The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-02-07
MATTERS in MAINE.
Maine Teachers Association,

Maine Teachers Association.
LEWISTON, Feb. 5.-The Maine Teachers
Association completed its organization and
elected DR.. j. 81. Hanson of Waterville, Pres
ident; F. E. G. Robbins of Saccarappa, Secre-
A. Fl. Davis of Brunswick, Miss M. r. Billings
of Auburn, and Miss M. Fl. Smith of Bath, Elk
ecutive Council.
A Well Prisoner Pleads Guilty.
Keith, charged with poisoning the well OF
his neighbor Thomas in Leeds few weeks ago,
was arraigned today before the Supreme Court
and pleaded guilty.
Fire i'm saco.
BrDDEFoRD, Feb. 5.-The house OF Hiram
Wormwell in Saco was burned last night.
The family barely escaped with their lives.
Accident.
John Rand lost portion of one hand today.
A circular saw did the business
A Nuisance.
Early next week the Committee on Com
merce in the Legislature will hear the petition.
ers who ask to have the York Manufacturing
Co. prohibited from turning gas waste into the
Saco river. 1t is matter of great importance
to fishermen and ice men, and in sanitary
point of view every citizen is interested. May
or Warren has engaged Hon. John M. Good
win to appear before the committee and argue
the matter iu behalf of the city.
Sad Accident at Brunswick.
BRUNSWICK, Feb. eddie White, 5 years
of age, son of Prof. G. A. White, while sliding
down hill and across the railroad track this af.
ternoon, was struck by train and his head
was severed from his body. A signal was dis.
played at the crossing at the time to give warn.
ing of the coming trains, but the child proba.
bly, did not notice it or else did not understand
its meaning.
Coroner Gould held an inquest and the jury
returned the following verdict:
The jury find that the deceased, Charles E.
White, came to his death by being run over by
engine No. 81, of the Maine Central Railroad,
on Saturday, the 9Th day of February, A. D..
1876, and that the accident was caused by his
own thoughtlessness, and the jury further find
that no blame can be attached to the railroad
or any of its employers. They therefore fully
exonerate the said road.
The jury was of the unanimous opinion that
to avoid further accidents to persons and car
riages passing the crossing at Park Row, it is
essential to their safety that fagman should
be stationed at that crossing, to warn persons
passing when the cars are approaching the
street.
Delegates TO the Advisory Council.
BANGOR, Feb. 6-Hammond street church
Rev. S. P...Fay, pastor, will consider the letter
missive of Plymouth church, on Wednesday
evening next. 1t is expected to send a dele
gate.
Central Church voted this evening to send
Prof. Talcott as delegate to the advisory council
of Plymouth church. Rev. DR.. Field, the pas.
tor, will also attend.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-Postoffice changes
during the week:
Offices established-East Sebago, Cumber-
land county, Maine, John P. Fitch, postmas-
ter.
Postmasters appointed-Mrs. Ellen M. Piper
Dixmont, Penobscot county, Maine; James
Twombly, South Dover, Piscatsquis county
Maine.
Arrest ON Suspicion of Murder.
RocKLAND, Feb. Ga tramp giving the
name of John Ryan, who applied for lodgings
at the police station last night, answers nearly
do posSluiC W tuo utSCripuUu VI tuo p0L6ou
wanted for the murder of Moses B. Dickerson
at Amherst, Mass, Nov. %. Ryan says he
was born in Lower Canada, is twenty-five years
old, and has lived in Waltham, Mass, since
childhood, working on the canal between Alba
ny and Buffalo, summers, and at home winters
He says he was in Boston at the time of the
Amherst murder. Photograph will be taken
and sent to the Amherst authorities tomorrow
and Ryan will be detained till an answer is re.
ceiyed