Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-06-21

cistion two years in succession, think the
association should purchase one. Sight Of
the trophy would doubtless be inspiring.
The secretary of de navy is expected to
visit the KitteIy navy yards. There'l be
mighty few Republican workmen there to
trouble his fervor for civil service reform
and perhaps under such conditions he may
think it worth his while to allow the yard
to remain.
The locality in this State that can't show
house, tree, or some object which has
been struck by lightning the past week, il
behind the times.
Brunswick ought to be solid for candidate
Despeaux for sheriff. His presence of
mind saved stampede at the graduating
exercises, when the lightning ran into the
hall Monday night on q telephone wire and
some rattle brain shrieked "fire."
This is the kind of westher when its
great fun to get out into the field with
good old fashioned 'scythe and snath,' and
swish the grass down. The R. j., can
hardly wait for the time to come to cut its
hay" remarks the editor of the Reporter
Journsl. Yes? Editors are supposed to
cut Q pretty wide swath and be acclimated
to hotter places than hay field.
A brief history of the First Parish church
at Portland informs us that in the 1863 years
since that church was established there
have been but seven ministers. Surely the
people of that parish appreciated good
minister when they found him and weren't
often disappointed in their choice. The
first pastor, Thomas Smith, remained with
it 60 years. Rev. Samuel Deane who fol-
lowed him was colleague and pastor for five
years and his successor, Rev. Ichabod
Nichols, was colleague and pastor for so
years.
OF three Staples brothers in Limington.
who were robbed of large sum of money
last year. one has since died and the other
is hopelessly ill from the excitement and
worry occasioned by the loss.
While the previous year no one actively
engaged in this State as pastor in Congre
gationalist parish was removed by death
there were IA who have held pastorates in
Maine, who died during the year just past.
They were, John Orr Fiske, ID. d., in
Bath, Me-, Dec. IS, 1898, aged "A years;
Edward Clarence Crane, (of Ludlow, Vt.,)
in Plymouth, VT, July 3, 1898, aged 40
years; Phillip Bunnell,in Phillips, Me-, July
20. 1893, aged 81 years; George Lewis
Roberto, in La Sale, H., September "a,
1898, aged 62 years; Charles Dickinson
Herbert, in Hebron, N. Y, October ID,
1898, aged 10 years; Philander Thurston,
in Enfield, Mass, December 81, 1898, aged
Sc years; Alpha Morton, in Paxton, Mass,
January IL, 1894, aged 81 years; William
Crelman. III Somerville, Mass, January
Is, 1894. aged 63 years; Horatio
Quincy Butterfeld, ID. d., in Oil
vet, Mich, Feb. IL, 1894, aged 72years;
Josiah Merrill, in Lynn, Mass, March 10,
1894, aged IS years; Samuel Mcclellan
Gould, in Amber, Pa, April IL, 1894, aged
Is years; Marcus Rodman Keep, in Ash
land, Me-, May 2, 1894, aged IS years;
John Lawrence, in Elyria, Ohio, May Is,
1894, aged so years; William Foster Obear,
in Maplewood, Maiden, Mass, May %,
1894, aged sc years.
There are troubles even in Maine. In
York county the farmers fear that they will
be unable in some localities to pasture their
animals on account of new pest, black
and red fly which eats through the skin
of horse or OK. Over in Biddeford the
labor leaders are troubled because they
think the workingman should not
work but So hours in the week.
The Ellsworth High school is in the
throes of getting out school paper;
Democrats are kicking because they
can't have the Prohibition plank
in the Republican platform to suit
themselves; farmers who feared a
light grass crop are now worrying in fear
that it will be superintendent and hay con-
sequently be cheap. But nothing seems to
trOublp this growing weather