Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-06-07
BRUTAL OUTRAGE.
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.lunlp p dark bushes There was a heavy
t-,'ayy tt,+ lhS,nctiveiy the crowd
was silent while bis ,,,,rI,,. .u eoiiie anu
pleted.
| IIio.ir. ,yoe IA 1.
~" anu pushed Tor
| ""i" w 'ne pot Whefe men were stirring
the tar. As the prisoner came up they
| took swab and, holding him firmly in
- '', - 80 iPeu MN up ana down. be
| -,t,o,, -. Ile. -, - ~ Ink mixture
| r,,,,,.,,t ,,... u s'"s ''uIu not
| me- any vi them deiIh!tely by their
ie"'ufes' lor most oil them wore impro-
Vised masks lie stood by the tar pot
while the crowd retreated to the other
slde OF me road.
You folks'll be sorry for this" he
| cried. Praise God. He'll protect me ana
! punish you poor sinners for this lining Of
| evil"
| Then the mob dispersed ana left Hig-
| gins TO make the best Of his way home
Clement was not tarred. ana was released
after being roughly handled by his neigh
bors.
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mont c,ms,a ~. ~ I - eAci'e
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| 80, -''' gu daeht Aloii the
n i'oF' VI odhloru 81 Dur
ii"i' "h'' according 70 reports that
i"'c COME from that place from time
sat.ti - preicheu doctrine OF
,ri,,i,,s. ~ II such WORKS as me
60 ms up u an "orldiy possessions
W ny soou VI the cause the agent
iepi cSehts.
ohe OF the converts to the new doc
trlhe was well-to7do farmer named
l.euel Element VINO turned over to the
,i'e' - 'he fioIy uhost ana rs
ms NM i"i III WIN an the farm lmple-
ihehtS anu STOCK, win the single excep-
ion q SIX swine which animals being
regarded as uncle1n beasts are not ac-
ctptcd as Offering from the faithful,
"h'itupoh fix OF me Inest hogs IN LIE
raht were Killed ana buried BY Mr.
'ieilcht.
AZ hfst lhere was a prospect that Mr..
Clement 3 example would De followed
ny several others and the families and
lr!ehds OF These naturally We're alarm
ST. Many people ~ me nelShborhood
Io"h sues WIN these ana represented
10 the men interested the unWlsdom Of
their proposed course. Al about this
liihe tharies Luce, another farmer who
had been long and earnestly exhorted
ny me descipies 10 give up ms farm ana
Joih tne Durham colony, and who
seemed TO nave almost made up his
nina 10 yleid, at the last minute gave
Up thc plan ana told MI. Higgins that
ne h1d worked nara Tor ms farm ana
GUESSED mat ne would Keep It,
-\"tiiiHiei uslck' announcer iarhler'
II a'So hdu DeeH looked upon as
ikely convert Dackslued. when the
discipiea called one day and asked him
Il rs was ready to give up his property |
to Cod ne replied that he could not
lhat the farm was 1od already, ana
'iial ne Was merely exercising q stew
ardahlp over X. re nau inherited me
property from MS IatheT' ana DECIDED
10 hold on TO II.
These decisions naturally threw cold
water on the movement put the dis- |
clpleS were not discouraged Next IL |
WIS IeP"itru mat MI. Element hdd
joined the durham colony ana that
rev. MT. lilSSlhs WAS HNlhS on ms
farm an" CARRYING II OF WnlIe rs con
uhutd 70 preach me Holy ChoSt uoc-
uihe. lie had maze ~ or 10 converts
ana lhey nave peeh holulhg meetings
al 'l'iiltht mouse ahu III 4 telit II tit
yard me eNcteiheht IN the town ana
not d!e oul' pui rather increased ana
cuimlnat"u, MONDAY hISht' II the uh-
cefcmonlous can on MI higgins.
Clement was one OF the hist con-
Verts 10 MI. higgins preaching. lie
lelt ms heiShporS IN me pretty Nlllase
ana vent TO JON lhe colohy III durham
leaving MS ldrlh' Whlch IS one OF the
finest II that Sectlnh q fehopscot
county, 10 De managed by ahother us
clple OF the new talth named george
Higgins
soon after Clement arrival at me
He NRHrncu for the old farm ana ne !