The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-11-23
MAINE.
Bowdoin College Junior and Sophomore
Elections.

Especial Despatch to the Press.]
BRUNSWICK, Nov. 22.-The Junior and So
phomore classes held meetings this evening,
and chose officers for the ensuing year as fol-
lows:
JUNIOR OFFICERS
President-L. B. Folsom.
Vice President-R. S. French.
Mayshal-J. G. Hail.
Orator.. A. Peters.
Poet-W. r. Butler
Odist-E. w. Freeman.
Chaplain-M. FL. Purington.
Curator-H. N. Sherman
Sec. and Treas.-d. l.. Lunt.
Committee of Arrangements-N. B. Ford,
W. 2. Neatly, A. W. Rogers
SOPHOMORE OFFICERS.
Marshal-P. A. Knight
President-G. NJ Norris.
Vice President-A. M Hutchins.
Elegist-J. 81. Davis.
Panegyrist-W. Fl. Stackpole.
Odst-W. W. Kilgore.
Historian #. L. Smith.
Sec. and Treas.-H. l.. Taylor.
Committee of Arrangements-C. a. Davis,
e. e. Rideout, S. W. Horn.
Probable Suicide.
(To the Associated Press)
BANGOR, Nov. 22.- The body of a man
partly suspended by rope attached to bough
of tree, was found today by lumbermen on
Ebeeme Mountain, Piscataquis county. They
judged he had been dead several days, and is
supposed to be the body of John Kendall, 80
years old, who recently made his home in
Milo. Appearances indicate suicide.
The Free Baptisfs l2ih Annual Meeting
of the Maine Home Mission Society.
AUGUSTA. Nov. %.
The twelfth annual meeting of the Maine
Free Baptist Home Missonar7 Society COM
menced in the Free Baptist church, Augusta,
Wednesday evening Rev. r. E. Dawson of
Biddeford delivered the annual sermon, tax
ing for his text Kings 3: 16, IT, "And he
said, thus saith the Lord, make this valley full
Of bitches. For thus saith the Lord ye shall
not see wind, neither shall ye see rain; yet that
valley shall be filed with water that he may
drink, both ye and your cattle and your
beasts
Today was the second and closing day. The
following officers were elected for the ensuing
year:
President Rev. F. H. White, Bath.
Vice Presidents-C. f. Penney, Augusta; j..
j. Hall, Auburn.
Corresponding secretary-J. NJ. Lowdep,
Portland.
Recording Secretary-F. e. Dawson, Bidde-
ford.
Treasurer-RufGs Deering, Portland.
The executive committee are the officers
above named and the following additional
members: Rev. R. Howard, Bangor, S. D.
Wade and S. NJ. Cook, the Natter to be auditor
The report Of the treasurer shows n churches
contributed to the support of the society the
past year at rate of 81 cents for each mem
ber. Total assets of the socisty, $4,319; liabii-
ties, S777. Expenditures the past year, 1892;
receipts, $9S7.
The Governor and Council.
AUGUSTA, Nov. %. = The Governor and
Council will meet Wednesday, December 18th
They adjourned sine die, bat win be called to-
gether them
T0 Visit New York.
Among those of the Governors staff who
will be with him in New York on Evacuation
day are Adjutant General George L. Beal. Nor
way; Inspector General John T. Richards,
Gardiner; Surgeon General Augustus G. Ham
lin, Bangor; Judge Advocate General f. W.
Guptill, Saco; Colonels E. D. Patten, Bangor,
w. A. b Boolhby. Wateryille, A. B. Nealley,
Lewiston, and j. F. Hayden, Bath, and Major
R. T. Mcclellan, Portland. Their headquart-
ers will be at the Fifth Avenue Hotsl. Gov
eruors Butler Of Massachusetts,, Hale of New
Hampshire, and Barton of Vermont, with
their staffs, will DO there on that day.
Dedication of an Episcopal Church.
DAMARIscoTTA, Nov. %. - st. Andrews
church, a new edifice erected by the Episco-
palians, was consecrated today. Bishop
Neely of Portland, and the clergy OF various
parishes attended. The church was mainly
the gift of Charles P. Gardiner and his sister
of Boston. VIM. T. Glidden and John G.
Stetson, of Boston, are also among the donors,
and it is permanently endowed. Rev. H. r.
Pyne is the rector.
Postal Changes.
WA HINGToN, Nov. 22.-Changes in the
Maine postal Eservice are announced as fol
lows:
Route 10S, Augusta to Togus; leave Angus
ia daily, except Sundays, at 1915 q. m. and
4.15 p. M, arrive at Togus by 11.15 a. m and
BIB p M. leave Togus daily, except Sundays,
at S.15 a. m. aad l5 p. M; arrive at Augusta
by 9.15 a. m. and 3.15 p m.
Route 252, Fort Kent to Saint Francis leave
Fort Kent Thursdays at a. m.; arrive al
Saint Francis by II M; leave Saint Francis
Thursdays at 8 p. M. arrive at Fort Kent by
7 p. M
Fire ira Brunswick.
BRUNSWICK, Nov. pa barn with about %
tons of hay at Middle Bay, owned by Israel
Simpson, was destroyed by fire last night
supposed incendiary.
AUGUSTA.
Hon. James G. Blaine, his son James and
daughters Margaret and Hattie left Augusta
Thursday morning for Washington, D. G..
where they will join Mrs Blaine, who has
already arrived at the National Capital
and will take up their residence for the winter
at one the of the leading hotels. Mr.. Blaine,
house in Augusta will remain closed during
the winter.
Mr.. Emmons Blaine has been appointed di
vision freight agent OF the Northern Iowa di.
vision and branches of the Chicago & North
western Railroad, including the southeastern
branch of the Dakota division between
Iroquois and Herwarden, with headquarters al
Eagle Grant, Iowa.
BANGOR.
The first freight to come over the as yet un-
completed Shore Line Railroad was brought il
tn Ranoor Wednasdav TT consstad nf 100 ON