The Portland daily press., 1883-12-29
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MAINE.
Fire i'm Gardiner.

0AhDlhEhS Lee. GA sl1ght hr6 occurred
early this morning in the stock house belong
ing to Richards & Co., at their paper mill on
Cobossee stream. The building was but
slightly damaged The loss on the contents.
consisting Of lime and rags, was $500, which
is fully covered by insurance. The fire was
caused by water getting into the lime
A Prisoner at Large.
BANGOR, Dec 28.-Charles Hutchinson, in
carcerated in the county jail in this city on a
charge of burglary in Odtown, escaped this
morning.
port.
BlDDEFoRD, Dec. 23.-Diphtheria is prevail
ing to an alarming extent in the northern part
of Kennebunkport Whole families are being
stricken down. Thomas Smith has lost four
children, all that he had, whose ages ranged
from to 10 years.
Maine Enyentsrs.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2S.-Amos e. Fisher of
Caribou, Arcostook county, Me-, has received
a patent on a saw filing machine.
Governor and Council.
AUGUSTA, Dec. 29.-The Council granted a
pardon I'd Joseph is. Patterson of Belfast, in
q strong petition in his favor, among the sigma
lures being the mayor of Belfast and County
attorney of Waldo. Patterson was sentenced
in 1881 for arson, he having set fire to a shanty
in which lived an old man, while on drunken
frolic At the time he turned round and aided
in putting out the fire. He is % years of age.
The Governor has appointed Councillors
Fessenden, Swasey and Hatch, under re-
solve of the last Legislature, as a committee of
the Executive Council to solicit proposals for
the location of the new insane hospital, to PRO
cure plans for the said hospital and estimate
the cost of the same, to consider the best
method for the State to adopt in its construc-
ton and any other matter lesitimately con-
nected Herewith and submit report upon
the whole matter to the next Legislature dur
ing the first week of its session.
The Governor has made the following nomi-
nations: Justices Of the Peace and Quorum
L. S. Moore of Limerick, George e. Howard
of Dovsr. Notary Public-A. w. Bradbury of
Portland
Judge L. A. Emery of Ellsworth, who ar
rived at the Bangor House, Wednesday
night, has just returned from a two months
trip to Europe. He spent his time principally
in London, Paris, Berlin, Dresden and CO.
logne. While IN London he passed most of
his time visiting the courts, Lord Chief JUS
tice Coleridge, whom Mr.. Emery had met at
dinner in this country, extending to him
many courtesies. Mrs. Emery and her two
children, together with her sister, are still at
Dresden, where they will remain for some
time. The children, boy and girl, are
studying the German language.
Mr.. A, E. Meigs, formerly of the Wing, has
severed his connection with the New Haven
Palladium and accepted the night editorship
of the Omaha Bee.
At the Bangor police station Thursday even
ing was a girl about fifteen years of age
Mary Lynch by name. 1t seems that she has
developed unusual talent for shoplifting.
Twenty dollars were missed from store and
the girl was suspected. She was taken into
custody and most of the money was found on
her person. She confessed having taken it,
aud also having taken money from several 9TH
er stores.
BowDoINHAM.
Kennebec Lodge, No. 42, x. OF P, was in
stituted at Bowdoinham Thursday evening by
Grand Chancellor NJ. S. Gibson and other
Grand officers, assisted by members of the or
der from Portland, Gorham, Buxton, Free
port, Gray. Bath, Richmond and Gardiner
The lodge starts with 81 charter members.
compased of leading men Of the town. G. G.
Brown is Chancellor Commander of the new
lodge. A fine oyster supper and collation. was
served in Grand Army Hall to about 200. A
new hall has been built for the lodge and will
be ready for occupancy next week.
BDDEFoRD.
A Biddeford gentleman found in his wood
shed recently dead weasel with his tongue
frozen to an axe blade. The axe had been
used in cutting beef in the morning, and the
animal, in attempting to secure piece of meat
which adhered to the blade, had singularly
met his death.
Mrs. Lydia A. Titcomb died suddenly OF
pneumonia at her home in Pennington,
Wednesday morning. Mrs. Titcomb was for
merly preceptress of Pennington Academy, a
cousin of the late Jacob and John s. @. Alb
bott and the mother of Mrs. Vaughan Abbott
of New York. She was lady of fine abilities
ana highly respected. Her age was about 80.
GUnFoRD.
The following is the verdict of the coroner's
| jury over the remains of the boy who died at
| Gailford on Monday last from exposure:
| "That said John Goulding came to his death
| by congestion of the lungs, caused by the me-
| glect of his parents, who were under the in
hueDce of intoxicating liquor; and in conse-
quence of said Carrie Goulding, the mother,
| giving said John GouldiDg, who was but sew
en- years OF age, quantity of Intoxicating
liquor to drink, so that said John Goulding be-
came under the influence of said liquor, and
| fell npon the floor in his chamber, and laid
there for the space of four hours, with no fire
| in his room, uncared for by his parents, so that
! he experienced such shock that he never re-
covered, and died at O'Clock on Monday
morning, December oath"
KITTERY,
| Post No. 80, G. A. R., recently instituted
! in Kittery, at meeting held on the evening Of
! December 26th, adopted the name of Edward
G. Parker Post, in token Of respect to the