The Portland daily press., 1882-11-22
BY TELEGRAPH.
MAINE.
Additional Facts

Additional Facts.
AUGUSTA, Nov. 21.-The following are the facts
| about the fire at North Wayne Monday evening,
| concerning which erroneous statements were made
| in previous dispatches. The fire took place about
O'Clock Monday morning in the new. axe factory
! of the North Wayne Tool Co., on the upper dam,
| The fire probably proceeded from a stove in the
| tile chimney connecting with the grinding and
forging department. The loss is s1ooo insured.
| The axe and scythe factory of the same company
! on the lower dam was unDjured which will enable
them to fill all pressing demands for their tools
| without delay.
Brngur City Huft Damageu.
BANGOR Nov. 21.-A fire this morning at the
| City Hall building caught around the chimney be
| tween the aldermen's and common council rooms.
Damage by fire and water not heavy; covered by in
| surance.
The Spiritualists.
The Spiritualists of Maine met tod. " at the Pc
nobscot Exchange to consider the advisability of
| perfecting an organization of corporate body.
At recent meeting in Bucksport committee
was appointed to make arrangements for State
association of Spiaitualists. The committee were
report plans for the estab shment of such an as
sociation. The meeting to-day was called to order
by DR.. Lee Webster of Portland who stated that
Dr. Ware of Bucksport the chairman OF the previ-
GUS meeting, vas not present and called for nom
ination of some person to serve in that capacity.
Three ominees declined and the fourth, Alonzo
Colby of Bucksport, accepted and was declared
chairman pro TEN. The minutes of the previous
meeting were read The secretary, Mr.. Webster
read preamble setting forth the object of the
meeting, which was to establish organization If
thought necessary, and desired by many Spiritual
lists, Maine State Spiritual Temple Association
for the advancement of Spiritualistic ideas and
their general elevation and improvement as well as
for the practical benefits of adherents of the belief
Mr.. Webster stated that two of the committee ap-
pointed at Bucksport to make arrangements for the
formation of the society were not present. These
two members were Mr. Wardwell and DR.. Ware of
Bucksport. Mr. Webster, himself, was the re-
manning member The question to be decided was
whether the meetir would proceed to organize
State society or not
Mr.. Webster, Mr. Colby, DIR. Hall and Mrs. But
terfeld of Bradley spoke in favor State organizs-
ton; on the other hand DR.. B. d. Newcomb of
South Newburg and Mr. Chase of Newburg strong
ly opposed the formation State society. A full
hour was occupie by Messrs. Newcomb and Web
ster in discussing the merits of the case. The mo-
tion to reconsider the vote by which the committee
of three to arrange for the State organization was
appointed at Bucksport was lost. People from the
vicinity of Etna where the largest of the Spiritual
ist campmeetings are held, seemed to think that in
the State organization their society and its recent
erected temple would be swallowed up at least,
be hindered or oyershadowed and they stated there
was no need of State organization as the Etna
campmeeting answered all purposes.
On the other hand Webster and others contended
that the State organizations was necessary and that
it would be benef4 and help rather than a hind
erance ia the local societies. 1t finally voted to
organize regular corporate body, that is, form
legal body by act of incorporation and the conven
lion adjourned to meet again in three weeks.
The Last Trip.
v.vav Guy I0r R0cK-
land to-day, making her last trip on the Penobscot
river for this season.
Farmers Institute.
A Farmers Institute, under the auspices of the
Maine Board of Agric ulture and the Penobscot
Farmers Club, opened at City Hall this forenoon
The leading subject for the day was "How to Mar
ket the Crops of a Farm"
The forenoon session was opened by paper read
by Secretary Gilbert the relation of feeding 10
fertility, and discussions thereof
In the afternoon j. e. Shaw, secretary of the
Penobscot Farmers Club, read a paper on .'The
Profits of Feeding Hay and discussion followed
by Messrs. Cobb Of Androscoggin county and Har-
ris of Cumberland county. The following resolu-
tion was given an unanimous passage:
VIII reas, The laws of the State of Maine regard
ing the sale OF commercial fertilizers as they now
stand are, owing to the cost of analysis imperative
and IS virtually OF no account, therefore belt
sct snnety Fa, Faas we, tne % mempTs Of the Penob-
ly nece. sary that the legislature of S83 shall p
propriate sum OF money sufficient to establish an
lege at Orono, for the purpose of procuring and as
rtaining the true value of all superph osphate
guano anu commercial fertilizers offered fer sale in
the state.
An adjournment WAS made ELL evening
At the noon intermssion a picnic dinner was
served in Johnson's Hail.
Fell from a Wagon.
CALAIS, Nov. 21,-John c. Lundon, farmer
aged go years. fell from wagon tonight in Canton
bury, n, B., and had an arm broken and was inter
naliy injured.
Store Burned.
The store of James Corbett, of Milltosn, N. B..
was burned last night. Loss $500; insured $500.
The fire was accidental.
No Change.
AUGUSTA, Nov. 21.-There is no perceptible
change in the condition of Hon. Lot NJ Morrill,.
Highway Robbery.
BIDDEFoRD Nov 21.-A man named Berry be-
longing to Limington, is said to have been robbed
this afternoon while travelling on the Buxton road
No,particulars of he affair have been ascertained
yet.
Fire in Pittston.
GARDNER, Nov. 81. House stable and barn sit
uated in the southern part of Pittston owned by j.
b. Stevens was burned this Monday. Loss $1,000;
insured for $1,000 in the Etna companr Cause
unknown.
The Proposed Railroad Con solidation.
BosTox, Nov. 21.-A circular has been issued to
the stock and bondholders of the Eastern Railroad
by one of the stockholders, inviting cooperation in
eifeeting the lease of the road to the Boston &
Mi.