Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-09-21

1t may not be generally known that we
have Witch of Endor, or similar charac-
ter in Augusta. Last Sunday evening a lot
of boys had collected near a house where the
occupants were absent, which, by the way,
is in close proximity to the witch's house.
part of them were wise and part of them
we're FOOLISH in other words, part were good
republicans and part were fusionists with one
"true republican. The good republican
boys were talking about their Sabbath School
ard how manfully Mayor Nash stood up and
told Governor Smith what his name was
The fusion boys talking of returns. Fatally
defective the constitution and the law. While
the one little true republican with fish
lines hanging from his pockets, who had
been fishing all day and caught only couple
of chubs said he thought the fish laws retro
active, thereby unconstitutional, and also that
the tax on cigars should be taken off Gas he
loaded an old T. d. He said he would go in
for license law unless his father was appoint
ed State constable. Yet all were talking
in such loud tone of voice as to greatly an
nov the woman with the familiar spirit. She
did not go after the police, but simply step
ped over to where the boys were, looked
down cellar window and begun to talk to
the boys in such ventriloquist style as to
represent man in the cellar. The boys ran
for the police. stating that burglar was in
the cellar and said that he would stay there.
Two officers went for the burglar and a
third started for a reporter. He found one
who accompanied him to the station house
to wait for the return of the officers with the
burglar. The hungry reporter thinking he
would get first-class item, waited while
with patience, but as no officers or burglar
came, he became uneasy and went in pur-
suit of them, He found one of the officers
sitting on the ground wiping the perspiration
from his brow, and in reply to the question
as to where the robber was, said he had run
himself almost to death just on account OF
'cussed old witch who had frightened some
boys nearly out OF their wits, and that he had
almost decided to go back and get her and
lock her up. He said that probably some
such game as that had started the story about
the witch of Endor' calling up Samuel.
The reporter skulked away feeling mortified
to think after waiting so long his fond hopes
Tor good item had been so quickly blasted.
superior Court-JudRe Whitehouse Pre-
SATURDAY, September 18th.
The only case tried to the jury to-day, was
complaint against Daniel Benner and
Gardner Bigelow, two Sand Hill boys, for
breaking glass in one of the Sprague Co.'S
buildings. 1t comes from the Municipal
Court by appeal. The jury acquitted.
The county attorney here informed the
court that he had no further case for the
Jury, and the jury were excused till Monday.
MONDAY, September Goth.
The Judge found that every civil action
assigned for trial to-day had been settled or
otherwise disposed of. By eleven o'clock IN
me forenoon, therefore, the jury was excused
I'LL Tomorrow.
Several violators of the liquor law were
brought in for sentence, The sentences VIII
ee announced when all have been enforced.