf n
day) noon, one of our oldest and most respected
fellow citizens was killed in a manner alike sud-
den and shocking. The gentleman was Darius
Withheld. la company with his son in law, Wes-
ley X. Batchcl Ter, he has recently conducted an
extensive coal business in Lowell, and it was
while engaged on their premises in the freight
ysid of the birmingham aud Lowell Railroad
that he so uneN pectedly came to his death. A
high trcste, on which Is laid a track, leads to a
vast coal shed where the fuel is stored for sale. A
load OF coal was being omptied into he she'd and
one car failed when tipped up, TO fully discharge
its contents. Mr.. Withheld stepped quickly for
ward, tipped the car again, and in so doing lost
n, balance and fell over into the coal-biD, to a
distance of 20 or p feet. lie struck his head
in such way as to fracture bis skull and produce
almost instant death.
Mr.. Withheld had attained the age of nearly GO
years. lis was born in Phi lpston, Mass, March
-, 1909, and came to Lowell, Sep. 10, 1881
since which he has made this place his home.
Here he has won frc nds, public favor and hand
some property. by personal and business merits.
Ia 1866, 81 and II he was member of The
Board of Assessors but he has not generally
been il, lined TO seek eff aal position, finding
ample occupation in private capacity. lie be-
loUged 90 the Old Residents Association, and was
past officer Of Oberlin Lodge and member OF
MOnomake Eucsmpment. The deceased has LETT
a widow, three sons and two daughters His old
est son, Marshall, resides in Augusta, Me; Scion,
>. !, resident OF \a>hua; Darius Jr. Is in busi-
ness in Lowell.