Daily Kennebec journal., 1883-05-05
Personal.

Robert Bonner, who is in poor health,
sailed for Europe on Wednesday.
f. z. Mayo, Esq. of the Somerset Report
er, has returned from his Southern trip in
much better health than he has enjoyed for
several years.
The fortune of the late John Brown, the
Queens attendant. which was declared TO be
81, ,000, 900, is now said to have been but
few thousand pounds.
Rev. DIR. A. A. Miner of the Columbus
Avenue Universalist church, Boston, com
pleted the 35th year of his pastorate Tues
day.
Logan and Malone is ticket which some
| anonymous genius proposes for 1884. 1t
will hardly do The Illinois end is too heavy
for that sort of a teeter.
Kellogg of Louisiana, is anxious for an
immediate trial of the conspiracy charges
against him, and intimates that the Govern
ment lawyers are purposely delaying it.
The will of George +. Wilson, of Provi-
dence, K. L., who left 100000 to Brown
University and $50, 900 to Dartmouth College,
and which was contested by a daughter, has
been upheld by the Supreme Court of Rhode
Island.
Presidents Taylor's grave, few miles
from Louisville, is decorated with flowers
every year, the 30tb of April by a number
of gentlemen from that city, who hold appro-
pirate services. Major Means of Louisville,
was the orator this year.
Paul Vandervoort, cOmmander-in-chiefo of
| the Grand Army of the Republic, and Azel
Ames, Jr., NJ. d., of Boston, surgeon general
Of the same organization were rendered an
address of welcome at a reception of the Grand
Army of the Republic at San Francisco Mon
day evening.
Ex-senator Tabor's first wife, whom he
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is said to remain faithful in her affection for
him. and though she is now rich she declares
that the happiest days of her life were when
| she kept his grocery store at California
Gulch. She prays that he may soon lose his
wealth. when, she believes, his Oshkosh bride
| will desert him and he will be glad to return
to his first and true love. No matter to what
depth of degradation he may sink, she says
sine will always be willing to receive him back
| to her heart and home. 1t may be added that
all last fall Mrs. Taber (No. one) bought
groceries and provisions for herself, and Or
dered the bills sent to Mr.. Tabor. And now
| the merchant is bringing suit against them
| both. to decide which Of them is responsible
| for the account.
Hon. Mark bennett of Kittery, the oldest
| resident of that town, and prominent man
| in the county and State, died at his home on
| Monday afternoon a. the age of 36 years and
| s months. When only % years old he re-
presented the province of Maine in the Gem
| eral Court of Massachusetts, taking a conspic.
| uous part in the deliberations, and continued
| in that office until 1923. He was also men,
Der of the convention TO form the CoBstitu-
| ton of Maine, and was the onlv surveyor of
| the large number who served in that body.
| His first vote for President was for Thomas
Jefferson, and he cast his ballot at every sue
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a devout member of the Freewill Baptist
Church for the past severity five years, and in
every relation in life was highly esteemed.
| His mental faculties were retained to a re-
markable degree, and his death takes away
prominent character in the early history Of
the town, county and State. The funeral oc-
cured on Thursday afternoon.