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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-12-17

Hon. Moses Webster the late Governor
Bod~ells partner at vhsl Haven. died Jan.
Is, 1887, and not just two years previous to
Mr.. Wilson's death as erroneonsly stated by
certain papers
Hon. VIM. Wilson passed away Saturday
morning, December 10Th, at the age Of 10
years Many of our citizens, although
knowing the severity of Mr.. Wilson's illsess.
were shocked to hear Of his death, and the
blow falls heavily on all classes of the com
munity. The funeral services will be held
at the family residence on Tuesday Z. NJ,
at / 80, conducted by Rev. c. f. Holbrook
pastor of the First Baptist church, assisted
By Rev. DIR. Crane Of Winthrop.
Miss Grace Lord has resigned her position
as teacher Of the Laughton School, TO engage
in Office work. and Miss Alice Blanchard
was appointed to take h,r place, she having
been previously examined and granite GER
tihcats.
Ms. Addie Fuller Of Augusta il .pending
day or tao With friends in the city.
Saturday forenoon as a little boy vas coast
ing by the roadside, he ran into a culvert.
hi. sled entering, his face and hands striking
tn granite, b.Iiy bfuising aud cutting him.
Those VINO saw he secIJeDt say it vas q
wonder that he vas not killed.
Saturday AFTERNOON as many children
we're slIdIng on Central street, little Blanche
Hobbs, youngest daughter Of Mr.. Chas.
Hobbs, vas bit by a ssiftly coming sled,
throwing her up in the air and in the fall
breaking both bones Of her left arm.
Blanche has the sympathy Of eli her little
plsy-mai.s and their wishes that her recoy-
cry may be speedy. II sa wonder tina: more
do not meet with a similar or more severe
accident. for i, is slm,st impossible some
times on this icy Walking 70 avoid one Of
these .leds. 1hi. is the second accident Of
th. kind on the same street. last winter the
t4sshter Of Mr.. George simons breaking
her arm.
Mrs. George Fuller -ho 10 sick with pneu.
monis, is very mnch better ~e are glad to re.
port.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-12-17
COVERED WITH NAVY SKIES.
A Whole Train in the Power Of Armed
Robbers.
The Express Car Rifled and One OF the
Passengers Shot Fatally.

GRENADA, Miss. Dec. Is.
Passenger train No, on the llhn ois Cen
trsl vas robbed Friday night one mile north
of Duck Hill at 10 Is. When the train
pulled out OF Duck Hill two men boarded
the engine and commanded the engineer, A.
J Law, 10 pull out fast and not stop tll told
told 10. The engineer and fireman, George
Evans, bosh being covered with navy skies.
obsy,d. When mile north of Duck Hill
the train MAS stopped and the engineer and
fireman ordered 10 dismount
They then marched 10 the express car,
One of the robbers knocked on the door
which was opened by a messenger after
firing three shots at the man. They entered
and took SSeo0, all there was in the car
from Messenger Hill. The hring of the
pistol and ne stopping of the train attracted
the attention of Conductor p. b. wilkinson
who ran forward and was Immediately fred
upon. He then returned 10 the train, Chess
Hughes of jackson, Tenn, then ran out
with his Winchester rifle and As he stepped
onto the ground from the smoking car, he
was fired upon. one shot taking effect in his
left arm and another went through his arm,
intiicting fatal wouud.
The death of the young man is very sad.
as he was the only support Of his widowed
mother. lie came 10 Lexington, MISS, yes
terdsy to meet his sisters family and
younger brother. all of whom were on the
train and much distressed by his untimely
death.
Nine shots were fred by the conductor
and Travelling Passenger Agent Roban, three
by Hughes, and four or five by the robbers.
The robbers were white men and masked.
Both ran into the swamp. posse 10 being
organized 10 join in the chase, and blood
hounds will be used.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-12-17
MAINE DISPATCHES.
COLBY CHAT.
Club Swinging by Music-Risid Laws
Raised by Fumigating a Freshman's q
Room.

Special To the Kennebec Journal.
VAUDEVILLE, Dec. II.
he Freshman class has received two ad.
litions, Miss Irish and Miss Randall.
lecture will BE- delivered in the college
chapel Thursday morning by Rev. A. W.
Jackson of Augusta. Judge Bonney of
Portland is expected to lecture within few
weeks.
trof- Small, kho is pursuing historical
studies at Johns Hopkins University, makes
his home with the family of Prof Bagley.
piano has been placed in the z, mnasium
for use in exercise. with clubs wands, etc.
Bonney %. who has been absent since
the first of the term. has rej0ined his class
A. Is. Patten 20 preached at China yes
terlay.
new catalogue of the college has lately
been issued
\ yigoFou. kick is being male by the Fac
alty against the smoking habits Of students
% no receive scholarships Perhaps a too
thorough fumigation Of Freshman's room
last term may have something to do with this
newly rigorous enforcement OF an almost OBJ
selote college law.
Braly and Sheldon Of 90 who are eng gagged
in religious work in South China village, are
meeting with marked success A wide
spread revival is following their labors
The class Of - has elected Beecher Pat
nam class ort4or, IN place of Harry Frye
q no resigned the place.
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Amusements.


The Boston Herald says The eighth en-
ter'anment Of the Star course was attended
by the usual large audience at fremont
Temple last evening, and the programme
presented had many interesting features.
Prominent in the evenings attractions we're
the readings and recitstions by Miss Nella
Y. Brown, who on this occasion seemed TO
surpsss even her brilliant success in past
seasons. Her selections gave her varied
abilities the fsllest opportunity, and she
charmed her audience alike by the dramatic
strength and artistic delivery Of her several
numbers, as veil as BY the grace and come
lines Of her stage presence. Her voice 10
one that finds It's hsppiest effects in oppor-
tunities which display its musical quality,
and 80 the poem describing the joiDins of
the opposing forces on the Rapshsnnock dur
ing the rebellion, in Home, Sweet Home, /"
made one Of tn. notable number, Of the eve
ming. The Crushed Esthste," however,
brought out the keen appreciation Of .be
humorou. in life which is so strongly shown
in Miss Browns readings, and the inimitsble
way in which. as an encore number, she ted
the little boys story of Noah AMI the ark.
we'll meriied the hearty applause which re-
varded the artist. Mr. Cables story OF
"Mary's Night Riie" displayed the strong
dramatic abilities Of the reader at their be,,
and made the selection one Of her best .f.
forts
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-12-17
STATE NEWS


Lirermore Falls.
Our special correspondent writes: Mr.. v
s. Richmond who recently purchased the
large mill aud business of q I. Piper of Liv-
crmore, will continue the business as hereto
fore. Mr. Richmond is = most snterpr.ing
manufacturer rs he 10 no~ running three
mills. the second a. this pac and the third at
Richmond mills, Livermore. Mr.. Rchmond's
residence 10 near the last mentioned place
His pay at this place alone il quite heavy -
Friday morning the coolest yet. Thermoms-
ter AT six o'clock standing at four below
The sleighing is excellent for the tirst Of the
season fhe mills at this point have been
obliged to shut down one half of the time for
the last week or two on account of the large
amount of anchor ice. Ibis 10 unfortunate
as great deal of expense and loss of time is
caused thereby officers of the Y. I. S. c.
+. will be electe on Tuesday next; post
poned from this week ON account of severe
weather--Ufiicer Pratt seized three gallons
of whiskey at the Maine Central station re
Gently X. e. Boothby has purchased a
wood lot of Mr.. Thompson of Livermore,
which will be cut down this winter and the
wood hauled TO his wood and coal house stu
ated here The indignation of residents OF
Livermore has been aroused by the many
petty thefts committed in different parts Of
the town, making 1t necessar' to put under
lock and key everything that can be readily
carried away.
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CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Frederick Won Gberkampi and Thomas
Mack, on trial for hole. ale robberies from
street letter boxes in Chicago. were found
gu lIy Saturday evening aud will each doabt-
less receive long sentence to the penitentsry.
The House committee OF elections Of the
South Carolina Legislature has recommend a
amendment to provide for an
educational qualification for voters. /, is
said that such an amendment would dis
franchise over 1900 whites and 80, 1000
negroes.
Friday night band of masked men wear
iag n hite bandkerchisfs over heir heads
drove through the streets of jamestown, y,
Y, driving people to their home. in terror.
1t s reported that q man three miles east of
there was taken from his home and given
twenty-five lashes on the bare back.
The engine Of a last orange train near
Jacksonville, Fla. jumped the track Friday.
The engineer was scal5ed TO death.
An attempt vas made the other evening by
ave men to burn the town of HaSier. Nsh
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Notes

Ridieberger became excited Saturday and
threatened TO resign, so rumor saith.
In the Investigations 10 be made regarding
outrages in Alaska, Capt j. II. Moulton of
Bowdoinham, Me, former government
agent at the Seal Islands will be called to
testify
Jessie s knowlton has been commission
postmaster at East Northport, Me.
The following change in railroad postal
service in Name is announced Route Is.
Oakland to North Anson, Somerset railway,
25.77 miles. From January |, 1889, extend
service from North Arson to Embden, Me.
increasing the distance 5.93 miles.
Congress will probably soon have an op-
portunity to discuss the high license question.
1t is before the Seua,e District committee in
bill TO apply 10 this city. 1t has one OPP
poueut in the committee in the person of
Senator Riddleber ger.
One of the new monuments to be erected
at Gettysburg during the coming wear will
commemorate the valor of the l5uth New
York Volunteers, of which Congressman
keteham WAS commander A contract for
erection of the monument was closed to-day
with fOugi keepse firm.
Senator Beck was in Washington Saturday
looking better than he felt He will spend
the winter in the south.
Ex-Governor Perham. of Maine, with hi.
wit and two daughters, are in Washington
for the winter and are staying at 1928 Ninth
street
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-12-17
To Create a Naval Militia.

Secretary Whitney sent Friday to Capt.
Snos's board of trade, New York. an exact
statement of the governments plans for the
proposed naval reserve. A bill 10 create a
naval militia in that State, in ac ;ordance
sith these plans had been prepared by Aaron
Vanderbilt, one of Capt. SHOWS ASSOCIATES,
a d will be intro luced at the next session of
the New York legislature, 1t provides that
only males between Is aud 40 can be en-
rolled. They may be boatmen, truckmen,
yachtmen, clerks, manufacturers and others
engsg grd in Industries connected with the
he naval reserve will consist of artillery
companies, to be trained in naval gunnery
and torpedo corps. The commands under
this branch, the secretary says. are to be
organized under State laws, and Otticered by
State authorities, but the government is to
prescribe the organization, uniform and
drills, and is to supply inspectors, ins,ruc-
tors, vessels, arms and materials from the
[ uited States navy for the purpose of eff
ticiently training the reserves.
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loNDAY MORNING. DECEMBER IT, 1885,

They started ires in different parts Of the
pace, but we're each time detected. A posse
Of citizens finally located them at cabin in
one end OF the town and they were ali Ar
rested and taken TO the jail in iron, of sever
eral shot guns.
Jerry Mccarthy and John Williams,
<nown as old New YORK crooks, with many
aliases, for passing counterfeit Buzzard dol
lars, were arrested at Providence, r l.,
Saturday.
1t is reported that Hon, Alfred Dickey, Of
jamestown Dak.. is an Aspirant for the
Office of governor of Dakota.
The dinner OF the Delta Kappa Epsilon So
ciety at the club rooms on Fifth avenue,
New York Friday night, vas attended by rep
resentsuves from nearly every college in
the country. The Yale Glee Club Was pres
ent.
Ass:sts I Secretary Riyes of the State de
partment emphaticslly denied the report
that the nited States had demanded the ap-
pointmenI of a successor 10 Lord Sackyille,
aud recall Mr. Phelps unless British min
lster was fpeedily appointed. He intimated
that al the department they felt perfectly
indifferent about the mstter-whateer min
lister was or was not sent here.
Vice President-elect Morton and wife left
indianapolis, Friday for Cleveland, where
they spent the Sabbath.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-12-17
A BELOVED TEACHER.
Mira Merrick, Formerly Professor of
Mathematics at vassar College, Dies
of Heart Disease.

Nrw YuRk Dec 16
4 Holyoke special TO the Tribune says
that Mrs. Timothy Merrick more widely
known as Prof Priscilla A Braisan, late
of vassar College, died of heart disease at
her home there Saturday afternoon after an
illness of five weeks. She was born near
Burlington, \. J.. July, 1898, and was edu-
Gated and taught school for several year. in
that city. When Nassar College opened in
1865 she was chosen tutor in matAe-
mates and chemistry and subsequently
was placed at the head of the mathematics
department, which place she held until the
spring Of last year when she resigned to be
come in November, lss7, the wife of Mr.
Merrick. She was identified with Vassar
for 22 years and was greatly beloved by her
pupils. Prof Braslin will be mourned in
many homes throughout the land; all the
more that death follows what seemed fu-
ture of unusual happiness and usefulness in
her husbands home and the social circle of
New England. Her brother, Rev. Dir. Ed
ward Brainslin, is pastor of Washington Az
enue Baptist church, Brooklyn, y. Y.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-12-17
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
How ButisfYorth'S Scheme for lnneXins
Canada vas RecsiYsd.
Postoffice Records do Not Bear Out the
Presidents Bossts

WAsHisGros, Dee, IS.
The ngures shown by the records of the
post Office department. do not bear sut the
boast Of the President in his message that
the efficiency Of the service has increased
despite unusually great expansion The
number Of peees Of mail matter handled il
isso showed an increase of 81 per cent over
1855, while the number banded 10 1855
showed an Increase of ~ per cent over lss2
Tins does away at Unce with the claim of
unusually great expansion.
On the other hand the nsmber Of errors
for los2 i, 902 4s9 for 1855, So ,704. and
for ls3s ,7G5 52l. Thus, with an increase
ot ~ per cent. in the total pieces handled
the errors were actually less IN 1885 than in
1852, while from 1855 to 1883 the error,
nearly doubled, although the pieces handled
increased only 81 per cent.
The records of the deal letter otfice go
further to prove INSTRUMENTATION of the
mail service. In 1852 there were received
at the dead letter Office i,2sj 2s5 pieces; IN
1855, 4-o0s, 40 In 1855, 6,2l7,37t. This
vas an increase Of about twelve per cent. for
l5s5 over 1852, and Of nearly thirty per cent.
for 1883 over ls-5
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VARIOUS RUMORS
Which Nay Seem Quite Readable.
The Cabinet Gossip that hr Mortons
Visit 70 Indianapolis Caused.

ISptASAPoLIs, Dec. l6,
Various rumors have been shOat since
Aorton's departure, amOug them one that
the vice president elect left indianapolis in a
dissatisfied mood, having been told BY Gen.
Harrison that ne couldn't appoint Mr.. Plati
To the position Of secretary of the treasury,
bat he might consider the offer OF the navy
portfolio sad give Harrison an answer within
the Ne II two weeks, not later under any cir
cumstanses than Jan l6.
He told Morton eandidly that the secre-
taryship Of the treasury had already been
given To Senator Allison and the reason for
selecting a Western man was because there
was opposition in many Eastern States to a
New York maa on account of alleged dis
eriminati IN in the matter of imports iu favor
of the mer hants of New York. Gen. Hsr-
ri.on said prominent gentlemen Of Philadel
phia, Boston. Bait more and other Eastern
cities had written and talked to him on the
subject, and while he didn't know that their
statement were true he certainly didn't
know that they were untrue and he had de-
termined 10 select the secretary of the treas
ury from another and entirely disintere sted
section.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-12-17
NEW ENGLAND TOBACCO
GROWERS
RESOLUTIONS Adopted Favoring the
Abolition OF all Internal Restric-
tions.

HARTFoRD, CT, Dec. Is.
The annual meeting of the New England
Tobacco Growers Association was held in
Unity Hall today with good attendance.
At the afternoon session resolutions were
adopted in favor of the abolition of the in
ternal revenue taxes Oh TO pacco, cigars and
cigarettes, and all internal 7, striciions ON the
tobacco trade, and asking that in Article
22s, Schedule +, of the Senate revision of
the House tariff bill, relating to tobacco
cigars, etc, stemmed tobacco be raised to
30 cents pound instead of 25 cents; that
Article 229 of said Schedule +, ich now
reads tobacco stems 10 cents pound,
should be stricken out, and that this conyen-
iiOn approves of the Senate revision of the
House bill relating to the tariff as enumer-
ated in Schedule F,
Congressman-elect William E Simonds
was then introduced, ami in brief speech
heartily endorsed the resolutions adopted.
After other short addresses the convention
adjourned subject to the call of the secre-
tary.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-12-17

when he arose to speak in the town hall,
He referred to the decrease in the Con.
serva.ive majority in the parliamentary cleo
tion in Maidstone yesterday and congratu-
lated Liberals upon the fact that the result
showed that the cause was advancing Re
ferring to the withdrawal Of Lord Harrington
aud $50 iissident Liberals from the National
Liberal Club he described the dissidenu as
officers without an army and as clergymen
without church. He condemned Lord Sal.
isbur,'s reference to Hon. padshnsl Nsorojt
as a black man IS needlessly giving pain to
millions of his fellow men. and protested
against the attempt to conquer the Soudsn as
an adventure as hopeless as an sttemps TO
fight nature.
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SHOOK HANDS AND DROPPED
DEAD
A Railroad Accident in Which Broken
Coupling Saves the Passengers
WHEELING. W. Ma. Dec. |,

WHEELISG. W. Ma, Dec. l5.
This morning engine No. $, pulling
Bellaire and Martins Ferry accommodation
train on the Cleveland. Lorraine & Wheeling
road jumped the track on trestle over the
Morgan's Run and plunged to the ground
below. distance of 80 feet. In its descent
the engine turned over twice and landed vi h
the top deeply embedded in the earth.
There was but one passenger coach at
taeh.d the coupling of which broke. leav-
ing the coach wi,h the % passengers safely
on the track. The prompt action of Con-
ductor Fowler in applying the automatic air
brake saved his coach aud passengers. The
engineer. Samuel SHOW alter and his fireman
went down with the engine. The engineer
vas seriously injured and died.
The fireman escaped unhurt. The engineer
and fireman, after recovering from the
shock. shook hands and started to climb the
steep embaukment, when the engineer fell,
and it was then discovered that be was seri-
ously hurt.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-12-17
OPIUM SNUG CLING
Across the Canadian Border $4,000
Worth Seized.

DErRoIr, Mich. Dec l5
A Journal special from Port Huron ,ays
For .ume time It has been well known here
and at other points along the border that a
big consignment of opium was en- route
through Canada, and that an effort would he
male to smuggle It across the border some
where in this customs district. Yesterday
afternoon four customs officers were des
patched up the shore with instruction. to
look after a consignment of the drug which
would be landed The opium was landed
from little schooner near Port Hope and
h dden on the shore. the schooner at once
putting back to Ca ada. The officers found
the opium last night but the confederate no
was guarding it escaped.
The opium is valued at about $50 600
and was brought from Vancouver, b. c. 1t
is believed THAI l.obelie, the famous smug-
gler, who recently escaped from the United
States officers after he hal been arrested
here, and was being taken to Detroit was
engaged in the present enterprise.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-12-17

The wife of Major General Crook writes
81 am reJoiced that my old friend Mrs
Harrison is to be the first lady in the land
No lovelier or better woman ever graced
the White House than size, and her daughter
is one of the sweetes, girls in the world if
she is the mother of two children"
Senator Reagan of Texas appointed his
wife as his private secretary. Every sena-
tor not the chairman of a committee is al
lowed a private secretary, who receives a
salary of Sc day during the session.
Mr.. Clapp, the Boston Sbakespearean
scholar, lectured on Romeo and Juliet" at
Secretary Whtney's house at Washington
Saturday afternoon.
Prince Alexander of Hes.e, uncle Of the
the Grand Duke Ludwig, whose serious i'll
ness was announced few days ago, is dead
Secretary Whitney bs. scrsp-book in 40
volumes that is entirely filed with newspaper
clippings referring to himself and his admin
istrstion of the navy department.
Senator John Sherman carries $3.50 900
life insurance
Mrs. c. f. Young, wife of Rev Mr.
Young of Caribou Me, and president of
the Aroostook County Womans Christian
Temperance Union, died in Boston on the
9th inst
Count Won Moltke drove the other day to
the court of registration in Berlin. He
walked to the registrar and handed him a
large blue envelope. On the envelope was
the followiug inscription in a large, bold
handwriting Within this envelope is my
will. To place seals on nv real or personal
property is forbidden.-v. Moltke Field
Marshal"
Morrill, may possibly play as ,hortstop on
the New Yorks next season.
The Emperor Of Austria. Francis Joseph.
is "A years of age and has worn the imperial
crown for 40 years.
Apparently Hon William. W Thomas
Jr., is the only prominent Portland man Who
know. how to skate. He became rs her an
adept at thef art while in 5 seden and az he
expects TO go back to that country q. L. s
minister, he is anxious to keep his feet in az
it were. Mr.. Thomas isn't constant skater
but is out once in a while.