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The Portland daily press., 1875-02-13
STATE NEWS.



VIM. Ripley, a brakeman on the Maine Cen
trail Railroad, was injured Wednesday after
noon while Stacking cars at the Auburn sta
ton. His physicians fear that he is seriously
hurt. 1904 D
Three young men went into store at North
Turner, few evenings since, and drank heartl
ly fem a pail of water, after which they were
told that kerosene oil had been spilled in the
pail, All three commenced vomiting very VIC
lently. and vomted until they were very weak
and sick, when it was ascertained it was an
other pail, and that they had been drinking
nothing but pure water. at..I
Samuel Cobb, employed at the Lewiston Ma
chine Company's works, was badly burned on
Wednesday, by molten iron, a small quantity OF
which was accidentally upset upon his face and
side.
KNOX COUNTY.
The southeast storm, Thursday, broke the ice
embargo at Rockland.
A private telegram received at Rockland
states that the new barque Walter Arlington,
Jr., about which grave fears were entertained
that she had foundered, arrived at Bermuda,
February 9th.
@ KENNEBEe COUNTY.
The number of deaths IN Augusta the past
winter has not been as large as during the win
ter of 1884. a'
.s...,r .t4, OXFORD COUNTY.
One day last week son of George M. Harri-
map of North Lowell sat dow n in pail of hot
water and was seriously scalded.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
Mrs Z. Davis of Bangor fell ON the ice
Thursday, and shattered her right arm.
John Spellman, formerly barkeeper at the
Penpbscot Exchange in Bangor, dropped dead,
Thursday, aged twenty-five years.
At the commencement of the present term
at the State College. four new members were
admitted to the Freshman class. The college
now has 125 students. i-- I'D
The Portland daily press., 1875-02-13

GEN. HERsEY's WILL.-The first article of
the will of the late General Hersey of Bangor,
after providing for the payment of all debts
recognizes and confirms the marriage settle
ment with his wife, whereby she is to receive
the income of $4,000 during her life.
By the second article a large amount of prop
erty, real and personal, is divided equally
among his four sons, r. S. Hersey and ID. FL.
Hersey of Saltwater, Mimi; Eugene M. Her
seq and Edward L. Hersey of Bangor.
The third article provides that the testator's
Western property, not disposed of by the sec
ond article, shall pass to trustees, majority OF
whom are his sons, to hold in trust for various
uses and purposes. Among these there is a
provision that there shall be paid to each of
the grandchildren as they come o. age the sum
of $4,000; there is also provision for bell,
belfry and organ for the Universalist church in
Saltwater, MINI. The balance of the proper
ty given to trustees is to be kept invested by
them, with powers of sale and substitution,
and in the year 1900 is to be divided equally
among his four sons. A. ~
Section four provides that the bulk of the
Eastern property of the testator shall be vested
A. Wilson, r. f. Hersey, e. M. Hersey and e.
L. Hersey, to be held by them in trust to pay
several legacies to private parties and to pay to
the Children's Home and the Home for Aged
Women, Bangor. each $0OOO, payable IN l9OO.
To the First Universalist church of Bangor
$3.50 year till the year 1900. Finally, in the
year 1900 to divide the residue of the Eastern
property, as follows: Four-tenths among the
four sons of the testator, and their children;
one-tenth to the children of his brothers and
sisters; one-twenteth to the wives of his sons;
one-tenth to the Universalist Society in Ban
gor, for charitable purposes; three tenths to the
city of Bangor, the principal to be held in trust
and the income applied to purposes of educa-
ton, health and good morals of the citizens; to
Westbrook Seminary of Deering, one-twenti-
9th .
The Portland daily press., 1875-02-13
Personal,

We notice among the passengers by the Gu
nard steamer Siberia, from Boston on the 10th,
Mr.. Cecil Barnes, formerly of this city.
Rev. J. S. Swift of Pennington has in press
the history of the town of Chestervile, from a
manuscript left by the late Oliver Sewall, ESQ.,,
of Chestervile. The history will contain much
interesting historical matter and will be
brought down to the present year by Mr..
Swift. Mr. Swifta also proposes to issue re-
vised edition of Judge Parker's history of Far
mington-the first edition having been ex-
hausted long since.
Prof. f.. A. Robinson, for many years a
teacher in the Seminary at Kent's Hill, has
purchased the popular boarding school at Go
shen, N. Y, and has already gone to enter up
on his duties there.
Mrs. Sarah Howe Morris, formerly of this
State, has presented her diploma to the Homo
opathic Medical Society of the State of New
York, and been admitted as a member. Mrs.
DR.. Morris has recently taken up'her residence
and commenced practice at Lockport, N. Y.
A private letter has been received in this city
from George Fl. Cushman, who has just arrived
in Florida He was accompanied by Mr.. F. A.
Smith. Mr.. c. speaks of seeing the fruit trees
loaded with fruit, although there was ice in the
The Portland daily press., 1875-02-13

FIRE ALARM-About 9 o'clock yesterday
morning an alarm was pulled from box ~
The wind was blowing a fresh gale at the time,
but the department was promptly on hand anu
discovered the fire to be in small shop Oh
Commercial street, nearly opposite Brown
sugar house. The building was occupied by "A.
X. P, Leighton, ship caulker and carver Ban
& Doughty, house painters, and Philips JOIN,
err. At first it was feared that the tire wou'u
spread to other buildings near, but good sup
ply of water soon subdued the flames. Ihe
fire is said to have originated from lishted
match dropped on lot of oakum. The loss TO
the building is $1,000. 1t was ownednoy ME.
Leighton, and there is an insurance on IL Oh
$3.50 in the Fame at the agency OF Dow q raj
mer. The same company had $3.50 on Mr.
Leightons tools valued at $500. Mr.. Phiillpss
loss was about $500, and Messrs. Ball q
Doughty $500 on stock, on which there was
no insurance The water from the hydrants
filed the cellar of Twitchell Champlin q Co.,
and injured their goods badly.
The Portland daily press., 1875-02-13

and more recently resident graduate at
Grocer, has accepted unanimous call to the
Passionate of the Messiah Baptist church, Phila-
delphia.
The Methodist church in Harpswell has not
had preaching regularly for the past few
months, on account of sickness of the pastor,
Rev. L. q. Dudley, who has been suffering
from hemorrhage of the lungs, but is conva-
lescent.
The First Congregational church of Var
mouth, after having been without pastor for
nearly two years, lave given unanimous call
to the Rev. Joseph Torrey of Hardwick, Vt,
who has accepted, and will enter upon his
labors next week. Mr.. Torrey is the son Of the
late President Torrey of Burlington University,
and has been settled in Hardwick for the past
fourteen years.
Rev. ii. M. Stone, formerly at Ororo and
Bluehill, resigned the passionate at Rochester,
N. H., Feb. l.
The fftieth anniversary of the Penobscot
Congregational Conference occurs next sum
mer, and it is proposed that it be held either at
Brownville, where the Conference was organ
lied in 1926, and which was then in Penobscot
county, or at Brewer, the oldest church in the
Conference, which holds the 18th anniversary
of its organization
The Portland daily press., 1875-02-13

The following decisions of the full court have been
announced:
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
In the cases Of John Sheridan, George =. ware
two cases. g. P. Miller, Abner Baine. Kopert I,e
Andrew Lang and Patrick McGlinchy, Exceptions
overruled. Judgment for the state.
sAGADAHoC COUNTY.
Inhabitants of Bowdoinham VS.. Inhabitants of
Phipsburg. Motion and exceptions oVerruieu'
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
Fred W. Harmon vs.. William A. HARMON MO-
ton and exceptions overruleu'
Franklin Blanchard ct al vs. Oiver Mouiton et.
al Motion and exceptions overruled.
Samuel NJ Jennings VS.. Inhabitants OF wayne
Motion and exceptions overruled. judgment on the
verdict.
william Fl. Potter vs. Monmouth Mutual Fire In.
sprance Company Exceptions sustained New trial
granted. ,, o,-xnv
John B. Fourier VS.. solomon Cyr, appellant. On
plaiptiff 8 exceptions exceptions oVerruied
Trafton-E. Madigan, Herr1n. keegan.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Thomas johnson VS.. Frontier Steamboat Co. On
defendants motion for trial, motion sustained
new Gra aua McNichol.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
George A. Page VS.. Inhabitants of Bucksport On
Wisweli. Woodman-Hale g. Emery.
j. F. Grindle vs. Schooner District No. !, Brooks
vile. On repert, plaintiff non suit
Hale & Emery. Z. y. Abbott
WALDO COUNTY.
Elkanah H. Mouton VS.. Ira Trafton. On report,
defendant non suit.
Mcclellan. Jewett
William Verrill vs. George Parker and ux. and
lot and new building. On report, defendant default
ed.
Vose Hubbard-Pierce.
FL akin E. Bayard vs. George F. Parker and TX.
and lot and new building. On report, defendant de-
fauted for $3S.74, with interest from date Of writ
. Vose Hubbard.
PENOBSCOT COUNTY.
John Farrar vs. Augustus j. Smith ct al. On ex-
ceptions by defendant, exceptions sustained, new
trial granted.
l.. Barker. Brown q simpson.
Charles D. Chapman VS.. Mary Rich. Non suit
and report by plaintiff action to stand for trial
Dongan-Chapman. McCrllils.
The Portland daily press., 1875-02-13
Brief JOttings.

DR.. Carlton Kimball has sold his house,
corner of Carlton and West streets, to d. M.
c. Dunn, Esq.
A hackman named Daniel f. Knight fell on
Middle street yesterday morning and injured
his wrist. s.
Dr. Cark's sleigh struck lumber team on
Exchange street yesterday and upset. The
sleigh was smashed against lamp post, and
the horse ran to India street before he was
caught.
A plumber of the officers and members of the
Portland Light Infantry, and Capt. Andrews
of the Biddeford Light Infantry attended a
military ball in Biddeford last night.
The railroad track on Commercial street was
iced up so badly yesterday that it had to be
picked out the whole length of the street.
There was a rumor on The street yesterday
that Miss Florence Ellis had died in Montreal.
Officers Miles and Jackson found man on
Fore street last night with about fifty feet of
rope, which probably had been stolen from
some vessel.
A man of a thousand-the man who didn't
fall down yesterday.
The new pool table has been put in the Fall
mouth Hotel billiard hall.
The Portland daily press., 1875-02-13

The first of series of public temperance
meetings, held under the auspices of the Ma
tional Temperance Camp.meeting Association,
was held in City Hall last evening. Owing to
the unfavorable weather the hall was not well
filled, but the spirit of the meeting was ex-
cel.ent and indicative of large attendance at
future meetings.
The meeting was called to order by Mr.. A.
Little, who briefly stated its object and called
upon Mr. Potter, President of the Gardiner
Reform Club. Mr.. Potter is thoroughly re-
formed man and speaks from experience. He
spoke first Of the work being done by the re-
form clubs throughout the state. He related
his experience, and remarked that it was the
wonder of the whole city of Gardiner when he
come out, and it has BEEN wonder ever since.
He had been hard drinker all his life, and the
report of his leaving off was too much to be-
lieve. Mr. Potter speaks very -feelingly, and
his remarks were listened to with the closest
attention. Although there was number OF
temperance people in attendance the meeting
also drew out large number of just the class
they wish to benefit, and Mr.. Potter was just
fhe man to interest them.
The next speaker was Mr.. FL. A. Hart, who
spoke briefly Mr.. Hart is an earnest temper
ance worker, and his presence in meeting
gives it character. He spoke of the meetings
to be held and hoped that they would be sue
cessful.
Mr.. Little then introduced Mr.. j. r. Rigby
of this city, who is a reformed man. MIR. Rig
by is an excellent speaker and held the closes
attention of the audience while he spoke. He
remarked that he was born when and where it
was fashionable to drink. He said that it was
the warm hearted people of New England who
had reformed him and that he owed his life to
them; that although he had fallen he now
hoped to withstand the temptation the remain
der of his life. Since he had signed the pledge
he had laid up more money than ever he had
before in all his life. He closed with warm
and earnest appeal for drinking men to step mp
and sign.
Mr.. Little made a few remarks, and the
meeting closed with temperance song.
These meetings are free to all and will be
continued every evening until the 18th inst. On
Sunday evening the meeting will be held in
Plymouth church.
The Portland daily press., 1875-02-13
Business Notes.


The shipments of shoes in Auburn the past
week have been 1897 cases, and the receipts OF
leather co. 1893 pounds. The shipments of the
week previous were 1877 cases, and the receipts
of leather 81 ,069 pounds. A year ago for the
week ending Feb. 18th, the shipments were
1905 cases, and the receipts of leather 9S,326
pounds Serge work continues dull, and orders
are slow in coming in. Leather work is better
but prices are low and profits small. Some
kinds of fancy work sell readily; the manufac-
turers of such goods report their business as be-
ing first rate, with all the orders that they can
fill. Generally speaking, however, shoe BUSH
ness is depressed, and below an average.
c. D. Dewitt, the past season, raised 200
bushels of wheat, oil bushels oats and peas,
1914 bushels oats, and 1910 bushels potatoes at
Presque Isle.
A. w. Daggett of Bangor has leased the
Dwinel mills in ,Oldtown, for the season, and
will employ over 100 men in the manufacture
OF boards. laths, clapboards and shingles.
j. L. Coughlin is driving business at his fac
tory, near Vests Mills. He is now employing
nine men, and during the coming summer will
employ from twelve to fifteen. He expects to
manufacture 80, 900 dozen shoe knife handles,
100000 slaves; and when working at his regu-
lar business, which is thread spool manufactur-
ing, will turn about 200 gross per day. The fac
tory annually consumes 400 cords of birch and
poplar. .4s
Statement of the products of American fish
cries in the District of Castine during the year
ending Dec 81, 1874, as returned to the chief of
"Bureau of Statistics" in January, 1875: Cod
fish, cured, $4,000 cwt., amounting to $115,0OO'
mackerel, cured, 10000 cwt., or 10000 barrels,
amounting to 100000; herring, cured, $4,000
cwt., or 1880 barrels, amounting to $4,000;
hake, paddock and pollock, cured, 10000 cwt.,
amounting to $4,000; CLAIMS, canned, cured
and fresh, 5000 barrels, amounting to $780, 900;
Holsters, canned and fresh, 100000 pounds,
amounting to $4,000; Goldfish, bake, paddock,
pollock, etc., fresh, 99S,OOO pounds. amounting
to $4S, 100; cod, hake, porey and herring oil,
$4,000 gallons, amounting to $4,000; lobster
and porgy chum, for manure, 600 tons, amount:
ing to $4,000. Total, $41O, 100.
Burnham is to have cheese factory. with a
capital stock of $780, 1t will be in running
order by june
The Portland daily press., 1875-02-13

IMPORTANT TO INSURERS entire COM
munity are interested in anything pertaining to
the integrity of, and the successful administra-
ton of Fire Insurance Companies. The great
fires in Chicago and Boston taught lesson of
great Importance to policy-holders which should
not be forgotten, relative to security in 1re IN
surance.
The Continental Insurance Company OF Neao
York has recently accepted and Incorporated
into their policies and renewals the provisions
of law of the state of New York, passed in
April last, to provide against extraordinary
conhagratons, and for the creation OF safety
fund, by which the stockholders can receive
only seven per cent. upon its capital and bet
earnings, until such earnings are at least equal
in amount to the capital; this is set apart for
the greater protection of the insured; one half
of these earnings, in addition to the capital is
thereby made available without delay. for the
payment of losses by any great confiagration,
while the other half is held by the law sacred
TO the protection of policy holders not involved
in such conf1agration, and is to be used as a
basis for the formation of new capital, should
the extent of the losses be such as to require
this action.
This additional safeguard so favorable to the
policy holders is an inducement to those who
want frst-cldsS protection against loss by fire,
to insure with this old and reliable Company.
1t will be seen by the statement OF this Com
pany, in our columns, that it is one OF the
strongest IN this country, its cash assets being
81, 6O0,00O.00 and is represented at the old
agency of w. d. Little & Co.
The Portland daily press., 1875-02-13

THE SToRM.-The snow storm which turned
to rain here Thursday was severe storm along
the line of the Grand Trunk. Passengers from
Montreal who should have arrived here Thurs
day afternoon did rot arrive until yesterday
afternoon, and late at that. At Bethel
over foot of snow fell, and the high wind
which prevailed yesterday piled it up IN all
directions. At Island Pond there was a much
heavier fall, and at Montreal it showed all day
Thursday, and was showing and blowing hard
at noon yesterday. There has been no rain and
the snow is badly drifted. The train from
Montreal to Island Pond did not arrive in time
to connect with the train to this city. There
was not particle of snow the other side OF
Danville Junction on the line of the Grand
Trunk,
The Portland daily press., 1875-02-13
Arrival of the Brig Machias.

The brig Machias, Capt. Bartlett, of this port,
for which considerable anxiety has been felt,
arrived here Thursday uight. The following is
the captains statement on file at the Mer-
chants Exchange: We had very fair weather
up to Cape Hatteras, but from there to Cape
Cod heavy weather. Did not make the Cape
but made South Shoal Light Ship last Sunday,
and on Monday took heavy northeast snow
storm, and ran for Cape Elizabeth Lights, but
did not get hold of them, and on Tuesday the
wind chopped in to the north and increased to
a gale, and the brig was hove to under reefed
main staysal, during which the vessel iced up
badly, covering decks with two feet of ice. We
shipped several seas, stove forward house, filled
the cabin several times, and could not cook
food but lived on canned provisions chiefly, the
crew having been taken aft into the cabin.
Wednesday, found by observations that the
vessel had been blown to lat. AZ. 40 and long.
&c. %, as the captain made every effort to hang
to the windward. Towards night the wea ther
somewhat moderated and the captain was able
to relieve the vessel of ice sufficient to make
her manageable. He bore up for Cape Eliza
beth again. and at six o'clock Thursday morn
ing, when within about forty miles of the Cape
a thick snow storm from the south southeast
shut down and continued heavy, the vessel rum
ming under lowered topsai, till IL o'clock m
the captain judging himself then very near the
Cape. The vessel was hove to and headed
southwest till about half past five p M, when
the clouds lifted and Rchmonds Island bore
northwest about half a mile. Wore ship and
run for Cape Lights, which were made only
about a mile distant, sea running very high and
ship laboring heavy under lower topsail. Car.
ried topmast backstays, the sea at the time
making clean breach over the vessel, during
which made Portland Head Light half mile
distant Came to anchor under the breakwa
ter about 9 p. m.
Great credit is due to Capt. Bartlett for his
excellent management of the vessel the whole
voyage, especially in entering this harbor sucf
night as Thursday night was, without pilot
The Portland daily press., 1875-02-13

THE MUsEUM-This afternoon and evening
afford the last opportunities to see the erea.
spectacular play of "After Dark" as Lied
Astray" will be put upon the boards MONDAY
Undoubtedly the house will be crowded az Dotn
the matinee and the evening performance. Inc
matinee will begin at 2,3O Those who nave
not,,seen this play should take advantage OF tne
last chance. -.
The Portland daily press., 1875-02-13
Bowpo1N Co1LEeE.-The 2sth Annual Con.

BowDoIN CoLLEGE.-The 28th Annual Con-
vention of the Theta Delta Chi Fraternity was
held under the auspices of the Beta Chapter, at
the Metropolitan Hotel, New York, on the
third and fourth days of February, 1875. The
delegates appointed to represent the Bowdoin
Chapter were James NJ Boothby, William A.
Deering and Wilson Neyins The seventy
third annual catalogue of Bowdoin College
shows a total of two-hundred and forty seven
students, seventy-fve of whom are in the med
ical school, Twenty-six professors and tutors
constitute the faculty. 7d 4
Rev. DR.. Cheever has consented to deliver the
grafton, and Prof. HI. w. Longfellow the poem,
before the Alumni at the next commencement.
The Portland daily press., 1875-02-13

PATRONS OF HUsBANDRY-A Grange of
Patrons of Husbandry has been organized at
North Berwick, and the following officers We're
elected and installed Master, John A. Den.
nett; Overseer, F. o. johnson; Lecturer, John
Gray; Steward, George W. Gray; Assistant
Steward, Chester A. Hayes; Chaplain, Reuben
bennett; Treasurer, John johnson; Secretary,
William Emery; Gate Keeper, l.. H. Estes
Ceres. Mrs. Sarah Fl. Atwood; Pomona, Mrs.
Fannie E. johnson; Flora, Miss Sarah j. John
son; Stewardess, Mrs. George w. Gray. Name
of Grange, North Berwick.
The Portland daily press., 1875-02-13

A VOICE FROM A VETERAN.-A veteran of
the war of 1912 writes from Freeport making a
wa-m presentation of the claims of the soldiers
Of that time upon the gratitude of the country
and asking the favorable attention of the u s.
Senate to the bill granting pensions to the dis
abled heroes Of tho Second War of Indepen-
The Portland daily press., 1875-02-13

ARRIVAL OF THE GEORGE CRoMwELL.-ine
steamship George Cromwell, from New YORK,
arrived at this port at about half past twelve
o'clock this morning. She left New York wed
nesday night, taking the outside route. Dur
ing the storm of Thursday she lay in Holmes
Hole. The passage was very cold one but no
accident was met with. -l
The Portland daily press., 1875-02-13

BUSINESS ON THE SAco.-The business di-
rectory published in the Times shows a goodly
display of firms in the two cities of Saco and
Biddeford. The business men of those places
evidently know the value and necessity of max
ing themselves known. The directory, which
is excellently arranged, is compiled by MIR. w.
H. Watson
The Portland daily press., 1875-02-13

A REDUCTION on the price If coal is in order
any time. Intelligence to this effect is always
gladly received by the public. more especially
during such severe weather as we have expert
enced the last four or five weeks We are led
to this train of thought by perusal of Jos. ID.
Poor & Bros advertisement in another col
umn. to which we not only direct the readers
critical attention, but also suggest giving that
firm liberal patronage for their willingness in
thus showing liberalty to others.
The Portland daily press., 1875-02-13
MISCELLANEOUS NOTICES.

F.O. BAILEY & Co. will sell at 10 o'clock
this morning at rooms 176 Fore street, a lot of
furniture, carpets, piano, &c.
At same time at Mart, on Plum street, new
and second hand sleighs, pungs, robes, harness
es, &c. !
AT "a D. M, corner Middle and Cross streets
by order of the assignee, fine stock of miliin-
cry and fancy goods. See auction column.
The Portland daily press., 1875-02-13
Superior Court.

FEBRUARY CIVIL TERM. 1s75-sYMoNDs, j., PRE-
SIDING.
FR1DAY-The cases assigned for to-day having
been settled and there being no more cases for trial
this term the jury discharged from further at
tendance until the first Tuesday in March.
The assignment of court cases wifi be made to-
morrow Saturday m orning at ten o'clock Members
of the bar interested in such cases are requested to
be present. --.-- ------.--
The Portland daily press., 1875-02-13
Municipal Court.

JUDGE MORRIS PRESIDING.
FRIDAY.-Cyrus Hanscomb. Search and seizure
Fined $50 with costs. Paid. Whhams.
Florence Mccarthy. Search and seizure. Fined
$50 with costs. Paid. bradpurys.
John Reardon Search and seizure. Fined $50
with costs. Appealed. Bradburys.
Bridget Turner. Intoxication. Thirty days.