Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-09-21

III. Grant entered Ills stallion. Cushnoc
:. the State f,i-
,rno fellow in Bath sells pictures o
.,u,derer Wilkinson on the street
winthrop young man caught bass the
.,he, day weighing three pounds and Il
ounces. "
Tho Keunebec county Pathological exhib.
tat the State Fair is said to be ahead OF any
,,ber county display
An expert post-office clerk of the news
mailing room in this CITY cancels 35 0O(
ro.,.ee stamps in one day.
magnificent potato crop has beer harvest.
:, the Soldiers Home this season. The
.-,0,. are of excellent quality.
Tho State House had a lonesome look
..,e,day. Nearly all the officials and clerks
If the different departments were at the State
Fair.
There is talk of organizing a company
....valry in this section. There will be no
.,,o9e made in the Capital Guards at pres
ent
Tho second Maine Central excursion to
aroo.took will take place next Tuesday, 18th,
and il /, anticipated large party will make
the trip.
Augusta Lodge, I. o. 6. T. is about to
.r,render its charter so we learn. Means
arc being taken to organize another lodge to
Hll its place.
The funeral of Mrs. Elizabeth Boynton,
.oed about 50 years and mother of Stephen
N Boynton, overseer at the factory machine
,hop. occurred in this city yesterday.
Yesterday forenoon derrick used by the
street department in building wall on
Court street. fell, owing to the breaking Of a
guy. One telephone wire was carried away.
There is no real objection made to Architect
Fassetts plans of the proposed changes in
the Court House, except that there is a feel
ine manifested that there should be more
done.
The Friend, held their r. gularly quarterly
meeting at their meeting house in Vassalboro
last Saturday and Sunday. The meetings
were very fully attended quite a number of
ministers and others being present.
William Jackson. John Bryant. John Dor
rty and James Green, all of the Togus
Home, were arraigned in the Municipal
Court Yesterday for habits of intoxication.
Dorri,y was committed. The other three
paid costs and were discharged.
Yesterday noon as the Readfield stage was
descending the hill from Water street to
steamboat wharf, the off pole horse stumbled
and fell to the ground. The animal was drag
ged for quite distance before
the team was stopped. With assistance the
horse arose and was found to be but slightly
injured.
The bile of the New Age is very much
stirred at City Marshal White. The doughty
Marshal goes about his business usual
however. The Age has no, published that
order which it said the Marshal issued, for
bidding the sale Of liqnor to soldiers during
muster week. Oar citizens would like to
see it in print. Will the Age please publish?
Veteran Lodge of Good Templars of Togus
is in an excellent condition and is prosper
ing. tits constantly receiving new aces
sons to its membership and already has 100
members. At the last meeting there were
five inflated and some ten applications re-
ceived. Gen. STEPHENSON and Col. Smith are
rendering all the aid in their power
towards supporting the lodge and suppressing
intemperance at the Home.
Yesterday forenoon, Sheriff Ballou of
Sagadahoc county, brought two prisoners
named Stewart and Moore, incarcerating them
in Jail. The prisoners came from Bath and
were arrested Tor breaking INTO n nsn mouse
near that city some Is months ago, since
which time they had not been seen until the
late arrest. They are also suspected of hav
ing had hand in other crimes which have
been committed in Sagadahoc county.
The people of Dresden. are considerably
exercised over the will of L. w. Lithgow of
this city, deceased. relative to his bequest to
that town. Under certain conditions the town
Of Dresden becomes, Jointly with Augusta.
residuary legatse; and rs the residue will
amount to some 0,oO0 the interest of
course is in proportion to the amount. The
people of Dresden have submitted several
questions to the Supreme Court in reference
to the matter
The Edwards Manufacturing Company
having elected postmaster Manley one of its
directors, the matter is made the occasion
by the New Age for personal abuse of Mr..
Manley and aspersion of the Company. The
stockholders of the Edwards Company have
the right and are ahundantly able t. select
their own directors. The mud Singing OF