The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-07-02
MAINE.
Fire in Castine.

Fire in Castine.
! CAsTINE, July 1.-Grays tin shop in this
| place was partially burned this morning. The
damage to the building was slight. Loss on
| goods and tools from $500 to $1,000.
Fire on Schooner. =
| RocKLAND, July 1.-The schooner d. B.
Everett Of this city, lying at Spears wharf
took fire from a kettle of pitch heating in the
| forward cabin, this afternoon, and before the
| fire could be extinguished her house was
ruined, mainsail burned and other damage
done. Loss about SEQ: no insurance.
York County Greenback Convention.
ALFRED, June 1.-The Greenback county
convention met here today, 1853 members being
present. Z. L. Moody of York was chosen
| chairman.
The following county ticket was nomin-
ated.
Senators-John @. bennett of Biddeford,
Ira F. Libby of Limerick, and d. A. Hill of
Kittery.
Treasurer-Charles A. Mute of Parsons
field.
County Commissioner-Bracke Hall of
North Berwick.
Clerk of Courts-G. F. Dearborn of Parsons
field.
IH0 county cOHlHllttee was reuuceu W I'LL
members.
VIM, Emery, chairman of the committee on
resolutions, reported resolutions endorsing the
state platform and state and county nominees.
Alexander Troup of Connecticut, and J. 7.
Alexander addressed the convention.
Sagadahoc Association Shoot.
BATH, July 1.-The second shoot of the Sag
adahoc Association for the Protection of Fish
and Game, came off at the Riding Park this
afternoon. The following is the score, Gard
rotary trap, Bogardus rules: Minott 5, Green
leaf 7, c. Cloud 10, Leighton 9, Malay 5, Card
2, York 6, Newell g. A. @. Cloud 8, j. Cloud
4, Brown 5, HI. B. Fisher 7, A. G. Williams s,
w. Williams 7, j. A. Fisher s, Knight 9.
The tie ON nine was shot off and won by
Leighton, who took second prize.
The sweepstakes prize, 3 balls, was won by
Butterfield, straight.
Serious Accident.
DAMARIsCoTTA, July flames Tobin, aged
about twenty, had his hip and leg broken, be-
sides sustaining other very severe injuries, by
bank caying in at the trotting park this after
noon.
The Dexter Savings Bank Again.
OEAIER, July Ia IeeUluS Ol tuo JULIUS
| men of the late cashier Barron with the trus-
tees of the Dexter Savings Bank, was held by
invitation today Mr.. Copeland, executor of
the Barron estate, also ON his bond, though in
| vited, was not present Sixteen bondsmen at
| tended. After a full consideration of the sit
| uation they, by unanimous vote, requested the
bank officers to procure an examination of the
accounts by an expert and a demand on
! the executor of the estate for whatever defal-
cation might be found. In this the bank Off
GERS concurred, and the examination will be
made.
Waterville Classical Institute.
VAUDEVILLE, July 1.-The Commencement
exercises of the Waterville Classical Institute
began this evening with an exhibition of the
middle classes. The exercises were very in
teresting and the church, which was tastefully
decorated, was thronged with graduates and
friends of the institution. This being the
semi-centennial anniversary it promises to be
of unusual interest, and will last through to-
morrow and next day.
The important features will be an address by
ex-Gov. Dingley; "reminiscences by Prof.
Mathews of Chicago, and Rev. G. A. Cow of
Michigan: poem by Miss Flagg of Chillcothe,
Mo-
The exercises close Thursday afternoon with
a reunion and dinner.