The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-09-01
ITO the Associated Press
Flag Raising.

HARRINGTON, Aug. 3l.-A Tilden and Hen
bricks flag was raised here to-day. Addresses
were made by Hon. F. G. Butler and Hon. A.
Garcelon. Music by the Pennington Cornet
Band. Crowd about two hundred.
A Ship Launched.
BATH, Aug. 30.-There was launched to-day
1926 ions, named Adam NJ Simpson, aud own
ed by the builders, William Somers, Adam NJ.
Simpson, E c. Knight, j. S. Delbasar, Arthur
Oolburn, Joel Cook, j. B. Atkinson, and
Captain George Sumner of PHILADELPHIA, who
commands her.
Damaged by Fire.
The house OF William Psrshley was damaged
bg fire to the amouut of $500, last night. No
insurance.
Burglars Arrested.
Officer Perkins arrested IN South Card ner,
last night. Moses P. Went worth of Portland
and Thomas Wnodford of st. John, on charge
of breaking into a store at West Bath Some
of the goods were found on their persons
TIldeu aud Reform in watervlIle.
WATERvILLE, Aug. 81 "A Tilden and Re-
form meeting was held here last evening and
was addressed by Col. I. 7. Fellows of New
York and Hon. E. f. Pillsbury of Augusta.
Although but slightly advertised the meeting
was grand success, the Town Hall being
crowded. and hundreds being unable to gain
admission. After the meeting the speakers
and several prominent citizens were serenad-
ed.
The Union Mutual Life INSURANCE Com.
pany.
AUGUSTA, Aug. 31.-At the annual meeting
of the Union Mutual Life Insurance Co., held
in this city to-day, the following named gentle.
men were elected directors:
John E. Dewitt, David Sharp, Geo. G. Rand,
John P. Townsend, Edward R. Secomb, George
A. Myer, Eustace G. Fitz Asa. P Potter,
Thomas Dana and Joel Goldthwaite, all of
Boston, James W. Judd of New York and Jo-
s:ah HI. Drummond of Portland.
Attempted Rape.
BIDDEFoRD, Ang. 31.-Wilbur Gilbo,
Frenehman, took Ida Pepin out to sail in the
harbor and attempted to rape her. Ida dubbed
him in good shape and ran the boat ashore.
Gilbo was arrested, arraigned in the police
court, bound over and committed to jail.
Operatives Strike.
The York Manufacturing Co. having made
reduction of 10 per cent. on wages in some de-
P~A'AASneo, oohAAo VI tio oPCAoVifSS StTuCk All
the web Drawers lett the mills yesterday, and
some of the weavers and Wrappers. A portion
have returned and the rest will be likely to do
so.
Convention of Catholic Temperance So.
cietles.
BANGOR, Aug. 31.-The Catholic temperance
societies of the state held a convention here
to-day and formed state union. Six societies
were represented. A constitution was adopted
and the following officers elected:
Rev. E. insolvency, Bangor, President;
Patrick Kearns, Bangor, Thomas Malloy, To-
gus, w. A. McGlinchy, Calais, Vice Presi-
dents; E. j. Ferry, Bangor, Secretary; E.
Corners, Bangor, Treasurer; Edward Hoey,
TOgus, Sergeant-at-Arms.
The exercises closed in the evening with ad-
dresses in Norombega Hall by Fathers Nc
Sweeney aud Murphy and others.
Collision ON the Eastern Railroad.
NEwBURYPoRT., Mass, Aug. 31.-The MORN
ing Bangor train, consisting of six passenger
Gals, a baggage and mail car, collided with a
sp are engine one mile south of Newburyport at
30 o'clock this afternoon. Rails were torn
up, engine heads smashed The baggage car
on the Bangor train telescoped with the tender.
The only person hurt was Jno. Tague, who was
bruised about the head and had his left arm
badly torn. His injuries are dangerous. There
is no delay of trains.