Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-12-22
state News.


AND1oscoooU.
The city of Auburn il issuing . 600 NOR
Of per cent twenty year bonds and Is selling
them at l03 Those bonds are issued unde
the order passed in July for ri. in bond
of the above denomination. The first issus
soon after was to the amount of 10000
The remsining q, 900 are now being issued
Auburn had at the beginning of the municipal
year S233. 600 in outstanding bonds. Twenty
four thousand five hundred dollars vas called
liz. Twenty thousand dollars was reissued q
. lower rate of interest making with this new
issue of 5000, 1924. 600 or $500 more thar
at the beginning of the year.
A North Auburn woman has some trained
hens, says the lewiston Journal. When Z
hen wants to lay, she (the henl walks in Z
digni6ed manner up the steps, and ciucki
outside the window. The North Auburn
woman puts out the box: the hen lays and
clucks again, and the box is taken in. They
are all trained. No hen, - = rule. goes bacl
on the contract
Oscar Whittemore of Minot has been held
in 81 COO to keep the peace for threatening
to kill q prominent Mechanic Falls man.
Whittemors is cranky about his wife's con-
sistency, and has fourished pistol at half Z
dozen men.
Some six months ago man in Portland
who had been hanging around Rice Calder.
woods bakery, securing his living by the
charity of the bakers and others, was arrest
ed and brought before the Portland Municipal
Court on the charge of vagrancy. He de-
Tended himself from the charge, saying that
as he dug clans aud cooked them, thus sup
plying himself with food. he could not be
Cd uo tn all Y
months. Wednesday Rice & Calderwood
had occasion to overhaul the loft where he
slept, and to take down sleigh, and in doing
so found $500 in coin that he hid there. The
money will be kept for him until his time is
up at the Jail, which will be in the course Of
q few days.
The Maine Historical Society held = meet
ing in Portland Friday afternoon and even
ing, President Bradbury in the chair.
HANCOCK.
Rev. DR.. Tenney, during his residence Of
forty-eight years in Ellsworth, has married
seven hundred and ffty-three couples and has
attended over twelve hundred funerels. DR..
Tenney was pastor of the Congregational
church there for forty-three years and re-
signed his charge about ten years ago.
KRxNHBEc.
Mr.. George W. Bates of Oakland, died
very suddenly last Tuesday evening the 18th
inst, at 8 o'clock. He had been well until in
the afternoon, when his left side was par
alyzed, and his shopmates assisted him to his
home. He rallied somewhat from the shock,
but at o'clock he fell to the floor in great
agony, and died one hour later. Apoplexy
was the immediate cause of death. He was
buried Thursday afternoon.
ThA do AA ~ a
week, shocked the community at Wayne with
unusual emphasis. as the father and brother
of one of the criminals are citizens of that
town. Lewis Hopkins, the father, has lived
in Wayne only few years, but lie has won
the respect of all by his industrious and
temperate habits, integrity and courtesy.
Henry L. Hopkins, the brother, has lived
there Is years. He is an industrious farmer,
a temperate, kind-hearted. obliging man, in
every respect good citizen. Another BROTH
er was once in trade there and was considered
an honest, upright man. This terrible Attic
ton has fallen upon than with crushing
weight. They have the sympathy Of all who
know them.
The libel case of Almeda Poland ". Geo.
W. Poland of Friendship for alleged defama-
ton of character on trial at Rockland the
past ten days resulted Thursday in verdict
in favor of the defendant upon all the counts.
The action was brought by Mrs. Poland
against the defendant, her brother in-law, be-
cause of letter written to her husband
charging her with undue intimacy with Hal
lett Hambin. The damages claimed were
$4,000. The testimony was of q sensational
character and large crowds have been in at
tendance.
Fears are entained for the safety Of the
ship Addie E. Sleeper, Capt. Henry Sleeper
of No. Haven. bound from Sidney, Australia,
for Shanghai, China. Forty days is the usual
passage, and as the ship has been out one
hundred and twenty days, the friends at
home are very anxious. Capt. Sleeper is
accompanied by his wife and children.
SOMERSET.
The Somerset Reporter offered three
prizes for Christmas stories by young anna
teurs. Thirteen competed. The Reporter
in holiday edition publishes the production
of the successful competitors, Nellie M.
Richards, Alice N. Whittier and Ruth S.
Mantor.
The Union Advocate 10 told that there is q
manufacturing firm in Skswhegan who are
so superstitious that they will not allow any
of their help to begin new piece Of work
on Friday Neither will they allow newly
employed person to commence work on that
day.
An interesting incident occurred at the
meeting Of the Post G. A. R., in Fairfield
the other evening. Mr.. Leroy Pratt presented
to the Post a fns photograph handsomely
framed of his brother Elbridge p. Pratt for
whom the Post was named.
The Fairfield Journal speaking of the cid
tricks that they used to play to get liquors
gives the following as new one. A Fair
field man went into place where his credit
had not been established with two bottles,
both alike, one of them being filled with
water. and called for pint of gin. After
the bottle was filled he could not find his
loose change and being refused credit. handed
back the bottle filled with water. He was
not detected.
WALDO.
Residents in the north part Of Searsport,
are very indignant at the treatment of a lady
and young Miss by two drunken tramps,
writes correspondent Of the Belfast Jour-
nal The two ladies we're on their way to q
neighbors, when the tramps sprang out of the
bushes and demanded money. They were
chased nearly home. The ladies have not
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