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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-02-16
BY TELEGRAPH,
WEATHER REPORT.
indications for the Next "a Hours

War Department,
w Omce OF the Chief Signal Officer.
ssh'ngton' ID. c., Feb. l6.-i A. NJ.
For New England, colder weather n,e
,eueo TINS morning in the northern portion bv
local rains; brisk to high westerly winds :.
"'s"ef barometer; cold wave; cautionary
signals from Ntw Haven to Eastport.
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A Stitch in time saves nine and bottle OF
Togus Cough Mixture may save your life.
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Colgan's Tafy Tolu prevents seasickness.
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Nc" York Money Market.

Rventn0 Report.
NEw YORK, Feb. 10.
Money easy between from II and closed at
Prime Mercantile paper, "a 8. Exchange steady
~ for long. and 50 for short. Governments steady
Closing bidp:
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THE BATES MILL TROUBLE.

DISCUSSION Between the knights of La.
Dor and Mr.. Pratt-The Knights do
Not Resume Work-A Small part of
."e Machinery Started in the Morning
Dut Shut Down in the Afternoon.
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Not Guilty.

In the case of the United States VS.. Robert
Stephenson of Houlton, for smuggling, the
jury rendered verdict of not guilty.
(itv Officers NOminated.
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The independent temperance men tonight
held meeting at Reception Hail. A small
number were present They nominated Geo
C. Llttefield for mayor and a full ticket OF
city officers.
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At meeting tonight, the Maine Eye and
Ear Infirmary was Incorporated and the con-
stitution and bylaws adopted. The object is
to establish an institution here to have daily
clinic ,to which poorer classes will be admit
ted free,
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FLOODED new ENGLAND,
Great Damage Done Throughout
Massachusetts, and New
Hampshire.
Bridges and Dams Carried Amay-Mills
and Factories Inundated and
Work SuspeDded-Wash.
outs on Railroads.

LOWELL, Mass, Feb. l5.
The freshet on the Merrimac reached its
height Monday morning when six feet three
inches of water was going over the Paw
tucket dam. At ii o'clock today, the water
had gone down six inches. No damage was
done and the only inconvenience was the
stopping of a small amount of machinery in
the mill. The Concord river is the highest
since the great food of 1852 and is still ris-
ing. The Middlesex mills are running only
one-third of their machinery and the Belvi-
dere woolen mill, No. /, is shut down en-
tirely.
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Fishburne' q Military School.

The Commencement Exercises of Fish
burne's Military School at Waynesboro
took place in the Presbyterian Enurch Of
that place last week, in the presence Of
large audience.
The Literary Society's entertainment
was highly appreciated, the following stu.
dents participating Mr.. S. E. Pugh, sal.
utatorian M. w. Magruder. first orator
O. D. IIenkle. Fl. l.. Meyers and B. X.
Hays, disclaimers /; S. i. Harper, j P.
East, J. T. Booz and ]. G. Warwick, deba-
tiers w. D. Crawford, Pliny Fishburne
and l.. M. Campbell, disclaimers j. G.
Scott. second orator ~ NJ. McKenny,
valedictorian. The debate was upon the
Chinese question and was exceedingly
creditable. the speech of the medalist,
John 2. East, Icing particularly fine.
Prizes were awarded as follows: For the
highest average in mathematics to r. p.
Jenkins, of Kentucky: for the best aver
age in Latin to ]. G. Warwick. of w. Va.
The Literary Society medals were awarded
as follows Orators Medal to M. W. Ma.
gruder. of Virginia DISCLAIMERS Medal
to II. l.. Meyers, of Virginia ; Debater's
Medal to j. P. East, of Virginia.
The session has been a prosperous and
progressive one and the prospects of the
school were never so bright.
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Death of Geo. II. Hudson, Esq.

Our people were painfully surprised t6
learn, on Saturday morning, Of the death
OF Geo. III. Hudson, Esq, which occurred
at his home in this city Friday night. On
the Tuesday week preceding, Mr.. Hud-
son, who had lost leg at Fishers Hill
during the war, had experienced consid-
cradle pain from his old wound. and in
order to allay it had had morphine IL
! Jected. At the same time his general
health was not good, and in going down
| street Tuesday, he was sliced with a sud-
den giddiness and fell unconscious to the
pavement. He was borne to his residence
| and sufficiently recovered to be out again
III Il day or two. But the rally was only
temporary and he was forced to take his
bed again, from which he never arose.
Brain fever set in and on Friday night his
useful and blameless life was ended.
Mr. Hudson was lifty-nine years of age
and valuable and highly respected citi-
zen. no man in this community occupying
warmer place in the esteem of his fellow
townsmen During the war he was a
member of the old Staunton Artillery
and, as stated, lost q leg in the battle of
Fishers Hill. Some fifteen years ago he
was elected Commissioner OF Revenue for
the city and held the position continually
up to the time of his death. So popular
was he with all classes and so efficiently
did he discharge the duties of the position,
that there has been no opposition to his
re election for several terms, and the vote
he received generally represented the full
vote cast, irrespective of party lines or
local issues. The confidence thus bestowed
was well merited, for we doubt if there
is man in Staunton who could say aught
against The private or official life OF Geo.
III. Hudson. The deceased leaves wife
and eight children, only two OF whom,
Mrs. Henry Licklitef, of this city, and
Mrs. Chas. Bear, of Bath, are married.
The funeral which took place from the
family residence on Sunday afternoon, was
one of the largest ever seen IN Staunton.
The procession extended for nearly half a
mile, and was headed by the Stonewall
band, followed by Staunton Artillery,
Capt. Long, commanding, the Masonic
fraternity, the members of the city coun-
Gil in body, and a long line of carriages.
Rev. Mr.. Settlemyer, pastor of the
Lutheran church, conducted the services at
the house, and at the cemetery the body of
a noble, brave and generous hearted man
and valuable citizen was laid to rest with
Masonic ceremonies. The pall-bearers
were Its. Geo. Long and JOS Newman,
representing the old Staunton Artillery !;
Councilmen F. B. Berkeley. and I. G.
Elder, representing the city officials, and
Messrs. VIM. H. Price and Arista Hoge.
representing the Masonic fraternity.
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DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT RAWLEY
SPRINGs.-A Harrisonburg dispatch, dated
the Sth. says The greater portion of Raw
ley Springs, situated twelve miles west of
this place. was destroyed by fire between 2
and 4 O'Clock this morning. The main
building, known as the Virginia House,
the Washington House, the dining room,
kitchen, bakery and storeho, Sc, the bill
lizard hall, with all their furniture, were
totally destroyed. The Baltimore House
was saved. The fire is supposed to have
originated in the kitchen or bakery. The
insurance aggregates $4,000. The in
surance was upon all the buildings, in
Guiding the one left standing. The loss is
estimated at $l30,000. The Springs were
to have been opened Thursday. The build
ings will not be rebuilt this season. The
management will open the Springs and re-
ceive as many guests as the remaining
building will accommodate.
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oJsts sOrEp WEEKLY BY EAKLE 4 JONES.
WHOLESALE PRICES.
CATTLE MARKET.
MONDAY, June I, [,
At CALYERToN YARDs.

BEEF CATTLE,-Trade has been fair generally
to-day, with prices small fraction off from last
weeks quotations, about re on the better
grades and shade more on others. The quality
Prices of Beef Cattle ranged as follows Best
5 G2lSaS5 30; that generally rated first quality
5 3714a5 62M medium, Or good fair quality 50a
So l215; ordinary thin Steers Oxen and Cows IS
asl o. Extreme range OF prices 75aS5 80
Most OF the sales were at bass 70 per 100 lbs.
Total sales for the week 1885 head against S7i
last week.
SwINE.-There has been a fair supply this
week with the quality fully as good as last
week. The demand has been fairly good, but at
prices shade oft quote at bass cts. per lb.
last week,
SHEEP AND LAMBs.-There is q full supply of
Sheep and Lambs on the market this week,
left over unsold. The quality of the offerings is
not as good as last week. We quote sheep at
Arrivals this week Gl02 head against $3.50 last
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MI. Scion Items.
REPORTED for the v1Re1N1AN

|
Since our last communication we have
had an opportunity. by trip Of several
miles travel, to different points in our sec
ton, of viewing the wheat crop In our
recollection, we feel safe in saying, that
we have never seen such a fatte!ing pros
pect for an abundant crop. Tie stand is
beautiful. Itseveness of growth, no short
and long straw, as is often seen in crops,
will add greatly to the yield. We are inz
formed by some farmers who are watch
ing the filling of the head that from pres
ent indications the quality VIII be fine
The grass crop is quite heavy and Il large
hay crop will be harvested.
A. j. Blakemore recently sold his farm,
lying about two miles west Of Ottobino, III
Rockingham county, to Isaac Miller and
Charles H. Blakemore, for ten thousand
dollars, equivalent to cash The farm
contains 237 acres. Isaac Miller then sold
to A. j. Blakemore a tract As acres near
Sangersyille for two thousand dollars cash.
No improvements nor timber on this land.
properties are in good state of cultiva-
ton and quite productive.
VIM. H. Wooddell of whom mention was
made some time ago as being quite i'll at
his home on North river, is still quite sick
with but poor prospect of recovery.
Your correspondent CIV y from Fort
Defiance. in the VIRGINIAN of the 9th
OF May, seems to know us, even if we did
turn our initials backward We think we
know him too, if he does only use the
letter "W." We suggest that he use S.
M. W. AS to the egg cracking, we will
have that in the year 1883, sometime dur
ing the month of November ''Grover" is
married. Where there is union there is
strength. N. l.. s.
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Paid the Death Penalty.
TWO CoLORED MEN HANGED AT w
(IJESTEP

TWO COLORED MEN HANGED AT WIN
CHESTER.
Yves Honesty and Tabby Banks, boil
colored, were hanged at twenty-five min
utes past nine o'clock Friday morning al
the cell were conducted by Rev. J 2
Hyde Koontz and Exhorter E. J. Evans
and Rev. Whitmore. Captain Deutor, OF
the Salvation Army, was also present.
The services lasted about one hour and
the sacrament was administered. The
criminals then marched with the officials
and ministers to the scaffold. They stepped
up firmly the ten steps to the floor OF the
scaffold. Banks began to tremble VIC
lentIy, but Honesty stood firm on the trap
door. The Moody hymn, There is a
light in the valley was then sung by re-
quest, both joining in loudly. The min
listers returned to the Jail steps.
Honesty said {: 81 thank God | am CON
verified. [ am going home to Heaven. No
man IS blood rests on my soul. l have not
to answer for it. l thank all the officers
and ministers for their kindness. y
Banks said IL am not guilty of what is
put ON me. | want to meet all my friends
in Heaven
Their arms were then pinioned, the
black cap drawn over their heads, and in a
loud voice both cried out, "Good bye :
God be with YOU
The trap was sprung by a wire running
into a cell in the rear of the scaffold. The
limbs of Banks were drawn up conyul
sively several times, and HOnesty'S twice.
At fifteen minutes to ten O'Clock the ply
sicians pronounced them dead. the necks
of both being broken. The military, I'm
der Captain Milton, guarded the jail.
About seyenty-fve spectators were pres
ent.
Honesty and Banks were hanged for the
murder, on the. night of November Il,
1884, of Joseph McFaul, q youth about
eighteen years of age. A large Demo
cratic procession took place there that
night, and the prisoners went through the
streets making threats that they would
crack the skull OF some - Democrats
before morning. McFaul was slightly
built, peaceful young man. Honesty and
Banks we're powerful, full grown colored
men. They waylaid McFaul at the mouth
of an alley on Main street. He had moth
ing with which to protect himself but a
slight walking stick. The negroes pressed
upon him, and he backed from them and
ordered them to keep away. They then
rushed upon him. Honesty collared him
and pushed him against house at the
mouth of the alley, and Banks cried out.
''Stick to him, Wes." McFaul defended
himself as best he could with his walking
stick. Honesty was facing McFaul, and
Banks got behind him. Honesty drew
back and hurled rock at McFaul, strik-
ing him on the left temple. AS he reeled
and staggered across the street. Banks
struck him in the side with either rock
or some weapon that he had in his hand,
McFaul went to his boarding house. and
was found dead in his bed the next morn
ing, with his skull fractured, which med
ical experts proved at the trial caused his
death.
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THE FORT DEFIANCE CREAMERY has
been completed and is now under full head
way in the manufacture of the finest quail
ity of butter 1t may be several days un-
til everything is in perfect working order,
but by the last of the week, at farthest.
one of the most important enterprises OF
the county will have been fully inaugur-
ated. Now let our farmers go to worE
with will and make extra efforts to sup
ply the cream. There is not a neigh
borhood within ten miles Of the creamery
that cannot have us separator if the far
mers will only show a little enterprise
Before the summer is out they will fine
that supplying milk is the most profitable
of the farm operations, for the amount G
the investment and trouble, and il they
will give little more attention to this
branch, it will increase in net profits as thu
season advances.
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There will be grand excursion to AT
ton, Va. on Thursday, June 18th, under
the auspices of the Stanton Hook and
Ladder Company. A pleasant day will be
guaranteed to all. A string band will be
in attendance , dancing. croquet. base ball
&C., Will be the features of the day. Sc.
cure your tickets early. Round trip, soc
Children. a9c. Train isares Stanton at
9:47 a. M, and returning leave Alton at
7:30.
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SECTION b.
English Grammar.
High Arithmetic.
l.atin-Bingham' S Grammar to SyntaX
Algebra-W entworth. to equations of
second degree.
Physical Geography-Maury.
General History-Barnes.
SECTION A.
Higher English Grammar.
Arithmetic completed.
Latin--Bingham' Grammar completed,
with frequent references to Gildersleeve,
Caesar. Cicero's Grafton, and part OF Vir-
eil's Kneid.
Physical GeogI APPLY completed.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Fourteen Weeks
course,
Algebra Wentworth s Elementary COM
pleted, embracing the calculation OF loga-
rithms &c.
Plane and Solid Geometry Wentworth S
completed.
Trigonometry-We Wentworth.
In Latin, special prominence will be
given to the subjunctive mode and the sue
cession of lenses.
IN English, Uely particular attention
will be given in both classes to spelling
and the construction and the analysis of
the English sentences by frequent eXer
cises in letter writing and composition.
To those of the A section who will
make AL average of so per cent, Oh their
! final examinations Will be given a printed
certlIicate Of proficiency.
It is our purpose to make the course as
comprehensive and thorough us possible,
at the same time sacrificing nothing of its
practical nature
Very respectfully,
VIM. A. BOWLEs, Slpt,
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1886-06-10

RESTORED AFTER TWENTY Four
YEARs.-A romantic incident has been
brought to our knowledge by some of the
officers at the C.. " passenger station in
this place, which is worthy of note. A
few weeks since there was on one of the
north bound passenger trains OF the 5. V.
r. r., a female % years Of age. whose
anxiety to reach Elkton attracted the at
tention of one of the train men. to whom
the cause was communicated OH the way
to that station. The party. who told heI
own story, was Miss Haines who, q
years ago, and when but years of age was
stolen from her parents, and had seen
nothing of them since, and until short
time before even her or their existence
was Unknown.
| She had been, during These years. living
| ut Richmond in the house of a man named
Crawford, who had recently died. and or
his death-bed divulged the name of thu
girl along with the fact he had stolen her
as above stated. and that her mother was
still living at Elkton. After his death
Miss Haines opened communication
with her mother which established thu
truth of Crawford s statement, and she q
once made arrangements to return To I'M
home from which she lad been torn II
| childhood AS she approached ElktOn he
nervous anxiety increased, and on descend
| ing from the Car she was grasped in he
mothers arms and scene. as may readli.
be conceived, of most affecting charac-
ter, was witnessed by those who wer'
acquainted with her history Hagersto,ra
Mail.
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D. D. & B. Institution.

Ne matter what the counter attractions
may be, the announcement of the annual
concert at the D. D. & B. Institution is
sure to draw an audience that jams and
packs the spacious chapel and overnows
into the adjoining porticos. Tuesday
night was no exception to the rule. either
as to the size of the audience or the high
character of the entertainment. The
programme, containing the compositions
of Prof. Turner, afforded treat from be-
ginning to end-music that everyone could
enjoy for it was such that all could appre-
viate. The distribution of the prizes took
place yesterday, the following awards be-
ing made;
Mankin; I'd Glass, Arthur Tucker and Pearl
King; 3D. Cless, W. G. Ritter and Sadie A.
Allen: 5th Glass, Jas. c. Dowell and Annie c..
Riggs; 9th Glass, Letcher o. simmons and
Elite simmons.
4rticulation Grimes, teacher : Jno.
Randolph. Kate Painter and Emily Mcdonald.
Miss Mays Class-L. Hickman, Clarence Dow
ell En- aaa Alien AND Bessie sbe
Special prize to Lizzie bolen ana Jas. b. Les
ter.
llIOnltTeSS' HTlSc.-EQiy 1ASOOhtlus IlOutDlC
mention-Msses Moore, Odgen. F: Simmons,
Sanders, Tolley, l.. Allen, Cardwell. .. Allen.
Catlett. Argabright. Daniels, Minnie King.
Monitors PRICE,. B. M. Frye. Honorable
mention Randolph, VIM. Armstead, $.
King.
Painting in Oi.-L. E. Argabr1ght.
DraaUing and Cray0n.-Pearl King. Special
prize by Mr.. w. l.. Olivier to e. q. Ball.
BLIND DEPARTMENT.-Mr. Ryan's Glass, j.
Winston ; Mr.. Humbert's Glass; j. u. Lester, A.
M. Garber-Honorable mention. ]. Z. Hewlett.
Miss Kerr's Class-Literary, Ada Harris; Fancy
Work. Anba Feuchtenberger; Sewing koom.
Emma Launders; Prof. Poyntz's Glass; Frank
Shinault and Mary Grimaldi.
MUsIC.-Mr. Ryan'S Class, Jno. ID. Frazier !;
Mrs. Hammond's Glass, Bessie Isbell-spec1al
prize, Mary Grimaldi Prof. Turner's Glass,
Mary II. Grimaldi, Jay Winston and Gus Gar
Der, and medal to w. I'll. Turner.
MEDALS.
For Scholarship and ContlactzTo Jno. Lee Ran
dOlph, Rebecca Cardwell and Camden e, Lynch.
DecLaGldti0n.-A. M CARRIER.
Miltonidn Society Me0ak-Iay Winston.
THE SHoPs.-Prizef in shops were awarded as
follows; Carpenter Shop-W. H. Armstead /;
Binding-C. D. Hottinger; Goodson Printing
Ofioe-A. g. Tucker: Embossed Type Office
Fillmore Rhea Shoe Shop-R. G. L. Chiies ;
Tailor ShOp-H. p. Flaherty; Mattress shop
A. j. Carpenter; Broom Shop-Robt. Alfred ;
Chair ShOp-Edward Tune.
The prizes were all useful and beautiful
books, or such articles as the children would
value highly.
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HANDSOME MoNUMENT.-In passing
through Thornrose Cemetery, Memorial
day, our attention was called to hand
some monument erected to the memory
of the late John Wayt, ESQ.,, and his esti-
mable wife. The shaft is of granite,
quarried at Aberdeen, Scotland. The base
is between three and four feet square, and
the monument rises to the height of II
feet. 1t is beautifully finished, with
panels highly polished, the sunken parts
being left in rustic state forming a
marked contrast. The design is different
from any we have seen in this section and
is an ornament to the cemetery. The
work was furnished by Mr. w. S. Kerr,
who is engaged in the marble business IN
this city.
The place to secure Groceries OF all
kinds. cheap and nice, is at
C. C, WHEAT'S
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DEATH OF Mrs. e. T. POwELL.-Yes-
terday at about o'clock in the evening,
Mrs. Lee Powell, wife of Capt. E. t.
Powell, and daughter of Capt. ]. j. Stack.
died at the residence of her father in this
place, after protraeted Illness, of con-
sumption. She was a lady of great amia-
bility of character, loving wife and
mother and a dutiful daughter. For sew
eral weeks fears have been entertained
that her patient suffering would soon be
at an end, as the attending physician could
give no assurance of a stay Of the pro-
gress of her disesse or arrest the speedy
summons to the other world. She was a
devoted member of the Catholic church,
deeply pious, and fully prepared for the
change. Her husband, Capt. Powell, was
absent at the time of her death, detained
in Kentucky by important and pressing
business, but is expected home this even
ing. 1t was not anticipated that a
fatal termination of the disease of Mrs.
Powell was 50 imminent, and her death
was a sad shock to the immediate family
and her many friends.
We sincerely sympathize with the be-
reaved husband and her three motherless
little children in their great loss, for to
them it is a loss indeed, while to her it is
gain-freedom from pain and suffering
and wasting disease.
-
MISSES SCHOQL.-The school for little
girls conducted by Misses Phillips &
West, held its commencement exercises
ON Friday last, giving an entertainment
which for real pleasure to the audience
was not surpassed by any of the more pre-
tentious closing scenes of this commence
ment season.
The programme embraced calisthenics
recitations and the distribution of prizes
The recitations were by Janet Bell, Ethel
Conklin, Anna B. Timberlake, Evelyn
Berkeley. Josie Loeb. Nela Fowle, Birdie
McCue. Sallie FauntlerOy, Lottie Rnther-
ford. Willie Bumgardner and Fanny Har.
rison. some of them little dots, not bigger
than midget, but each of them showed
that she was fully equal to the part
assigned her. The prizes and distinctions
were conferred by Rev. Mr.. Hullihen upon
the following pupils:
improvement in Calisthenics- Margaret Mccoy
Rosa Witt, Eva McCue.
improvement IN W;Hin9-Willle Bumgardner
Janet Bell, BIZ die McCue.
ErcStteace in DictCttioia-Maria Ransom lin 8, 00t
words only mspelled 49,. Rosa Witt Maude
Kinney. lin his class before pupil can COM
pete for the prize, 1t is required that all eXer.
cises missed through absence, etc. be made up)
InsprOUementia Recifdfion--Brtlie Mc(ue Lot
tie Rutherford Anna Bell TimberIake
A special prize given by gent leman of the
city. was awarded Maggie Foster, who ha y not
been tardy OF absent during the session.
Greatest number of Recituti0ns in all Shades
Ethel Conklin, Helen Hutchinson Eva McCue
Janet Bell. Anna Bell Timberlake, Eva Tyree
Maria hanson, Fannie Harrison. Maude Kin.
ney. Margaret Mrt' oy, Ellen Coyner.
improvement in C6mDositiOa- Evelyn Berkeley
Nela Fowe. Ellen Coyner
The "Bumgardner Prize" Scholarship in the
first-class Was awarded Louise POWELL