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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-03-26
Letter From somer.e County

To Editor If kenaeJee JesrRak
The economical wave when was felt at
our town meeting threatens to sweep every.
thing at the corporation annual meeting
April /. The burden of taxation may be a
heavy ore but those Who measure the i'm
provemeus or who pay the most according
to their property do not complain. Like
many other towns and csiles the burden falls
on the real estate, and those whose wealth
is in personal effects escape One hears the
most from that class shich always fights an
improvement and would do nothing TO call in
additional industries.
The proportion nov il 10 sell the steam
fire engine and rely on the hydrants entirely.
Without the steamer Of course these men
will object to paying a company, and the
town would be a. the mercy OF volunteer ser
vice. The danger Of the hydrsnts failing, or
Of accidents, is too great To admit Of the sale
of the steamer, and the saving Of two or
three hundred dollars year altogether too
insgnifcant when compared with possible
results. True economy il liberality, not mig
gardliBess. and this should prevail IN making
appropriations.
fairfield is not the town II was ten or If
teen ears ago and the marked improvement.
made. call for increased protection. while
those to come in the near future will be en-
cJgraged OF retarded in proportion as the
tom Is narrow or liberal in looking after its
best interests.
The past week we have been treated to
another practical illustration Of ~hat finst-
| ical, one-siied men, may do in shat they
term enforcing Law. Although i. i. current
| Iy reported that there are several places in
;h. village where liquor is freely sold, no
at,emp: Is made to prosecute, but single
Individual ia selected and a bill found. This
sayors 80 strongly Of persecution that the
sympaihies Of tle public are aroused, and
/ those Who, in strorse terms, condemn the
I traHic. are equally severe in their dennncia-
| ton Of this practice of singing out one man
( Tor persecution. The result is that ir Jury
results 10 the trus temperance sentiment aGd
nothin ia gained. there could be an i'm
Partial prosecution, sustained By the people
much might be secured, bat those engaged
in the present move but pat stumbling block
IN the way BY creating sympathy for the in
dividuai.
II present warm weather continues farm
ers will very soon be a. work upon the land
The rainy weather in September and Octo
Der prevented any preparation for sprini
work, and everything must be rushed thi
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-03-26
Gossip and Comment.

| The most unpleasant constellation To see
OF vi 'er's night is the graic bare. Hur-
per, Basa,.
! -Four parties. u State election and a con
est Tor tar United State, senatnrship in
kh"de Island Standing room olly : Ersn-
| iay Record.
The Boston Post" wants to know II il
isn't about time to drop the 'Cobden Club"
nonsense The Cobden Club Lonscnse re-
ce''ed fatal drop last Nov.mbor.-Nsr
iork Tribune.
Three iroltc killed themselves in Chicago
yesterday AMI two others tried it. A suicide
'inb, founded on the plan described by Rob
ert Louis Strrenson, seems To be the need Of
the hour Nal
The Evening Post describes T. lott y.
shepard AS the most religious Republican in
the world. Who wonli think that such IA
reputation could be gained by publishing one
text da, Defrou Free Press
The railroad companies want To Law their
tracks with hardened slecpers Ole of the
New Haven ministers says that his congrcga-
t'oh has material enough to set up whole
parallel road - Chrisi,aa al work.
Certain oticr-scekers who cannot afford to
60 TO Washington have been seniing their
photographs to the President and heads of de-
Parlnents good many of them will receive
negatives in return Boston Hsraid
Il understand" said Cora. 'that Won were
greatly deceived In MIR. P,ntwfazrli" yes.
my deaf, returned Mrs Suydcr at
seemed that l never believed him except
when he told an un,ruth - Hdrpcr's Bdsar.
always laugh-cant hylp it when l see
sllm-ntcked, spindle shankci man with an
ovetcoat three feet wade acros. the back lie
must know his shoulders arr p, iied. Every
body else can see tbs Homard ~ New
York Press
Among the earliest aud most familiar signs
OF spring ar" the simultaneous announcements
IN behalf of Yale AMI Harvard that each il
disappointed Ia her crew and expects to get
beaten Mt New London next June.-NeH
rork T,tbune
1t sad shat VI. Ioli is going to ride on a
locomotive during n long AMI fast run, a. i
write book about 1t sfterwstls. II the To-
comotlvc should have collision on this par
tcular trip the soril would be spared
great deal NaH and E,pron.
Theodore Child in IIafper- Magazine for
| hprh says that I'm Paris there is not a single
man, except the Secretary OF the Acaicmy,
who knows by heart the names Of the forty
immortals;'' that glory is n vain word
and that 'the devil and Sarah Bernhardt are
perhaps the only two celebrities universally
known Alas this may be true Herahi.
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FOREIGN Intelligence.
Still Batting Webster in the
Commons.
Russell Makes a Gentlemanly but Severe
Attack.
What Canadians Think About Issuing
Fishery Licenses

LONDON, March 70.
In the House of Commons, this after
noon, Sir Charles Russell said he desired To
make statement regarding the speech made
by Attorney General Webster in the House
on FIiday last. He read letter he had
written Webster, in which he said he did
not believe Webster Was correctly reported
1t was absolutely incorrect to cay that be.
fore Pigott's examination. or before Pigott
fled, Russell received information, di-ect or
indirect. TO the effect that Pigott discredted
the value of his own testimony it was in
correct to say that he had either called for
or referred to letters conveying such infor
nation Attorney General Webster had
written he believed, and hal handed such
letters to him. He would have to refer to
shorthand notes for confirmation. The at
torney general was mistaken in supposing he
had gwen him i've days before PIgo.t testi-
fled letters discrediting Pigott's evidence
letters in which Pigott confessed
fear of cross-examination They had come
upon the speaker and his colleagues as COM
pleie surprises. After Pgotts flight they
repeatedly made open complaint in court re
gardng the manner in which the attorney
general conducted the case. He did not i'm
pute dishonorable motives to the attorney
general but he thought that Webster was led
away by the political character of the case
into a course of conduct which, on reflection
in less exciting circumstances, he would net
have been pursued. Cheers Continuing,
Sir Charles said Even when pigott had
testified he did not get letters TO VI hich refer
ence had been made, although Wooster
offered 10 produce letters of Nov. 5. he asked
the attorney general either to admit he was
mistaken or point ont IN the official report
any IT ference TO the letter of Nov. Is Web
ster admitted relying upon his memory that
he he had erred when he wrote Sir Charles
He argued in any case the matter was unim-
portant.
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An Anecdots OF Chief Justice Fuller.

reminisccnce of the doings Of a I.v-
csum which hourished in ohitown, near
Bangor, Ma ns,forty years ago. b,ings out an
| interesting incident in the career Of one of
the foremos, public men of to dsy. An
the doctors, lawyers aud minister, Of the
town belonged 10 the Lyceum, and they
were present IN force one evening TO hear
the question Of capital punishment dis
enssed. During the evening. a boy who
had been regular attendant at the meetings
OF the LNceum, replied tn Deacon Rigby
upoa the question. The Deacon was for
hanging, aud the boy opposed him. The
Deacon quoted from the Mosaic law :"whoso
sheddeth mans blood, by man his blood
shall be shed. and. assuming thst this set.
tied the matter, he hsrpcd upon the point
nn'ii his time had expired. Then the boy
got up and said
"Supposlng We take the law which the
gentleman has quoted. and which. In a
pAliosophc sense. has been abroga,cd as null
and void stree the birth of our Saviour, aud
see what the logical deduction would come
10 For example one man kills another. an.
other man kills him. and so on until We
come 10 the last man on earth. Who's going
to Kill htmS lie dare not suicide for that
same law forhlds it Now Deacon, what arc
You going 10 do with that last MAJ ?"
The Deacon could1't tell an the hoy got
los of applause. His name was Melville
W Fuller. aud he ia nov Chief Justice Of
the United States
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-03-26
HALLOWELL.

Last Saturday, while Julson Currier was
engaged IN choppng wool at hi. hom' The
axe caught upon clothes line, as he raised
it for a blow, and cut gash two OF three
inches long on the top Of his head. Physicians
from Augusta were sent for, who were
Obliged TO take several stitches in the wound
The drug business of the late Dr. iawes
has been purchased by Isaac f. Thompson
Esq of Augusta, for his son George who
was at one time clerk for Dr IIawes. AMI
is well known in the city. For tine past year
h. has been employed in the apothecary de
pal TIN nj at Togus.
The city clerk, ID X Jewell, Esq is re-
ceiylng the congratulations of his many
frieni- upon the birth Of a son, March 2tth
Weight, eleven pounds
Mr. CHARLES II. Cliry has purchased tn
| fine Residence Of y l. Huntington E.q. on
Central street. row occu iici by ". NJ Stone
az mt % Krnnebcc River NILS
Mr. George Saff>ri bought the horse AMI
carriages belonging 10 the late Df. Have.
Rev T. r. james Of Winthrop preachct
last SUNDAY at the Methodist church, ami hi'
excellent discourse was listened TO with clos,
attention.
! Thre of our pulpits were supplied last
Sunday by clergyman from Winthrop
| Rev. Nr Crane preached at the Baptis,
| Rev. Miss Jones at the Friends chapel, thty
are both trsm East Winthrop. while the VI
f. pulpit hal the NJ ethoiis, minister frou
Winlhr0p Village.
! The little iti that va. jammed by som
/ machiner in the cotton mill last week is no
thought by his physician 10 be seriously IL
jnred, although he has SUI rei much pain.
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MAINE DISPATCHES.
FIRE AT MADISON.
Old Point Hall Burned and Adjacent
Buildings Injured.
FIRE AT MADISON,

NADisos. March %.
Old Point Hall building at Madison took
fire at about 30 o'clock Saturday evening.
and was burned, also a small dwelling house
which stood near. The hall was owned by
+. J. Goodspeed. Ii was 40x90 feet and
three stories high. The lower floor was &C
cupied by Charles Wyzanski, dry goods /;
Misses Mantor & Blake, dry goods, and C.
X Evans, furniture dealer.
On the second floor was large hall. On
the third floor was smaller hal in which
the Masons odd Fellows, Good Tempiars,
United Workmen Golden Cross, Grand Ar
my AMI Ladies Relief held their meetings
The fire startel in the attic in the southw est
corner and had gained such headway when
discovered that it was impossible to get any
thing out of the upper hall, SO the socie-
ties lost everything.
The losses are as follows: Masons loss,
$500, insured for $3.50; Odd Fellows, 5000,
insured for $500; wOrkmen. $50. no iusur-
ance Good Templars, 800, no insurance ;
loss on building, 80 600 insured fer 81 900
Mr. Wyzuaski, Misses Man'ou ( Blake, and
Mr. Evans saved their goods but IN dam
aged condition, but were well insured. The
cause of the fire is unknown but is supposed
to hays been defective chimney.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-03-26
New York Produce Market.

NEW YORK, Mar. %.
FLOUR Receipts, IS. $50 packages; exports, 3T
barrels, sales. lI 100 Repeat quotations including
CITY mil extra, a 75as5 o., patent, 10 25a
g. 6j; -upertne, ~ a0I$3 s. extra No. 2,
81 20as3 65, winter wheat lov grade. 81 OOts3 ~ /;
loito Minnesota extra. a ioas5 %, southern -four
heavy, Rye -four heavy.
WHEAr-Rec.ipts, eGCp, exports. 10 SIS sscs,
A. Oe du weak No spring nominal. lOs 4,
No lizard, TO Sc2 red sJayl, elevator, ,s0Iagl fob,
Ola delivered, No. red, nominal. 1903, No. /
vhite nominal, "A.
RYE quiet
BARLtY- a iat.
Corn Receipts. .l5e 900 Exports. 7i5Ii sales l2s.
600, busy active, steamer. tllsI2 Nor. 42iai2I
store and elevator, i3i tI3i delivered.
OATS Receipts. u go exports. 26 sales, l2s,-
oo0; quiet, "a. J,0l do white it22l. No. ala 2,
do white, &iaidt, No. !, 30, do white. 81.
Mixed Western, 25ia3a white do 34i39
CoFFEE-- fair Rio firm ~
sUGAR-Raw higher, refined firm, demand lc
higher, crushed a6i extra crushed, 6ia6I, white
extra rushed, Gadi, cut loaf 81. granulated Il.
tkIH''i ~ Nj steady, quiet W
Pork firm
BEEt--du
LARD--.asY, western steam, &|as7 a.
c'osing ~ 40, city strsn. sS 90 refined moier
atel ti'; continent q 3,H7 - :. A. IS Is.
drt.tN- moderate weak, western dairy IA
90 do creamery. lea25
| CHEEsEquie steady. Freights to Liverpool
| stea1y.
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THE BOX IS, -
Were the Last Words OF Dying Miser
"A Time Lock ON the Treasure

PIrrsBuRG, March %.
uniontown special SAYS that Samuel
lambert, one of the victims of the gang who
raised such reign ofterror in McLellantown
died last night, aged 80 years. lie was a
miser and was supposed to have large
amount Of money stored away. This fact
led to his capture near firchance one night
last summer by the gang who burned his
feet with candles and held him over the fire
using every device conceivable 10 force him
to disclose where his wealth was hidden, but
in vain.
The old man never recovered from the
shock received, heart disease being the cause
of his death. Rather than touch the hoard.
he allowed his house at Falrchance to be sold
by the sheriff a month ago. He knew death
was staring him in the face for the past week
and several times was on the point of dis
closing the hidden plac- of the money, once
going so far as to say it was in a box, ami
then becoming choked could not speak fur
ther. When gasping in death last night he
tried to tell his attendant AMI had gasped
Bob the box is" when he was seized with
a choking fit aal died. II relatives are
hunting for the concealed rel-ure.
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GARDINER

Howard Friend Of skowhegsn has entered
the store of J. W. + stuiley in this city, as
clerk.
Mrs. Mary Peaslee of Randolph, lef, yes
terlay for Boston, in answer to a telegram
announcing the serious illness Of a relative.
The evenings Of the Universali.t fair nex,
week will be full of first class entertainment
for every one. On the first eveuirg the
drama "A Stolen WIZ is TO be presented by
the best local talent the city affords, and the
second evening Pullen's orchestra Of ten
pieces from Augusta will furnish some of
the finest dance music ever heard in this
city for a social hop with the 'Antes" as
managers Of the affair
n. r. Ninslos Of Chelsea is moving into
the John Jevett house 10 Randolph, which
was purchased by him last year.
Tue repairs on the plankiny Of the G. &
r bridge commenced yesterday and is to be
pushed rapidly forsar,l, large crew beipg
employed
Patrick Reagan, Who for the past few
ears has occupied the Old Costello building
a. a business stand, is moving his fixtures
an :, as he cannot secure another store, viii
again assume the proprietorship Of the pea
| bailding will be Immediately torn dorn tc
give place for the ne osice TO be erected
/ FOR the accommodation Of A. II Potter ard
| Brai.'reet Bros.
| The benefit to be rendered Monaghan
: o ehes.,s at south Gardiner occurs this wsei
/ T ..day evening, instead OF last Thursday
! as announced IA ye.ierjaj's locals.
! oao Gray lef. yesterday for a trip to tbs
! woods in northern Malue
: The d anee cDTn.it,ee Of the Y. ". G.. A
ia now doif z it. work among our citizens
soliciting fund. To carry On the sor. Of th'
ass. sti0a. They are meeting with fai
success bu; not 10 such an extent az could b.
desired or as the nature Of the work done b,
the association requires. 1t is one Of th
best Institutions in the city and should re
eeive the financial support Of our citizen.
The branch Of the salvation Army in thi
city gave a first class oy ster supper to larz
number last evening. The occasion was
farewell supper rendered to Captain Wealth
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-03-26

The Boyd girl. who f'II In love with
Peter Barrett, the condemned murderer, up
IN Minneapolis. and vhp has been making a
ninny Of herscl; by running after the Gov
ernor and begging for "A com mutation Of
the mans sentence, ought to be taken home,
earnestly spanked, and locked up for lev
months. just what business young women
have in frequentlnR cOurt-foons during
criminal trials hn /, undrrst tut any~ay
lbey should be barred out with the bit Of
ADVICE that they 20 home aud mrui socks
"r work wurstel mottoc- Or something of
sort. Thls Graz" for gushing over candi-
dates for the g'Ilurs Is becoming nauseat-
ing -- Ch,eag0 Knk
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SkimmiDgs.

The milk bnsines. requires neatness, care
fulness and promp,ituie. The work must
be carried on with the regularity Of q clock.
Dairy Comnis'ioner Brown Of New York
recommends cotton seed meal and shorts for
butter and fertilizer.
Hoard. Dairyman slys that it Is settled
tns, it is best to sell oats and buy bran for
cows, partly on account of having better
manure from feeding bran.
Try the cows, each separately, for in
herd of twenty. the chances are that some
will be wholly unpfohtab!c, and economy
will require that they be taken out for
slaughter.
ii, surprising how few farmers fully un-
derstand the making Of good butter. They
may have all the appliances necessary, but Ii
requires skill az well, and the younger mem
bers of the family should be educated In the
art.
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CONDENSED DISPATCHES
The Pith Taken from the Current New,
OF the Day.

| Workmen are leaving Pansms in throngs
1 The Straits of Mackinas are open sil
weeks earlier than last year.
/ A 10 year old boy at Greenwsok, Va
committed suicide Saturday.
A dispatch from Rome SAYS that the faint
ing fits of the Pope have become more FIRE
quent of late.
The weather for the past three days ii
/ Vermont. has caused the largest run of sal
| for many years.
Dispatches from ST. Petersburg say that
large number of foreign jews were recently
expelled from kieI.
More than twenty stores and houses were
destroyed by fire Monday night at Kenny
Ill, loss 500 900.
Rioting was renewed at Pesth. Monday
The military was called out and dispersed the
mob and arrested several persons.
A wood lot belonging to Timothy Hussey
Dover Neck. n II was burned over las,
night. Loss from $1,000 to $1,000.
Mrs. Laura Hay, in the 9lst year of her
age, the oldest person in Bradford. Vt, died
Monday. She was pensioner of the war of
1872.
a at4s Jouiudi says that tue government
has abandoned the prosecution of Deputy
Lsguerre for connection with the patriotic
league.
News from Bermuda saws that on March
II the British fort was entirely deserted by
officers and men. Where or how they went
is shrouitd in mystery.
The jury in the case of Capt. Samuel II
'oulborne of the oyster schooner Emma G.
Schinnik, charged with cruelty 10 crew re
turned verde, of no; guilty Monday
A memb' of Mrs. Harriet Stoves famil,
denies, auth hnritatrely the rumors that Mrs
Stowe is failing rapidly. Mrs. Stowe is a
well as at any time during the pas: SIX
months.
dispatch from the Hague to the STANDARD
says The ministers prevailed upon the queen
to undertake Temporarily the duties of the
regent. The cabinet decided to convoke
tongress of tv o chambers for the purpose ut
declaring the king incapscitated for the du-
ties of sovereign.
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DIED WITH HER BOOTS ON.
Peculiar Circumstances Surrout ding
the Death OF an Eccentric Virginia
Lady.

W INC HESTER. n, MarcH 20.
Rosena McCuIm.c<. az %, an eccentric
character, resided by herself near Jofdaas-
White sulphur Springs, in this county. fol
many years. She was well known by thou
sands OF people from the north and south
who were patrons of these springs.
She was found dead at her home yesterday
lying on fertilizer sacks and sheep skins
She had number of feather beds but never
slept on them. She always wore long heavy
boots with pistols in them for protection
rarely ever taking them of. She died il
her boots. The coroners verdict was thai
she died of pneumonia.
She was a great reader, vry int lligent
a fine historian and the owner of two farm'
and number of cattle ard sheep. She had
amassed by her industry one of the old fort
unes of many a fair maiden and old time
lady in the United States.
She was a great pedestron, always walk
ing to the city clad in the toughest mat nal
accompanied by dog and carrying ."7t
staff. 4 number of han isome uncut III
dress patterns were found among her euects
She never took physicians medicine an'
would not have one in her last illness,
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An UNKNOWN iOTIYE
Prompts One Of LaWrenCeS Most Re.
speCted Men to Attempt Suicide.

LAWRENCE, Mass, March 25.
Walter K. Pearsons. one of the best
known young men in this city and for fifteen
years bookkeeper of the Essex Company
entered one of the leading hotels between SIX
and seven O'Clock tonight, and deliberately
drank over an ounce of laudanum. A doctor
was summoned and every Effort was made TO
save Pearson's life. 1t is impossible to tell
whether the endeavors will be successful.
X. II. Teyksbury, cashier of Essex Com
pany, said he knew of no rrcgularites in
PearsoE's accounts. His family relations
are of the pleasantesr nature and people
are absolutely unable TO assign any canse for
his attempt.