Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-03-14
A Thoroughly Miserable Won n.


man, interested in the purchase and ale OF horses,
but more famous in this locality from being in.
terested in the purchase and sale of paper
men" to e Il town quotas. Kate Delaney purport-
ed to be his wife She was a CAV handsome,
ds.hlng, and fast woman, when George found
her, living at No. 81, East Newton street, 30.
1t will he remembered that Delaney was i'm e.
plicated in some soldier bounty crookedncss, and
was charged with being connected with what is
known in this State as the Paper Credit Swim.
de-" for which he was arrested tried and SEN
fenced to a term Of years in the New Hampshire
State Prison at Concord. But he did not long .tav
there, receiving pardon from the President at
ter short sojourn inside the prison walls.
This pardon was secured nv the persistent efforts
of his wife, who paid 5000 TO a citizen of Au-
gusta, for hi, services in that direction.
But after Georges release, Kate turns
round and sues the cit zen to recover the
money paid him. The case was carried through
successive trials, but the probabilities are that
more than the sum at stake was expended in the
process. Kate states that she used $4,000 in
getting Delaney out Of the scrapc. A few years
ago these heavy drains on the properly OF the
Delaneys had materially lessened their stock of
ducats, and her misfortuncs were rounded out
and her financial ruin completed by her unfor-
tunate alliance aud bus ness dealings with one
Colonel ID. Morton Fox Of Boston, who sold her
a residence in Newton, which, it was subsequent
" learned, did not belong to him. Shortly after
IN
Provi ierce, and after Leading fast life, became
reduced to want.
She lived in an old house, 10 which she and
friend she called Cora, fitted up few rooms.
Sunday forenoon last she touk quantity OF ar
senic but was d. covered soon alter and proper
remedies administered, saving her lie. On ey
aiming the preDis here she lived, the officer,
found besides the arsenic, a letter directed to w
j. Mccartney, COuny C'rk, Z a'tshurg, Y. Y.
aud dated SUNDAY, March l0th. ln this epistle
I l,n. 4 ~ ~
aud says to him: 81 AN in destitute circuns,au-
ces and take my life in nv room. and it i. no more
than right thai you should bury me-" She stat
ed that she bal not lived with Delaney for five
years, who she said, Is now 10 Vermont. She il
| a native Of Gorhsm IN tbs State, and must be now
between forty and forjy-fve years of age.
The Harvard CIub In M,'m..
A Harvard Club has been recently formed 10
Portland. Bachelors of Arts residing in this State
Who have not already signifed their Willingness to
join the Club, are invited to send their address,
with date of graduation, to the Secretary of the
Harvard Club, S. Exchange St., Portland, Me.
school Exhibition I'm Palermo.
The school in the Center School District in Pa
lermo, which for two winters has been under the
successful management of MI. Frank W. Marden,
closed with exhibition on Thursday evening of
last week. Mr. Marden had devoted much time
to the arrangement of characters, and spared no
pains nor expense in making the Inhibition as it
proved, a irst-clsss affair. The following was the
the prog ANNE, admirably executed;
|. Song. F. w. Mardcn aud Watts Nelson.
2. Defamation Celia Nelson
3. Recitation, Belle +. Greeley.
4 Declauat on, Fred Greeley
5. Recitation, Matte Fisher
6. Dial0eue,-"The Snail Family"
I. Instrumental music, Miss Carrie Avery.
8. Dialogue, "A Little More Cider"
Select Reading. Nellie Hanson.
| 10 Dc Clamatiop, C. E Carr.
II. Select Reading, Nellie Cha1wck.
II Eta Nelson.
| 10 Dialnguc-"Blood will Tell"
| IA. Defamation, Henry Sshns.
Is Select Reading. Edna Parmeter.
Is. Dislogue-"Were all Teetot0 ers."
T. Defamation. Willie b. Morse.
Is. laten ID. Nelson
| 49, Music, Frank Mardeu.
| 20. Select RI aiding, Carrie Avery.
n. Song, Watts Nelson.
~. Select Reading. Elnora Parmcter.
%. pislogue-'lhe BARRIERS Shop.
| "a. Instrumental music, Carrie Avery.
| rs. Song, Flank w. Marden,
The house was crowded to its utmost capacity,
several teams coming from adjoining towns.
Supreme Judicial Court-Danfsrth. j.,
| Prestdsng.
WEDNESDAY, March 18th.
State VS.. Benismin A. Yeaton and Jerem lab
kempton. Loring Farr and E. w. Whitehouse fol
the defendants. This is an indictment for larcen,
from the person. The complainant, j ohm T. Fair