Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-09-01
State News.
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AxDRoscoGGIx.
The Argus SAYS that between nine and ten
O'Clock Monday forenoon, Charles H. Thayer.
who lives about two miles above Turner vii
lage. started with several of his children to
go blueberrying. He took doubled barreled
gun Mr.. Thayer told his children to run
ahead into the bushes to ''see if they couldn't
find some blueberries." while he remained
there. One little boy Jagged behind. bu, his
father told him to run on. They had not
been out of sight but a few seconds when
they heard the report of gun. Rushing cat
of the bushes the childrcns' eyes saw a hor-
rible sight. Their father lay dead on the
ground with the top of his head blown off.
He had placed the muzzle at the forehead,
and discharged both barrels at once. The
neighbors took the alarm from the sobbing
children. and the body was cared for.
FRANKLIN.
An Associated Press despatch from Farm
ington SAYS, that the Union church at Vests
Mills was burned Friday night. Loss not
stated; no insurance.
Miss Eliza J. Perley. late preceptress at
Kent's Hill, Miss Annie NJ. Pinkham grad
uate of the advanced course at Pennington.
and Miss Alice E. Warren. of the class of 1880
have been appointed teachers in the Normal
School at Pennington.
HANCOCK.
Parties from Bar Harbor have purchased
five acres of land at Lamoine Point and pro-
pose building next year, large hotel.
n. X. Sawyer, Esq, of Florida, formerly
editor of the Ellsworth American. is at Sedg
wick, and is suffering from malarial rheuma-
tism to that extent that he has to go on crutch-
eS.
Francis c. Pease. aged twenty-three, re-
siding in Edinboro street. Boston. recently
from Rockland, Me-, Tuesday night, fired five
shots from a revolver into his wife. aged Is.
two taking effect in the heart, killing her
instantly. Immediately afterwards he fired
several shots into his own body, and though
still living his injuries are fatal. No cause
for the murder and suicide is known. Parties
living in the same house with the murderer
and victim have never noticed unpleasant
relations between them, and to all appearances
they lived together in great harmony. Pease
though at one time in good circumstances,
has been idle of late and is said to have been
drinking considerably.
LINCOLN.
Frederick Clark of Damariscotta Mills was
born in Nobleboro' in 1903. He is the 10th
child of family of 20 children of the same
father and mother. Eighteen of these chill
dren lived to maturity, and Il married and
had families. His father and mother both
died in the S4th year of their age, and four
brother. lived to complete their s5th year
Mr.. Clark and the Goth or youngest child, are
the only survivors of this large fam
ily of children He is the uncle of
ll9 nephews and nieces, and sister
held the relation of aunt to l27 nephews and
nieces at her death, embracing the third
generation only. He is now uncles and
great uncle to 3S7 nephews and nieces, and
not less than 400 descendants now live of the
seventeen children who married.
SOMERSET.
Llewellyn Kidder, Esq, who recently
died at Portland, was born in NOrridgewock,
where he spent his boyhood. He afterwards
lived in Skowhegan and held the office OF
Clerk of Courts in Somerset county for about
six years. Later he practiced law in Gardi-
ner and Pittston. He was recorder of the
Municipal Court in Portland for some thir-
teen years, under Judges Morris, kingsbury
and Knights He was for some years asso-
ciated with ID. w. Fessenden, Esq. Since
he left the office of recorder he has occupied
an office with E. S. Redlon, Esq. At the
time of his death he had desk in the office
of J. II. Fogg, Esq. Mr.. kidder leaves
widow but no children.
WASHINGTON.
The Union says that last week the canning
establishments were paying a cents per
quart for blueberries; three cents go to the
picker. one cent to the hauler OF truckman
and half a cent to the land owner for stump
age.
Ar LARGE.
The New Hampshire Medical Society hold
their semi-annual meeting this year on Sept.
9th, at the Wentworth Hotel a beautiful sum
mer resort three miles below Portsmouth.
They have given an invitation to all members
of the Maine Medical Association to meet
with them and bling their lady friends, as
the principal object of this meeting is a social
one. All planning to go must notify DR.
Geo. Cook of Concord.