Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-01-16


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Saturday large tvo-story house situated
IN the northerly part of the town of Manche,.
ter, and owned by Mr.. S. s. Boynton. was
destroyed bv fire. No one was in the house
but Mrs. Sarah Boynton. the mother of Mr.
Boynton. lady in the Goth year of her age
The fire was first discovered about IL NJ. nv
the wife of Mr.. Nathaniel Gilman. who 70.
sides about 80 rods from the house burned,
and schooi-teacher who boarded in Mr.
GIiman's family. When the two ladie. ar.
rived at the burning building they found the
old lady, Mrs. Boynton, lying upon the
snow in the door yard An alarm being
given several neighbors came upon the scene.
but they were unable to save even a ANAL
portion of the contents of the house a. the
roof had fallen in before the FIRE was dis
covered A large quantity of furniture, a
barrel of pork, apples, potatoes, etc fell a
prey to the flames. The Ere probable caught
around the chimney. No insurance. Mrs.
Boynton when she saw the flames creeping
along the walls of the room where she wa,
sitting grabbed wash basin, feebly made her
way out of the house, filed the dish with snow
which, on returning, she threw on to the
flames. Proceeding after another basinful
she fell to the ground and was found
as before stated. The loss is a serious one
for Mr.. Boynton, and he has the sympathie.
of all knowing to the case.
At an adjourned meeting of the Kennebec
Bar held at the Library of the Court House.
on the occasion of the death of Mr. Morrill,,
the committee, consisting of J. w. Bradbury,
Joseph Baker and Samuel Titcomb, appoint
ed for the purpose, reported the following
resolutions:
Resoired, That in the death of the Hon.
Lot NJ. Morrill,, the Kennebec Bar has lost
one of its oldest and most honored members,
one, who by many years of active practice
in the courts of this State, has won for him.
self noble reputation as an able lawyer
and an eloquent advocate, and one who
always manifested in his practice his high
sense of justice and honor.
Resofred. That this Bar has felt a Just
pride in the public career of our deceased
brother as he has risen from one public
trust to another, from member of the House
of Re representatives. of the Senate of his native
State to the Senate of the United States and
a member of the Presidents cabinet: all
which places he filled with distinguished
ability and purity of purpose; and on all this
success the members of this Bar have re-
joiced and taken courage.
Resoired. That we extend our cordial
sympathy to the afflicted family of our
Ipreaspu hrntlpr and niuOlp nur s0rrow and
our tears with theirs.
These resolutions were unanimously &C.
cepted and it was voted that the clerk send q
copy of them to the family of the deceased.
A well-to-do citizen on the east side pos
sessed horse which was a model beast in
every respect but one; the animal was
marked with several white spots in such
manner that his appearance was anything but
attractive. The owner resolved to dispose
of the beast. So meeting q well-known
jockey of this city bargain was struck be-
tween the two and the animal fell into the
hands of the horse dealer. Naturally the
citizen wanted another stopper to take the
place of the one sold. Accordingly after a
few days had elapsed he went to the self same
jockey who bought his horse, for the purpose
of making purchase. The dealer exhibited
all the animals in his stable The citizens
after carefully inspecting the lot finally set
tied upon a very handsome beast with shapely
limbs and colored just to suit him. The
money was paid over and the horse driven
home. But alas. after several weeks had
passed white spots began to appear on the
animals body, and the citizen soon discov-
cred to his sorrow that he had been sold, and
that the horse was the identical one which he
had sold, the spots having been dyed. The
jockey made about 500 by the operation and
xlories In his achievement.
What fine acting exclaimed the amusement