The Portland daily press., 1883-09-29
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The Goth birthday anniversary of Mrs.
Eunice NJ YoaDss of Eitterg occurred on
Tuesday, and was celebrated by quite num-
ber of her neighbors, with other friends from
Maiden, Mass, who gathered at the old lady's
house and presented her with a beautiful and
valuable chair.
The Free Press says Thomaston family had
to send their washing seven miles away, into
Cushing last week. on account of the scarcity
of water.
The Times says quite large fleet of fisher
men were driven into Boothbay harbor, Monday
night, on account of the storm. A number OF
the vessels report good fares made up OF large
mackerel weighing from p to pounds, sixty
to sixty-five of them making barrel, for
which they get nineteen dollars.
The Journal says grand mass temperance
meeting is to be held at Johnson's Hall, Gsrdi-
ner. on Friday evening, October 9TH, at 7.3O
o'clock. Hon. Nelson Dingley, Jr., M. O., will
address the meeting, to be followed by Rev. I.
Luce and Rev. L. Bradley of Gardiner.
A Post of G. A. B. will be established at
Phillips by Assistant Adjutant General, D. I'll.
Holman. and Assistant Qnartermaster B. f,
Beal. TIE Post will contain twenty-five char
ter members.
The Chronicle says Charles Pratt of Carthage
drove moose from his corn field few days
ago. Mr.. Pratt says he was very large and had
very large antlers.
The Chronicle says that the late Mrs Josiah
Brown of Pennington left $500 for the Metho-
dist church at Pennington
In consequence of the death of his wife, Mr..
Hiram Kicker will not hold the proposed re-
ception at the Poland Spring House, compli-
mentary to Gov Robie, Gov. Butler and party.
A State encampment of the Sons of Veter-
ans will be called for October 9th at Auburn.
Col. Merrill will resign bis position at the head
of the Maine Division on account OF his recent
appointment as Commander-in-chief. Lieut.
al han Tr1 hi rsOCffr a fTfNrN ON
account of removal from the State. Both
positions will be filed by election.
A company has been organized at Turner
Centre for the building of butter manufac-
tory. The contract has been made for excavat-
ing the basement. 1t is expected that the
factory will go into operation this season.
A Rhode Island man purchased handsome
shipped them home. The trade was made for
$3.50 during State fair week. The horses were
bought of Joel Witherell OF Monmouth.
The mum ber of cases shipped the past week
from the Auburn shoe factories is 1109, against
1863 last week and 1880 for the corresponding
very light, undoubtedly because of the present
uneasiness in the leather market. The amount
of stock received has been lighter than for
many weeks, being only 24,843 pounds.
The following Maine papers will soon en-
large: Belfast Journal Maine Farmer, Home
Farm, ELLSWORTH American WatbEVilI6 Oouul-
mel and Lewiston Journal
Prison Inspectors Porter and Bean inspected
the Houlton jail Wednesday, and the Bangor
jail Thursday.
Rev. W. P. Bartlett OF Springfield, N. H.,
has accepted call to the pastorate of the Bap-
tist church in Ellsworth
The murder trial just ended at Houlton is
the first that has occurred in Aroostook county
since 1854.
Moses French with his horse power machine
has threshed 1000 bushels of grain this season.
Eugene Stanley at his mill at South Hiram,
over 5000 bushels, and at the steam threshing
mill at Freedom, 2.700 bushels have been
threshed, which is good yield of grain for the
Ossipee Valley region, not including Cornish.
A piece of iron, flying from a casting in the
foundry of the Water Power Machine shop,
at Bddeford, Monday, struck Philip Pinard,
an employe, and tore the left eye from its
socket
Dea James Rankins of Hiram, over so, died
Sept. 15, from the effects of burn or seal re-
ceiyed go years ago. After the amputatIon of
one of his limbs blood poison set in. He has
been worthy member of the Free Baptist
church and good citizen.
The Biddeford Times says that on Monday,
Sept. 24th. the Dyer library closed its first year
in Saco. During this time 81, ,478 books have
been loaned. Quite sum of money has also
| been realized from fines. One remarkable
Gnlng aDOub 1T, ana one tuaI certainly speaks W
| the credit of the management of the institu-
ton, is that during the existence of the library
| not one book has been lost. Both the librarians
| and also the janitor have done all in their
power to further the interests of the institution
and to accommodate the public, and their en-
deavors have been fully appreciated.
Mr.. Cotton Brown of Sangerville died re-
Gently at an advanced age, and left handsome
property which he had accumulated by an in.
dustrious and jaicious cultivation of the soil.
He left legacies to his relatives and several
church and benevolent organizations, but the
larger part to Mr.. Josiah Keene, his adopted
son. Capt a. T. Wade was executor of Mr.
Browns will, and the estate had, as was sup
posed, all been settled. One day Mr.. Keene
while everhauling some things about the house,
was astonished at finding box which con
tanned about one thousand dollars in gold
while between the leaves of book were found
bills amounting to about four thousand more
No one knew of the existence of this addi-
tional property, and Mr.. Keene could have
appropriated it to his own use and no one have
ever been the wiser for it. He promptly
turned over the whole amount to Capt. Wade
to be divided among the heirs as the law would