Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-06-08

BELTAsT, June T. Special. a Large
deer was seen on the farm OF Joseph Wight,
| Saturday The animal came up close to
the house ami into an inciosure with some
pigs. The farm is about half mile from
| the city on N0Fthport avenue.
Schooner Paul Seayey sailed for New
York Saturday. with cargo of paving
Schooner Fannie and Edith sailed for Bos-
ton with hay this morning. Schooner Nell
lie ). Pickering Is liseharging a cargo of
coal from New York at +. C.. White
Schooner Dickey Bird arrived Saturday
from Baltimore with coal for the
Maine Central, but owing to the
changes about to be male in the coal sheds
here she was ordered to Bangor. Revenue
cutter Dallas Was in port Sunday. Schooner
Lyra. lately condemned, Is now being CON
yerted into tirrwood and oil metals in
'tTomcod Cove. Schooner Sarah l.. Davis
is to load paving for New York.
Mr. Leonard B. Cohett, who is % years
five months and five days old was in the city
yesterday. He lives at the Head of the Tide,
about three miles away. and said he should
have walked down if he hadn't seen a good
chance 10 ride. He is the oldest man in
Belfast but he lacks good deal of being
the most feeble.
The delegates elected To the Democratic
conventions at the caucus Saturday night
were AS follows State, W. II. Mcclellan,
l.. II. Murch, +. C.. Pendleton, F. l..
Mitchell, David Alexander, +. A. Greer,
\. c. Ellingwood, o. ti. White; District,
Charles Baker. +. II. WEIGH, +. +. Cottrell,
tieo. |. Heating, Elisha Sherman, Chas f.
Stevens, j. T. owen. NJ. Z. Pendleton.
The delegates were instructed to vote for
Morton.
Mrs. :. b. Partridge delivered mission
ary lecture at the Baptist church Tuesday
evening.
Mr.. Orlando IIerrick of Brooksville, was
in this city today. He reports farming
operations in his section as backward.
The marriage market is booming here
Just now City Clerk Sturch having four
couples now on hand.
The addition to Chas. n Blacks store is
rising rapidly, the walls now being nearly
up to the top of the second story.
The Republican caucus, Saturday night,
instructed its delegates to vote for Cleavcs.
The Upper Grammar School I.yceum has
decided To give its entertainment Saturday
evening.
agent, i, making a trip 10 Boston, The of
fee is in charge of Capt. Pendleton. whose
place on Conductor Mace's train is taken by
MIR. Sawyer of Conductor Sullvan's.
The people of this city were greatly
shocked Yesterday by the report that Mrs.
Dehah H. NORM. a well known widow
lady had committed suicide. A JorRSAL
representative called at her boarding house
Mrs I,u..1 nm IIiuh strr.t usbarn ba fol
lowing facts were learned ;--Deceased was
native and resident of Stockton, her
maiden name being Fletcher Her husband
was a sea captain and died several years ago
since which time she has worked a great
part of the time in the tailor shops in this
city. About two years ago she had long
and severe attack of nervous prostration
accompanied by partial paralysis of
the lower limbs. On her recovery
she having reganed the use
of her limbs, she became despondent and
declared that she would rather die than 20
through another such sickness. This fore
noon, ono of the boar,lers returned from q
two days visit to Searsport and on going to
his room, about noon, found Mrs. Norm
hanging in the doorway of a closet, with Il
shaw strap about her neck fastened to a
I
been dead several hours. Coroner j. ID.
Tucker was called but considered an in
quest unnecessary. Deceased was Il years
of age and was a very estimable lady hav
ing a large circle of friends both here aud
at Stnckton Springs.
VIM. tolburn of Toledo. Ohio, son of
VIM. T. Colhurn of this city, has been
elected delegate from the Toledo district
of that state to the Democratic National
Convention.
Leon q. Ycaton starts on the road again
this week with his Peck's Bad Boy Com
panv.
\ Boston gentleman named Breen made
the run from augusta to Belfast, 80 miles,
in hours and l5 minutes.
Rev. K. r. Hack is visiting his wife :
| relatives in tswell VT. His pulpit was
occupied Sunday by Rev. r. T.. Brastow of
| Rockport