The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-12-06
MAINE.
Penobscct Congregatienalists-T SSth
Annual Conference.


Annual Conference.
BANGOR, Dec. ,5.-The 5Sth annual session
of the Penobscot Congregational conference
was resumed this forenoon with devotional
exercises from 9 to 9.90 Topics for discussion
in the forenoon were first Chow are we to ex-
plain the wide spread religious indifference
that prevails in all communities" opened by
Rev. j. E. Adams and j. Alexander; second,
Are the churches and pastors responsible in
any degree for it?" opened by Professor f. B.
DEMO and Rev. @. B. Wather; third, "What
kind Of preaching and of Christian effort is
especially needed to induce more general at
tention to religious concerns?" opened by
Professor L. L. Paine and G. j. Ell. Ropes.
The claims of the Christian Mirror were set
forth by DR., Warren and endorsed by the con-
ference.
The committee reported as the time and
place of the annual meeting July 10, 1884, at
East orrington, and appointed Rev. J. Alex
ander, Dea. George and Rev. j. G. Adams,
committee of arrangements.
1t was voted to have special meeting in
Orono on the second Tuesday of January nez..
A vote of thanks was passed to the Ham
mond Street Society and the meeting closed
with the benediction by Rev. j. E. Adams.
The Alleged. Abduction Case.
Examination of W. Scott Nickerson for al
legged abduction was commenced in the police
court this forenoon.
Death of "A Prominent Lumberman.
MACHIAs, Dec. 5.-John Fox, aged 70, died
at Wesley yesterday. He had been in the
lumber business and was well known as an
hotel man for 30 years.
Death of a Centensarian.
BANGOR, Dec. 5.-Mrs Mary Young, who
celebrated her one hundredth birthday in this
city short time since, died to-day aged one
hundred years, three months and two days
Killed by Cars.
SANFORD, Dec. 5.-Chas. A. Hayes of Le-
banon while attempting to cross tho Portland
& Rochester Railroad at East Lebanon yester-
day, was struck by the midday train from
Portland and instantly killed. The accident
was caused by carelessness on the part of the
deceased.
AUBURN.
hearing was held before Judge Charles
Danforth of the Suprem eme Bench at Auburn
court house, Tuesday forenoon, on the ques-
ton of the legality of the taxation of certain
money taxed in the assessors books of the
city of Auburn against Seth P. Miller of the
late firm of Miller & Randall. The amount is
$4,000, the tax amounting to about $500, and
is deposited in the national shoe and leather
bank of Auburn awaiting distribution to cred
! itors of the late firm of Miller & Randall as
| the dividend of fifty per cent. or thereabout.
Seth 2. Miller contests the legality of the tax
alton. The question is entirely one of law.
| In the hearing before Judge Danforth, j. A.
Morrill,. Esq, appeared for Mr.. Miller and T.
Atwood, Esq, for the city. The decision of
Jndge Danforth has not been made public.
EMBDEN.
George Esmes of Embden, whose personal
| property was taken on an execution issued
against that town in favor of Mrs. N. Fl.
| Savage of Concord and sold at public auction.
has brought suits against Mrs. Savage and also
| against Sheriff Bickford of Somerset county.
| Mr.. EameS claims that the law is unconsti-
| tutional as his property can not thus be taken
| without due process Of law" He has engaged
| ]. J. Parlin, Esq, Of Anson. and Strout
| & Holmes of Portland, as bis attorneys,
and intends to have the law fully settled, as
| he says, by the Supreme Court of the United
| States, if necessary. These writs have just
| been served. These suits present legal phases
| of very great interest and Importance.
| BRDGToN.
VIM. Keizer of Bridgton was victimized to
| the extent of $3.50 on the Eastern railroad, be
tween Boston aud Chelsea, day or two ago
by two confidence men, one purporting to be o
custom house officer who stepped up to new.
ly made "frend" Of Keizer's and demanded
pay for goods lying in the bonded warehouse
and consigned to him. Keizer's 'friend'
pulled cut 81 900 bond, which of course the
officer could not change, but Mr.. Keizer very
obligingly Jeanne to the rescue, and, asking
how much the bill amounted to, handed ou
$780, the sum stated by the officer, and taking
the $1,000 bond, which he, of course though
genuine, in exchange. On reaching Chelsea
Keizer's "friend'' and the alleged custom
house officer left the train and have not beer
seen SINCE Before reaching the next station
Keizer came to the conclusion that he ha,
been made victim of sharpers, and left th
train and went back to Boston where he re
ported the case at the inspectors office.
DETROIT.
About week ago DIR. Chaplin of Lincoln
Mass. had a team stolen from him, and wor'
was sent to Officer Dow of Newport, that sus
picion rested OH a man named Alton G. Gum
mings of Detroit, and the day after Dow re
ceived word that Cummings had arrive
home with the team, and he arrested him an
recovered the team in the town of Burnham
telegraphed to DR. Chapip, who came to New
port and identified the man and team, and a
the parties left for Massachusetts on the Sur
day night train. Cummings once stole pai
of oxen and sold them in Bangor, but tn
matter was fixed up by his friends.
FRYEBURG.
Samuel Frye, who died at Fryeburg, age
"a years, last Sunday, was grandson of Ger
Joseph Frye, of distinguished memory, an
} the grantee of the town of Fryeburg. Samu'
was a member of the 11th Regiment Main
! Volunteers, in the war of the rebellion, and
pensioner fAom wounds received in battle. q