Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-10-26

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/ A camp of the Sons Of Veterans 10 to be
organized At Mechanic Falls On Saturday the
9th inst,
ALREADY there is debate about he time for
the next State Fair, and some afe in favor Of
having it about the middle of September,
when the election iuss will be over and peo-
! pie will have time 10 attend To the noble
! animal and the other noble products of this
noble State Among the speeialfies and
novelties for sports. next year. beside races
and ordinary attractions, the baby. the cat
and dog each have friend. who want special
exhibits of each. The Base Bslli>ts want to
hold the State Tournament during the week
the bicy clist. also ask TOR an hour. Enough
Is already determined to settle that the next
State Fair i. going to distance anything in
that line yet conceived in Maine.
ARoosrooK.
A fellow who has given the three name.
OF Richardson. Robinson and Armstrong.
has been beating Aroostook people for all
they worth. He represented himself as
agent of the Richardson Moving Machine
Company. and said he had h., pocket book
while partridge hunting, and borrowed sums
of money from four 10 twenty five dollars of
various local agents of the company. One
agent telegrsphed the company and received
an answer that the person was imposter
and TO arrest him. At Island Falls he became
engaged to a pretty niece of MIR Sanborn,
and wen; With her TO Sherman Mills 10 get
married. There he was arrested but es-
capped on account of an error in the warrant,
and is now in New Brunswick. 1t is said
that the fellow used TO be pedestrian of
Lewiston
HANCOCK.
On a recent trip to Brandy Pond in Han
cock county, MIR. Alex McLain found an In
dian Ratchet made of stone which Is thought
to be at least $50 years old. The weapon,
which Is in the possession of Col 5. b. Gates
of VIM, is in a good state of preservation.
Game wardens Davis and McLain recently
made a seizure of six deer Illegally killed
near Brandy Pond, Hancock county. The
wardens met the party with dogs in the road
coming from the pond. The poachers threat
ened to shoot the officers. but backed down
finally and gave up the game.
kENNEBEc.
In regard to the suicide of Watson "
Leonard of Oakland He had been a resident
of Oakland IA years. actively engaged in
mercantile business, and had probable paid
the farmers more money than any one man
in the vicinity. Always honorable in his
dealings, he had the confidence of all No
man will be more missed. Like other bust. |
ness men, he tried to do too much, and tried |
his hand IN the wool speculation, in which he
made losses that involved him, and he was
Obliged to borrow money to keep up his bust |
ness, hoping success would come and release
him, but instead failing health discouraged |
him so that he was, without doubt, made in |
sane, and in that rash moment took his life. |
He leaves q wife. two sons and a daughter |
The oldest son, Arthur. was in business with !
L.. Cal, IN a
young man. and will have the sympathy of |
the community.
OXFORD
Mrs. Eva Brooks of Bethel. domestic in |
the family of DR.. Brett of Boston, attempted |
to light the fire with naptha. Tuesday morn
ing, when an explosion blew of the top of |
the stove and covered her with burning oil. |
Her screams were heard by some gentlemen |
in the rear of the house, who found her in |
veloped in flames, and rolling upon the ground
in agony. The gentlemen rolled her up in |
an ovtrcoat and extingushed the fire, but not |
before the whole upper portion of the wom-
ans body was charred and burned in hpr- )
rible manner. The sufferer grew frantic |
from intense pain. and begged piteously for
Mr.. Cowles to take his knife and cut her |
throat She conveyed to the city hos
pital and has since died.
Abbott 4 Townsend OF No Arson, have
completed the purchase OF Geo. Cushing's
interest in the Carrying Place tract OF land
"hich comprises "ooo acres. lhey VIII oper-
ate upon it this season.
The Congregational church of Madison
pi'"ge "'s tso','e" S''1 oy '"e VIII Vi Tue
ia'e pe'>'y ii"pk'"s vi haui'o"'
TN sun iay afternoon, the list INST as Mr.
L..
VIM H"odwln OF Nanaan was descending
from the high beams IN ms barn he missed
his footing and fell to the barn floor, dis
lance Oh nearly ~ rect striking upon MS mack.
~. ~, was conveyed 10 uie mouse ana melica.
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Mrs iHoia A. nenuaii nieu Ill oSoWhegan'
FRIDAY morning OF iast week aged y years
ana eleven months she leaves Two daugh-
Ter. ana three sons me remains were taken