Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-07-19

place that Boston parties propose to build a
hotel there. Ten years ago Northport was
scarcely known except as place for holding
camp-meetings.
There are people who throw discredit upon
the military record Of Daniel F. Davis by
rcmarking with apparent eandor, I'VE don't
want to injure Mr.. Davis; far be it from us
to detract anything from his record a
soldier; but in looking at the Adjutant Gen
erals report we find that lie is put down as
missing, which of course means he was never
in battlt he couldn't have been, you see, as
he was MISSING" Now to show how unfair
this statement j., we will cite the eases of
two of our own citizcns--war-worn veterans
Mr.. james Brett and Mr. Sol Gordon. The
former belonged tn the 10Th Maine Regiment,
and the latter to the 9Th Maine Regiment.
Consulting the Adjutant Generals report, we
find the mere record of their names, age,
date of enlistment and date of discharge
nothing more that's the full record Now
measured bv the guagc which the MALI ners
of Mr.. Davis assume, Brett and Gordon were
never in action. for the Adjutant Generals
report doesn't say anything about it, How
unjust when it i. certainly known that
james Brett participated in every battle in
which his regimen. was engaged. and Gordon
was ever in the thickest of the light. Thus
may be seen the unfairncss of such criticism.
1t would take II big Adjutant Generals re-
port to give the personal experience of every
individual soldier.
Rev. D.. Bowen and Rev Mr. Mariner of
Auburn, will sail for Europe on Saturday,
JGly 26th. DR. Bowen is delegate from
the Free Baptist General Conference to the
Evangelical Alliance at Ba.lc.
They have an infant giIntess at North Per
~. 1t is bat thirteen III pnth- old and weighs
seventy. Ave pounis. The attcspts of visitors
to lift it are aughable. 1t is three feet in
height. is well propprtoned eats hearty as
may be expected and is good naturcd and
bright It's great grandfather is said to have
been a very tall and powerful! man. Mr..
Samuel G,ulding is the father of this infant
wonder
Gen. Plaisted fell in fainting fit in the
stairway leading to his Office at Bangor, W. ed
nesday evening. He had been laboring very
hard in preparing portions of the forthcoming
Maine Digest. ani vas entrusted
The larIr shaft f r the Gen. Wool MONT
ment, - feet lnn,. i. nearly completed at
Vinalhaven, ani shows an excellent sample
Of granite a. well good piece of work
manship.
Rcg w. x. Cross of Camden. gave Il very
excellent sermon on the conduct of Jonah at
the Methodist Church last Sabbath Rock
kanj Free Press.
II 1.-THE conluct of Jonah ut the Metl odist
church Gin X ,cklan,l) last Sabbath" was bad
he ought t. have riaiihy. Did he ex-
h5it sea sickness or appear dorm IN the
mOfth
On Monday week, Albert l.. Soule Esq,
Postmaster at Someryile, met with quite
bad accident while saving sample slaves, IN
in a mill with Mr. Bruce. The saw sudden
ly started, working its way into his arm,
saving oil one of the bones and making Il
severe flesh wound. 1t is hoped that Mr..
Sonle will regain the full use Of his arm.
The store of DIR. G. l.. Randall at River
side, was entered by burglars on Wednesday
night of last week and about $40 in goods
carried off, including Sl2 worth of stamped
envelopes. S. worth Of postal cards and ST
worth of stamps.
Gen. b. F. Butler is reported to be coming
to Old Orchard.
A gentleman in Exeter Mills, in ordering
'Thc Honest Truth" writes; THAT is Just
what the people need. hope that your pa
per may reach every voter in the State The
true principle of campaigning is to concen-
trate, as you propose to do, your fire on
few leading positions of the enemy and then
give them -. | regard the outlook for the
coming campaign as favorable \ son of
Maine at Jackson. \. H.. in ordering the pa
per. writes "God-spccd to the principles
and candidates which "'rhe Honest Truth
advoc ties. Shall go home to Maine, and
vote only once for Daniel +. Davis"
Thrty-onc persons have passed cxanina-
ton and been admitted to the next Freshman
class, Bates College. Several others have
s.niiied their intention to be present at the
next examinations SO that it is expected that
class will number about fifty students.
4 fair sample of coal has been discovered
upon the premises of Elisha Small. ID, ut
North Lubec, and that Mr.. Small has an offer
Of $1,000 for his farm.
Lucius l., Hubbard has written Summer
Vacations Ut MQ9sehead Lake and Vicinity"
which Is neatly printed, illustrated and hound,
Ly the publishers, A. Williams Co.. Bos-
ton. 4 large and desirable map of the
Mooschcad Lake region accompanies II.
Every tourist and fisherman should have 1t.
Call at j. f. Percc's and at other bookstores
for it.
Rev. DR.. DUMMY of this city, will preach
Sunday forenoon, at Pennington Falls, and
in the afternoon in the union chapel, in North