The Republican journal., 1885-09-24
Maine Matters.


little queer that such IN old deed of an island
IN tasc0 Bay, Me-, should turn up out here in
the West. ifut my immediate ancestors were
! t3r man! generations back. natives of Old + al
mouth, and can now look back with longing
eyes to the old home of my dear mother. who
loved it 50 well" Mr.. Potter will be remem-
bered by mul,iudoe Of our older readers, as d
brave cham ion OF Free Soil iii Congress. in
The days when it required the highest sort OF
/ personal courage to express and maintain ones
/ opinion, in that body. The tme-staned deed
before lis was given BIZ Moses Pearson of Fal-
mouth and jeremiah Powell of North Var
mouth IN the County Of Cumberland. and
Province OF MdsSachusett, Bay, Esqrs.. for and
in consideration Of fifty pounds paid by
Eunice Pearson of Falmouth, >pinSter. 1t
grants the TUE to certain island lying i'll Cas-
co Bay, in the town of Falmouth. in part. and
partly Iii North Yarmouth. and known by the
4 name of Crotch Island Wing NORTHWESTERN of
/ ,jeWefs Island, and southea>tery of Great
shebague.' The deed appears to be in the
handwriting of Jonathan Bayly. by whom it
/ was witnessed. lin the fourth year of his ma
ie>ty's reign" Theophiu> Bradbury's neat
! signature is also appended that of witness.
\ 1t is acknowledged before "EnOch Freeman,
just Pa"is." aud the certificate of registry is
also signed by Enoch Freeman. as register
AN IEIIAN NAME THAT STUCK.
Generally Indian names and their origin are
but poorly preserved The origin OF the name
!
/ ed the banks of the kennebcc in this vicinity.
/ however. Is given A. follows: When the first
1 red men came down from the distant north
west, a small clan settled along the CobbOSsee-
| contee. from It's source to It's mouth and their
hunting ground extended over all OF the terri
/ tory which i now Augusta and Iiallowell.
Scarcely had they pitched their Wigwams, when
one day one Of their number, noted brave,
went down to the shore. and diVesing himse II
Of his clothing. exclaimed, Il am Cabassa,' -
! or sturgeon, and he plunged into the kennebec
near the mouth of the stream. immediately a
! large sturgeon was seen frolicking in the wat
/ er, but though the sachCms of the tribe looked
/ long and anXious Y for the warriors return,
and though his equaw and papooSes mourned
/ his absence, he never seen again Ever
after. when one of the tribe was asked who he
was. he would say. Il am a Cabbassa." and
thus In time the stream and pond derived its
/ name, which has ever stuck to it. although that
/ tribe of Indians has been extinct for many
moons. kennebec journal.
THE NEW ENGLAND FAIR.
All accounts. pubic and private enthusiast
| tically concur III stating that The New England
Far at Bangor Iasi week was a success with
| out parallel in the twenty-five wears history
of the New England Agricultural Society. Es-
lerlalIy it Is conceded on all sides that il was
/ the largest and most magnificent exhibition Of
every recognized breed of cattle that has been
Witnessed on thi- continent. No finer cattle
I
one view in All New England. and that j. a
an ,sI, }i, Nv I"'Ielf uhs
Que. The iaborous preparations for last weeks
arnt. Jinen,in,s Enit 'it H." - nv, svn-
ment. If iva l'.l ,ar .' ~ III, -. l,1lt-
I,nirer,.ll,. nnre M n ~ M ,'eu'
Nothing like Ii WAS ever seen at any of he
previous exhibitions OF the society. The most
experienced and capable ind2e> freely assert
aI's, Soar, j.; ,t i,.ll 10 NE
,a,tn,fnt l,ra ,in l,,.t ~ ~ u'-
= .,.i,,lti',i Air IN ~ ,i' AT any
/ ~ NOV, man t1,n h,,n,Ir4J Th ,I
,.,.iIJ,iI,r i, r,,,'i',t i"4 ',ii''s'
rhm,ett> '.,,'i''' anu NA9'"
~ mani
lllE AUGUSTA POSlMASlEkSIIlP.
Boston correspondent of the New York
sun saws that ii day or two AGO Secretary I'm.
licot. was in Boston. and that he talked frreIy
with Il gentleman concerning his relations with
~; - ~, ~ ''i'u tie Itcemt itP"ft o. " pend
N, MI ~ NIX yHe ipos."i' sup
~ ~ ~ i3!''' ~ Nf '"'l Il ON 10 ieiter:
- iile'','"' Ii1N: i"!F iIe"H ABOUT
'i' a'iHu'( % |nt 4di-Ai>I jt!loh toward The
ioi wan "lnef "!h"f3; hCltiIlh2
>it'' Nj Eh'itgil
H. ,, ca my De sure u one ln!Hs The
,., ~ +, 'ouiG NJ apron M, morton II
ny. il1i'.otl at III M1l!c ltque>lta II;
,;.i ~ tA p,4Intd .haI iie president
r." ~ - w StiDh NJ hoitoh democracy, oul
~ i' ii,S WAS Wiling
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ri W. ii ~, Pul Nhen ~ eoitof paraded
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BE- 'gyI.i-r o. Inc enoels 81 ms family tht
r'''tma l'5aIpJa sueh an indIl lduA a. Tess
'iI''' !; ,ltn' anu ne Mouiu NOT appoint MN 10
an '''i0' ""'el any CIRCUMSTANCES
DESERTED CHURCH.
4 corfpsi,snHpnt nf tho S.,.,, ,,sat pa,c,,,.
az, fa; iliad4 suie INQUIRIES ABOUT q large
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m fo,, WIZ ff@ 5!s average 'ifee
ot,d ,i;,'a "IASi psIeIns NV iie oiu iauy
Summer. IN tn Henry lanes tbo nayt tn,' a.i.
they had larger family than ours most of the
Time. but now is the same sizn Ava 50 If
go 20 ~ - -; - 'ii0,0 loau' INC
iao' - 'hoic - hothlhS Ioi Tue poNs 10 10 on
ny w laiMS "hhe we olu leI'oWs are rugged
Tno man VII uo iioie Mork now WIN
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