Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-09-26

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Jerome Fisher, Esq. formerly of Lewiston.
has been elected county attorney OF Clark
county, Dakota.
CITY Marshal I.aac Slower of Saco, is very
ill with erysipelas in the head He is in
Portland for treatment.
Prof. n. ID. Clifford, formerly connected
with the Bucksport Seminary, will soon As.
sumo position rs instructor in Rust Univer-
sity At Holly Springs, Miss.
Miss Wells. daughter of Judge Wells,
formerly Of Portland, has just published
work held in high esteem among Roman an
tiquarians, 1.-The history of Frascatin-the
ancient Tusculum.
Ex Postmaster Charles Prince, ESQ of
Augusta. Ga, has moved to Buckfield in this
State, and is building = house there. Mr..
Prince is = solid man financially as we'll a.
otherwise. He is native of Maine.
Thomas A. Collins, formerly of Bangor, is
the democratic candidate for sheriff of Gun
nison county, Colorado. He resides at Ruby
Camp, the newspaper Of which place endorses
him as fitted in every way for the Office.
Mr.. Giles o. Bailey, editor Of the Portland
vacation trip to Boston, New York and Penn
sylvania. Mr.. Bailey's mother and brother
reside at Reading, Pa, where they will
spend large part Of their time.
The Argus says an unfortunate report was
in circulation Monday that Col. Lynch was
dead. On the contrary, it will much crafty
his friends to know that the General is rapid
" improving in health, and it is hoped that
before long he will again be seen upon our
streets.
Capt. A. ID. Smith. formerly of the United
States revenue steamer Levi Woodbury., is
nov in command Of the revenue steamer
Il
Smith is a writer of much ability on national
and historical matters, his productions have
appeared often in leading periodicals. He
has nearly completed an elaborate history of
the famous war ship "Old Ironsides."
Edward McGlinchy, the middle weight
boxer, died in Philadelphia last week. aged
% years. The cause of his death was over
straining by the use Of heavy clubs and dumb
bells. He wasted to a skeleton and died of
consumption. He vas . general athlete.
He won the amateur middle weight cham
pionship in 1878. For years he kept saloon
in Bridgeport. Mr.. McGlinchy was native
of Portland, and formerly resided on Green
street.
Th~re are eight ministers in Maine who
have been ordained fifty-one years or more,
and the venerable DIR. Caruthers of Portland,
has been in the ministry for the remarkable
period of three-score and rour years. One
of the eight, Rev. j. T. HAYES of Litch6eld,
still supplies for the pulpit in that place. Of
the remaining 1871 ministers in the State,
twenty-five have been ordained "A years,
twenty six IS years, thirty % years, thirty
two Is years, and seventy one years.
When Gov. Robbie after dining in Auburn,
returned to the Fair, one day last week, he
tound the Sixth street Grammar School,
Auburn, pupils and teachers. arranged each
side of the road, the boys on one eide, each
it'll a buttonhole bouquet and uncovered
head; the girls on the other side with now.
ers. and all neatly Creased. Belle johnson
stepped forward and pretty presented q
choice bouquet in behalf Of the school.
Gov. Robbie was touched BY the incident and
thanked them in few words. When the
carriage started the boys waved their hats
and gave three cheers.