Daily Kennebec journal., 1879-04-09
MAINE NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
A Call.

IohTLAND, hprll .. RtN. deO. n. LOCK-
wood Of Oxford has received call to become
pastor of the second Congregational church
at kennebunk
Appointment.
Geo. W. Muchmore of Kittery has been
appointed foreman of the blacksmiths in the
construction department Of the kittery navy
yard, vice Sanborn, deceased.
Associated Press.
The Associated Press of Maine met in
Portland this afternoon. Stanley r. Pulen
of the Portland Press was elected President; ;
John NJ. Adams of the Portland Argus.
Treasurer +. l.. Dingley of Lew iston Jour
nal, Secretary.
Poultry Association.
The Maine Poultry Association met here
this afternoon VIM. G. Davis of Portland
was elected President; Chas g. Harris, Sec
retary and Treasurer.
Good Templars.
LEWISTON, April y. The Grand Lodge of
Good Templars held an annual session here
Tuesday. A secret meeting of the order was
held this afternoon and praise meeting to-
night. 1t is understood that the Secretary
report will show go lodges, with $4,000
members, gain of 5000 IN the last four
years.
Sad Accident.
SACo, April 4. Jane Caron, the nine wears
old daughter of Thomas Caron of this city,
met with fearful accident yesterday after
noon. The mother left her with two Younger
children to look after the house. Noticing
the coal fire pretty low, the little girl
thought she would start it with kerosene.
She poured kerosene oil on to the hot Goals.
which ignted, communicated fire to her
clothing and she was so fearfully burned be-
fore she could extinguish the fire that she
died from the effects this morning about 3
O'Clock.
Marine News.
Capt. Jones and the crew of the schooner
Nellie Bell, who arrived at st. John on the
barque Brazil, Capt. Roach, from Dunkirk
via Delaware Breakwater, tell terrible story
of privation and suffering The Nellie Bell
was Ill tons, hailed from Wadoboro', and
was bound from Portland to New York with
a cargo of lumber. Capt. Jones reports as
follows: Left Portsmouth March Both, hav.
ing put in there few days out of Portland,
with wind light and variable. Early the next
morning, however, it had increased to vio-
lent hurricane. All sail but the foresail was
taken in. The pump was sounded and we
found the vessel wss making water. The
sails were blown away and the schooner con-
tinued to make water. She was filled up and
rolled over on her beam ends, carrying away
both masts, bowsprit and deck house When
she righted her deck was under water. For
the next ffty-two hours the crew suffered
greatly. Snow and hail fell April lst and
the sea washed continually over the wreck
All hands lashed themselves to the quarter
deck for safety. The weather next day was
more moderate. but a heavy sea was running
and the deck was breaking up. At ) p. NJ.
signal of distress was hoisted. A three
masted schooner passed withing two miles
without rendering assistance, but later the
British barque Brazil bore down on the wreck
anu tOOh VII tHc CItW All Htuus WcIt tupI-
oughly exhausted and of course saved moth
ing from the wreck. They were without
food or drink for two day.
Schooner Henrietta, of Saco, from Pensa-
cola for New York, with lumber, was aban-
doned at sea, having experienced hurricane
March 80. The captain and mate were in
jured the former seriously, by falling rig
ging. The crew were picked up and brought
to the Breakwater.
Schooner c. II. Martell reports she stove
boats and water casks and lost and split all
sails.
Schooner Charles f. HELLER, from Boston
Thomas and was sold at auction for $40.
The cargo was to be taken forward by schr.
Bowdoin.
Schooner James r. Pike, from Calais for
New York, was towed into Hyannis, the 9TH,
with loss of sail, boat and part of deck load.
In gale of 3lst.
Schooner Odell, Winslow, from Portland
for New York, put into Vineyard Haven, 9TH
inst, with loss of part of deck load of lumber,
boat and jbs, in gale of the 3lst.
Schooner William Tice, from Rockport for
Newburn, put into Vineyard Haven, the 4th,
with loss of jib and mainsal.
Brig Katahdin, Kimball, from Portland
for Matanzas, which went ashore at Winthrop
Head 3lst ult., was hauled off 9Th inst, and
towed to Boston to repair.
Schooner J. $. Ingraham, of Rockland,
vert ashore near the signal station, Sandy
Hook, 9th inst, but hoated off towards
evening.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
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