Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-09-23

state News.
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late, but has now gone. A Durham farmer
says "Annies jest the girl she used to be.
She don't wear none of her fine dresses when
she comes back. nor her fashin' diamonds
either. She's jet as natral as natur, and
don't put on no airs either. She jest comes
into the old church and pipes us, and knows
everybody jest as she did when she was a
school girl. Oh. Annie's the gal for me-"
Mr.. +. J. Bollin the colored graduate of
Bates College. class of 10. started for his
home in Martinsburg. West Virginia. Thurs
day. Mr.. y. came from Virginia a few years
ago newborn freeman, he returns to-day a
graduate of one of our best New England
colleges.
five-year old girl of Auburn, named
Maud Soule, had one of her arms broken at
school, Friday.
Thursday night, large barn filed with hay
and grain, belonging to Daniel Smith, OF
Presque Isle, was totally destroyed by fire.
CUMBERLAND.
Henry c. Bean, who was so seriously in
iured on the Maine Central railroad, few
weeks since. has been presented with the
round sum of s235 by his fellow employees
and officers of the road. The company will
also give him monicd assistance, it is stated
In the advertising columns of a Portland
paper appears this notice: TO whom it
may concern-Any man or woman selling me
one drop of Intoxicating liquor on or after
t,is date, ] will prosecute to the extent of
the law. Woodbury. 5. Pennell."
Mr.. II. W. Bradbury, merchant of Sears
mont, man between 80 and 60 years of age,
died of heart disease at the Perry House,
Portland, Sunday morning.
Angus Mcmillan, who keeps a boarding
house in Portland, was arrested Saturday for
lighting his premises with stolen gas. 1t
seems the gas company took away his metre
some time ago, as he wouldn't pay. and he
then connected the piping with rubber tube
and has been having gas free Of expense for
tie past six months.
Saturday afternoon. three years old son
Of Mr.. Hugh Hudson fell from the third
story window of its home on Federal street,
Portland, a distance of forty feet, striking the
sidewalk on his head and shoulders. He will
not survive his injuries.
Mr.. Sweetsir, of the Cumberland Centre
Farmers Club, gave almost the whole Of his
exhibit Of fruit to the Maine General Hospital,
as did majority of the exhibitors.
KENNEBEc.
Mr.. Stephen ID. Lord of Hallowell, a gen.
tleman nearly 81 pears old met with a bad
tall, last Friday afternoon. Entering the
Woodsum store, on Water street, under mis-
take, he fell through an open trap door,
striking upon pile of edgings. Mr.. Lord
was considerably bruised, but not seriously
hurt
Robinson Davis, the oldest inhabitant of
Albion, died at his home on the 10th inst,
at the age of "a years and months. He
was bora in Cape Cod, April 2sth, 1875,
where he spent his minority and learned the
trade of blacksmith. After completing his
trade he moved TO Windham, Me-. where he
was married to Miss Polly l.. Gallison, May
4th, 1909. Soon after their marriage they
removed to Albion. then wilderness, being
guided on their way by spotted trees. to the
place selected for their home. They lived
together on the same farm then taken up for
over 65 years, becoming the parents of twelve
six of whom are now living. Mr.
Davis was a man of industry and integrity,
and during his long life was universally be-
loved and respected He was deacon of the
Congregational church for many years.
KNOX.
Miss Clara Boyles, Mrs. +. C. Domnth.
and John j. Pratt, all of Camden, will enter
$500, and $50 respectively, as damages for the
recent accident which happened at the North
end. by driving over the embanknient.
Hon. Edward O'Brien of Thomaston, re-
ceived q telegram Tuesday afternoon. stating
that the ship Frank +. Curling, built by him
last year was lost in a hurricane off Cape
Horn. The ship was recently coppered and
was loaded with coal. which the ship owned,
and was bound to Callao. One eighth of the
ship was owned by the captain-the remainder
by Mr.. O'Brien. Loss over one hundred
thousand dollars-nO insurance.
There are twin sisters in Vinalhaven who
will be SO years old if they live until next
November.
Miss Nellie Baisdell, one Of Bangor
favorite yocalists, was to take part in the
Cary concert at Rockland, last evening.
LINCOLN.
Mr.. j. A. Jewett. of Alma, met with seri.
ous accident Saturday night, while planning
some lumber. Mr.. Jewett had put a board
into the planer, and it not passing through as
II should, stepped one side to raise the rollers
when one of the short belts slipped off and
struck him on his right arm. throwing him
against the main belt and shaft, dislocating
his shoulder and b-uising him otherwise very
badly.
Captain John S. Cole of the schooner
Addie 3. Cole, at Boothbay. reports that his
stateroom was entered Friday, and 500
stolen. One Of the schooners crew has de-
eamped, and in all probability he is the
thief.
PENoBsCoT.
The Penobscot Farmers Club are to hold
hall exhibition at City Hall, Bangor, on the
l4th and 18th days of October.
The Grand Lodge, |. O. 0. f., of the
United States, has commanded the Grand
Lodge of Maine to Immediately restore to
Belfast Lodge its charter and property. The
charter and property of this lodge was taken
possession of by the Grand Master and the
lodge declared defunct at the session of the
Grand Lodge held in Portland, last August
Exceptions we're taken on the ground that
charges had not been legally brought against
the lodge, and the ease was carried 10 the
Grand Lodge of the United States and de-
cided as above.
The hotel at Frankfort was DESTROYED bv
nre Saturday morning; also the store Of
rieree' Rowe Co., adjoining the hotel
WASHINGTON