Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-10-06
State News.
AROOsTOOK.

At Monticello Sunday before last man
by the name of G raham of Canterbury, n B..
was accidentally drowned The circumstance
es attending the unfortunate affair were Pc
culisr. Graham was out on Dobsons pond on
raft with young LADY TO whom he was
engaged to be married. The water was not
deep, but the bottom of the pond is clayey,
and as he was sailing the raft the pole BY
which he was propelling it stuck in the mud,
and he was pulled of and the raft upset A
boy on shore succeeded in rescuing the lady,
but Graham was drowned.
CUMBERLAND.
Willis Fowler and wife, charged with
breaking into a house in New Hampshire,
Sept sth, and rifiing trunk of 500 belong
ing to two unmarried sisters. were arrested
in Saco, Thursday. and brought to Portland.
At meeting of the students of Bowdoin to
consider boating affairs, it was voted to send
a four-oared crew next summer to the inter.
collegiate regatta. F. n. Whittier. IS, the
only one of the crew that rowed at Saratoga
last July now in college. was elected captain.
Good men will Immediately 60 into train
ing, new shell Eill be purchased. and q
good record is anticipated for next summer.
The Montgomery Guards of Portland, cell
ebrated their 18th anniversary Friday eSe-
uAuB ~ o sdPpcA, ~ % TIC S0SCIcE.
About forty sat down to the table. After the
feast was over speeches we're made by Capt.
Hartnett. and Lieuts. McCallum and Gallagh-
er. Songs we're sung by LYONS, Parks, Riley.
and others, and the remainder of the evening
was devoted to social enjoyment,
The following jurymen have been selected
by their respective classes at Bowdoin
Webb Donnell, "a; P. A. knight, SO; II. NJ.
Moulton, SO; w. p. =. Robe, '88. The
workings of the jury system thus far have
been attended with the best results. Differ
ing widely from the system in vogue at any
other college, lite aim 10 to place the power of
college government more 10 the hands Of the
students, and q years experience has demon
strated the wisdom of this plan.
KENSEBEc.
E. G. Wyman of Vassalboro, who died
recently, was the man who annuslly made
his appearance in Augusta and surrounding
towns, fantastically dressed in furs and both
his horse and sleigh covered with bells.
Clerk Fuller, of the Star of the East, is of
the opinion that the Hallo~ell polo club can
defeat the Greeks of Bath. either in one
game, or best three out of five, and he ap-
pears willing to back his opinion with from
81 to $500.
The scythe and axe shops at Oakland, will
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work. Probably not more that rs per cent
of the number OF employees usually at work
in those departments are there now Last
year in all Of the mechanical departments
there were about 450 employees, and with
the reduction as noted above, quite a differ.
ence is noticed in the business of the village
The competitive examination for the
Merrill prize at Colby University has ended.
Of the several competitors, Miss Mary +
Farr of Waterville, is announced as the
successful contestant. Miss Farr is to be
congratulated upon her success, she being
one of the youngest of her class and the
examination being exceedingly hard. The
prize amount to one hundred and eighty-two
dollars annually.
SOMERSET.
The Fairfield Agricultural Society will
hold its annual fair at Fairfield Centre,
Thursday and Friday, Oct 9th and 10th.
WASHINGTON.
A sharper. claiming to be an agent of a
Boston firm, and who has been on a swind-
ling tour throughout Maine, going by the
names of Bartlett and Munroe, but whose
real name is Baxter succeeded in swindling
Eastport and Lubec parties out of two or
three hundred dollars worth of old junk and
rags. He also bought fan Eastport firm
quantity of wool, amounting in value to over
5000, but being little suspicious of the fell
low. the owners of the wool decided not to
ship it after il had been hauled to the depot.
YORK.
Saturday night the York mills at Biddeford
closed down for one or two weeks.
This action is due to the present depression
in the dry goods trade.