Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-08-24

the assistance Of members of the tribe.
| The blind Indian lives alone at the viii
| lage, is unmarried does his own cook
! ing, and depends on the charity of his
! patrons for his living.
The descendants of Daniel Gordon
will hold their annual reunion at the
home of Eugene Millett at Readfeld
| Depot on Aug. % if pleasant; if stormy
on the first fair day following The
usual banquet will follow the bust
ness meeting.
Another Maine bay has been select
| ed for an out-of-the state important
position. William H. Holmes has been
appointed agent of the State Board of
Education of Connecticut. Mr.. Holmes
has just finished a threeyear term as
superintendent of schools for the towns
| or Freeport and Yarmouth, where he
was very successful as a superinten-
| dent. He introduced several new de-
partments into the school work, and
encouraged both teachers and scholars
by his energy and enthusiasm.
| Knowlton Bros. of Camden last win
ter lost their block min, wood work.
ing building and other buildings by
fire, but instead of giving up, started
the erection of other buildings and
have just moved into fine new quart
ers, a two-story building 40xS0 feet,
wei lighted and equipped with the
latest and best machinery for making
blocks and wood working. This is the
only block mill east of Boston and the
firm has high reputation for the ex-
celleace of its products.
The knight family reunion will be
held Sept. at the residence Of O. E.
Robbins in Searsmont
Word has just been received at Hope
of the death at Long Branch, Cal. of
Seth Morris Hewett of Minneapolis,
MINI. Mr.. Morris was native of
Hope, born II years ago, the son of
John and Esther Brown Hewett. and
enc of nine children He served as an
officer in the 21st Me Vol. He married
Miss Maria Keene of Appleton and
went West, making their home in Min
neapolis for many years On account
CT their. health they have for some
years passed the winters in California
and this spring he did not feel able to
return home. He suffered from a nery-
Gus breakdown. He was an expert
bridge builder, operating in several
states. Beside the widow a son in
California and a daughter in Mime
apolls survive
a VIII has been filed in the registry
OF probate at Portland which. to saw
the least, is very extraordinary. inso
much as the last clause contains the
following: And may the curse of God
rest on any person who seeks this NV
last will and testament" Although this
Is SAID to be the exact wording of the
clause, without doubt the testator
meant to insert the words TO break
after the word seeks"
Friday, Aug. p. marked the second
anniversary of the opening of Port
lands new City hall to the public. For
the first year the attendance numbered
S'o''62. For the year ending last night
they totalled POS. S35, total of $50. sra.
The correct dates for the annual
meeting of the Maine Council of
Daughters Of the American Revolution
in Portland are Oct y and Oct %
The oates have been given as IN Sen
TENDER and also on other than the
risht days in October. The dates given
ABOVE are the correct ones
Civil War news of so years 400 In
Guided: A man calling himself B. F.
Mayo was arrested last "Wednesday
night at Bangor hv tho Provost Guard
on charge Of en!isting recruits to be
carried out OF the State, on the pretext
OF hlring them to work in the lumber
regions OF PENNSYLVANIA. He a3peared
TO De man of considerab Bile ability and
ADDRESS and fluent talker He at
tempted resistance to the officer One
oi MS followers, man named Nichols.
assaulted the officer with sevai,aI
oIoWs, for which he was arrested and
put N the lookup. Captain John
l. wood of the Tallahassee is said to
ne grandson of Zachary TAYLOR. He
was lieutenant in the Union army
When the war broke out. One dav
last week over 1000 rations were issued
at Louisville to refugees from Rebel
dom. X woman of Richmond
charged with treason to the Confe6ar
ate government has been held in hail
in the sum of 500, 0OG.-Portland Ad-
vertiser, Aug. q, 1864
capt E. E. ingalls, sailed this weel,
for New York with a new yacht de-
signed and built at his shops at North
Bath. 1t is named the Ray and is the
largest craft he has built as to power.
beam and freeboard. She is 81 feet.
l men in length, II feet beam and 4
feet draught, with Z feet inches head
room, and is rugged with two 27-foot
masts equipped with sails and carries
l4-foot power boat swung from da-
Wits on the main deck. The engine is a
80 h. p, six cylinder, 4 cycle Sterling.