Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-10-02
State News.
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The following divorces were decreed ut the
September term of tho S. ]. Court 1t Auburn,
which closed on Friday. Rose E. Hobbs va.
Chas. II, Hobbs. Divorce aeereed absolute.
Charge extreme cruelty, Augusta 81. Gilkey
vs.. Ransom D Gilkey. Divorce becreed alb
solute. Cause desertion Frank E. Mar
shall to Alfredo c. Marshal Cause adultery.
Divorce decreed miss Ada Cary Sturgis VS..
Eben Il. Sturgis. Cause Drunkenness, neg
lect to provide for family and desertion con-
tinued for more than three years Divorce
decreed niSi. Fannie C. verrill vs. Abra-
ham Verrill. Cause extreme cruelty. Dir
vorce nisi. Melvin Hutchinson vs.. Eunice
Hutchinson. Cause adultery. Divorce de-
creed nssi. Frank C. Hayes vs. Rosa Hayes
Cause adultery and desertiou. Divorce de-
creed nisi. Prescott Lowering vs. Delphina
P. Lowering Desertion for more than three
years. Divorce decreed miss.
KENNKBEc
The Litchfeld Town Fair will be held
next Thursday; in the evening there will be
grand Fair ball. Biggest town show ever
held in the State, said an enthusiastic Litch-
field gentleman.
II. c. Nelson of Waterville, q well known
horse man. was attending the State Fair,
Friday, and was paid $50 BY one of his debt.
Mr.. Nelson put the money in his pocket, and
shortly after no he was feeling in his pocket.
he pulled out the envelope and threw il away
with the money still in It. About Eve hours
later he discovered the loss of his money and
going back to the plsce where he remembered
of throwing away the envelope, luckily found
the money all right. The ground where he
found it had been tramped by q thousand
people more or less.
The Comptroller of the currency has
extended the cooperate existence of the Nation
al bank of Winthrop. to Oct. LIST, 1904.
The Bath companies, with their board Of
engineers and the Bath Cadet band will make
the trip up to Hallowell on the morning train
Friday. The Hallowell companies, with the
Hallowell Cornet band, will receive the
visiting companies and escort them to City
Hall. where the guests will be extended the
freedom of the city and a bountiful dinner
will be served. Following the dinner, at an
hour to be announced, the procession will be
formed and a parade made through the
principal streets of the city. There will be
no trial of engines or other public display.
In the evening, a grand ball will be held at
Wilson Hall, preceded by band concert
and some special attraction for the entertain
ment of the guests. The committee of ar
engagements includes Chief Engineer Hodg-
don and five men from each Hallowell
company. For the steamers, Messrs. Frank
A. HOvey, Seth Aldrich, w. B. Harvey,
Fred Lewis, and J. A. Foote. For the
Hooks, ID. G. Rice, G. S. Patterson, J. G.
Dinsmore, T. NJ. Latin and Frank A. Day,
OXFORD.
young woman from one of Oxford coun-
ty towns, came into court and asked for a d.
vorce on the ground of extreme cruelty and
abuse. She was about "a wears of age and
was the mother of four children. The story
told was that when a small child she was taken
into the family of farmer and brought up
as one of its members When only Is years
of age, she proved to be with child by son
of the people with whom she lived When
this fact was discovered, the father beat her
with goad stick such as is used in driving
cattle, but had the decency CD to marry her
to his son. She lived with him as his wife
and bore three other children. During all
this time she was treated with extreme cruel
ty. A divorce was granted her.
YORK.
While Nicholas Hanson, Frank Jenkins
and Martin Sarstield. painters, were at work
on the Calvinist Baptist church. South Ber-
wick. chain holding the staging parted and
all fell to the ground. distance of forty
feet. Hanson struck on his head, and
was taken up unconscious; his recovery is
doubtful, Jenkins back was badly injured
and his ankle broken. Sarsfield's ankle was
hrokan and ho sustoinad othar slight iniurios