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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-12-20
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

p. H. Merrill, a prominent clifton and
business man of 1kowhcgan, for 33 years
died. Thursday, aged 81.
Charles Hanson, Boston, was bound
over to the grand jury at Portland.
Thursday, on two charges of breaking
into stores on Union wharf.
Deacon Pardon n. Dexter of Lewiston,
an old and esteemed citizen and long iden
titled with the mills in that city, died al
his home, Wednesday night, after long
illness.
Timothy Hogan, while working at the
oas works at Lewiston, Thursday. was
overcome nv the gas and died soon after
beins discovered His age was 10 years,
and he is survived by wife and daugh-
ter.
Cumberland county has sued the Cen
tral Wharf Towboat Company of Port
land for $4,000 damages on account OF
the recent accident which disabl d the
draw of Portland bridge. The case will
be tried at Bath next week.
William Joy, who was caught burglar
ling the house of Capt Hall, Bruns-
wick. Tuesday night, was bound over to
the January term at Portland, and was
Committed. He is suspected Of other
burglaries at Brunswick.
Mcssrs. Is. and f. II. Briggs OF Au-
burn. have sold the wcll-known trotter'
Gene Briggs to Isaiah Pompilly of Au-
hnrn. Gene Briggs has record of 1914
which was made over the halt-mlle track
ut Augusta in race with Haley ana
other speedy Maine horses
~ U Stewart of Haverhill,
Mas struck Houlton, last week, pre-
tending to be a hunter, who was onIy
waiting for party of friends TO go into
~, woods. Last Friday afternoon, after
horroving an overcoat fur cap, gloves
and other wearing apparel from FRANK
Carpenter, he disappeared ana mrs ~.
ver shown up 1t has been found our
80 -. the mans true name is Robert
Archie and that his home is at Charlotte
near Calais.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-12-20
WHAT THEY SAY.
Comments on the British
American War Cloud.
Europeans Generally Endorse Firm
Stand Of United States.
Americans lust as Enthusiastic as Ever In
Projecting Old Glory

Paris, Dec. 1p.-Ms. Delenssr, formerly
French minister Of the colonies. said. TO.
night Mr.. Cleveland is man Of sound
sense and reflection, ana IL is not likely
that he sent his Venezuelan message to
Congress without having duly weighed
the consequences and being practically
certain of achieving his aim.
NJ. Dcloasso declined to- say whether he
approved the message, hut added that If
II were true that England meditated
taking action in Asia Minor, it would
cause notifications In the policy Of Tur-
key,
NJ. Dcloncle the French colonial expert
and deputy, spoke in warm approval of
the message, which he said, vigorously
affirmed an iracstructiblo national tradi-
ton and promul gated II now public right
against which British rage was power
less.
at is useless, he declared, for Eng.
land Co hope 20 obtain the support of
Europe in this matter Mr. Cleveland
turned the tables by employing toward
Great Britain the methods that she her
self hitherto has used against her enc.
mics France, which has long been de-
manding arbitration Of her dispute with
brazil is bound 10 support Mr. Cleve-
land, who treasures France OF tho impos.
sihiiity on England's encfoaching upon
the French territory recognized 10y the
Utrecht treaty
"The appointment Of an American
boundary commission will accomplish the
wcrk Of Justice and establish an excellent
precedent Th5 eventual consequences OF
Mr. Cleyeland's attitude will be the au-
tonomy Of Canada and the end Of British
intrlguCs in Central and South America.
Europe now rallies that force exists
which Is capable Of imposing the respect
FOR right which it has hitherto been ac-
customed to ignore
Joseph Rcinach. journalist and mem
b5r Of the Chamber Of Deputies said:
Mr.. Cleveland Interpretation Of the
Monroe doctrine IL quite InadInissable.
His message is either an election man
ocuyre or an aggressive expression Of fixed
resolve 70 provoke a conflict with Eng
land. Nothing ~ the Monroe doctrine
warrants American Interference In the
denarc alton Of = frontier. =
NJ KDuarct member Of the Chamber
OF Deputies, said: highlands attitude
in Venezuela aupy justifics the United
States in intervening In tehalf OF
weaker republic. President Cleyeland's
message will cause England to reconsider
and not rush into conflict over few
square miles u waste land
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-12-20

crime. After reading this article over
carefully Mr.. J. A, Thompson is reported
to have said. substantially;
Il don't believe that my brother ever
made any such talk rs that II he did.
he is either crazy or fool. and. at any
rate, liar. Both Of US are entirely limo
cent of any connection with that affair.
From The Forks Thompson was con
veyed 10 Skowhecan, anG. Wednesday
evening. was tried on the larceny charge
in the office Of Walton q Walton, before
Justice Priest. The young man Who
signed the complaint against him falling
to appear, Thompson was discharged In
the meantime, however, the evidence
against the Thompson brothers had been
placed before County Attorney Hcselton.
and warrants issued FOR the arrest Of both
Of them.
City Marshal McFadden Of watcrville.
was present at the trial Of J. A. Thomn-
son before Justice Priest. aud. az its close.
Immediately arrested him on the charge
of murder. He retained Forrest Good
win Esq, of Skowhegan as his attorney
Yesterday forenoon Thompson was
brought to Augusta and lodged in the
kenneboc jail. where his brother Edgar
had preceded him, Wednesday night
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-12-20
ON SUSPICION.
J. 4. and Edgar Thompson
now in Kennebec Jail.
Charged With Murder of Late Au-
gustus Sawyer of Monmouth.
BON Men Strongly assert innocence and
Ability 10 Prove II.

Journal readers will remember that in
May, 1884, the people Of the good town Of
Monmouth were thrown into the widest
excitement by the discovery that a terrible
murder had been committed in their
midst, The facts We're as follows:
About two miles from Monmouth Cen
ter on the road to Purgatory Mills, there
lived an old man about Is years Of age
named Augustus Sawyer He was q
man who had never married, and since the
death Of his mother. some IL wears be-
fore he had resided alone, living much
The HE OF a hermit His farm was an ex-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-12-20

| Edgar Thompson was arrested at hi,
home i'm Monmouth by Sheriff Norton. Al
about O'Clock, Wednesday night. II,
was brought to Augusta and lodged il
the county Jail.
Two representatives Of the Kcnrebc,
Journal called at the Jail, Yesterday after
noon, and enjoyed chat with the prls
oncrs. They are not bad looking men
by any means. They bear a quite striking
resemblance to one another, are rather
short and thck-set, ANA look a. Il they
had been accustomed TO hard work. ia
gar expressed himself the more freely Of
the two. He recalled the fact Of HAVING
seen the Kennebcc journal men at III,
Sawyer autopsy.
SO far as this charge is concerned =
he said, 81 can only say that we are en-.
tirely innocent Of it and that we are IRE
pared to fully establish this fact at the
proper time and place
" You reside in Monmouth do ,oD
not:' asked the reporter
yes
"Abont how far from the Sawyer home
stead"
should say about two miles.
" How long have you lived there"
About three years
Has your brother been accustomed to
make his homo with you when not work
ing elsewhere
Yes
"Was he with you at the time II the
Sawyer murder"
+" Yes, he was helping me with my
spring work 1t was the first time he
had been in Monmouth. though l had
lived there about year He had been
with me only six or eight weeks at the
time of the Sawyer murder In fact he
never knew there was such man as
Sawyer. until after the murder W were
kept very busy with our spring planting
working early and late, and be bad had
little or no opportunity to become ac-
quainted with the neighbors ="
Were yon acquainted with Sawyer"
Only slightly, | knew him by sight
and to bow to when we net
Had YOU ever had any conversation
with him.
Only once that / remember was
driving by bis place, and noticed very
fine flock Of sheep there, and inquired
what be asked for them He said he
hadn any to spare told him that |
wanted few more ewes, and didn t
know but what he might want to sell
some. With thi, drove on home. re-
call no other conversation with him He
lived about two miles from my place, and
I seldom saw him
Referring TO his arrest, Mr.. Thompson
said; We haze no reason to complain Of
the treatment accorded us by the officers
They have been very kind 10 Us. feel
very much indebted to Sheriff Norton for
the courtesy which he showed me under
Continued on page 2
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celcnt one of about $50 acres, and be had
| been for some time quite largely inter
| estcd in sheep raising. He owned some
other land besides his farm, and was gen
orally believed to have accumulated a
snug sum of money. He was man,
however, who made little if any talk Of
his private affairs, and no one knows
how much he had saved or where he kept it.
He had only one horse and rarely
drove him, preferring to walk on most OF
the rare occasions when he visited Mon
mouth Center. While he was not a man
of social instincts, he was well disposed
and on good terms with his fellow towns
men So far as Is known he had not an
enemy in the world. The report, there
fore. Monday afternoon, May 81, 1874
shat he had been found in his barn
under pile Of hay, with a bullet hole in
his head, created no little excitement.
1t was late Tuesday afternoon, when
the news of this terrible crime reached
Augusta, but two reporters OF the kenne-
BEG Journal We're soon on their way to
the scene of the tragedy. They arrived
there, after long ride, about dusk, and
coroner inquest. The Journal Of May
%. contained a two-columu and a half
report Of the murder. This report gave
the testimony before the coroncr's jury IL
hours before its appearance in any other
paper in the State.
Ofcourse the offer Of a reward Of $500 by
the town and $500 by the Sawyer estate
for the apprehension of the assas-
sins has stimulated the search for them.
The report therefore, that J. A. and Ed
gar Thompson had been arrested, charged
with this terrible crime created SOME
thing Of a sensation
1t must be said right here though
that it is one thing TO make this terrible
charge against these mon, and quite
another thing to prove it. 1t remains TO
be seen what the government will be
able to do in this direction and, in the
meantime, it is just to give the Thomp-
on brothers the benefit of the doubt. Ger
tainly. there appears TO be quite belief
in their innocence among their Mon
mouth ncighbOrs. 80 far as we can
learn. both have heretofore borne very
good regulations, and this is the first
time that either of them has ever been
arrested.
Editor Mcdowell of the Lewiston Sun,
has been very active in working this case
10, and it appears to have been through
his efforts to solve the Sawyer mystery
that the Thompson brothers were ar
rested.
a warrant was swor1 out against j. a.
Thompson, last Monday, charging him
with larceny. lie was at work as cook in
the lu.ber camp Of Edward Morris, about
10 miles above The Forks He was
arrested by Deputy Sheriff Charles
Ham Of Bingham. He was brought
to The Forks hotel and taken
to a room. where he was subjected to a
cross fire of several hours, and every effort
made to cxtort from him something in
the nature of a confession.
The methods employed to this end sp-
pear to have been somewhat unique. 1t
is said that he was shown printed sir,
purporting to lie clipping from news
paper. and containing an alleged con-
fession of his brother, Edgar Thomps ~,
admitting that he Edgar was an aces
sorry to the Sawyer murder, and that his
brother, J. A. Thompson, committed the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-12-20

The fam bindings Of Charles weIcb,
situated about half way between Wells
Village and North Berwick, were de
atroyed by fire at 9 A. NJ, Thursday
Mr. WEIGH father, Moses WEIGH aged 81
years, was burned 10 death. Charles
Welch was aroused by the noise OF the fire
in barely time TO save himself and the
rest Of his family. The part Of the house
occupied by his father had already
burned. Nothing was faycd and no in
surauce
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-12-20

Thousands are suff, ring excruciatIng
misery from that plague of the night,
Itching Piles, and say nothing about IT
through a sense of delicacy Ali such
will find an instant relief in the uss Of
DoaE's Ointment. 1t never fails
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-12-20
SHOULD HAVE HALTED.
Salisbury Saw the Gravity Of OIney''
Letter on Its Receipt.
And Would Have Secured Its withdrawal Had
II Been Possible.

Liverpool, Dee l9-The Liverpool Post
says that when Secretary Olney's letter in
regard to Great Britain's position in
Venezuela reached Lord Salisbury, last
August, tn premier saw the gravity Of
the situation His first idea..was to obtain
the withdrawal Of the letter by the
American secretary. but he did not make
formal request for its withdrawal, find
ne that it would be fruitlcss
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-12-20
! s4ES is FACT,
AZ .--S. -.
fAlR-EASTERLY WINDS.

Boston, Dee. 19-Local forecast: Friday
Increasing cloudincss; probably continued
fair; winds shifting to easterly; slight
change in temperature.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-12-20
Washington forecast.

Washington. Dec 1a-Forecast for
Friday: New England. generally fair;
probably local rains in extreme northern
portions; southerly winds, shifting to
eastcrly.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-12-20
At BOWDOIN COLLEGE.
Fall Term Will Close .day-Annual Soph
omors Prize Speaking Held.

Brunswick, Dec. ~. (Spcciall The
fall term at Bowdoiu will close to morrow
for the usual two weeks vacation over the
holidays. This week has been devoted to
examinations.
This evening the annual sophomore
prize speaking was held In Memorial hall
bsfore large crowd. Following is the
programme:
THE Pilots story, Howells
Z. L. Spear. Washington. D. c.
IAN incident In the Life Of Phillips" Weld
c. 5. Pettengill, Augusta.
"The Fourth of July, 17Ts' lppard
7. P. Baxter, Portland
Jeans Last Ride Kelley
w. P. McKown, Boothbay.
Music
"The Duty of Enlightened Glasses" Long
D. Pennen, Lewiston.
"rhe Doom of CIaudius and cynthia
Thompson
w ". Lawrence, Portland.
add cess at Getty sbury, Chamberlain
A. L. Hunt, Lewiston.
1.-THE Boat Race Trant
HIM. Bisbee, Rumford Falls.
Music.
Dem0'' hen 4. B. White, Lewiston. on0''e
1.-THE New South" Grady
e. L. Lynch. Maehias.
/. NJ. Marble, Gorham, y. n.
Music.
The first prize was awarded to Percival
Proctor Baxter of Portland. and the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-12-20

Washington. Dee. l9-Pensions have
been granted to the following Maine PEG
pie:
Original, Alonzo N. Taylor, Hampden
David s. Cram, Brownfeld Additional.
C-ylon Russell, Waterford; John W.
Trcadwell. kennehnnk
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-12-20
BORROW naOMEY

Where you can pay it back in installments
and reduce interest at each payment; We loan
on furniture. pianos, diamonds, watches
horses, carriages. live stock any valuable
personal property. Business always eondden-
tial.
2)9 Water St..opp. Conv House. Augusta
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-12-20
NOTICE.

On account of my arrangement to engage III
business, in Massachusetts, i have neen
obliged to leave all unsettled accounts OF me
James Z. Fuller Co., with James f. Fuller 1or
settlement
An early settlement OF the same is very niue
desired. Il. +. FOLSOM.
novl9dailytianlsts6
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-12-20

The first prize was awarded to Percivai
Proctor Baxter of Portland. and tine
second prize to Thomas Littlefeld Marble
of Gorham. \. II.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-06-13
Commissioners Notice.

ODfce Of Com r Jas. WIthrow,
May 18th, 1895. !
Thos. a. Handy, admir- of James II.
StrattOn,
Jos. III. Stratton and others.
~ Office is hereby given to all per-
~ sons interested in the above named
cause, now pending in the Circuit
Court of Greenbrier county, that have
fixed on the 9th day of June, 1895, as
the time, and my Office in Lewisburg,
rs the place, to report upon the matters
referred to me by an order of the said
Court, in vacation, viz:
LIST, To report an account of the
transactions of the plaintiff, Thos. A.
Handy, as administrator of James III
Stratton, deceased.
Ind, Report the debts due from the es-
tate OF said J. II. Suratton, showing
their amounts, dignities and priorities.
3rd, The real estate owned by said J
ii. StrattOn at the time of his death,
where situated, the probable value
thereof and the liens thereon.
lth, Any other matter deemed perti-
nent by the Com + or required by any
party.
AT which time and place you can at
tend, If you elect so TO do.
Given under my hand at my said of,
ice. JAS. WITHROW,
May 3o-4w. Commissioner.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-06-13
- Butch, the StayCr."

The Portland Oregon Telegram of
the 18th .ult., publishes a rare and
racy interview with Fount"
Butcher, late of this county,
" Butch, the Slayer" as he is called
in Oregon, because when he was a
candidate for presidential elector on
the Democratic ticket in the cam
paign of '92, he refused to get off
the ticket to make room for the
populist candidates.
What do you think Of Democ-
racy in Orcgon?" asked a Tclegran,
reporter of Mr.. Butcher, in the
lobby of downtown hotel.
WE'LL" said he, with his Nir-
ginia drawl, "I'm not thinking
at all about Democratic politics
in Oregon. There is mighty
little Democracy left in Oregon.
1t makes me weary to hear these
demopOps call themselves Demo-
Gratis. They are Populists, not
Democrats. Let them call them
selves by their real names. | am a
Democrat; but Pm out Of politics
because ] can't find very much
Democracy here. If man wants
to he Democrat let him be one and
not tiirt around the fringps of the
skirt which the populist god
dess wears. Let him stand
up in the tracks of Andrew Jack.
son, and not chase will-o'-the- wisps
that lead to disorganization.
:" For one, do not believe in fir.
tation, either moral or political.
Consistency is virtue, and it is none
tn" less such in politics than in mo.
rality. When you've got party
that has II record, that stands for q
principle, that is not the mushroom
growth Of tropic night or the dis
ordered dream on a mincc- pie sup.
per, stick To it. Don't drop il for OF
associate it with noXious ebullitior
buhbling up from chaos. Always
remember that the ebullition is s
sham, filled with hot air; which be
coming cool escapes, and the bub
bling ceases.
The Democratic party ism
built on wind, either hot or cold
1t got down to a basalt foundation
60 years ago. True, in these hare
times the basalt is cracking just {
little, but the cracks will not remain
1t has seen bigger cracks, like the
civil war, but is still alive, and il
years to come when the financial de
preston, which naturally democrat
ICES everything, shall have disap
peared, it will bloom forth like the
sagebrush in the spring, sturdieI
than ever from the stoppage of it:
growth, by the severity of the win
terri
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-06-13
MUDDY CREEK
WOODEN MILLS
GREEIBRIER Co.. ". VA.

THE undersigned would respectfully
Il inform his friends and the public
generally that he is now prepared to
manufacture Wool into Yarn and & GODS
upon reasonable terms. My terms will
be us follows:
For Carding and Spinning 5 and 6
cut yarn, IA cents per pound for card
ing and spinning Z, S and o cut yarn,
l6 cents per pound; for carding and
spinning 10, IL and II cut yarn, IS cents
per pound making Blankets. S2.SOper
pair lit will take 10 lbs Of clean wool
for one pair of Blankets y making
Jeans, 30 cts. per yard a; White Flannel,
26 Cts, and colored Flannels, 80 to 32
cts. per pound Linseys, % to 80 cts.
per yard.
Wool received at the following places
and goods returned when finished: At
ID. j. Ford Il Sons, Lewisburg, Green
brier county, w. Va: at Rupert & Nc
Clung's, Rupert, Greenbrier co.: at
w m. zimmerman Palestine, Green
brier CO.; at Miller & Nowlan s, Alder
son, Monroe CO.; and at the Anderson
Depot.
Persons shipping Wool by railroad
VIII mark their names on packages and
direct to me at Anderson, w. Va, with
directions how 1T is to be worked. In
payment for work l will take Wool at
the market price. All work must be
paid for on delivery.
JAS. A. GORTNER,
Postoilice, Anderson, w. Va.
May 9-3mos.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-06-13
M a R REED.

On Wednesday, June 9Th, 1895, at the
residence of the brides father, in Rem
lex Valley, this county, by Rev. G.. o.
lloman, Mr.. l.. n. MYLES and Miss
MARY CARAwAN-all of this county.
On Wednesday, June 5th. 1895. in
GRASSY Meadows, this county. by Rev.
Geo. L. Lyle, Mr.. JOHN Il. MILES, of
faNette county, and Miss EMMA
CREIGH, sister of Jos. A. Creigh. of
this county.
On Wednesday, May Goth, 1895. ut
Mr.. Preston NJ. Harper's, on Knapp s
creek, PocahontaS county, by Rev. w =.
Ii. Ballengee, Mr.. n. G.. LEE MOORE
and Miss LIZZIE L. HICKs-all of Po-
cahontaS county.
On Wednesday, June 5th. 1895, at the
residence of the bride S father, in Romeo
verte, by Rev. w. II. Ballengee, Mi.
WIN. +. SIMMONS, of Fayette county,
and NJ ISIS MINNIE w. PERsINGER, of
Greenbrier county.
On Wednesday, June 5th. 1895. at the
residence Of the brides father, (Mr. $.
ii. Nickell,) near Meadow Bluff, this
county, 10y Rev. Jacob II. Lewis, MIR.
WALTER M. GwYNN, of Summers
county, and Miss CORA NJ. NICKEL,
% Greenurier.