Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-10-24

Local ann State Nous.
Friday, October "a, 1879.
wharves yesterday.
The jury on the Scribner trial are 'yard-
ed" at Capt. McLaughlin's house.
A new township in Indiana has been
named Blaine, after Senator Blaine.
Next week the public schools will have a
rest, awful short but so much the sweeter.
A heavy train of thirty-four cars went
west yesterday forenoon.
this city.
Mr.. Silloway, the architect of the Unitari-
an church, was in the city recently.
1t is said that a gold prospecting party is
in the city, intending to go up river to per-
feet discoveries.
Shea is to have a go-as-you-please walk
with Collins in Portland next Monday. The
stakes are $3.50 a side
The Odd Fellows will have a supper at
their rooms this evening. The brothers are
all earnestly requested to be present.
As remedy in case of dphtheria writer
in the Portland Press says: Take sulphur,
fine as can be, and blow it into the throat
through quill"
The work of dredging Robbins Channel in
Lubec will be commenced at once. This is
an important improvement for the benefit OF
navigation, and will be executed under the
direction of the government.
Geo. II. Robbins, Esq, of Eastport, men,
capacity for the third consecutive session,
and is probably the Oldest member elect, be-
ing seventy-three. He was one Of the most
useful members Of the last House.
Hill, the Deputy Postmaster, now receives
nightly serenade from hand organs. Concerts
begin at and close at 2. Last evening
tunes will be repeated this evening but with
greater JUNCTION ifpossible. The public are
invited. Seats will be provided by the put
ters-up Of the job.
w. A. Swan having given up his carriage
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j. A. Mitchell will hereafter carry it on in
connection with his carriage painting and re-
pairing establishment, having employed the
services of a skilled mechanic from West
Amesbury, Mass.
The cottage house of Col. Welch, on Sew
all street, is being raised eleven feet, and
another story will be built beneath the pres
ent structure, making a convenient and well
arranged two-story house. The family re-
main in the building and perform their house
hold duties while ''the house they live in
gradually approaches the heavens.
Died in Winthrop, October 22d, 1879, at
10 p. NJ, Green A. Longfellow, aged Gs
years, after an illness of seven weeks. Mr..
Longfellow was one of the Oldest citizens OF
Winthrop, having come here with his parents
from Newbury, Mass, 81 years ago, and has
always resided in town since. Funeral serv-
ices at his residence Saturday afternoon, at l
=. NJ, conducted by Rev. S. p. Smith,
These painters are active fellows when
they have job on hand. A couple
of them went to q house in this city,
entirely disrobed it of blinds, which required
an hours work, or more, and took them to
the paint shop, there to learn from the aston
ished proprietor that they had taken the
blinds of the wrong house! They hastend
back and tried the next house, and stuck ia
that job.
One Of our antiquarians in rumaging over
across one of the old leather fire buckets
which were used so many years ago, in the
city before a fire engine had graced its limits
This one bore the name of up. Dillingham;
1909" Previous to this year an association
was formed among the principal citizens of the
place to protect its members against fire, and
each one was required to keep ready for use
two of these buckets.
Supreme judicial COurt-Judge Ltbbey
THURSDAY, October 90.
State VS.. Jason p. Scribner. The two
special jurors who failed to appear yesterday
came in this morning, and one of them, John
o. Wiley, was accepted and sworn. This
would have completed the panel, but Alvin
Sawyer who was sworn yesterday complained
of illness and by consent of counsel was ex
cused, leaving the panel still one short
Thereupon the sheriff was directed to draw
Juror from the bystanders. After calling
up several. one was found free from OBJ
lection, Charles X. Choate, and he wal
sworn. making up the requisite twelve
The Jurors were then called and answered t
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