The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-03-26
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MAINE.


SKowHEGAN, March 25.-The dwelling house
owned and occupe by Luke Shattuck OF this place,
was burned last nigh. Loss about $500; fully nsur-
ed. Furniture saved. Cause unknown.
Death of n Prominent Citizen Of Belfast
BELFAST, March 25-Hon. janis T. White,
President Of the Belfast National Bank and for over
half century prominent business man here, died
this morning after brief illness, aged 49, He has
been Mayor and Senator and was highly respected
and esteemed
Inauguration of Mayor Nash
AUGUSTA March 25.-MaS or Nash delived his an
nual address to the Board of Aldermen this after
noon. The resources of the city are given at $685.
6si 27 liabilities S347 $780, total balance against the
city 1878 10 1t is further stated that the city is
in better condition financially than ever before.
The amount paid on account of schools has been $40
625!6 of which $165 s44S was in the village district
and 3,04O IS in the % suburban districts. The
pairs OF highways and permanent improvements on
the same have cost S9,OO64s the police department
$3.50 49, fire department S9,292 26, of which $500
was for new steamer, for support OF the poor ST.
06ls6.
The Lewiston Homicide.
LEWISTON, March 25-The inquest over the boiy
Of George Morton was continued today. The post
mortem shows death resulted from injury in the al
fay The case is postponed in hopes the single wit
ness OF the ARRAY will be found.
Sandy River Railroad.
The directors of the Sandy River Railroad Co. met
the railroad commissioners at the Dewitt House to-
day and showed that the road is entitled to char
ter, all the provisions of the law having been COM
piled with.
Post Office Krokcn Into.
BANGOR, March 25.-Parties broke into the post
Office and store occupied by Fogg & Halish, at VIM
terport, Monday night, but failed to obtain much
money.
The Greenback Vote in OIdfOwn Reduced
One-Half.
The annual election at Oldtown Monday excited
much interest, it being the home of Smith, the late
Greenbaek candidate for Governor. A Republican
Moderator. Town Clerk and Treasurer were elected
but the latter declined and Greenbacker was chos
en-. Greenback Democratic candidates for Select
men, School Committee aud Collector were elected
after sharp struggle. A test vote taken on Select
men resulted in 247 to $50, Greenback majority o.
6s, which is great reduction from the majority Of
23S of last fall. The vote considerably ess but
the Republican falling off was only 81, against a
GreeDback decrease Of 2O5, or nearly one-baf.
Public Requests by a Castine Man.
BOSTON, March 25.-The will of the late Samuel
Adams of Castine. Maine. probated in Suffolk coun
ty, contains the following public requests: To thu
Trinitarian Sabbath school of Casine, $500, the To-
come of which to be used for the purchase of good
| Sabbath school books; to tie Trinarian Society o.
Castne, $1,000, the income of which is to be applied
in teaching that Christ is very God. and one witt
the Father and Holy Spirit; to the American Board
of Commissioners Tor Foreign Missions, $500; tt
the Maine Congregational Charitable Society, $1,000
to the Maine Missionary Society. $1,000; to thu
| American Missionary Association OF New York city
for charitable purposes, $500; to the Seamen'
Friend Society, New York, $500; to the American
Bible Society of New York, 500; to the Bapgo
Theological Seminary, Bangor, $1,000.