Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-09-28

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/ The prizes II chipping potatoes at Houltou
| Tuesday. vas 81 cents Q barrel The droutf
continues and Is seriously affecting the farm
ers.-A drove of 1900 sheep and lambs ar
rived at the sisaeht-r house yards, Monday
There we're received 1T KINNEY Watson:
starch factory, Houlton, las, Saturday. 800
bushels of p tatoes.
CUMBERLAND.
Shackley, whose leg was taken Off by 8
locomotive in the Boston & Maine ward
Portland, Tuesday night, sank rapidly how.
ever after the ampaiatiou of the limb, and
died Wednesday fort noon at 10 o'clock. He
| Was 81 years of age and unmarried. His
father is dead and his mother is absent in
Minnesota His brother is a resident Of
Portland. The family came from Paris and
it is thought that the body viii be taken
there for burial.
Mrs. Chas. Lewis of Portland WAS At
Booth6sy last week with a babe and nurse.
1 The child Was taken sick and the mother
deemed il best, Friday, to take il home. but
missed the boat and was obliged to get 4
team to bring them to Bath, where she took
the six 2. NJ. train for Brunswick, there TO
await the midnight train for Portland Pas
sengers on the train observed the distressed
mother with her sick child. whose agonized
cries touched all with sympathy. At Bruins
wick the party took carriage to the Ton
tine Hotel and II physician was called, but
within two hours the little one breathed no
more. The corpse was placed in a coffin
and the sad mother with the nurse and dead
baby proceeded on the midnight train to
Portland.
Last Friday night two lads. aged Is years,
named John Friel and James Gallagher, came
down to Portland bv the Boston boat Sun
day afternoon they broke into Fred Aubrey's
bakery. No. Pleasant street, and stole a
canvas bag from the cash drawer containing
money amounting to $40. They took the
$50 train for Boston. They then proceeded
from there to n. Y, and Hartford and in the
latter city were arrested by the police who
heard them talking about cracking a store
in Portland" Officer Black OF Portland
went on to Hartford after the boys.
KENNEBEc.
The returns of the board of Managers of the
Soldiers Home for the past year shows that
on June 80, 1883. there were ,40i members
91l present and 1873 absent on furlough
The expenses of the year ending June 80.
Sls2,21 81. The appropriation for the pres
ent quarter is S3S. $50 90. Since the estab-
lishment of this home, about five hundred of
the Grand Army have been mustered out
nearv four hundred of them being buried in
the Soldiers cemetery on the hill. Since
Gen. Stephenson has assumed the direction
Of affairs. improvements have been the order
of the day. The cemetery has been cared for
and heautified, and the dead have been re-
spected and the funeral ceremonies have been
conducted as though the republic cared for
them. The library contains about 5000 vol
umns. new catalogue lie being printed
There are nearly two hundred papers and
magazines coming there and very unlike the
home of the retired regulars at Washington,
ID. c.. nearly all of the men can read for
themselves, and the reading room is constant
" thronged by the seekers for the news of
the day.
The Mt. Vernon village school commenced
Monday, the oath. under the instruction of
Miss Louise ID. MAYHEM. A profitable term
is expected The cranberry bog Of Benz +.
Batter. Esq, is bearing finely. We are glad
that this enterprise promises so well.-We
are all glad tie see the long looked for rain
Moses F. Bean has bought the old league
stand in Mt. Vernon village of Charles Fair
banks.--Harrisop w. Webber and family
have returned from California. Mrs. Web
5er's health obliged her return.
Mr.. l.. X. Stevens of North Belgrade,
harvested the past season from one and
one third Us) acres, five and One-half tons
of clover hay. The hay was estimated by
good judges. and the ground was MANFRED.
The first crop was cut July Sd and was esti-
mated to be three tons and one quarter (3H.
And the second crop was cut September I'd
and was estimated to be two and oDe-quarter
t2i) tons. The hay was of good quality for
such hay and was cured in nice order. This
seasons crop OF hav after being housed is
worth some ffty-five dollars. The land was
well dressed and in good condition, thus
showing what land will do when well dressed.
The first issue of the Kent's Hill Breeze
for the term came out Saturday.-The CALI
opean society has elected W. c. Fletcher,
President, to fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation and departure of Mr.. elliot. and
g. +. Davis, Secretary, in place of Mr..
Fletcher, who was elected President.-The
stage line between Kent's Hill and the depot
has been sold bv Chas. n. Howard to II. X.
Jacobs of Readfield, who will run 1.-THE
public meetings of the societies for the term
will occur: Calliopean on the ninth week
| Oct. 10Th Adelphian on the tenth, and the
Literati on the eleventh, each on Friday
evening. respectively. Pedro elliot, who
has been taking post graduate studies and
teaching a class in Spanish, his native
language, mas gone 10 lilOn, N. L., where ne
will be correspondent and interpreter for the
Remington Rifle Manufacturing Company
Since coming here he has renowned Cathol-
| icism and become Protestant. He 10 a fine
scholar and much respected by teachers and
students. Our best wishes go with him.
PENOBsCOT.
The elopement of Lewis Connors and Miss
Hamor, from Bucksport was recently reported
in the journal. Marshal Reed of Bangor,
! learning that the couple had been detained at
| Waterbury, CT, went to that place only to
| find that the objects of his chase had been
allowed to depart FIVE or six hours previous,
probably going to New York city. The Mar.
shall went no further as he was obliged to
return to Bangor on account Of the Eastern
| Maine Fair. Mr.. Hamor, father of the Young
lady will continue the journey.
WALDO.
| There was large meeting of friends OF
temperance at Unity, Tuesday evening. The
meeting was called to order by Hon. J. X.
| Taber and Hon Joseph Farwell was appoint
ed president. dr F. made brief and stirring
remarks, and intro need Hon. Nelson Ding
| ley, Jr., of Lewiston. who addressed the meet
1 ing at length, with such satisfaction that the
audience gave him their thanks by unani-
mou, rising vote. Unity, for two or three