The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-10-13

Az me6Jlug OF f1lRH Str66b Congregational
parish, held at the church vestry, Tuesday eve
| ming, e. r. Packard was chosen moderator.
| and W. A. Robinson clerk. On motion of
| John Pickard it was voted to concur with the
church in calling 10 the pastorate Rev. DIR.
Henry @. Westwood of Honesdale Penn. The
church voted to call Mr.. w. at a previous
meeting. Mr.. Pickard's motion was unani-
mously carried by rising vote. A salary of
! $1,000 and the use of the parsonage were vot.
| ed DR.. Westwood. 1t was also voted to pay
| the expense of moving DIR. Westwood's family,
household effects and library from Pennsylva-
MIA TO Auburn.
BAR HARBoR.
| Lewis n. Connors, who eloped with Miss
Hamor of Bar Harbor, is said to be in Boston,
where he intends to remain during the winter
| BANGOR.
Mr.. Joseph H. Hayes formerly of Bangor,
| arrived home from Deadwood, d. T., Wednes-
day. after san absence of q years. He left
Bangor in November, 1857, in the bark Golden
Rocket. Capt. Pendleton, for San Francisco,
GAL There was company of some thirty or
forty men and women on board the Golden
Rocket, all bound for the Gland of gold'' to
better their fortunes The passage occupied
50 days. From California Mr.. Hayes went to
Virginia City, New, to Deadwood. D. T., Ari-
zona, Wyoming, Montana and British Colum-
bia. He engaged in various kinds of busin ess,
prominent among them mining and cattle
raising. He was quite successful in the latter
business, but met with some heavy reverses
| while in the saloon business in Deadwood last
June, losing one valuable building BY fire and
two by the great floods. He intends to return
to the West.
A little child of jackson and Charlotte
Dodge, two years old, one day last week fell
backward into the fire, burning her quite bad
y. Her little sister six years old, took her out
before calling for help
The wooden mill of Messrs. S. P. Brown &
Co., during the last week Of Sep tember, manu-
factured $4,000 yards of cloth, " hich was the
largest weeks work ever done there The
average number of yards manufactured per
week is about %, 900 yards. This mill is H.
set QUE and is now running on full time.
EDEs FALLS.
Edes Falls has built large and handsome
schoolhonse, at cost of about $780, The
and the master carpenter Mr.. Akers of the
same place. 1t will soon be ready for use.
FALMOUTH.
While Mr.. T. Sayward's double horse team
heavily loaded with shocks was at the station
of the M G. r. R. yesterday morning, the
horse took fright from car which was being
placed to be loaded and ran down steep en-
bankment some sixteen feet high. demolishing
several rods of fence, breaking the cart and
cutting one of the horses fearfully two gashes
being over foot in length each. Mr.. Sayward
lives in Windham.
Nathaniel Whidden, an aged citizen at
tempted suicide by cutting his throat, the 9TH
or day. Cause, mental dispondencY. 1t is
thought he will recover
LEWISTON.
Col. e. Ham died Friday at the age of SO
years. Col. Ham won his title as Colonel in
the Maine militia at the time when the annual
musters were held in the town of Greene. He
has been honored by his fellow citizens in
various ways. In the days when Lewiston ID
was town he was one of the selectmen of the
town for many years.
The Ossipee Valley Musical Association have
just issued their general programme for their
annual convention, to be held in Limerick the
10th, 18th, 18th and 18th insts. Among the
many good things promised are Chandler's
orchestra and Mrs. c. X. Hawes, soprano, of
Portland, with Prof. L. o. Emerson of Boston
as director.
MEDwAY.
Col. j. F. Twitchell, formerly of Medway,
who went to Dunkin City, Cal, last spring,
has returned and will make Maine his home
He says that his experience teaches him that
there is no State in the Union like Maine, and
he advises all the yenng men to stick to the
old Pine Tree State.
NEW SHARON.
A young son of Mr.. Geo. B. Davis Of New
Sharon had one of his legs amputated at the
body Sunday. He went into the water last
spring, and took cold, which settled in his
limbs. He has been great sufferer. He
stood the operation WE'LL and it is hoped be
will now recover
The Mousam Manufacturing Company have
begun operations in their new leather-board
mill in Poland, on the site of the old Hackett
10 nm fha f1a Aod~
pany's mill is 1888 feet long and one story high
Eight beaters will be run. Five are at work.
Tho Anlll VIII give employment TO 20 men.
The company has invested about $4,000 in
the enterprise. Leatherboard will bs MAJ o
of leather scraps and rags. The Grand Trunk
Railway is building side track for the mill
sEBEC.
William Harrison, Esq, of Minneapolis, a
former resident of Sebec, has sent $100 to
Sanford Towne, the man whose cattle were
poisoned short time SINCE This money, to-
gether with what has already been contributed
by neighbors, will about cover the loss.
sTARRs.
The Duley family of Starks has an interest
ing and somewhat remarkable history. Tue
golden wedding of the parents was recently
celebrated at Starks, at which all their chill
dren, eight in number, were present. coming
long distances from various parts of the Union
for the purpose. Not death has occurred in
Bile parents are respectively 73 and 72 years of
age and enjoy excellent health as do all the
children, as may be inferred from the general
avoirdupos OF the ten which aggregate 1856
or trife over IT'S pounds each. The children
consist of three sons and Eve daughters
wATERvILLE.
The steam heating of Coburn Classic al In
stitute, Waterville, has been awarded to Wal.
worth & Co., Boston, for $4,000. There were
three other bids, the highest being Sc, 5,34O. The
building is entirely covered in. 1t has been
decide to dispose of the old bell and procure
new one.
IN GENERAL.
By recent generous donation from the
family of the late Milton P. Braman, d. D., of
DanFers, Mass. a valuable addition has been
made to the library of the Theological Semin.
ary and also to the library of the Young Mems
Christian Association of Bangor.
Hon. L. A. Emery was sworn in as associate
Justice of the Supreme Court, Wednesday
night, IN Bangor. before Executive Councillors
Bolster and Hatch. He returned to Ellsworth
Thursday, where he is holding court in place
of Judge Libbey
Two new Oranges have been organized in
Washington county by. Worthy Sta Deputy,
O. M. Freeman, one at Harrington, with 25
charter members, another at Cherrytie Id with
80 charter members.
CUSTOMS DISTRICTS.
The Recommendation 10 be Suggested
by Secretary F0Iger.