The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-12-31
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On the 18th of October very serious out
break occurred among the inmates of Auburn
jail, and the entire force engaged in the work
shop would undoubtedly have escaped had it
not been for the cooperation with the officers
OF woman prisoner named Shoppee.
OF serious casualties there have not been the
usual number. No serious railroad accident
properly so called, has occurred The boiler of
locomotive on the Portland & Ogdensburg
railroad exploded, ON the 22d of September.
killing the engineer and woundng three other
Employees of the road. At Hallowell, on the
9Th of November, while salute was fred in
celebration of the result of Ithe elections, a
cannon exploded woundng one man fatally
and two others seriously
Among the lmore important fires may be
mentioned that on Water ST., Hallowell, loss
$4,000; the burning of the Eastern Railroad
bridge across the saco, $4,000; Trefethen
block, Kittery 100000; fire at Pennington, Dec.
18th, $lO,000,a and the fire in Bangor on the 18th
inst, by which the Hartman House and other
buildings were destroyed, $4,000.
MISCELLANEOUS
The famous suit pending between the state
| and the European Sc North American Railway,
involving the title to 280,OOO acres of land, was
| decided in favor of the state. On the sd of
September the small remnant of the public
lands of the state was sold at auction, bring
ing $145,553.
The Portland Museum and Opera House was
formally opened on the 2Sth of September.
The State Muster was held this year at Ban.
gor, continuing from the 1st to the 4th of Sep
tember.
The State Agricultural Society's Fair at
Lewiston was great success, and will enable
the society to pay off its debt
China, New Gloucester and Bethel are
among the towns that have celebrated their
centennial this year.
There has been dead lock in the Biddeford
city government during greater part of the
year. On one occasion the Mayor of the city
forcibly resisted the enforcement against him
of search and seizure process in the hands of
the Sheriff.
In September Temperance Camp Meeting
was in session for several days at Old Orchard
Beach.
OBITUARY.
Six ex-members of Congress from Maine
have died during the year. These are John
Ruggles of Thomaston, Senator from 1885 to
in 1S43; Virgil d. Paris of Paris, Representa-
tive in 1854; Rev. Ebenezer KnowltUu,
Montville, Representative in 1867; Robert
Goodenow, Pennington, Representative in
1913; Franklin Clark, formerly of Wiscasset,
Representative in 1919. Among the other
distinguished lawyers and public men who
have died, may be mentioned T. Fl. Hubbard,
Biddeford; Judge Asa Reddineton, Lewiston;
JOB Hartman, Bangor; N. G. Hchborn,
Stockton; E. X. Boyle, Belfast, Nathan White,
Bucksport; Jas. W. Webster, Belfast; ex-Ad-
jutant General of Maine; Arthur Macarthur,
Limington; Joel Ham, Wales; Ralph c. john
son, Belfast; A. b. Farwell, Augusta; Wm,
Beatie, Rockland.
Physicians. Lafayette Perkins, Pennington;
Jas. Cochrane, Monmouth; j. l.. BabcOck,
Hallowell; A. j. w. Stevens, Parkmap; b I.
Carter Jefferson; Hiram Bliss, Valdoboro;
Moses Gonld, North Bridgton; Amos Osgood.
North Yarmouth A. s. Frye, lewiston; Thom-
as Frye, Rockland; Joseph E. Soto, Brunswick,
Francis Caldwell, New rortland; John Delas-
Ike, Vinalhaven; r. B.adford, Auburn; NJ. b.
Gordon, Lincolnvile.
Clersymen Drinkwater, Waterville
E. P Ladd, Free Baptist, Limerick; Uriah
James Mcmillan, Gorham.
Merchants and Business Men.-W. Hem
menwsy, Machias; S. r. Bearce, Lewiston;
Isas; Dyer Capt. Ben. Larrabee, Geo. S. Bars
tow, Charles Bradley, S. G. Chase and David
Tucker, Portland: ,Jnsenh F-ind-'~s I emission.
Ron1 II. Crocker, Medway; Gamaliel Il.
Smith, Newfield; Jas. A. Purinton, cashier of
the European & North American Railway;
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burn; Ezra j. Wentworth, Saco; Samuel Dut-
ton, Deputy Collector of Ellsworth; Eben
Drake, Mechanic Falls; Richard Bailey New
castle; Charles Humphrey and John FL.
Lynde, Bangor; Joseph Griffin, Brunswick;
Col Isaac Woodman. Searsmont; S. W Co.
burn, Skowhegan.
AGED persons Mrs. Sarah Kidder, Liver
more, aged 1903; John Robinson, Belgrade, 100;
Mrs Hannah Worcester, Berwick, 101 years
and six months; Mrs. Polly Light Searsmont,
10 or 12 years old at breaking out of Revolu-
tion; Mrs. Aba gailHathaway, Temple, 100;
Aaron Sleeper, Richmond, 100; Mrs. Polly
French, Northport, 105; Mrs. Martha Reed,
Mt. Desert, 100; VIM. Fessenden, Fryeburg.
81; Benj Hicks, Albany, soldier of 1872; Peter
johnson, Harrington, one of Napoleon's SOL
diers and fought with the British in the war of
1912.
We add to our list the names of Attean Or
son, Lieut. Gov. of Penobscot Indians; Joseph
Gunnson, Inspector of Customs, Eastport;
Timothy Thorndike Deputy Collector, Belfast;
Wm B. Stearns, City Clerk, Bath; Mrs. Ruth
Mayhew, Rockland, Matron of Orphan Asy-
lum at Bath; Mrs. Walter Hatch, Augusta;
Capt Ebenezer Child, Pennington, soldier in
1872 Merritt Jordan, Auburn, Sergeant in
Mexican War; Veranus Pierce, Oldest inhabit-
ant of Windsor Col. Henry r. Parsons, South
Paris; Oren Hobbs, Portland
Among the former residents of Maine who
have died during the year we may mention the
following: Miss Emma B. Cobb of Boston, for
merly of this city; Jas. Dickman, Cambridge
Mass, formerly editor of Maine Patriot and
State Gazette; Judge j. Lothrop of New York,
formerly of Winthrop and Hallowell; Joseph
A. Ware of Washington, formerly of Portland;
Hon. Rufus S. Stevens of Minneapolis; Rev.
Gorham d. Abbott, South Natick, Mass; Joel
Gray of Boston; Seth Gibbs, Clearwater, MinD,;
S. P. Coburn, Pescadora, Cal. formerly of
Skowhegan.