The Portland daily press., 1872-09-02
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Meeting at Centre Fryeburg-Mnss Meet
ing NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ion-MOthe
Cary's Chicken.
FRyEBURG, Aug. 31.-Gov. Perham made a
most effective and stirring speech to an enthu-
siastic audience at Fryeburg Centre this at ter
noon. Excellent music was furnished by the
Fryeburg Band.
Next Wednesday Congressman Dawes and
Frye will speak at Fryeburg.
John Locke, staunch Republican, was unan-
imously nominated as candidate for Rcpresen-
tative to the Legislature this afternoon.
Only one hundred and fifty attended the lib
eral mass meeting addressed here to-day by
Gen. Cary, of Ohio
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Waldo Zebras.
BELFAST, Aug Sl.-Separate con ventions of
the Democratc and Liberal Republicans of
Waldo county were held here to-day and fully
attended. Committees of conference were APP
pointed and the following nominations were
unanimously adopted by both bodies: For SEN
ators, j. n. Harmon of Thorndike and Daniel
o. Goodell of Searsport; Judge of Probate,
Joseph Williamson of Belfast; Register of
Probate, Augustus A. Fletcher of Northport
Register of Deeds, John P. Ames of Belfast;
County Commissioner, Russell A. Treat of
of Frankfort Sheriff, Joseph Sanborn, Jr., of
Belfast: County Treasurer Horatio Fl. Carter
of Belfast.
Republican Nominations.
BANGOR, Aug. 3l.-The Republicans tonight
in caucus nominated as candidates for Repre-
sentatives to the legislature, Thos. N. Egery,
Silas c. Hatch and Henry A. Wood.
Sad Accident.
BANGOR, Sept This afternoon as Harry
Hunt and j. jerks of Boston, L. W. Chapman
of Dover, N. H., John Thomas, Edward Fan
ming and Timothy Lynes of this city, were Ash
ing on Pushaw Pond flaw of wind capsized
their boat and Lynes was drowned. He was
about % years old. His body has not been re-
covered.
New Catholic Church.
The corner stone of new Catholic church
is to be laid here next Sunday with appropriate
services by Bishop Bacon of Portland.
Two Prize Fights at CampobelIo.
EAsTPoRT, Aug 3O.-A prize fight took place
at Campobello, for five hundred dollars side,
about,ha mile from Witchpool, opposite
PASSPORT Several boats left here this morning
at three o'clock for Wtchpool, and found there
a large party of sporting men from Portland,
Boston, st. John, Providence and other places,
who had come over from Eastport during the
night. Among them was Sol Aaron, brother
of Barney, Shepard Brown of st. John, and
others.
The ring wa. formed at half past five when
about one hundred had gathered around the
ring. The fight began at seven o'clock. The
principals were Kelley of Haverhill, Mass,
and Timony of Providence. Kelley's seconds
were Jim Mckay and John Walker. Timony's
seconds were Pat Shepard and James Gala
CHER. The fight lasted about half an hour.
Ten rounds were fought. .. t ...
First and second rounds Kelley went down;
first blood for Timony; first knock down for
Kelley on third round.
Fourth round Timony drew blood again. On
the tenth round Kelley hit Timony straight
counter blow on the eye and cross counter on
the jugular and knocked him out of time
When time was called Tmony was senseless.
Immediately after the first there was anoth-
er fight for purse of money, between Baker
of Bangor and James Hayes of Portland.
There was one round lasting some fifteen min
utes, Baker badly Furnishing his opponent.
There was no disturbance and the whole thing
was CARRIED on in an orderly manner The
principals with their followers left here to-day
in the steamer for Boston. This prize fight
was a new sensation for Eastport, but the uni
versally expressed opinion was that they didn't
care to see another one. .......