Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-04-16
EARMINGTOy.
Sick Greenbacker-A Lively Letter from
Old Franklin County.


Old Franklin County.
George Washington Clark is the name of
a man in New Vineyard who has, until
within the last few years been the boss dem
ocrat of his town, and has received a ma
jority vote of the town for every office for
,rt time since he embraced greenbackism,
fusionism, etc, and this coupled with his
chronic desire for Office TO the exclusion of
other men who were worthy, brought him
into disfavor with large number of his
democratic brethren who had hard money
view of the financial question. At the last
election he was unable to make any points
so he assumed the role of abstructionist and
consequently it took two days to elect the
officers. During the meeting he got mad at
the moderator and used some hard language
and included in his remarks an old sea cap
tain by the name of Look, who is a democrat.
The next Saturday the voters had assembled
for the purpose of transacting business and
Capt. Look thought he would see Mr. Clark
and ask him to rctract the statements he
made when in passion; but instead Of re-
tracing he used more abusive language than
before, which riled the captain and he struck
Clark with cane he carried. giving him a
sore head for time. The captain was ar
rested and tried before Judge Severy, of the
Pennington Municipal Court, and sentenced
to pay fine or spend twenty DAYS in Jail.
lie chose the latter, and g. W. Clark was
the sorriest man in New Vineyard. Capt.
Looks time was out the 9Th inst, and re-
Gently the citizens of New Vineyard, ire
spective of party. gave the old man grand
reception. Fusion in New Vineyard is dead.
Between the green5ack party led by Mr..
Clark and all others, there is a wide gulf that
cannot be crossed. and this recent trouble
will only serve to widen the breach. Capt.
Look is man who has the highest respect
of the citizens of New Vineyard. but he
said he had broken the law and he wanted
TO ssmend 1.-THE wife of Campmeeting
John Allen is improving in health but it is
thought she will never regain strength of
limb sufficient to help herself at all.-Rans-
ford Norcross, an aged man, for many years
jailer of this county, has been i'll for some time
and is now in a very feeble state.-We have
a variety of weather, two snow storms this
week already. sandwitched in between beau
tiful spring days.-Rev. Il. San,lerson. of the
Methodist church. breaches his farewell SER
mon Sunday next, much to the regret of his
people. He has been here three years and
they have been years of hard self-sacrificing
labor on his part. The church has been
prospered temporarily as well as spiritually.
A large debt rested upon the church when he
came here, that through his earnest labors has
been removed, and many through his influ
ence have been led to seekthat better life
Rev. ]. B. Davis, pastor Of the Free Baptist
church, has been treating his congregation
to illustrated sermons which are very inter-
esting.-Rev. j. s. Swift, the veteran printer
of this part of the state, has issued the first
number Of a magazie to appear quarterly. 1t
is to he devoted to the history and topography
of Franklin county.-Thc telephone fever is
raging here and wires are being strung all
over Town. DIR. j. J. Linscott was the first
to venture and it was such . success that
many others are connecting their places of ,
business with their residences. w.