The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-11-14

several smaller offices, together with a room
for the public library. The library project was
first started last winter aud has been so well
supported by the manufacturing firms and pri-
vate individuals that it will start out with over
one thousand volumes At recent town
meeting $4,000 additional was raised to fur
nish the building and to supply it with water,
steam and gas.
A man named Gushing hired horse Satur-
day, November 81, in Calais to go to Wesley
where he lived. Tuesday he was found dead
near Debee station on the n. B. railroad. The
team was found at Houlton. A coroner's jury
returned a verdict that the cause of death was
unknown,
The 50th anniversary of the marriage of Mr..
and Mrs. Asher Bassford was celebrated at
their residence in Calais ednesday evening
last.
At Otter Creek, in the town of Eden, Mon
day noon, Charles Hardison, workman in G.
J. Halls quarry, was injured by premature
discharge of a blast. DIR. Rogers was called, but
HardisOn's injuries are 80 severe it is not
thought he can survive. Hardison belongs in
franklin. He is 27 years of age, bas wife
and three children.
HALLowELL.
Fire broke out in the picker house of the
Hallowell cotton factory, few minutes after
cotton taking fire in the "opener," probably
from some foreign substance, such as piece
of steel or match running into the machine.
The flames went up through the cotton fue
into the room above, but most of the damoge
was confined to the cotton and betting in the
room where the fire started, the machine not
being much damaged.
NORWAY.
w. F. Foster, who hung himself Friday
night, and was cut down, died Sunday night.
Mr.. Foster had just recovered from an attack
of brain fever. Mr.. Fosters mother commit
ted suicide.
Last Friday afternoon the barn, stable and
carriage-house OF Alphonao Russell OF Otis
field were destroyed by fire, with about fifty
tons Of hay, his farming tools, carriages, etc.
The wind being favorable they succeeded in
saving the house. Abont o'clock, Saturday
afternoon, fire was discovered on the roof of
the furniture was saved. Loss about $4,000
with no insurance.
OLD ORCHARD.
A proposition has been made to sell the
Methodist campground at Old Orchard to the
New England Conference, of which Rev. Mr.
Mcdonald is president. This is a large organi-
zation and is now located at Douglass, Mass.
sAco.
A curious mistake has been made in setting
the weather vane on the spire of the new Free
Baptist Church on Cults avenue, Saco. The
cardinal points have been reversed from their
proper positions, the north point being where
the south ought to be aud the east where the
west is generally found The idea is decidedly
more original than changing the standard time,
but is not likely to be generally adopted.
SOUTH PARIS.
The National Bell Telephone Company will
unite the three villages of Paris Hill, South
Paris and Norway In one telephone exchange.
and give connection with Mechanic. Falls,
Lewiston and Portland if there are thirty sub
scrihers in the three places combined, who
wish to rent Instruments
The inhabitants of Paris Hill are rejoicing
in the possession of new town clock. 1t was
present from Hon. Hannibal Hamlin to the
town of Paris and is placed in the tower of the
factured by e. Howard & Co.. Of Boston.
YORK BEACH.
Numerous hotels are being erected and other
improvements are in progress at York Beach.
In addition to the Improvements on the Mar
shall House large hotel is being built be-
tween Hotel Bartlett anc the Sea Cottage; the
Sea Cottage is being raised aad enlarged, and
two large hotels and several private cottages
are in process of erection at Long Sands. A
chapel, for the accommodation of summer Wis
itors, is also talked Of
IN GENERAL.
The report of the com missioner of education
says that the school statistics of Maine show
an increase in receipts and expenditures and
in value OF school property, an improvement
in school houses, an advance in teachers
wages, larger enrolment of pupils, a consid-
erable increase of educational appliances, and
gain in the quality of the schools. There were
losses in the length of the school term and av-
erage attendance.
Charles Eugene Hamlin OF Bangor has been
chosen chorister of the Harvard class of '84.
Mr.. Hamlin is at present president of the
Pieran Sodality.
Governor Robie and staff have accepted the
invitation of the chairman of the committee on
the celebration of the evacuation of the city of
New York to attend the celebration of the day
in that city November 26th.