Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-03-25

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| The Portland police have received order
to be on the lookout for Charles W. Butler
wife murderer, who has escaped from jai
| At Columbia City, Indiana
Hon. Mark P. Emery has been sppointei
trustee of the State Reform School, in placs
of R. L. Grindle of Mount Desert, who
declined the appointment
G. X R. & S. Chute of Portland and ". j
Landers of Gardiner, representing the Grand
Lodge Knight Of Pythias, accompanied BY q
delegation from Lewiston, left for Boston
on the Pullman train Monday morning. to
escort to Lewiston the remains of the late
w. F. Garcelon, q prominent member of the
order who has recently died.
Mr.. Leland E. Bean, q member of the
Portland Mechanic Blues. died Sunday. al
his home No 1Sl Washington street, Port
land, aged p years The remains will be
escorted to the Eastern depot headed by
Chambers band, where they will be placed
upon the Maine Central train. and late,
Uttered at Troy, in Waldo county. de.
tachment of the Blues will accompany the
remains to Troy.
The Portland Savings Bank has just placed
in its vault q very massive burglar proof safe
from the celebrated mandatory of George
L. Damon, Boston. The safe weighs 10 tons
and is without doubt the heaviest, finest fin.
ished and strongest safe in Maine.
Bosworth Post. g A. r. Portland have
appointed a strong committee. and are max.
ing active preparations for Memorial Dav.
Tbey intend TO turn ont in larger numbers
than at auv time before.
Elder John B. Vance, one of the trustees OF
the Alfred Society of Shakers. has been ap
pointed Elder in charge of both the Alfred
and New Gloucester Societies in the place
made vacant by the death OF Elder Ous
SAWYER, ana mas gone 70 New gloucester &c
De ihs'aiied-
meeiing OF prominent citizens and farm
ers rom ADJOINING towns was held SATURDAY.
aiternoon at the agricultural warerooms OF
george d biahchard Co., on Middle street
PORTLAND. ABOUT 81 were present, including
FARMERS from Deering, falmouth, Cumber-
iahu' uorham. iarmoutn ana new uiouces'
t@f- me snp}ect OF DISCUSSION was the In
:rodactloh OF the loot ana mouth disease
INTO herds IN the nrst Two named towns and
the manner IN which the cases had been
treated' also the precautions adopted 10 pre-
vent further spread OF the disease Governor
HoDie was present oy Invitation. Mr'
Ofestes fierce OF Falmouth presided
speeches were MADE oy MI. fiefce. MT
Dennet, ana otners, the general dritt OF
which was tnat the matter had not been nan
died as 1t should have been. and requesting
the governor ana council TO investigate AND
t "a such steps as they deem advisable uov
'ooie usoe orie1 aauress' ana stated tha'
ne would bring the subject before the Coun'
Gil at us meeting on TUESDAY next.
KENNEBEc.
The men at the Soldiers Home are rapidly
decreasing in numbers by Furlouphs and
DISCHARGES.
When At Vassalboro' a week or two since
we had the pleasure of taking a dash ATE,
Elmo. the Knox stallion Owned bv M a s
Chaffee of that place saws the Home Farm.
Elmo was got by st. Elmo, he by General
Knox: his first dam bv Tiger. he bv DR.. Call
horse, second dam nv Morgan Prince of Yer.
with black points, Is sixteen hands high, and
weighs about eleven hundred pounds he Is
nne representative OF the hnox ramliy-
Elmo was trained Tor trotting Tor rev
weeks only II uaruiher In the TAI OF 1852
ana trotteu AZ tnat time ana place Ele 10
80 without break. lie mas SHOWN quar-
OF a mile IN 80 seconds.
The following resolve has been passed by
sHu - a.n %. " a. H., " ave-.
obligations to our comrade DR.. G. Hamlin. OF
Bangor. Past Department Commander OF
Maine. for his interesting lecture on Marshal
New. which he delivered pratuitouslv and
tberabv nlaced nearly nm. hundred dollar. in
onr ,rs.surv
Eourteen Sir Kniobts of Ma;ne Comman.
d. n of Casd;no- listed Ia,-;s,or
Tbnrsdav tbrougb tbe ;nv;tat;on of Lewis.
ton Comr,andorv of tho, CITY tho oocos;or
being the official visit of Denntv Grand Com
mander shaw and work in the order of Red
Cros, The visiting Sir Knights sneak in the
b;obe.t term Of thor tre.tmant hv the Lewis.
ton fraters. and the efficient manner in which
,bev ne,formed tho wort They returned On
rho P,,IImen Er;dav m,rn;no toel;n, that a
varv nlea.ant and nroitabis evening had
been na..ed