The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-12-31
Churchill, Portland; j. NJ. Burbank, Saco;


The legal profession has lost John w. Nc
Mahon, Eastport; Edward A. Chadwick, Gar
diner; Solyman Heath, Waterville; John H.
Williams, Portland; Edwin Smith, Warren;
Gen. W. X, Kimball, Paris; W. A. Blake Ban
gor.
The clergy have lost John E. Baxter, Saco;
Hobart Richardson, Portland; VIM. Tripp.
Harmony; Alfred Patterson, Exeter; John
Taggart, Phillips; Walter Foss, North Leeds;
Allen Barrows, East Sumner; Andrew d.
Goodwin, Farmington VIM. o. Grant, Bow
doinham; Paul G. Richmond, Fryeburg; Mar
Gus Wight, Scarboro'; VIM. R. Millett, West
Harpswell; iP. j. Caffrey, Waterville; Geo.
Webber, Kents Hill; Richard Price, Dexter;
Gilman Bacheller, Machiasport; James Fer
nald, Saco; Joshua Eaton, Bangor; S. w. Av-
cry, Lisbon Falls; Gershom Lord, Milo.
The medical profession lost p. Fl. Harding,
Ellsworth; Alexander Boothbay, who gained
no.oriety as an iteinerant blind doctor; Charles
X. Stinchield, Wayne; Tristram N. Hutchn-
son, Canton; Charles B. Mason, Brewer; A. P.
Pinkham, Skowhegan; f. r. Swasey Bucks
port; David Evans, Garland; Tssac Jacobs,
Dexter; james c. Boynton. Richmond; G. G.
Boyd, Monroe; Noah o. Parker, Fryeburg;
Henry L. X. Wiggin, Auburn; E. S. Young,
Washington; S. g. Stanley, Franklin; Solo
mon Lombard, Standish.
The newspaper and printing fraternity has
lost s. s. Smith of Bangor, Charles Holden of
formerly of the Argus; George V. Edes, the
Oldest printer in the state.
Among others, the following are the names
of few men who have died during the year
who have been members of the legislature or
held positions of trust and honor: Timothy
Chase, Bethel, noted mason; f. S. Clark,
Portland; Gen. Peleg Wadsworth, Hiram;
Joseph Chase, Newport; w. N Allen, U. s.
Navy; Major A. G. Hewey, Bath; Job Prince.
Turner; James o. McIntire. Parsonsfeld;
Aaron Hobert, Edmunds; Henry Small, East
Limington.
Seven persons have died at the age of 100
years or over, viz: Mrs. Hughes. Linneus, 100
years; Mrs. Campbell, Mexico, 100 years, 2
months; Mrs. Bubier, Maysville, over 100;
Mrs. McCurdy, Pembroke, 112; Mrs. Catharine
Bolton, Brooksville, 100 years, mos Gov.
Jos. Francis (Indian) no yrs; Mrs. Mary
Chadbourne, North Berwick, 1O1 years,
months.
During the year the names of Sc persons
have been obtained who died at ninety years of
age or over
Among the most prominent of the natives os
Maine who have died elsewhere are the follow
ing: Luthur G. Carter, formerly of Bethel;
Capt. R. w. Mullen, formerly of Vassalboro';
Jacob Chaplin, formerly of Portland; Col. D.
A. Buttertield formerly of jay; Geo. c. Wilde,
formerly of Hallowell; Rev. DR.. Collins, for
merly of Portland; Isaac Emery, formerly of
Buxton; j. s. Sayward, formerly of the Ban.
gor Whig and Kennebec journal; John w.
Dana, of Portland; Gen. Seth Eastman for
merly OF Brunswick; Joseph Harrod, formerly
OF Portland; Eliphalet Mott, formerly of Saco
The following is list of the soldiers of the
war of 1872 who have died: Samuel Crockett,
Abbot aged 80 years; Joseph Bemis, Frye
burg, So years Col. Jonas Farnsworth, Penn
broke, SS year; Nath. Mitchell, Richmond, 96
years; Capt Nimrod Kinds, Dover, 81 years;
John Gltehall, Marshfeld, go years; Capt
Joshua Downs, Bangor, 81 years; Richard Dole;
Weld, 81 years; Joshua B. Foster, So years,
Hugh Thompson, Camden, rs years.
RECORD OF CRIME.
Maine has had few shocking tragedies and
exhibitions of inhumanity the past year. The
following murders have taken place: Alfred
Spear, intoxicated, of Rockland attempted to
kill himself and wife. He succeeded in doing
the former. John Miller of Harps we'll shot and
killed his son Charles because he interfered to
rescue his mother from brutal assault of his
father. He was tried in Portland and sent to
state prison for life. Greenleaf f.. Tracy of
A.
Hiram Walton with whom he had been ON
terms of criminal intimacy, and then took his
own life. Anthony Bundy assaulted Mrs. Pen
ny of Portland with intent to kill and is now in
state prison. George Pangborn of Midway cut
off his wife's head with an ak. He was con-
victed and is now in the state prison. Nathaniel
Farnham of Sanford while drunk assaulted his
wife. Her brother attempted to protect her
and was so severely stabbed that he died. 1t
has been stated that John Gilman Of Fryeburg
killed an old man named Hoyt. Later reports
indicate that the man died from natural causes
and that Gilman does not live in Fryburg
The following are a few of the other crimes
committed: Hugh Smith of Buxton has been
convicted of manslaughter for keeping his in
sane wife in room where her limbs were
frozen. He is in Jail awaiting sentence. G. w.
Keith of Leeds is in Jail awaiting trial on the
charge of attempting to poison family by put
ting arsenic in the we'll. G. W. Drsko ESQ.,
editor of the Machias Union was savagely. and
at one time feared, fatally assaulted by man
named johnson, with an ak. He is recovering.
G. 81. Mayo was assaulted and robbed of 81, 500
at Pennington but no clue has been obtained to
the perpetrator of the deed John Evertson
of the National Soldiers Home has been sent
to state prison for embezzaling $4,000 of the
funds of the institution. Luther. d. Curtis
and another have been convicted of swindling
a life insurance company by presenting a
healthy applicant in the name of person who
has since died. The Winthrop National bank
and the savingsbank in the same building were
robbed the night of July %, of nearly all their
funds A portion of the funds were obtained
by compromising with the friends of the rob-
bers. The residence of R. T. ID. Melcher of
Brunswick was entered by robbers few nights
since and $64O stolen. They escaped.
During the year George Carson of Medway,
was covicted of the murder of one Rrawn dur
ing last year. He was sentenced for man
slaughter. McCausland of Guilford has been
convicted of arson and sentenced.
The total number number of attempted sui
cdes this year was 20 against IS last year. of
the 20 cases 81 were fatal.
LITERARY RECORD.
The following books have been written by
Maine people the past year: One Summer, by
Blanche Howard; Autumn Leaves, by Christie
Crust; History of Maine, by Rev. j. S. G
Abbott; History of Kennebunk, by Hon. E. E.
Bourne; The Asbury Twins, by Sophie May
History of Weld, by =; Selections for Read
ing and EIocution, by j. w. Keene; Railroad
Law, by Hon. E. f. Webb; Portland and
| Vicinity. by e. 81. Elwell and others. Several
volumes of Maine Reports have been issued.
DR.. Lapham of the Maine Farmer, has begun
the publication of a valuable quarterly entitled
"Mane Genealogist and Biographer."
The following newspaper changes have taken
place within the year: Messrs. Kilby & Wood
bury succeed Mr.. Moody as proprietors of the
| Somerset Reporter. Mr.. Keyes succeeds Mr..
Davis on the Pennington Chronicle. The
Oxford Register has been merged into the Nor.
| way Advertiser. Mr.. Carter retires. The Me.
chanic Falls Herald has been enlarged and has
been made the organ of the Reform Clubs.