Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-02-18

Matthew Arnold 10 to lecture in Portland
on Thursday evening, Feb. 2lss, on ''Num
bers. o. the Majority and the Remnant"
The continuation Of the double track Of the
Main. Central railroad from Woodford's to
Aorrill's Corner, the coming spring, viii
necessitate the removal of both passenger and
freight stations. The latter has but lately
been built The flower garden and prettily
arranged grounds which made the depot 90
attractive last summer, will also have to be
broken into.
Henry r. Wharton of Portland, master Of
the brig N. c. Mariner. vas held in 800 to
the March term of the District Court in Bos-
ton, Thursday. on . charge of beating and
wounding . number of the crew while on the
high seas Fred G. Walton vas q witness in
the case, and he vas arraigned on the charge
of perjury. and held in $500 for his examine
ton.
Capt Maxdeld of the Waterville Sentinel,
is reported sick with fever.
The many friends of County Attorney
Haines are pleased to hear that he 10 able to
be out again.
Miss Belle Turner of Waterville, 10 to start
kindergarten school in Fairfield.
Mr.. ]. F. Murry. proprietor of the station
Restaurants At Bangor and Waterville, 10 very
sick with Bright's disease.
Appleton Webb. Eco, of the firm Of Webb
Webb. Attorneys at Law, Waterville, comes
back from Florida, delighted with the coun-
try. While there he made = small invest
ment 10 real estate, and will go back sooner
or later. lie reports Mr.. G. b. Matthews.
formerly of Wsterville, rs hourishing 90 we'll
in his business, that he will soon send for his
family.
B. G. Mitchell has sued J. H. Plsisted Of
WAterville, for o, 900 in consequence of in
juries received last fall At Plaisted Block.
Mr.. Plaisted had compromised by the pay
meat of 5000.
The Waterville Marble Works-old stand
Of Stevens & Tozier-havs again changed
hands, Mr.. c. z. Clark having bought out
Mr. W. II. Turner. Mr.. Clark comes from
Massachusetts, but he has been in our State
several years. most of the time in the en-
ployment of Mr.. Turner.
DIR. and Nrs. Pulsifer of Waterville, have
issued cards to the reception party in honor
of the marriage of their daughter Cornis, and
Mr. H. L. Kelly, cashier of Fairfield National
Bank, on Thursday evening next
The Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
of the Kennebec Association will hold
Basket meeting in the vestry of the Baptist
church. in Waterville. on Saturday, Feb. 90.
Return tickets will probably be furnished.
On Monday night of last week, drunken
fracas began at Q room in Merchants Row,
Wa,erville, occupied by Louise Dore-long
regarded as place that ought to be abated
for nuisance. Two arrests next day secured
fines of $40 each with costs the result be-
ing the conviction of the woman on two
charges, with fine of $50 each and costs, and
a notice from Sheriff Hill to the owner of the
premises to remove the nuisance at once.
Mr. Wellington, of Albion, undoubtedly
owns the most valuable horse in Maine to-
day, says the Fairfield Journal, and il would
take large sum to buy him. He is known
as the Foster Green horse, six years old,
weighs HOO, bright bay color. and sired
by Ben Morrill, He has been harnessed but
three times since last summer. but easily
showed 2 80 to this gentleman who rode after
him, without any training.
LINCOLN.
The lobster fishermen are putting out their
traps for the spring fishing.
The Sons Of Veterans are trying to form .
Camp at Boothbay.
We hear a rumor that efforts will be made
to establish telephone line between Round
Pond and Damariscotta Such an enterprise
would be a great convenience.
Weld Sargent Post G. A. R.. of Boothbay,
and q large number of people. went to South
port, Thursday evening in the Eastern
Steamboat Cos steamer, to the presentation
of an elegant national silk flag to the Post,
by the ladies of Southport, in the NJ. E.
church.
j. A. Jewetts brick house, at present &C.
cupied bv the family of Wilmot Haywood,
on Thursday night, was discovered to be on
fire, the flames were soon put under control,
though at first it was thought vain to try tn
save it. The FIRE caught by an open fire in
a chamber and burned q hole through the
floor about fonr feet square.
OXFORD.
S. d. Edwards, . justice of peace in Ok
ford, according to the Argus, has long claim
ed the power of reading any letter which can
be put on his head, not seeing the letter. One
day last week this was put to q practical
test. o. II. Jones, Geo. Walker and A. s.
Fuller went into q separate room. Each
wrote letter, which they carefully sealed in
envelopes and shook up in hat. Then one
was put on the top of Mr.. Edwards head.
Mr. Edwards had not even seen the envelope,
still he read it quickly and correctly. He
was tested in many ways, but came out sue
cessful each time.
SAGADAHOC.
The Richmond Bee says: son Monday
afternoon, Feb. IL, William Carpenter, While
| driving lOa0eO team On Tue Ice, DLOke
through opposite the Richmond camp ground.
Through the timely assistance Of workmen
from Oilers ice house, his horses, and entire
| load, consisting of thirty bags of grain,
were saved. We are requested to announce
that it is dangerous travelling on the ice in
that vicinity, and that teamsters and others,
will do well to give the place wide berth. y
SOMERSET.
A finger of Conductor ID. L. Foster val
damned of at North Arson, while making W
his train, Friday morning.
young woman living as domestic with q
family in Foxcroft, recently wrote, under IN
assumed name. . pitIful letter to Ex-Gov
Coburn, begging for money. She stated that
her mother had been sick, that they were
poor, and that she wanted SIS to pay the
doctors bill. Ex-Gov. C.. generously re
sponded with 500 She obtained the letter
from the postofRce and the money she at once
invested in dry goods. The girl 10 about l6
years of age. Her father is dead and her
mother. about one year ago went on foot to
her fathers in New York and has been consid
cred crazy At times. Ex-Governor Coburn
has been informed of the matter.
WASHINGTON.
| The Columbia Falls Packing Company
packed last season 1856 cases of blueberries
| and the wear before put up 1900 cases. This