Daily Kennebec journal., 1879-05-09

aged and respected retired master mariner
died here ,h: morning, Il, nearly 30 years of
&c.
Masonic.
P"RrLANp, May :. T.lc Grand Lodge of
Masons CLOSED this morning. after granting
charters to Dccring lodge at Dcerng and
Granite lodge at West Paris. dispensation
to Naval lodge at kittcry. restoring charter
to Ocean lodge at Wells and receiving sur
render Of charter from Mount Hope lodge
Mount Tircm lodge. Waterford. was allowed
to remove to another part of the town.
Marine News.
Brig Flcetwing, from Cuba for Portland,
which put into Norfolk dismastcd, has dis
charged and was hauled on the railway for
repairs
Court Matters.
Motions for new trial in the ease of ChaS
Elias Prescott, convicted of murder of Harry
Williams, have been oyerrulcd in Superior
court and he will be sentenced this term.
Fire.
Rr'nMo>r. MAY :. The house l.. two
barns and outbuidings owned and occupied
by Barker Perry of Dresden Neck. were
burned at o'clock this morning, together
with the turl iturr. - tons of hay. farming
utensils. etc. The family narrowly escaped
with their lives. Loss s4.o0o: insured for
s3,ooo. \ defective tlur was the cause of
the fire
East Maine Methodist Conference.
Down, May :. In the East Maine Metho-
dist conference, to-day. "A communication was
read from DR.. Rust, ON Freedmen, ad. and
referred to committee.
Voted to request the Bishop To appoint the
conference for last week in MAY
B. :. Gerry of p.nobscot Free Baptist
Yearly Meeting, wa, introduced by the
Bishop, and presented greetings from that
body.
The class for the third wear remained back.
the examinations not being satisfactory. with /
permission to appear before the third and
fourth year committees next year.
j. X. Baker, Josiah Bean and Scldcn
Wentworth were located by request.
The next conference will be with Union
street church, Bangor.
This afternoon occurred the anniversary of
the Preachers Aid Society :. H. Bcalc
presided.
Addresses were made by Rev. Mcssrs.
cral others.
In the evening. the anniversary of the
Board of Church Extension. \. Prince pre-
siding.
Dexter Bank.
DEXrER, May :. Among the new discov
cries of the savings bank officers. in MIR.
Rarron's business transaction, are the follow
ing:
They found on the bank books. under date
of October %. lS77. two charges OF money
paid, viz: $500 to a Mrs. Craft, of Dover, /
on her deposit account. and S400 to David Il. |
Straw. Esq. of Guiliord, as loan on real
estate.
They found under date of Nov. II, 1871,
credits of money received from the same par
ties for the same amounts a, charged above. |
The regular November examination by the
Bank Examiner interviewed between these
dates.
Discovering that no such entries were made
by Mr.. Barrou on the deposit book held by
Mrs. Crafts, the bank off as were moved
TO investigate.
They now have the affidavit of Mrs. Crafts, /
that She drew no money and paid none the
dates named; and the affidavit, Of Straw, that
he never borrowed from or paid money to
Dexter saving. bank on the dates named or
any other.
1t is asserted that these fictitious charges
and credits were made by Mr. Barron. to tide
the bank over the November examinations,
the same being in connection with which the
alleged false oath was made.