Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-06-24

Names of scholars not absent one-half
day during the last term from Grove street
primary school: Minnie Libby, John Multi
hill, Harry Reid Eddie Reid, Ella Reid,
Linda Rowe
Gaf, Fleischmann & Co.'S Compressed
Yeast, fresh every day. at the principal pro-
vision stores.
Another SwlndliMg Operation - lie,
Farmers BE ware.
This time it is not the moving machine
fraud, but the Pruning Shers fraud. On the
Goth, two young men, smooth-tongucd chaps,
came TO the house of Mr.. William Studley
ofWindsor, and manifested great interest in his
welfare They inquired concerning his fiocks
and herds and crops whether he had an insur-
ancc on his place. &C.. and after assuring
themselves that Mr. Studlcy is well to- do
farmer, and responsible for any note he may
choose to give. ihey proceeded at once to
-'bag" him. They represented themselves
agents for ''Sisson's Improved Pruning
Shears" an instrument for clipping bushes,
trimming trees. etc. MIR. Studley was to
assume no responsibility. He wa. simply to
act as agent for the delivery Of the shears
that the two men might sell in Windsor and
China. The price of the shears was S. each.
Mr.. Studlev, on delivering them. was to re
ceive commission of 81 each. and the re-
niaindcr To be deposited in a bank, subject to
the call OF the company The company"
consisted of II. T. Sisson i Co.. there be-
ing no location Of the company mentioned in
any of the documents produced by the
agents. Now they Just wanted Mr. s. to
give them his note for $40, 10 make every
thing SECURE, when really by the terms of
various documents given. the note was to
purchase outright 80 Of the aforesaid shears
But Mr.. Studley ''tumblcd' to their overtures
gave them his promissory note, for sl20 nego-
table at any bank, and the agents started off,
probably to ''raise the ind on the note.
But Studley began to awake, shake himself.
and to reason thus: "What a darned fool
have been and that was the first streak OF
sense he had shown since the beginning of the
transactiOn A Warrant for the arrest of the
agents-who gave their names as c. A. Bow
en- and a. j. LOvering,-was put in the hands
OF City-Marshal White, and the fellows were
arrested on Saturday near China village.
They were lodged in Jail, and yesterday were
brought before Judge True for examina-
ton. charged with obtaining the signature of
Mr.. Stutley to promissory note by false pre-
lenses. the false making of the note becoming
the same as forgery, and punished by not
more than seven years Imprisonment or heavy
fine.
Geo. j. Moody Esq, appeared as counsel
for Mr.. Studley. .. ID. Baker. Esq, APP
peared for the prisoners at their request but
did not seem disposed to make any attempt
to have the fellows set at liberty--to prey
upon unsuspecting farmers. SO they waived
all examination, and were ordered to recog-
nize in the sum of $500 for their appearance
at the September term of the Superior Court.
They were recommitted.
So another swindle is exposed before much
damage is done in Maine; but unless farm
ers exercise little more common sense
in dealing with entire strangers. and redeem
their somew hat lost reputation of being
smart and discerning, their foolish ventures
will soon cease to excite any sympathy. 1t
is about time they were old enough to go
alone. We have become tired of continually
warning them against sharpers and cut
thrOats. These moving machine and shears
swindles are on a par with the greenback
swindle, and i'll each cf the cases the vie
Tins seem to be among the farmers.
Dele gates TO state aud County Republican
Conventions.
SIDNEY--State Convention, Chas. H. Love
Joy Benz. Jewett Nathan w. Taylor. Coun-
W Convention-Chas. IL. Lovejoy, Charles
+. Stevens, Paul Stevens. Town committee
--Chas. II. Lovejoy, Chas. f. Stevens,
Nathan W. Taylor.
ER-State-Willard X. Merrill
w. A. Newcomb, Hazen Hill. County,.
S. Pope, G. S. Kilbreth w. II. Wing.
WNsLow-State, G. c. Cornish, A. T.
Shurtleff, 4. A. Stoddard, Geo. S. Getchell.
County, J. p. Garland J. p. Taylor, Geo.
s. Getchell, n. O. Jones.
READFIELD-State, II. p. Jersey, +. s.
Hartwell, ID. B. Fogg. County Fos
mus, II. W. Soule. Albion Stevens, &. II.
Stevens ''f
BELckApE-S State, David Colder, A. f.
Taught, C. NJ. Weston. County-Geo. f.
Minot, Geo. G. Foster, James Tibbctts
Town Comnittee-Geo i. Minot, David
Colder, A. +. Taught, Joshua l.. Heath
Geo. A. Farnham.
bethlehem and Augusta Lodges partici-
pate, to-day, in the grand Blue Lodge cele-
bration in Portland, it being st. Johns day.
They will be accompanied by the Augusta
Band. ''>
--Rey. Mr.. Cpjohn and Mr.. J. NJ. Sanborn
of this city, were on board the steamer Italy =,
that sailed from New York on Satur-
day. 1t will be seen by our dispatches yes
tertlay, that the Italy sank ship and disabled
another before proceeding to sea. Rather a
bad beginning, to be followed, we trust, with
good ending
In Holiness sale of pictures, in this city,
the "Girl in the swing" brought $40; Eve
- ning. Prayer. S25; Scene in Franconia
Notch" S3l; "Faggot Boy" S25. The re-
mainder Of the paintings sold at a very low
price. ..,t.