The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-11-01

A0NonoSSONdAN COONIIs
At the Freshman defamation of Bates Col
lege K. +. Johnnett took the prize.
The Mechanic Falls Herald is to be enlarged
and published as an organ of the state TEN per-
ance reform work.
ARoOsTOOK COUNTY.
The Pressure Isle Sunrise says that company
OF veteran soldiers of that and the neighbOring
towns was organized at the town hall in that
village Oct. 10th, who adopted the name of
"Connor Guards" and elected the following
0mcers: Capt James Phair; Lieuts. III. o.
Perry, B. F. Owen.
TheSunrise says that the dry house of the
starch factory in that town was burned Mon
day noon, Oct. 18th. Before night the fire was
put out and the rubbish cleared away. A new
frame was ordered before the walls fell, and at
daylight the next morning it had been sawed
by Mr.. Bart0, and was on the spot A new
building S0x35 it, was completed with all the
inside work for dry house, and eight tons of
starch in it drying on Tuesday of the next
week, eight days and a half after the former
building was burned.
The Aroosioo Pioneer says Mr.. G. c. West
has recently returned TO Houlton, after a twelve
months sojurn in San Francisco He is salts
fled that man with limited capitalism do bet
ter at farming in Aroostook, make more money
and become independent sooner, than in any
other section of the country be has visited.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Rev. John Allen writes the lions Herald
that he hopes to get better.
Detective Swan of Providence, has taken D.
w. Carpenter from Pennington Jail to Rhode
Island for horse stealing.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
The Mail says that the Waterville Savings
Bank is in good condition. After paying its
semi-annual dividend of per cent and tax of
$500, it will have sum to go to the reserve
fund.
KNOX COUNTY.
The Camden Herald says that in June, 1873,
G. II. Sewall of Vinalhaven, filed libel for di-
vOce against Ellen M. Marks, to whom he al
legged he was married in 1861. Since that time
Sewall hos left Knox county and became the
pastor OF the Methodist church at Jamaica
Plains, Mass. In June, 1874, Ellen M. Sewall
1.-THE divorced wOman) began suit for di.
vorce in Massachusetts charging the libellee,
Sewall. with adultery. He meets the slbel with
the plea that the courts of Massachusetts have
no jurisdiction on the ground that both were
citizens of another state year before the date
of the libel. If the Massachusetts court de-
cides that it has jurisdiction, the suit is COM
plicated with the decree Of the Knox county
court. which may bring to the surface a mum.
Der of novel legal questions growing out of the
perjury of the clerical Sewall in swearing that
be did not know the whereabouts of his wife,
Close after this are the charges of adultery and
bigamy The case has been under consdera-
ton the past week in Boston, Gen. Butle- be-
ing counsel for Sewall.
The ship Raphael was launched Thursday
from the yard of John, Pascal in Rockport. She
measured 1900 tons and is the largest ship ever
built there. She is owned by Carleton, Nor
wood & Go. and others. Capt. j. W. Sherman
will command her.
PENOBsCoT COUNTY.
The Wing says that new military company
has been formed by the students of the State
College. This is volunteer company and is
entirely separate from the regular college COM
panIes.
The Governor and Council visited the Penob-
scot Indians at Oldtown, Friday.
WALDO COUNTY.
1t is charged that the Waldo grand Jury re.
fused to find bills against rumsellers in that
county even where the testimony was most
conclusive. That's the way they did in Bos.
ton.
Mr.. McFarlands house at Belfast was dam
aged by fire originating from defective chin.
ney.
Thos. T. Wagner's farm building at Stock tor
were burned Wednesday night; loss $500; in
surance 5000.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The Calais Times says that the temperance
reformation at Midtown has spread to Calais.
Incendiary attempts ON the lumber mills at
Buring are reported.
A new supply Of iron has been received al
Pembroke; and it is expected that operations
at the iron works will become somewhat live