The Portland daily press., 1880-03-01

" AAAsAs'Ahbe, TOu. ACs-CoSSo DOule, Ten
years old, son of Geo. Soule at West Water
vile. was instantly killed yesterday by log
rolling upon him.
Gardiner Notes.
GARDINER, Feb. 28.-James Lawrence of
Pittston, who was thrown from a wagon and
severely injured, died this afternoon.
The petition of citizens to purchase the
Gardiner and Pittston toll bridge, which came
before the Legislature last week, caused great
excitement in this city, special trains carrying
large delegations of citizens, running to Au-
gusta. A second meeting Will be held this
week. If the bridge is made free almost the
entire eastern country trade which now goes to
Augusta will come to this city. The bridge
pays eighteen to twenty per cent. per annum.
Over million tons of ice. have thus far been
harvested in the Kennebec and adjacent
ponds. The present warm weather has seri-
ously interfered with the business The price
is steadily advancing.
At the Republican caucus, tonight, d. G..
Palmer, the present mayor, was 'renominated
by reclamation. A strong Blaine delegation
was elected to the district convention.
Pillsbury Wants $40 900 for His Charac-
ter.
AUGUSTA, Feb. 28.-E. F. Pillsbury, of the
Maine Standard has brought libel suit
against Sprague & Son, of the Kennebec Jour-
nal, for an article published in the latter paper
some four or five weeks since. The charge is
made for defamation of character and injury
to Pillsbury's business. The damages are
placed at $4,000, returnable to the April term
of the Superior Court of this county
In the article on which the suit is based, the
Journal called Pillsbury scoundrel and said
if he had his deserts he would be looking
through prison gates on account of his con-
nection with the great counting out frauds. 1t
also called him vile whelp, disgrace to the
bar, shame and reproach to the community
and loathsome ulcer upon the body polite.
An Ellsworth, Man Missing.
WENHAM, Mass, Feb. q. = Edward G..
Cakes, aged 26, who has wife in Belfast, and
belongs in Ellsworth, Me-, left his work in
this place some seven weeks ago, stating that
he was going to Beverly. Nothing has been
seen or heard from him since.
Postal Changes.
WASHINGTON, Feb 29.-Aqua Mills, An
droscoggin county, changed to Keenes Mills
Postmasters appointed: Asa P. Stetson, So
Hope, Knox county; Geo. B. Smith, Webster
Androscoggin county.
Especial despatch to the Press.]
Fifth Anniversary of the Lewiston Re-
form Club.
LEWISTON, Feb. 29.-The fifth anniversary
of the Lewiston Reform Club was celebrated
yesterday and to-day. Public meetings were
held in the hall of the club, Saturday from 10
to u in the forenoon and from to Al in the
afternoon. In the evening at Z o'clock, the
members of the club with their visiting breth-
rem assembled at the club room and formed in
line, headed by the Lewiston Band, marched
to the City Hall, where public meeting was
held from y to 10 o'clock. The spacious hall
was filled to overlooking, the platform being
occupied by the speakers of the evening and
the Mayor and City Council of Lewiston. At
ter few remarks from President Blake he
called upon the Mayor, and several members
of the City Council. Addresses were made by
a large number of reformed men, interspersed
with music by the band. At 10 o'clock re-
cess of twenty minutes was taken, after which
promenade concert took place. A quartette
of emancipated slaves furnished excellent mu-
sic during the evening. A praise meeting was
held from to 10 and public meeting from 10
to II O'Clock, in the club hall, to-day; public
meeting in the afternoon at City Hall, and
public meeting in the evening at their own
hail. which were addressed by members of re-
form clubs from different parts of the State.