Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-05-11
State News.
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best of good ,eling prevails. The average
att. ndance OF the past four months has bes n
about seventy. A short time aAo they had
a social entertainment and over two hundred
g. It's from e. an adjoining town were pres
ent A good supper was served. They started
9Th nineteen charter members and have done
nobly.-The next session of the Northern Dis
irict Lodge meets at Mapleton some time in
June. They have true temeraneef men and
women in Aroostook-Frank II. Dexter of
Springvale Center, organized a lodge of l. o.
of G.. T. at South Sanford a short time ago
KExNEBEc.
The seniors at Colby University are halting
between two opinions-a concert for COM
mencement or drama The latter Is an
innocent innovation which would be pleasing
TO a large number of the students, some of
The faculty and the majority of the town peo-
pie. The music secured tor class day and
graduating exercises is Glover's band and
orchestra Of Auburn. The juniors have en-
gagged Grmmers orchestra of Portland for
presentation day" The usual poem will be
omitted this year, but with exGov Long as
orator, more than the customary large atten-
dance on the evening before commencement
is expected.
PENoBsCor.
Jads Barry of Bangor, who went TO Pea
Cove some weeks ago TO work on the boom
has been brought home in partially insane
condition, and is now at the house of his un
Gle, James Hayes l3l Hancock street. When
found by son of Mr.. Hayes, Barry had been
wandering about in the woods for some days.
When he arrived there his clothes were nearly
torn off.
Tuesday John c. Friend, who fled from
Bangor to escape arrest by United States
Deputy Marshal Smith for alleged completely
in The Etna pension frauds. appeared before
the authorities at Portland and gave bonds in
the sum of $1,000 for his appearance at the
September term of the Circuit Court. He
would make no talk about the pension trans
action.
The Commercial says Saturday the Patten
and Mattawamkeag stage, on its up trip, was
about one and a h IF miles from Mattswam
keag, when large bear and her two cubs
were seen to cross the road. The whole stage
party made grand charge on the old bear
that was terrified by such an array of mum
beers and took to the woods. A bullet from a
small revolver had no effect on the old bear
which was an old settler. The cubs climbed
into tall tree, and Newall Francis, an In
dian. mounted tree that stood near the one
the cubs were in, long pole was handed
him, and he pushed them oil the tree and
they fell some 60 feet to the ground. DR..
Bragg was on hand to render medical assist
ancP, but the little fellows unhurt scampered
away and with difficulty were captured. The
cubs are about as large woodchucks. and
as cunning as kittens. They were purchased
by DIR. Bragg, and he intends to educate
them.
MIR. Bradford Baston, of Levant. whose
wife is an aunt of the late Charles Emerson
who was murdered by natives in Madagascar
last September, has received letter from
Mrs. Kate Biglrr, of Carson City, Nevada,
who is a sister of the deceased. She writes
that she had heard of the death of her brother
and had communicated with the assistant Sec
rotary of the State who was in communication
with the American CONSUL in Africa in re-
gard to the property of the deceased. Mrs.
Bigler sent specimens of her brothers hand
writing, and his picture both of which will be
sent to Mr.. Chas. Hullet, the partner of
Emerson, for Identification. There seems to
be no reasonable doubt but that Mrs. Bigler is
the sister of the late Charles Emerson and
that in due time she will recover the money
that is in banks in London and Africa.
SOMERSET.
O'Leary, the man who was stabbed in
quarrel in North Arson some time ago, is
rapidly recovering and will be all right in
short time. Meanwhile the bail of the
sailant has been reduced from $1,000 to $500
and having secured the same he is out of Jail
His father came from Aroostook county and
procured his bail.
X. l.. Williams, proprietor of the Park
Hotel, IIartland, has in his possession fiji
knot, three inches long and one inch through
in the form of half circle that was lodged
in horses throat for about three months.
l. 81. l.l
ton. Fortunately some medicine was given
the horse that caused him to cough so vio-
lently that the knot was dislodged from his
throat. The poor animal was at once re-
lieved, began rapidly to gain. and was after
wards sold tor over S400. A deep crevice in
the knot is filled with food the horse had
eaten.
WASHINGTON.
Isaac Bedell's house and barn at East Ma
chas were burned the morning of May 9Th.
Nearly all the contents of the house and a
valuable COW were lost. No insurance.
The town of Waite received its name from
a Mr.. Waite of Boston, who formerly owned
the whole township. Its earliest settler was
John Dudley, who came from North Perry,
Me-. in the summer of 1882, and built him a
log house. His nearest and only neighbors
were a Mr.. Pike and the Indian Lewev. of
Princeton, and Mr. Kneeland of Topsfield
He had many difficulties to overcome, but he
persevered and out of his perseverance grew
Write. Its Champion bear hunter is Mr..
John Dow, who, during the past year, has
trapped and killed fourteen of these animals
for which he realized more than 500.
AT LARGE.
The Grand Lodge knights of Pythias of
Maine will hold its annual session in Pythian
Hall, Lewiston, Wednesday, May 10th, at 3
Z. NJ. The session will probably continue
until Thursday night. W. J. Landers, Grand
Chancellor, will be present at the session of
the Lodge. The order has grown more
rapidly the past year than in any previous
year since its organization in the State. The
gain has amounted to $50 members and nine
new lodges. new lodge will be established
in Norway, Monday night.
Miss Carrie Davenport, club swinger
and clog dancer. who was popular in the
variety theatres of New York city, died Tues
day, MAY LIST, in Dallas. Texas, where she
was fulfilling an engagement at the Novelty
Theatre. The cause of her death was con-
vulsions OF the heart, for which she had been
under treatment for six years. and which
prostrated her several times during her per-
formances. She was born in Bangor, Me. and
was % years of age. The body arrived at
the residence of her brother-in-law at 252
East Seventy. fourth street, New York, Mon
day. The burial was to have taken place
Wednes Law.