Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-05-27

Mr.. :. B. Worthley. "; thi, city. exhibits
to Us Colorado potato bug, OF full growth,
that he found eating the sprouts upon pota-
toes that have been planted and before
emerging from the ground. Bugs Of this de-
scrption are often found near the top of the
ground indicating that frost has no disastrous
effect upon them; indeed. they appear to en-
JOY frost bath.
Mr. Il. Y. Crockett, formerly Of this city
now, of Bath, j. about to leave for Coburg,
Canada, where he has engaged to paint pas
scngcr cars for the Quebec, Montreal and OF
tawa Railroad. He will probably be absent
wear or so.
There is 10 be meeting of the Trustees
of the Insane Hospital on the 3d Of June.
For several year, the State Government,
through the Office Of the Adiutant General
has sent to city and town trca>nrcrs official
papers authorizing them to pay out State
Pensions to the persons named therein. These
papers con 'inol tn names of pensioners,
number Of application. number OF certificate
AMI the ampnnt of ,ncy to he paid per
month to each indiyi lual. the whole accom-
panied by blank certificate for the pen>innor
To sign on the receipt of hi, money. The
city Treasurer of Augusta has received the
blank certificates, hat not the other docu-
ments to which we have alluded above;
and he not only has no authority TO pay ont
pensions, but knows not to whom thcy are to
be paid, or the amounts in any case. He
does not propose to act on any >ach authority.
II all cities and towns have been served in
the same way there will be ample reason for
still further grumbling concerning the con-
duct of the Pension department.
Death of John u. Lang.
John d. Lang of Va>,alburo'. died At his
home in that town on saturday might last. AT
the ripe age of cIghty-onc years. Iii, death
was very sudden and unexpected He suffer
ed an attack of apoplcNv last fall. and h2 had
since been in feeble health. although he had
50 tar recovered Il, to be- able to attend to
business Indeed he was intending to start
for Portland, Oregon. next week, on u visit 20
his son. Hon. Thomas :. Lang. No dpuh,
hi, death was also greatly ha,tcnrdby intense
grief caused by the death OF hi, beloved wtr.
which occurred several months since,
Mr.. Lang was born in Berwick. York
county. coming of an old and much Respect
the WOODEN business. in company with Mr..
Hill. and laid the fouhdation Of what in those
DAYS was regarded a. m independent forum"
From thence he removed to Nas>alboro'.
bringing with him it j. estimated, the hand
some sum ut one hundred thousand dolar..
which he has invested in the various enter
priscs OF the kcnncbec, the most of which
failed to Weld him any returns. He built the
WOODEN mill at North NaS>alboro. and run il
ia
who was not Il successful business m1n. and
the firm became embarrassed. The concern
was mortragcd to Franci> Skinner Co.. Of
Boston. and it finally passed into the hands
of skinner Il Co and afterwards
10 another corporation. In lsG7, rhos.
= Lang and hi. hrnthrr-in-law. Osborne
took charge OF the mill running it on shares
for several years ADJ TA.j iicy settled with
skinner & Co, their share Of the profit, was
sufficient to redeem all the real estate with
the execution of the mills and had the lin"
Lang homestead and oihvr valuable propert,
IN Vassalboro transferred to Mrs. Lang.
Mr. Lang was deeply Interested. financial
~ and otherwise, in the building of tho
Kcnnebcc and Portland Railroad, as we'll =.
the Somerset Railroad. purchasing 5000
worth of stock of the latter road. and was for
wears one of it, Directors.
Mr. Lang was one Of the leader, in the de
nomination OF Friends and the cause in
Maine never had Il more stalwart and devoted
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the tariff.
Mr. Ianu's wife was q cousin Of Arson i.