Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-10-11
State News.
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Mr.. L2yius Jennings of keene's mills.
Turner. has pair Of oxen that are famous
pullers They won the, first prize in ihe 8
feet 10 inch match and also in the sweep
stakes, at the State Fair After they arrived
home large sores broke out on one of them
The symptoms indicate poisoning. Mr.. Jen-
nings thinks somebody poisoned his OK in or
der TO beat him in the pulling match He
saws he is satisfied the OK has been poisoned.
ST any rate. We hope he is mistaken
KESNEBEc.
Mary L Pope, aged IA years. daughter of
Hon. p. F. Pope Of Wayne died at Whiting.
Iowo. last week. She accompanied her par
ents there last August and soon amer their ar
rival was taken i'll with mAlarial fever Serious
results were not anticipated until short time
ago when there Was q relapse ending fatally.
Mary was a very amiable and promising
young lady. and her untimely death is mourn
ed BY her relatives, young companions and
numerous older friends who were expecting
10 soon welcome her home. Mr.. and Mrs
Pope will have the sympathy of all their large
circle of friends and acquaintance,
KSoK.
An old gentleman entered Thorndike hotel
Roekland. Sunday night and stated that he
had no money and wanted to know if they
would give him nights lodging He said
his name was John Trask, that he belonged
in Ssccarappa, and was more than eighty
wears of age. He had started from HON. TO
visit son. residing as he supposed in Passa-
dumkeag. On arriving al that place he found
that his son had moved away. The old
gentleman had used all his money and 50 was
obliged to work his way home as best he
could. He came from Bangor to that city
He was a neat, intelligent appearing old
gentleman, and his story was evidently q
true one. Messrs Chapman and Berry, of
the Thorndike, never do things by halves,
and the stranger was given supper. a nights
lodging, breakfast. and in the morning with
ten dollars in his posket, realized from a
collection taken up for him at the hotel. and
free pass over the Knox & Lincoln, given
by President John t. Berry of the road.
took the Monday morning train for home.
Said the old man, II didn't know people
were so kind"
SOMERSET.
Rev. VIM. S. SewaIl, one of Names old
est clergyman and a native of Bath, died at
his residence in St. Albans. Me-, Sept. 81, at
the age OF II years. He was graduated at
Bowdoin College, class of "a, and recently
attended its 50th anniversary at Brunswick.
He was also graduated at Bangor 1heologi-
cal Seminary. He had been in the ministry
for more than IS years, being settled over
the Congregational church in Brownville for
more than 20 years, and preaching above
20 years in St. AlbaDs and neighboring
towns.
WASHINGTON.
A party of Calais and St Stephen gentle
men recently purchased some 500 acres of
land in the town of Pennfield, n. B. and
they claim the land contains rich deposits OF
silica. reports the Times
The Times says After dull summer the
sardine industry is looking up, and a good
packing season is expected before Christmas.
The stock of sarlines on the market is re-
duced, the prlct- has adv need. and the little
herring are cheap and abundant All the
factori's are at work auI ctinrts arr heirg
made TO put up an improved quality Of goods.
When general business improves there will
be no doubt another boom" in sardnes.