Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-10-10


book. is out and :; hearty welcome
awaits it.
Not the least satisfactory feature oi
the Bangor Festival is that il was Il
tinarcial success.
4 movement Is on foot for soldiers
monument in winthrop and there
ough1 10 be no doubt Of its success.
With co new dwellings erected III
two wears. Milo has 4 right to feel that
II is enjoying = pretty substantial
boom.
Dixfcld mas Il right In fee! prosper
Gus with l1D more people added to the
force in It's tuuthIi,k :mill.
That pnrllaEt acid Ih:"Wcr deserves
no less f:.I, tht,. IL be. t}rns oyer 10
the mcrcit,, nf The Wutn'-n Who's, 'ir'-sa-
cs he has r1iu'ri.
Attempts h,lV,. b'.l. n.th" t. draw
Machi,a ANA ItuE,f"rd Fans iii.n the
Massachusetts dr"ss suit c;,s,' mystery,
but they h,.r,. promptly failed.
BusinrsS is booming tt the State
prison at Thomaston. over 500 people
some Of whom are thought TO be inno-
having been admitted To the in
siitutinn. last Saturday.
The 51st annual Torsham fair opens
today. and NJ doubt will live up to its
reputation as ono Of the biggest and
best. With pleasant weather il will
draw great crowds,
Jacob Hale Thompson, for 40 years
an editor of the New York Times.
whos.. mysterious murder in his room,
last month. the New York police are
trying TO solve. was the founder ana
first editor of the Bowdoin Dugle in
1865 a college Class1natc writes some
Interesting "reminiscences of him III the
latest issue Of the Bowdon Orient.
Two boys who went out from Bangor
last Sunday armed with air-guns. re
turned with their pockets hulging with
robins and chickadecs. which they had
slaiil.--Rangor News.
II Eangur youngsters are spending
Sunday or any other day in that man
ntr thrir cus.. d-;lI.t,!Ls prompt and
vigorous r.-atm.nt. If tl4"ir parents
OI. teachers ar" not equal {" III. ',nrr-
gcn"y then tiu. officer; uf the liW HAY"
q duty that is plain. There is l:w
enough IL rrutcrt thr birds ami a t,-w
prosecutions Wnuli teach III" boys 4
needed lesson.
ThOmaStOn Herald: bu1 OF the three
famous ANA rcEllrlsublr old Sihrboar'iS
,yhich came to this country before 1873
Is now the property of Charles >.
C0OmhS Of this town. 1t Is Of mahog-
any and is III perfect condition, making
Il most Imposing piece of home furnish
jngS Its history in brief Is this: IL
was once the property Of frtn"h
nohfeman but during the "Reign Of
Terror" III France, the noblcman being
III danger Of his life. attempted 10
make his escap" to this country. Ac-
cnr,lingly Ii" placed his furniture on
board an American ship. owned by Col.
James swan Of Boston. and the
F;.nchmau intended to also come
across III this craft l',f"r" Il" could
get on board. however. he was seized
and fell Il victim Of the guillotmc. Th"
ship proceeded on her hom"wHri Noy-
age and upon her arrival liz Boston the
goods We're sold to pay the freight
charges. They were. purchased hy
Ma jor General HrEry Knox and
brought to ThumaSton. Later this side
| board VAS given by the general 10 his
son Henry Knox, Jr., and by him or
| his. assigne" it was sold i'll 1915 to
Hezekiah Prince and at his death il
1910 it came into the possession of his
| daughter Sarah. wife of DIR. David KEEL
lOgC When they moved to Illinois in
| 184;f il became the property Of H.
Prince COombS. father Of Charles >.
COorlps. who died iii 1853. The side
| board has remained IN the old home
| stead III East Main street eyer since its
| purchase in 1886. Mr.. CoOmbS' house
| is furnished principally with furniture
| of 30 to 100 years Of age or more and it
\ is all in prime condition and chiefly Of
mahogany.
Portland Press: It seems clear that
| neither rum nor jealousy was at the
| bottom Of the latest attempt at murder
| in Maine. but that il was a. case of in
sanity. James B. Dunn shot and seri-
| ously wounded Mrs. Smith at Fayette
| Mills. for no known cause and then
| killed himself The affair occurred
| near the scene Of the Hackett murder.
| That part Of Kcnncboc county is in Il
| way 10 become dark ana bloody