Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-06-10

lows Falls, of consumption. Saturday morn
ing. He was on his way TO Ticonderoga.
His body will be taken care of by Boston
lodge OF Elks, and he will probably be bur-
led in the Elks' lot At Mt. Hope. Mr.. Bar
ton was long time a member of the old
Portland (Me.) Museum Company.
The graduating exercises of Bridgton High
School occurred at the Congregational church
Friday noon. There was a very large audi
ence and the exercises were of a very high
order of talent. rejecting great credit upon
the school ard its present corps of teachers.
The graduating class numbered ten, among
whom are George II. Larrabee, George A.
ingalls, and Albert C. Shorey. "a son of Maj.
II. A. Shorey of the Nescs,) who enter Bow
doin College this fall. The class of IS ten
dered the graduating class a handsome recep-
ton in the evening at Gibbs Hall, at which
there was a large attendance of invited
guests.
The Portland argus SAYS Saturday at
ternoon party of men went sailing down
the harbor. They were SO drunk they did
not notice one of their number, a man named
George Flagg. who came here a month ago
from Charlestown n, and had been at work at
the City Hotel, when ne was knocked over
board by the boom. At any rate they made
no effort to save him. He was seen by those
on steamer Cadet, floating. with his head un-
der water. He was picked up and placed on
board steamer Iris, from which he was sub
sequeptly brought to this city on steamer
Minnehaha. He was taken to the almshouse
and will come out all right. He was so drunk
that nothing could be got out of him.
kENNEBEc.
Among other tributes of Memorial Day at
Waterville was one which deserves mention.
A cluster of wheat heads, gathered by Au-
gustine Crosby; from the old stockade at
Salisbury, n c.. where himself and brother,
DR.. Atwood Crosby, were imprisoned for
four months, twenty-five years ago, was sent
TO be placed on the Doctors grave.
The case of H. Pierse VS.. Selectmen of
Waterville has been decided in favor of the
plaintiff, with damages fixed at S25 This
is the case where wrong man having voted
on a name, the selectmen refused to allow
the right man TO vote when he presented
himself, on the plea that to allow two men to
vote on the same name would vitiate the
election.
At meeting of the trustees of the Maine
Wesleyan Seminary, June 3d-5th, Prof. II.
Z. Trefethen was transferred from the chair
of Mathematics to that of Greek and Latin
and Mr.. Russell OF Favette, nov in the grad
uating class of Wesleyan University,
W ds tlcCteu IIOlessuI VI AhdtuShatlIs.
OXFORD.
Oxford probably unturled the first Blaine
flag in Maine, after his nomination. Thos.
Baker and other prominent citizens stood
with the rope in their hands, all braced ready
to pull. The dispatch came ''Hurrah for
Bl-" and the great flag went up and was
lifted and tossed in the damp winds of a COM
ing shower before the rest of the message
b,I al lob 40, al IL,
lettered "Blaine and Lincoln" One-third
of second later a balloon transparency,
with "For Blaine" on it rose on the wind.
Thomas Baker prepared this eight long years
ago, and has been waiting all this time for a
chance to use it.
PENoBsCor.
Friday evening Frenchman named Fred
Bouchard of Bangor, employed on fish ves-
sci in kenduskeag stream, had an alteration
with Captain Gray, of the schooner Cham
pion of Gloucester, Mass another fish ves
sci. Bouchard struck Gray a severe blow in
the eye, when Gray clinched him and strug
gle ensued, during which Gray was stabbed
four or five times in the leg with knife.
Bouchard was arrested and taken to the sta
ton house. He tried to draw his knife on
the officer, but was prevented. Gray was an
old man of "A. and Bouchard, who is about
81, and been drinking freely.
PIsCATAQUIs.
Webber Davis, a respectable farmer living
near Guilford Centre. dropped dead in his
barn about sunset Wednesday night. He has
always been a well and rugged man. He had
just got bis days work done. He was born
June 81, 1922, in Guiford. and would have
been 81 years old his next birthday.
WAsHINGToN
A lad by the name Of Lilo. aged about IA
years. at work in the cotton mill at Calais,
fell down the elevator, from the second floor
to the basement, about 80 feet, Saturday
afternoon, Nav 3lst. and was so badly in-
jured that it is feared he cannot recover.