Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-10-15

AxDRoscoGGIs-
Monday morning. the dwelling house of
Rabert Hamilton who lives on the river road
about three miles from the Lewiston post
ONCE. vas discovered TO be On FIRE. The
FIRE evidently caught from the chimney in the
ell. The buildings, consisting of house. ell
and stable, were burned fat. The loss
is estimated at $500 TO $1,000 In
sured for $500
nan named Greenwood. employed in
Fsrwelrs mill, Lisbon, attempted suicide
about ave o'clock Friday evening. BY cutting
his throat He severed the windpipe and
-sophagus. but did not sever the arteries.
The wound is very severe and the man,
il was seen, must die. He visited bis
home At Newmarket. \. H., where his wife
keeps boarding house. week ago, since
which time he has given evidence of insanity.
! He submitted 10 the operation of sewing up
the wound. requiring over an hour, without
anesthetics. and expressed the hope that he
could live till his wife should arrive. He
died on Monday. his wife having arrived be-
4 fore his death.
KENSEBEC.
/ The Bath Light Infantry are to visit Gar
diner before long.
Mr.. G. NJ. Atwood, a physician of high
standing who has been practicing in Clinton
with universal success, leaves for Madison,
n. H., where he steps into an active and val
uahlr field of practice.
Mr> Warren Plimpton. of Litchfeld. died
on Thursday. She had been an invalid for
several years, and was reported cured by the
prayers of Rev MIR. TYLER The case was
reported in nearly all the newspapers, and
excited considerable attention.
Charles $. Hartman. the pedestrian, is
reported TO be on his way East. having lett
Denver. Col. on September 20, TO walk to
Augusta. Me-, and return, a distance of e.
900 miles by the circuitous route Hartman
will take. He undertakes the task upon a
wager of s., 900 that he will finish within 10
days.
The wife Of Howard NJ. Sawtelle of Water
vile. died Sunday very suddenly. She,with
her husband. took dinner with their son-in-
law at two o'clock in her usual health. On
her return home she complained of not feel
ing well and was driven to their house and
died in few moments. Heart disease was
the cause.
George Garland of Waterville q promis-
ing young man, died, Saturday. of typhoid
fever He was a graduate from Colby and
from the law school at Albany and was to
+ have been admitted to the bar this month.
The first day of the fall Tennis Tourna-
ment at Colby occurred last Saturday and
resulted as follows: Edmunds and Snow.
games won. .; lost, one. Webber and
Small. games won, two; lest. one Boyd and
Perkins. games won. one. Draw game, Boyd
and Perkins vs.. Pepper and Cole. The
series of twenty-five games each on Tuesday,
and on the Wednesday following the singles
will be played
Mr.. Daniel Greedy of Clinton. gentleman
of established high repute, was mercil ssly
!, victimZed by confidence men at Lewiston
during the last State Fair. They inveigled
, him into a scheme for the purchase of imag-
mary property and conducted him to their
gambling quarters He was well received by
them, and completely of his guard was grad
ually drawn into their meshes. He saw that
they were playing cards, aud, ~ he express
es himself, apparently making money
Actuatrd by desire for gain, he very readily
entered into the gaming. His purse was
i, soon emptied of the $50 he carried with him.
and desperate tn regain his lost money he
gave a negotiable note to the amount of $3.50
which also was very soon q minus quantity
for him. Last week Boston gentleman ap-
peared and demanded its payment and MIR
Greedy was obliged to yield to the outrage.
PIsCATAoUIs
The funeral of Represensative-elect.A lphon
so L. ODER of Foxcroft. was held SUNDAY after
noon. There was an attendance of nearly
five hundred people, including the foar
organizations of which he was a member, viz
Kineo Lodge, /. o. o. F.. Douty Post
and Dyus band. The services at the grave
. were conducted by the Odd Fellows and Post
the band playing a dirge.
SAGADAHOc.
} Frank Harnden. of Murphy's Corner, in
Woolwich, is engaged in burning kiln OF
, 400, 900 bricks, which he ships to Bath snt
Boston parties Next year company con
sisting of Reed Nichols. of Bath, and Harnder
, and Blinn, of Woolwich. will be formed anC
> will burn upwards of $780, 200 bricks.
smart old lady living in Woolwich i,
? Mrs. Albert Delano She is 8S years of age,
} and does her own house work; her facultie,
{ are as good as ever except hearing. She ha,
I lived on the same farm sixty nine years, and
never went away from home except to Bath
: Her husband has been dead thirteen years.
2 Saturday afternoon the Boston Cunning
Association arrived in Bath and went tC
Small Point for weeks cunning Among
the party were Capt G. P, Sprague, former.
" of Bath, Capt. Hatch, Mr.. Low, Mr.. Nc.
: Donald, Mr. Jennis and Mr.. Sanborn The
association go to Small Point every fall for a
short STAY.
SUNDAY afternoon four men who live on
. French Hill, Bath, went out in the woods
! They carried some liquor with them. and
becoming intoxicated, three of them went for
the fourth one and cruelty pounded him. His
face was cut and bruised in a dreadful man.
ner. The fight commenced about a woman,
|, the wife of one of the party
More mothers. more fathers, more children
made hannY by the use of Iadwin'a Pine Tar