The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-12-31

railroad accidents which have darkened the
history of some years, but the frightful acct
dent at Kennebunk on Saturday, Dec. 20, by
which three men lost their lives and two
were injured, dispelled this pleasant anticipa-
ton. On the 25th of July railroad bridge
on the European & North American rail-
road was blown down by tornado and the
engineer of locomotive which was passing
at the time was killed
MISCELLANEOUS.
President Grants pleasant trip to Maine IN
August, was an event that will long be re-
membered by many Of our citizens. The
first general muster held since the war was
that at Deering, beginning August 10Th.
A remarkable event in the musical annals of
the country was the first performance of Mr..
Paine's Oratorio of ST. Peter, by the Haydn
Association OF this city in June. One or
more oranges Of the Patrons of Industry
have been established, but the Farmers
movement has obtained no great hold here.
The Peck suit has at length been brought to
conclusion by the rendering OF final judy
ment against the bondsmen for $4,000, and
interest from the date of the writ. Tuis ac-
ton has been pending since 1861. Maine has
added during the year to its reputation t,r
facility in granting divorces. In York Coun-
| ty twenty-five divorces were granted at sin
| gle session of the Supreme Court Eighty
cases were reported as pending at one time in
| Cumb ,rland.
On the oath of January Maine was visited
| by "a thunder shower of remarkable extent
| and violence, which did considerable damage
to property. Considering the season of the
| year it was without a precedent.
OBITUARY.
Among the prominent lawyers and public
men who have died during the year are Judge
Ashur Ware, Henry P. Deane, Augustine
Haines and ]. F, Miller of this city: Hon,
! Franklin Muzzy, Gen. Gustavus G. Cush-
man and Hon. Henry E. Prentiss of Bangor;
Col. A. ]. Stone. Brunswick, David Hale
Bridgton; Col. Lee Strickland, Livermore
Hon. Joshua A, Lowell. East Machias; Jonas
Greene of Peru; Asa Charles, Register Of
Deeds for Oxford County; Hon. I. G. Jordan,
Berwick; Judge E. E. Bourne, York County
Hon. ]. A. Pettingil. Augusta; VIM. Allen,
Noridgewock and Franklin Ham, Smyrna
one OF the County Commissioners of Aroos-
took County.
The medical profession has lost, among 9TH
ers, Gilman Daveis of Portland, N. P. Mon
roe, Belfast. Jas. McKeen, Topsham, Geo.
M. Pease, Bridgton, Daniel M Ruer, Bangor,
Jesse Howe, Norway, VIM. H. Ladd, New
port, Ira Towle, Fryeburg, d. K Kennedy,
Wiscasset, A. Mcintyre, Fryeburg and VIM.
| s. Goldman, Tenants Harbor.
Among the clergy we note the death of
Sibyl Jones of China, the celebrated mission
airy of the Society of Friends. Rev. E. A.
Helme rshausen, Presiding Elder of the
Rockand district East Maine Con-
ference, Rev. Richard Woodruff, BAN
gor, Rev. S. H. Merrill, Portland, Rev.
Flavel Bartlett and Rev. David N. Nutter,
Auburn. and Rev. F. S Bacon, Belfast.
Of merchants and business men there have
died, among others, F. O. Libby, N. F. Deer
ing and Hophni Eaton OF Portland, VIM H
Conner, Belfast, james Beatty, Saco, R. NJ.
Mansur, c. 81. Hamlin and Eben Fuller, Au-
| gusta, j. Dunning. Bath, o. 5, Livermore
John French and Charles w. Hume of East
port, S. W. Coburn, Skowhegan and W. l..
Hathorn, Pittsfieid.
The names of Mrs. Israel Washburn, Mrs.
Josiah Pierce and Capt. Alex. Mlliken, Port
lana, Col. D. Lane, selfast, Geo. E. Dale, ar
fist, Bangor, James Wo,dbury, Winterport,
the celebrated temperance lecturer, Leonard
Pierce, Houlton, VIM. Gordon, Fryeburg, w.
S. Perry, Brunswick, Capt, w. h. Tooth
acher, Phillips, Oliver Hill, Berwick, Col
Ivory Hall, Alfred, Capt. Geo. Bacon and
Col. Jesse Soule, Freeport and Lieut., Albion
Howe OF Standish, who was killed by the
Mcdocs, complete our mortuary list.