The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-10-23
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MAINE.
Slight Fire in the YorkMills.

Slight Fire in the YOrkMlllS.
SPECIAL Despatch to the Pess.]
SAco, Oct. %. The fire departments Of both
cities were called to No. spinning room i'll
York Mills at 7.20 p. m. tonight. A large pull
ley making 225 revolutions per minute became
misplaced, producing friction md fire. NO
damage was DONE
Death OF Tobias Poberrs.
To the AssociatedP Press
bANsoR, Oct. 22.-Tobias Roberts, the first
notei Keetor and large property owner at Bar
Haroof' died sis morning. He was widely
known to the tra'>ling public.
The 35th annual session. of the Grand Divis-
ion of the Sons of Tempcraaee convened here
this evening. The session WIN be continued
through tomorrow.
Sudden Death
CHERRYFIELD, Oct. 22.-Mr. Georse Win
gate, well known and highly esteemed citi-
zen of this place, died suddenly on the wherf
at NIillbridge, after leaving the steamer Lew
iston today.
State Sunday School Convention.
FARMINToN, Oct. 22.-The eleventh an
nual convention of the Maine State Sabbath
School Association met at the M. K. church
last evening, Guy G. Goss of Bath, first Vice
President, in the chair. The meeting opened
with devotional exercises. Words of welcome
were spoken by Rev. r. Sanderson. The sub
ject, 'The True Place and Purpose of the
Sunday School, was discussed by r. Wood
bury Camp Meeting John Allen, Rev. Mr..
Nugent and others. The meeting at o'clock
opened with devotional exercises, after which
DIR. j. B. Severy gave short history of the
association, its objects, aims and results. The
subject, ''How to Make the Most of Teachers
Meetings" was opened by Rev. r. SanGerson
followed by Coz Eastman of Portland, G. 7
Fetch er of Augusta. At p. IN. an address
was delivered by Rev. Chas. Pope, on the sub
ject, "The Trend of the Sabbath Schools, y
followed by an address by Rev. w. Woodbury.
and an address by Rev. Mr.. Moore on the sub
iect GLOW to Study the Bible.' The weather
was fine and the attendance very good.
Third Trial of Jason Scribner for Muir
der.
AUGUSTA, Oct. 22.-The third trial of j asoll
P. Scribner, for murder, began here today On
May II, 1878, the prisoner made an assault
with spade upon his wife and children, two
of whom died from their injuries. He was
tried in the fall of 1878, the Indictment charg
ing him with the murder of his daughter. He
was found guilty of murder in the first degree
On the ground of an error in the indictment
exceptions were allowed and argued but no de-
cision has yet been reached. In the spring OF
1879, Scribner came up for second trial, the
Indictment charging him with the murder of
another child. AT this trial the jury disagreed.
The present trial is on the same Indictment
The day has been occupied in getting together
jury, and it now lacks one of being full.
Installation at Brunswick.
BRUNSWICK, Oct. %. Rev. William 2.
Fisher was tonight installed pastor of the Con-
gregational church. The programme was as
follows: Organ; reading the record of the
council; anthem; prayer and reading scriptures
by Rev. N. r. Richards of Bath; hymn; SER
mon by Rev. w. III. Fem of Portland; INSTALL
ing prayer by Rev. j. o. Fiske, d. D., of
Bath; charge to pastor by Rev. J. Torry,D. d.,
of Yarmouth, hymn; right hand of fellowship
by Rev. j. S. Dickerman of Lewiston; charge
to the people by Rev. Henry Hopkins of West
field, Mass; hymn; benediction by the pastor.
The floral decorations were elaborate and beau
tiful. The attendance was large.