Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-05-19
Personal.

Gov. Robie is to deliver the Memorial Day
Grafton at NORWAY.
Hon. Chas. +. Washburn. son of the late
ex-Gov. Washburn, is a member of the Min
nesota State Senate.
Gen. Sherman and his daughters are at
Fortress Monroe, where they will remain un-
I'll after the meeting of the Army of the Po-
tomac.
Report says John Kelly has given his check
for SIS 900 to reimburse New York city for
the money Carroll stole while Kelly was
| comptroller.
Harry F. Watson. inspired by jealousy,
tried to kill young woman in Boston
boarding house, Wednesday afternoon He
deliberately fired three shots from revolver
| 1t her.
The jury returned verdict of acquittal
Wednesday in the case of Hon. Phil Il.
Thompson on trial for killing Walter H.
Davis, at Ilarrodsburg, Ky. The jury was
put an hour. The verdict was received irh
deafening shout by the depsely packed
house.
The New York Tribune publishes state.
ment that Sullivan. the pugilist, offers to
fight Mitchell for S2500 a side, Mitchell to
! use his bare fists while Sullivan will use
gloves. Mitchell says he was not Z" knocked
| out" and expresses a desire to- again meet
| the Boston champion.
To many of the inhabitants of Cornville is
| not only the name of Ben Butler familiar as
| with all in New England towns, but were ac.
quainted personally with him in his youthful
days. For it is here many of his youthful
days we're spent with both relatives and
friends, visiting and teaching.
Bill Hickman, the notorious leader of the
Mormon Danites in olden times, whose name
was once a terror to emigrants from the Mis-.
-. IL a.
and lives in the eastern part of Utah, de-
cayed horse-thief and murderer. The Nor
mons now repudiste him.
Mr.. Elizabeth z. Soule, who died at Exc
ter. New Hampshire, Wednesday. May 9th,
belonged to very long lived family. Of her
brothers. the late John Emery, died in 1874.
in his 9th year. and Hon. Nicholas Emery
of Portland, in 1861, aged 85: : her sister, Miss
Mary Emery. in 1856, aged 81 and her aunt.
Miss Margaret Emery. in 1862. aged 90 Her
grandmother, wife Of Noah Emery, Senior,
died in 1914. at the age OF s3
Mr.. and Mr.. George w. Fairbanks of
Winthrop. are in Bangor visiting their son,
Mr.. n. N. Fairbanks. of l6I Hammond street
| Mr.. Fairbanks senior, is nov so years of age,
and Is in almost perfect heslt.,. His hand.
| writing is stiil very good and his eyesi1ht
cI. ar His wife is now Is years years of age.
| and enjoys unimpairrd faculties. The golden
| wedding of the aged pair was celebrated in
1873. in Wayne. on the farm where Mr. Fair
| banks, father of the old gentleman in ones
| ton. accompanied Arnold expedition up the
Kennebee. in the fall Of 1856.
The many friends of General Joshna L.
Chamberlain will be pleased to learn that the
current unfavorable reports a., to his condi
ton have been greatly exaggerated The
Boston Traveller was informed Wednesday
by his attending physician. DIR. J. II. War
rem, that he is improving daily. No second
operation has been performed, the first one
having been entire ly successful. He is still
confined to his bed most of the time, and al
though convalrscent requires quiet ard con.
tent care. With his present progress TO.
ward Improvement. he will probably be able
to return to his home in . short time.
! The Warrington correspondent Of the Boz