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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-04-18
Canvass of Returns for Town Officers.

CHICAGO, Ill, April l6. The south town
board, to-day, completed a canvass of tine re-
turn for town officers, resulting in the cleo
ton of republicans in the place of democrats
who were elected on the face of the returns.
There is much dissatisfaction among the
democrats at what they allege to be unfair
treatment of the municipal election returns
by the returning officers of the west and
south towns. These officials have thrown
out several precincts for what they consider
gross and essentials violations of law. Con-
tests will probably be made to test the legal
ity of this action. The north town votes are
not vet canvassed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-04-18

The trial OF Cadet Buck. for shooting
John G. Thompson, jr.. last summer. while
the two wer attending an academy prepar-
atory to admission to the United States
military academy, has resulted in the
acquittal Of the former This verdict Of
the jury. while it releases Buck, also con-
dennis the practice of 'hazing," which
the cadets at West Point have adhered to
with n tenacity that has. so far. deiied the
efforts of the commandment and professors
of the academy to suppress it. Popular
sentiment has pronounced against the
practice of ''hazing." and now. after a
trial before court. jury has indirectly
condemned it.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-04-18
BY TELEGRAPH.
(Associated Press kilograms to the Daily
Kennebec Journal


Liqaidseion ola Chsrch Debt.
BANGOR, April IL. The Central church,
in this city, Rev. G. W. Field, pastor, liqu.
idated its entire debt of 5000 this morning
The total sum raised was 1929.
FIRE in Stockton.
STOCKTON, April u. The house and ell.
owned by William Warren, was destroyed
by FIRE this morning. Loss $1,000: insur.
ance $1,000. Cause unknown.
Postal Changes.
WASHINGTON. ID. c., April II. The fol.
lowing are the post Office changes for the past
week:
Post Offices established-Westbrook Cum
berIand county, Me-, John A. Clark, post
master.
Postmasters appointed-Henry NJ. WEIGH,
Bemis, Franklin county, Me-; Winthrop
Bradbury, Benny Eagle, Cumberland comfy
Me. r. T. Mullen. Greenbush. Penobscol
county, Me-; Mrs. Sarah N. Kinbsbury,
North Bradford. Penobscot county, Me-.
Samuel y. Small, North Limington, York
county, Me.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-04-18

AUGUSTA, on the fourth Monday Of March,
1881.
A NDREW +. SMILEY Administrator on .ne 81
"A tate of Samuel Moore, late of Augusta, N ia~rt
county hay ing presented his second
Of administration of said estate for allowance ,,.e
ORDERED, That notice thereof be gwen .n'. of
weeks successfully prior to the fourth Mohon. ~.
april next. in the kennebec Journal, NJ
paper printed in Augusta that all persons inle, n a.
may attend at Probate Court thento be heu ne
Augusta, and show cause if any, why the 'A''
should not be allowed
EMERY o. BEAN, Judge
Attest :-HOwARD OWEN, Register. Oil
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-04-18
State of Maine,

KENNEBEC, SIS.
TAKEN on execution and will be sold by public
l. auction, on the tenth day of Nav, A. D. lSsl
at ten O'Clock in the forenoon at the office of II X
Baker, in Haowell, in said county, all he right in
equity which Winslow Hawkes. of Manchester. in
the county of kennebec, he'd on the 10th day of Feb
ruary, A. ID. 1850, when the same was attached ON
the original writ, TO redeem the following described
mortgaged real estate, situated in Manchester in
the county of kennebec, to wit: A lot of land in
Manchester, bounded westerly by the road leading
from Manchester Centre towards West Gardiner
called the Pond road; souiherly by land of T. w.
Hawkes.; easterly by lot No. s, plan made by
solomon Adams, dated Oct 1909; and northerly
land formerly owned by Ruth W. Dow and Albert
Daggett, containing one hundred and twenty acres
more or less, being the easterly part of the farm
where said Winslow Hawkes. now lives.
The amount due on said mortgage will be made
known at the time and place of sale.
5. b. LEONARD, Deputy Sheriff.
March o., 1881, 3wl4
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-04-18
WEATHER REPORT.

Indications for the Next "a Hours
War Dept, Office Chief Signal Officer, I
Washington d. c., April ISL a. m.
For the New England and Middle States,
falling barometer; westerly. shifting to
easily or southerly winds stationary or high
er temperature; fair weather, followed BY
increasing cloudiness and occasional rain.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-04-18

KENNEBEC COUNTY.-M Court Of Probate
held at augusta, on the Fourth Monday Of March,
1881.
nEBoRAH C. Miller, widow of Elkanah Miller, late
- of Augusta, in said county, deceased, having
presented her application Tor allowance out of the
personal estate OF said deceased:
Ordered, That notice thereof be given three weeks
successfully in the kennetec Journal, printed
in Augusta, in said County, that all persons inter
ested may attend ut Probate Court 10 be held at
Augusta, the fourth Monday of April next,
and show cause, if any they have why the prayer Of
said petition should rot be granted.
EMERY o. BEAN, Judge.
Attest: HOWARD OWEN. Register. 5wi
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-04-18

''ftls settled in Ohio" says the Tribune.
''that the republicans will renominate
Governor Foster. and it is also as well
settled as any future event can he that
they will re-elcct him. The democrats
are casting about for candidate to run
against him who will at least give them a
hope of success. John G. Thompson says
he thinks that William Means. whom the
aQmocrats with some republican help
1ave just elected Mayor of Cincinnati, is
Re man. and Is Mr.. Thompson is some
lhing Of . power In the party, Mr.. Means
= very lik6ly to Be chosen.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-04-18

Thursday was the sixty-third anniver.
sary of the birthday of the present form
of the flag of the United States, as adopt
ed and established by Congress in 1918.
when it was for the first time hoisted over
the House of Representatives. It was de.
signed by the late Capt. Sam. c. Reid,
commander of the United States brig Gen.
Armstrong. who fought the heroic battle
If Fayal. in 1914. against the overwhelm-
ing odds of a large British fleet. and was
made under his direction by his wife and
other ladies, at his house in New York
city, Henry Clay being at the time Speaker
of the House.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-04-18
To the Hon. County Commissioners in and for til.
County Of AroostoOk.

To the Hon. County Commissioners in and for the
County Of ArOostoOk.
TINE undersigned inhabitants of said county,
L represent that public convenience and necessity
require that the location of county road, begin
ming at the Balls Mill road, $50 called) in Mapleton
running in nearly a southwesterly daection to the
north line of Lot No. 142 in Castle Hill Plantation
thence westerly, on near lot lines, to near the
Haystack Mountain; thence southwesterly, to the
south line of said Castle Hill Plantation; thence
westerly on the north side OF said line about one
hundred and fifty rods; thence southwesterly five
and one half rods thence westerly south side of
line between Castle Hill and Township No. H.,
Range :. about one hundred and fifty rods; thence
sOuthwestery across the corner of said Township No.
II, Range f. to the southeast corner of lot or
block No. II, in the town of Ashland; thence by
the most direct and feasible route to Ashland vii
lage. We therefore respectfully request you ex.
anime said route and locate said road your earliest
convenience. JABEZ DORMAN
and 81 others,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-04-18

kENNEBEC COUNTY-m PROBATE Court he,"
at augusta, on the fourth MonIdy Of Marc"'
1881.
MARX ROLLINS, Executor of the a,'
AVA will and testament of Lydia o"su
late of China, in said county, deceaseu'
having presented his first account as E4ee"
tor of said will for allowance: H.
ORDERED, That notice thereof be given three Wen "a
successfully, prior to the fourth Monday Of AP
next, in the Kennebec Journal, newspaPs'
printed in Augusta, that all persons interested HEY "
tend at a Probate Court then to be held at August,
and show cause, If any, why the same should ho' w
allowed.
EMERY 0. BEAN, Judge,
Attest HOWARD OWEN, Register. 3"i'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-04-18
AROOSTOOK, s:-Court of County Commissioners
January Term, 1881.

AROOSlOOh ss.-COurt OF County commissioners
January Term, 1881.
On the foregoing petition, ordered, That notice be
given that the Commissioners will meet on Monday,
June 18th, 1881, at 10 O'Clock A. NJ, at tie
store Of Dudley Smith in Mapleton, and hear all
parties interested in said road; and on the same
day proceed to view the route mentioned in
said petition, and there at convenient place
in the vicinity. hear all parties interested in said
road through said towns. Immediately after
said view and take such further action in the matter
as they judge proper Said notice be given by serv
ing attested copies Of the petition and this order.
upon the clerks Of Ashland Castle Hill and Ms peton
and upon Peter Dunn and George B. Dunn Of Ash.
n Egery and Daniel Hinkley of Bangor,
supposed owners Of lands in said town.
ship No. IL, Range 4, the other owners, if any,
being unknown, and the Commissioners being
unable to ascertain by reasonable diligence who they
are and by posting up like copies in three public
Ashland, Castle Hill, and Mapieton,' and
BY publishing the same three successive weeks in
the North Star, newspaper published at
Pressure ISLE in said county and six successive weeks
In the kennebec journal. the State paper the last
pubcaion and said service and posting to be at
thirty days before said meeting that all parties in
terested may attend and be heard If they see fit
Attest B. l.. STAPLES. Clerk
true copy of Petition and Order thereon.
owS Attest - B. l.. STAPLES, Clerk.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-04-18

NJ Office Is HEREBY GIVEN, that the sub.
~ scriber has been duly appointed Administrator
on the estate of
WILLIAM WING, late of Augusta
n the County OF kennebec, deceased, intestate. and
has undertaken that trust by giving bond as the law
directs All persons, therefore, having demands
against the estate of said deceased desired TO
hibit the same for settlement; and all indebted to
said estate requested to make immediate payment
to JOSEPH W. PATTERSON.
March 2S. 1881. 3wli
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-04-18

New YORK, April fG. Fire tonight dam
aged Sherie & Co.'S shirt mandatory to the
amount of $4,000: Rufus Frost & Co. 8
wooden goods warehouse, S25, 900; Alexan-
der Rhinds dealer in linen goods, $4,000.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-04-18
FIRE RECORD.
At Boston, Mass, Loss $4,000.

The stock of Chas. A. MILAN and Clark &
Smith. dealers in lumber and builders sup
plies, on Beverly street. was damaged by
fire, the 10th inst, to the amount of 5000 ::
fully insured.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-04-18
DEATH OF A GOOD NEWS
PAPER MAN.

Stephen N. Stockwell, one of the sue
cessors of Maj. Rogers in the manage
ment of the Boston Journal, died at his
residence in Roxbury Friday, at the age
of 81. He retired a few weeks ago
from active service, and had undoubt-
eddy exhausted his vitality in his pro-
fession. Mr.. Stockwell began as COM
positor and passed through all grades
of editorial service. He excelled in
news gathering and that side of journa-
which comes nearest in character to
business. He was much liked by his
associates in the profession for his ami
able and genuine character. He was a
native of Hardwick, and served in both
branches of the state legislature, the
Boston city government, and other pub
lie capacities. He leaves children and
a second wife. and had accumulated
quite fortune. The Herald says he
had as much to do with the develop
ment of modern journalism in Boston
as any other man. He was one of the
earliest reporters, and was the first to
organize reporting of public events SC
as to cover the busy life of the city and
the state. He was man of quick in
telligence and great industry, and per
feetly conscientious in all his relations
To know him well was to thoroughly re
spect and like him. He was a promi
nent member of the Highland Congre
gational church, and was an exemplar,
Christian
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-04-18
SENATOR MORRILL,.

Tall of statute, and high in esteem
stands, in the senate chamber of the
United States, Hon. Justin S. Morrill,,
from Vermont. First to urge the claims
of others. last to accept his own dues,
his emolument has come to him gradu-
ally, and not favoring lobbyists, no
riches have been placed to his account
as the price of trucking.
Mr.. Morrill, was born In the billy
town of STAFFORD, Orange county, VT,
April IA, 1910. His father was we'll
to-do-farmer. With strong home in
stincts, he believed Vermont good
place to live, and settled down in his
own country vale, on STAFFORD Branch.
engaged first as ''store-keeper" or gen.
eral merchant; but, though keeping
his business straight by strict economy,
he was too honest to make fortune by
barter trade, and resumed the, to him,
more agreeable and profitable pursuit of
agriculture. He was originator of the
Morrill, horses, breed widely celebrat-
ed for its adaptation to country wants,
being of good form, hardy habits, gen.
tie mood, strong frame, and fair speed.
An universal confidence in his integrity
and judgment advanced him to the ma
tional capital as representative of the
thirty-fourth congress, 1886, to which
office he was consecutively five times re-
elected by large majority in excess Of
his ticket.
March 4, 1867, he took a high seal
in the senate, to succeed L. P. Poland
and is now holding his third senatorial
term, honoring that somewhat equivo
cal body by his sedate presence, anc
honest, progressive purpose. To him Il
due credit for the homestead and boun
ty laws, and the agricultural colleg
system, the abuse of which in som
states he is now striving to remedy b.
asking for the passing of a bill provid
ing industrial schools of more practica
pattern, and the qualifying of requisit
operative teachers He is now on tn
committees on finance, education an
labor. the census, buildings and grounds
and on the accommodation of the col
gressional library.
Upon his Vermont farm, he severe
years ago had built tasty and comm'
dious house, containing an elegant |
brary. His capital residence, corner (
Vermont avenue and Fourteenth stree
of his own planning, is trim, converter
and pleasant; modest, like himself
: and those whose business or friendship
call them to visit there. find cheerf
welcome from him and his social, cap
) BILE wife.-John II. p. Guild, IN Vas
angton Truth.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-04-18
LETTER FROM NEW YORK
Especial Correspondence of the Monitor

Especial Correspondence of the Monitor.
New YORK, April, IL, 1881.
The continued cold weather is playing
the very mischief with dealers in spring
goods. They were congratulating them
selves on late Easter and the assurance
of getting rid of an abnormal quantity of
stock; but, in the article of spring over
coats alone, the demand which might
reasonably have been expected has dwin-
died to simply zero. Who wants a spring
overcoat with two snow storms (not large
but large enough to be noted), in the
| first week Of April, with promises of
more, and hyperborean winds that seem
to combine the nastiest peculiarities of
January and March weather? Some of the
advertisements of the nobby garments
evolved from the cultivated inner con-
sciousness of our fashionable clothiers
are positively touching; but, heartrend-
ing as it may seem, their tempting offers
are most cruelty sighted. Spring over
coats are drug in the market and eco
nomical persons, with an eye to the fact
that a fall comes after summer, may dc
worse than invest at once at present re.
duced prices.
Bob Ingersoll has been lecturing il
Brooklyn, at the invitation of the Young
Mems Republican Club, an aristocratit
association of millionaires, and the cous
ms and other poor relations of million
aires of any age under sixty-seven, tt
the great Indignation of sundry orthodox
ministers, and great is the row kicked VI
between the pastors and the amateur pol
iticians.
There is one establishment in New
York where women's work has long beer
appreciated, and to get employment il
which is considered very desirable pro
vision for life. That is Harper & Broth
ers, the great publishing house in Frank
, lin square. The female employees are al
happy looking, highly respectable set Q
women and seem to enjoy good time
generally. But even with the care tina
surrounds them, treacherous death ha
sought victim. An old widow lad
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-04-18

who had been in the bindery 80 years
warned the girls to be careful how they
passed a swiftly revolving belt, the pro-
tecting casing of which had been taken
down to be repaired. Trying to pass it
later in the day inside of a kneeling me-
chanic who was fumbling about in the
way, her dress caught and the poor wom-
an got one swing into eternity. Her head
was smashed and her neck broken. She
was greatly respected by employers and
employees and work was suspended in
that great house for the rest of the day
as tribute to the faithful worker slain
in harness.
The famous, or infamous, Captain Boy
colt, whose treatment of the tenants of
the estates in Ireland over which he was
managing agent led to the invention of
new word for the old practice of ostra
cism, has appeared among us. Why he
should come here of all places in the
world is a mystery, for here he will find
many thousands of bitter enemies, per-
sonal and on behalf Of those whom he has
maltreated. should be surprised if he
managed to return quite safe home.
We have had a regular old-fashioned
knock-down and drag-out meeting in the
harbor, in the style of the rackets in
vogue in the good old days of the Black
Ball liners. Seamen are scarce, it seems,
and the Jacks have been getting as much
as $50 advance for long voyages, and in
many cases, with the connivance OF
boarding house runners and other land
sharks, have jumped their contracts and
reshipped elsewhere, the said landsharks,
of course, coming in for the bulk of the
plumber. A gang of this class made
things warm in the good ship Aurora, the
other day, bound for Valparaiso, but this
skipper was an old Blackballer, and was
up to their tricks. He went on shore tt
an old pal, now ship chandler, and the
two, with a crew of stalwart Triggers an(
longshoremen, took the ship out to sea
then ordered the crew to turn to. The,
refused, and the captain proceeded t.
make them. Tearing off the skylight o
the forecastle, he fired down among tn
recalcitrant tars, and hunted them out
Then came fight, in which one long
shoreman was stabbed by Chilean; bu
the mutineers were dubbed into submis
sion, and the good ship filed away, wit
the wolves reduced to the meekness @
lambs. The longshoreman went to hos
pital, but will be all right again in fey
days, and would, no doubt, cheerfully III
dergo similar experience every week {
his life for the same consideration hi
, wife comfortably pocketed. There wa
no fandango about arrests or trials, {
anything Of that sort, but simply OLE
fashioned hand-spike and Delaying pi
f logic, which is very eff1cacious with tt
:, motley rapscallions who, as a rule, act
+ way of sailors nowadays in our sadly d
generate mercantile marine. RADIX.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-04-18
THE MARKETS, BUTTER, ETC.

From the Boston Journal of April
IL we gather the following of interest to
our farmer readers:
The price of choice new butter is hold
ing up longer than anybody in the trade
thought it would. Although the receipts
are increasing, the proportion of really
desirable quality is quite small, and
some dealers find it difficult to get enough
to supply their customers. But after
passing the finest grades the market is
slow and prices take wide range. Deal
ers claim that the standard of frst-class
butter is getting higher every year, and
what would readily sell for choice ar
ticle few years ago is now put down
as second or third rate. Very few dairy
lots now coming in from New York or
Vermont run even, and after selecting
two or three tubs from an invoice, the re-
mainder has to be sold at very low
price. This week selections from YER
mont are taken readily at 81 to 80 cents
a pound. while medium quality is hard
to sell at % to "a cents One receiver
showed US lot of about ten tubs of new
butter for which he would gladly take
IA or 10 cents pound. So that, when
we give 25 to 81 cents as a range for
straight lots of new Vermont it is pref
tV full quotation. Country shippers
should always keep IN mind that the ex.
treme prices given in some market re.
ports are for choice selections, and thai
invoices seldom bring within one or two
cents pound of the highest figure. Fo
the bulk of the fresh Western creamery
butter 80 to 81 cents pound is a full
quotation in wholesale lots, though Their
are two or three popular brands tina
command 80 to 81 cents. The bes
creamery sells quickly at these prices
but no confidence can be placed in tn
market, as with increased supplies lowe
rates will certainly follow. Norther
creameries will soon be in full operation
and as arrangements have been made t
secure a large share of their product fc
this market, it is not safe to count upo
present prices much longer. The questio
of butter and cheese adulteration has a
tracted the attention of English paper
and We are warned that if the fraud
not stopped here it will seriously int
fere with the sale of American dali
products abroad. Mr. George A. CocI
range, we'll known butter dealer
Liverpool, in letter to firm here, say.
"YOu are all doing a great wrong
spreading reports about adulteration, al
not taking active measures to stamp
out would not be surprised to S
just such a panic over butter and chez
as over bacon and other hog product
The sale of butter and cheese may
checked to the same extent as hog pro
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-04-18

Rev. DR.. Phillip Schaf is authority
for the statement that there was differ
ence of opinion between the English and
American companies of revisers of the
New Testament as to the use of modern
words for the archaic words which char
acterizes old version, the English revis-
ers being anxious to retain them as far
as possible as a help to the success Of
the work. The English did not wish
to admit the American suggestions, and
the Americans were unwilling that they
should be omitted. The matter was
finally compromised by incorporating
the American revisions in dozen pages
of appendix DIR. Schaff expects to see
the revised New Testament accepted by
all but the most narrow-minded persons,
in the course of five years. and the his
tory of the present translation gives
ground for the belief The acceptance
will probably be greatly helped by a
work now in preparation in England
giving an account of the debates of the
committees and the arguments put forth
in favor Of or against the changes
adopted, as well as information as t
the reasons why other changes were no
received. DIR. Schaff admits that thu
work has been done between two fires
the radicals being in favor of sweeping
changes, and the conservatives hardl,
daring to change comma.