The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-08-30
sixth IIaine Regiment.

bO-NdJs Auout AVu Woiu pkooOhts 1hoy WOH .
escorted from the depot TO the hall by the
northern division of the G. A. R. and Lowell
Camp Sons of Veterans, 400 strong, with band.
A banquet was given them at noon. AT 4
o'clock they were escorted to the park where
the members of the G. A.. r. are holding mus
ter, and general review by the department
officers OF the G. A. R. took place. w. q.
Clayton was elected Commander for the ensu-
ing year. The next reunion will be held at
Bangor.
Pardon of Sally Morrisey.
AusUsTA, Aug. 29.-Sally Morrisey of Port
land, now in the State prison, was pardoned by
the Governor and Council to-day She was in
dicted at the January term, 1879, for the muir
der of her infant child on the 17th of October,
1878. A demurrer was filed and overruled at
the Law teSm of 1879. The certificate Of de-
cision was issued Dec. IL, 1879. The case was
continued in the Superior Court until 1880,
when she was adjudged guilty of murder in
the second degree and sent to the State prison
for life. A petition for her pardon was pre-
sented to Gov. Plalsted In 1881, and in Novem-
Der, 1882, leave TO withdraw was granted. A
second petition was presented to Gov Roble
last July and it was granted to-day. Gen. G.
P. Mattocks appeared for the petitioner.
Drowned.
BANGOR, Aug. 29.-George Pendleton, stew
art of the steamer Mayfeld, was drowned this
years, lived in Islesboro and leaves wife an6
three children.
Fire in Calais.
CALAIS, Aug. ga building owned by Seth
M. Todd and occupied by w. FL. Harris, a
block maker, was burned this evening. Less
$500; no insurance.
Aa Open Letter.
AUGUST. Aug. 29.-The following open let
ter has beehsent to the Argus:
To the Editor Of the -4rgus, Portland, Ne:
In the Argus of this day there appears an
editorial entitled "a disgraced Cause" in
which occurs this sentence :-"The local papers
of Augusta report that during the encampment
of the militia the City Marshal of that city is
sued orders to the dealers in liquors therea-
bouts to refrain from selling intoxicating Ii
quors TO uniformed members OF the militia"
The New Age, edited by ex-Gov. Plaisted who
resides in Bangor, did, in its last issue, make
this charge, but no ather paper published in
this city has ever repeated it. / desire to in
form you that the statement is absolutely and
unqualifiedly false.
CHAs. 81. WAITE, City Marshal.
Reunion of the Sth, 9th, IIrh and 18th
Regiments.
AUGUSTA, Aug. 29.-The reunion of the 9Th,
OH Tf.y,5 ara rc.i. 49,
in this city today. It was fally attended, 800
veterans being preseua. The 10th Regiment
withdrew from the association. The associs-
-. A. EolI ant
Hon. J. S. Smith, Augusta; vice president. f.
A. Wood OF the 9th, G. w. Brown of the 9th,
G. B. Starbird of the 11th; secretary and
treasurer, Fl r. Hopkins, Augusta; execut i've
committee, Capt. Hillman Smith OF the Sth,
Adjt J. e. Shepard of the 9Th: F. T. Tabor of
the 11th. Ii was voted to shold their next re-
union at Lake Auburn the fourth Thursday
in August, 1884. The 9th, 9th, 11th and 10th
Regiments each met during the day and
elected regmental officers. In the evening
there was grand banquet In Granite Hall.
Maine Association Of Ex-Prisoners.
The Maine Association of ex.prisoners held
a meeting and elected the following officers;
President-Capt. j. o. Lord, of Biddeford.
Vice Presidents Geo. d. Bisbee, of Port
land, and A. B. Adams, of Wilton.
Secretary and Treasurer-Luther Bradford
of Woodford's Corner.
Directors-Gen. G. w, Tilden, of Hallowell,
Col. A. B. Farnum, of Bangor, Lieut.. d. l..
Warren, of Standisn, Col. A w. Wildes, of
SkowhegaD, and Capt e. f. Davies, of Cas-
tine.
1t was voted to hold their next reunion at
Castine on Aug. ID, 1874.
shaw's Interests in Maine.
BANGOR, Aug. 2a.-Mr. Leon T. Chamecin,
from the Office OF George f, Morse, of Boston,
attorney for Mr.. Wyman, assignee of the prop
erty of T. Shaw & Bros, has been to Aroos-
took comfy to pay the liens on bark. A prom
inent Aroostook county gentleman was to-day
asked if the liens had been paid. "Not all of
them," was the reply. "In the first place he
did not bring money enough. 1t has been rep
resented that the liens would all be paid, but
Mr.. Chamecin did not bring more than one
third enough money to pay all the liens. Be-
sides, there was a distinction made, for none OF
the liens in which Thaxter Shaw was interest
ed were paid" AS to whether the attachment
of the Maine creditors will hold before the az
sgnment, there still seems to be doubt. The
Chafee case, which is alluded to, only settles
the question go far as foreign creditors are con-
C6Eucus b0O ldI dS bhOy aAo OOhotihou hho 90
sgnment is valid, but as to the domestic credI-
tors there is no definite opinion. 1t is the opin-
ion of many able lawyers that the attachments
will hold.
From Exchanges.l
There are no forest fires of any account on
the east side of the upper Penobscot as yet, but
in the Pscataquis region several woods confa'
grations are reported raging. In the vicinity
of Calais there is heavy drouth, which, with
out rain, will soon become very serious Water
is getting low in the river, wells are falling and
fires are starting in the woods.
Howard Seymour, of Brooklyn, N. Y, q
summer guest at Seal Hsrbor, left Bar Harbor
Sunday evening for Seal Harbor alone in a
sail boat and has not since been heard from.
The oars of the boat have been picked up. il
is supposed she capsized in squall.
In 1873 when Herbert Tarbox, Of Hollis,
was IL years old he and playmate found @
turtle near brook in a meadow at Hollis. On
the shell OF this turtle Herbert cut in large,
clear letters the name of his playfellow, Abe
Hodgdon. They then let the turtle &c, and the
latter soon disappeared gin the brook. Last
May Herbert died of consumption at his home
in Hollis. On the day of the funeral turtle
came into the yard of Capt. Tarbox's house,
but attracted but little notice until II was
found that on the turtles back, still plainly to
be read, was the name Herbert had cut ten
years ago-Abe HedgdoD, The turtle stayed
about the yard several days, then disappeared
and has not been seen anywhere In that locali.
ty since.
At a session of the Governor and Council
Tuesday, the matter of appointing special con.
stables for the enforcement of the liquor law in
Lincoln and York counties came up. In the
case OF Lincoln county, no one appearing fol
the petitioners and no evidence being present
ed, the petitioners were given leave TO with
draw. In York county the petitioners were
also given leave to Withdraw.
A lew nights ago valuable horse belonging
to Samuel Smith, of EastoD, was taken from
| the stable by some person unknown, and head
| cd for the Lines" The horse, however, man
| aged to get away from his captors and returned
! home minus his bride, which was found the
| next day on Mars Hill.
Professor Lawrence Rolfe, OF Quincy, ILL.,, {
| graduate of Yale College, has been choser
| Principal of the Hallowell Classical and Scien
tific Academy. The term began yesterday.
| The trustees of the Penobscot Central Agri
cultural Society have decided to change tn,
time of holding their fair to September 27tl
| and 28th, instead of Oct. I'd and 3D.
| The New York board of aldermen toda,
voted the freedom Of the city to the French
| representatives to the Boston exposition.