Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-02-22

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Nothing has yet been learned Of the
whereabouts OF young John Hayes. the
son of Mr.. Dennis Hnyes Of Lewiston,
Sn Fin sa s ia XIX at 4 Known w01r os aD09
N. H.. and that he left on certain train
on q certain day. Mr.. Hayes has q sus.
of the mysticism. practiced In Lewiston
by the famous Spanish-Po n1agi-i
clan and psycho-phys ician, Prof. DeROse.
OF his fame, and At seems has taken III,
his abode In the lucrative town OF Man.
chester.
The Stickney Corner correspondent
of the Union Times selSds out the In
teresting information that '.Bill Vose,s
hound is kleptomaniac," and cites
these instances: He went into a barn
enc day. saw lot of meal bags on the
floor, picked out the best one and
brought it home. Another time he
went into door yard and took q little
boys night shirt and brought that
home. Some men We're working on the
road and one Of thefntook Off his coat
and laid 1t down; the hound found it
and home he went with that"
The Maine drovers: including Mr.. /. c.
Libby of Burnham Junction and Mr.. M
D. Holt of Pishon's Ferry. went to
Massachusetts. about week ago. with
fourteen carloads OF Maine cattle for the
teams were on this train. They were a
pair of the biggest oxen on the market.
Their live weight was 500 pounds. The
story story OF their size ,. mas as been published
Mr.. Barton of Dexter. and which has
been the pride of the town. In speaking
Of them Mr.. !. G; Libby. the sage OF
cost the man who raised them clean
thousand dollars. and he IL money out Of
pocket by bringing them up to this pom
That thew con. II Mains r1e
more than their interest In the matter OF
cattle raising.
A petition is being circulated about this
city and st. stephen: asking - execu-
condemned murderer of Mrs. Butcher
and her little son. The time ~ gone
by for issuing motion for a new trial.
o he assm un R aas @ nS
date of the execution Is set for March H.
whatever is done must be done quickly.
It is reported that Sullivan wrote a long
letter to his mother. prociaiming his In
nOcence, and asking her, to use every
means in her power TO stay the execu-
ton. II Is said Mrs, Sullivan IL pros
awaiting her son. and is unable 10 " "c-
complish anything. His uncle, John Sui
Ivan, who resides In Cooper. this county.
Is untiring In his efforts TO induce the Ca
madam governor to intFtlde in behalf Of
his unfortunate nephew.
Three Washington county men had
bitter experiences during the great
storm. On Thursday Just before the
gale set in William Abbott left Am
herst for Beddington. The route lay
across country. the travel way being
~ hut L.
son. AS the day wore on the gale in
creased in violence and when night
came the teamster discovered that he
was on the shore of q lake. Not know
ing the latitude he was in Abbott |
chose a cedar swamp for a harbor and |
prepared as best he could to weather
the gale. There was plenty of fuel all |
around. but William discovered much |
to his discomforture that his matchbox |
was empty. Finding himself confront |
ed with the alternative. travel or |
freeze, he began an all night tramp |
stopping at intervals. only. to care for |
his shivering horses. At daylight |
Humpback mountain doomed near by, |
and the tired and hungry teamster |
saw that he had passed the night on |
the margin of Lead Lake, four miles |
from Beddington. The others, that |
experienced the rigors of the storm |
were John Harrington and son
Charles, who, when the blizzard
struck We're at a meadow twelve miles
from home. They were obliged to pass
the night in a board shanty on the
Epping Plains. With no means of keep
ing warm other than a small blaze
that they kindled in the center of the
shanty, which was destitute of a floor.
One of the happiest and most inter-
esting old couples in the State of Maine
live on Orland Ridge on the Bluehill
road. 1t is comfortable looking
house, with clean, white paint and
green blinds at the foot of Rafnal
hill, which shelters Mr.. and Mrs.
George Saunders, and in which they
have lived for more than sixty-two
years and six months as man and
wife. The house belonged to Mrs.
Saunders father, and she was born
there 50 years ago. and since her birth
she was never out of the house for
more than two days together and not
more than two weeks in all. Mr..
Saunders was 30 years of age last
month, but it is hard to realize that
1
ne is as old as he says he is when one
S listening to his spright1y converse
ton. His life was an active life and
,ull of varied experiences from youth
Up and his excellent memory now en-
lbles him to charm the listeners with
thrilling tales of the days when he
vas young. He remembers distinctly
he day when he was eight years old
hat a rider came hurrying along the
'oad by the schOolhouse on Orland
1ill shouting THE British hev come!
rhe British hev cum! Five English
are anchored at Castine!"
rhe teacher, Mr.. Samuel Blaisdell. be-
gan to weep violently and all the
wept uprOarOusly. School
vas dismissed. Mr.. Saunders hurried
,ome feeling as II an English soldier
With a bayonet was following at his
back.