The Portland daily press., 1877-09-17
BY TELEGRAPH.
MAINE.
A swindling Concern in Auburn.

LEWISTON, Sept. 15.-The report in. the
Boston papers that r. G. Jewett s. Co., of
Auburn, have decamped, conveys wrong
George Campbell hired basement in Auburn,
and put up the sign of Rufus Jewett s. Co.
He obtained small consignments, but left be-
fore the drafts matured. r. @. Jewett is one
of our heaviest and most reliable commission
merchants in grain and -four, and should not
be COMPOUNDED with the party taking .he name
of Rufus Jewett & Co.
The party using their name opened here six
or eight weeks ago. He paid month in ad-
vance for the store, and at the expiration paid
for . second month, and referred delay in
receiving goods to the strikers. 1t appears he
sent circulars West, signed by r. Jewett & Co.,
soliciting consignments. He received two lots
of leather from Boston via-the Grand Trunk,
which in day or two were reshipped by the
Maine Central to Varney & Co., Boston, firm
that no one here has knowledge of. So far as
7 known no other goods ever came to them.
Before the drafts for the leather matured the
lessees of the store had left. Our officers had
attention called to the man, and have kept
with parties at night that he did not associate
with by day, and the night all left safe was
broken open in Bethel
Revival Meetings i'm Aroost ook.
FoRr FAIRFIELD. Sept i15.-The Young
Mems Christian Association revival meetings
opened here on the 10th instant, conducted by
President O. M. Bailey, Col. E. E. Shaw, Smith
of Portland, and others. Great interest is
manifested and good results have already been
obtained.
Dwelling House Burned.
BATH, Sept. 1.-THE house of Capt. Mitchell
Reed at Boothbay Harbor was destroyed by
fire this morning at o'clock. Furniture
saved. Loss $500.
Fire i'm Lewiston.
LEWISTON, Sept 15.-At half-past nine fire
was discovered in stable on the lot near Clark
& Kilbourne's drug store. 1t extended to two
other stables close by, thencesto tenement
house adjoining the drug store, on Lisbon
street. and four tenement brick house on
Park street. Clark & Harow's store was
damaged only by water. Stock was removed.
The tenement was destroyed, as we'll as the
three stables. The brick house took fire on
the roof and burned down to the first story.
One stable belonged to r. Henderson In this
a horse belonging to Peter Smith was burned
All the other property was owned by the Kill
bourne house. Their loss on wooden property
is $4,000; insured in Perham's agency $1,000
loss on brick building $500; insured for $1OOt
in the Western Assurance Co., Toronto, also q
policy in Dunlap & Jordan's agency Clark &
Harlow have $1,000 in the Milleitts' Pa, which
nearly covers the loss
Death of a Venerable Citizen of WinsIow.
WATERvILLE, Sept. 16.-Col. Reuben Hayes
Green died yesterday at his residence in
Winslow, aged "a years. Few men carry
/. through long exemplary life the universe
respect and esteem of all their friends and
acquaintance that has been accorded this
genial gentleman for almost half century Of
his residence in this vicinity. Col Green wal
born in Dover. N. H., August Goth, 1888, was
made a Mason in Saco Lodge in 1904, and was
the oldest Mason in New ENGLAND with one
exception. He was the son of Dr.. Ezra Green
who was born in Maiden, Mass, in 1746, gradu
ated at Harvard College, served through the
Revolutionary war as surgeon in the army and
navy, and died In Dover, N. H., in 1S47, agei
101.
The Il. e. N. A. Railroad Gauge Mar
rowed.
BANGOR, Sept. I6.-The entire line of the
y. 8 N. A. Railroad from Bangor to st. John
is now the same gauge as the Maine Central
The crew on the western extension reached
Carleton, N. B., Saturday afternoon. Super
lntendent Grams force reached and completed
the work in this city at quarter past six
Saturday afternoon. The Bangor & Piscataquis
narrowing was completed Friday. No acci.
dents occurred.
Postal Changes.
WARRINGTON, Sept 16.-Offices established
Maysville Centre, Aroostook county, Me-.
Edward Wiggiu, Jr., postmaster; Wylopitlock
Aroostook county, Me-, Seth iSpaulding, ipost
master
Postmasters appointed-Chas F. Willard,
Newcastle, Lincoln county, Me-; John A. Hub
bard, North Limington, York county, Me.