Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-10-15
State News.
ANNUAL HUNTING MATCH-A PORTLAND ED
TORS PREDIcAMEST-A BANK Cashiers
MIsTAKE-WoULDN'T LEAVE JAN.
ASDRosCoGGS.


ing match, Friday. B. F. Farrar and E. T.
Smith we're captains of the opposing forces
There were ten men on each side, and the
game was counted by poinis.-so many for
each separate kind. Capt. Fsrrars side beat
by 4 score of about 400 to 900. The larg-
est single score was made by Chas. 3ickford
$50. Most of the game consisted of par
tridges and squirrels, of which there were
large numbers. The losing side invited the
winners 10 a fine chicken supper at the Lis
bon hotel. The supper was served in elegant
style, and twenty hungry men who had
usmped all day, testified 10 its excellence
Another contest is impending. Five of the
best shots threaten TO challenge any ten men
to shoot against them
Lewiston's bill for the support of the in
sane at the Insane Hospital at Augusta for
the last three months was over $500. One
woman who has been there since 1888 will
be released and sent to Lewiston next week
CUMBERLAND
A Portland editor stepped out on the door
step, the other night about II o'clock, to see
that all was safe before retiring. when the
wind blew the door 10 and the spring lock
fastened. The rest of the family were all
asleep and for over two hours the luckless
man tried TO get in or wake somebody. He
succeeded in arousing the rest of the neigh
borhopd al an early stage of the proceedings.
$. Nichols, an old and highly respected
citizen and pioneer of Mokelomne. California,
who for the last thirty-tve years has been en-
gagged in the boot and shoe business in that
place, committed suicide by shooting himself
near the heart. recently. He was 80 years of
age. Mr.. Nichols was native OF Portland
and at one time engaged in the shoe business
in that city. He married a sister to Capt
Thomas Minot, of Brunswick. Mrs. Nichols
died several years ago.
Aaron Hodsdon, prominent member of
the Masonic Fraternity, died in Yarmouth
Sunday, at the age of 4 years.
HANCOCK
For many years very interesting meetings
have been held at Bucksport each week, but
for some months there has seemed to be a
lack of interest in the subject. Last Fri
day evening public meeting in the interest
OF the Good Templars, was held at the Town
Hall. Rev. J. w. Day presided at the
meeting and the principal speakers were Rev.
II. c. Munson of Portland and NJ. J. Dow.
Esq, of Brooks. At the close of the meet
ing good number of names were obtained
in favor of lodge, and it is expected that
one will soon be instituted. A large lodge of
the order was once sustained here, but 1t has
been out OF existence for some time. 1t
would now seem to be the time to start anew
OXFORD.
The Oxford Democrat says prominent
business man of Paris, while transacting bust
ness in Portland last week, had occasion to
take Of Portland banking house a check
for $500, which he put in his pocket book
without examining. Judge of his surprise
then when he found on making up his cash
that night, after his return, that the check
was drawn for $4,000. Quite mistake that
On Wednesday night last, wedding took
place at the Washburn homestead. the Nor
lands, in Livermore. A. ii. Fowler, Esq
of Colorado, was united in marriage to Miss
Marie Lisa Washburn, the youngest daughter
of Hon. +. b. Washburn, of Illinois, ex-
Minister to France. The marriage ceremony
was performed by the Rev. DR.. French, of
Turner. The bride was attended by Miss
Augur, the daughter of Major General C. C.
Augur, United States Army, and Mr.. Freder-
lex Croker, of Charleston, S. c., acted as
best man. The bride and groom left for
Colorado on the evening train. The wedding
was private one.
PENoBsCor.
The Bangor Wing saws A most extraordi-
nary incident occurred at the county Jail
Tuesday, October 18th. Some DAYS ago
Jerry Reagan was arraigned before Judge
Brett, and for an assault was bound over to
the January term of court and committed to
Jail. Tuesday some of Resgan's friends sue
ceeded in obtaining bail for him, and then
went up to the Jail to release him. Much to
the surprise of the friends and to the aston
ishment of the Jail officials he stoutly and
utterly refused to leave From this fact one
would Judge that the Jail was a very pleasant
place to stop in. Reagan surely means to
make the most of his board there.
SAGADAHoC.
The Richmond shoe factory has been shut
down for the past week. 1t has been painted
and is being otherwise repaired. Work in
the stitching room will be resumed Friday
The Knnebec Valley Camp Meeting Asso-
citation has just had a new boarding house
built at its camp ground in Richmond. The
building is two story, 26x4S feet. and contains
dining room and saloon below, and sleeping
rooms for renting in the upper story. A new
cook house has also been added The canvas
tabernacle has been taken down and stored
for the winter.
Robbers broke into Mr.. Mnotts store at
Phipsburg, SATURDAY. night, and carried off
a quantity of provisions and groceries. The
entry was made through door in the rear of
the building, not often used The goods were
taken away by water, as the robbers were
traced to the river near by. 1t is evident
they were well acquainted with the premises
YORK.
According to the Biddeford Journal, four
young boys of that city were out after acorns
on West street, Saturday afternoon, and
we're attacked by large black snake They
fled from the reptile, and going to his home
one of them procured shot gun, when all
returned to the where his snakeship attacked
them. The snake came out from under a
rock to face them, when the possessor of the
gun raised his weapon and shot him dead
The reptile measured Al feet in length.
The Boston Traveller is responsible for
the following at is related that about a
week ago a man named Russell, residing at
Cornish, Me-, was visited by an unwelcome
intruder, in the form of black bear At
o'clock in the morning, Russell heard
growing and scratching at the front door
He had no gun or other weapon in the house.
For some fifteen minutes the bear continued
his efferts to get in the house. In the morn
ing the door and side of the house bore marks
of the claws Of the savage beast"
The Salvation Army celebrated the first