The Portland daily press., 1883-10-08

robbery.
Lincoln Comfy Fair.
DAMARIscoTTA, Oct. 6.-The Lincoln count
fair closed today. 1t has been the most success
full exhibition in every respect the society ha
every held and places it in good condition &
nancially.
In the free-for-all race Gray Nose of Gardi
ner won in three straight heats; best tim
1854.
| In the three-minute class Black Dick o
Alma won in three straight heats; best tim'
3.04.
Obseqsiies of thc Late Eaon. Caleb III. Aver
CORNISH, Oct. THE funeral services Of
the late Hon. Caleb r. Aver occurred at hi
residence here this afternoon and were largel,
attended by relatives and friends from wids
section of country. Committees from the sew
eral bars of York, Oxford and Cumberland
counties were in attendance.
Maine Cases ON the United states Supreme
Court a ocLet.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6.-Following are the
Maine cases upon the docket of the United
States Supreme Court, which opens Monday
October 9Th:
No. 5.-The Cumberland and Oxford Canal
| Corporation vs. the State of Maine. Appeal
/ from the Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.
No 251.--J. D. T sylor and Mary R. Hobbs,
executors, ETC., appellants vs.. Albert Bowker.
Maine G. G. y. s.
No. 5l9.-The Farmington Village Corpora
ton, plaintiff in error, VS.. Eben s. Pillsbury.
Maire c. G. U. S.
No. 771.-Dingley Bros, plaintiffs in error
lvide 772), vs. M. OIer & Co. Maine G. G. o.
No. 772--Oler & Co., plaintiffs in error
lyide 77l), VS.. Dingley Bros. Maine Q. G.
Miss Susan f. Drummond OF Bath sails for
Europe on the 10th.
| John Cauldicott of Bath killed skunk the
other night that weighed 40 pounds. he had
been sharing the pigs rations from the trough.
There are very few applicants for places on
the police force in Bath The sad fate of po-
liceman Lawrence makes the applicants timid.
There will be a dramatic contest at the
Catholic fair, to be held in Bath the 18th, 18th
aud 10Th of next month, between the members
of the society in Bath, who will present "Col-
leen Ba@p," and the gentlemen and ladies of
the Portland society who will present the
"Shaughraun"
The pay roll of the Douglass and Stewart
mines amount to about $4,000 month.
BREWER.
Water has been turned into the pipe which
crosses the Penobscot into Brewer and the
town is now supplied by the Holly system, a
privilege thoroughly appreciated by the citi-
zens.
John Orman Robbins of Belfast is 19 years
old, weighs 10 pounds, and is 264 inches high.
The Belfast Journal will be permanently en-
larged, beginning with the issue of October
9Th.
BANGOR.
Tho Roetop Hora1d sa1s - Co. A. -.
btion of cats TO be opened in horticultural
Hall iu that city next Wednesday, wild cat
of the Maltese breed, to be sent from Bangor,
is to be entered by Mr.. A. M. Robinson. 1t is
to be placed on exhibition in a small IRON
bound cage and will be kept apart from the
other cats.
John II. Mcdonald of Boston, a Young man
acting as selling agent flor a Boston dealer in
wriDgers, was sentenced to 60 days. impris-
onment in Bangor, Friday, for obtaining mon
ey under false pretences.
Mr.. j. l.. Fisher, warden at the Penobscot
county Jail, has rendered his resignation and
is to go into trade
j. u. Clark, Esq. and wife, of Bangor,
sailed from Liverpool for this country on the
18th of September in the steamer Germanic of
the White Star line.
The convention OF the Penobscot Musical
Association opens in Bangor on Tuesday, Oc-
tober 10th. This will be the thirty-sixth session
of this well known organization. Mr. T. P.
Ryder of Boston will be conductor.
On James street, Bangor, a sewer about 800
feet in length is DONE A sewer on Walter
street is about finished which is 500 feet long
and nearly large enough for man to stand up
and walk erect through its entire length. On
Elm street sewer is being built which will be
about half a mile in length.
coRNvILLE.
Mr. John Hail. who was brutally assaulted
in Cornville. with mitch. fork. last Mondav-
probably will recover.
La
Mrs ID. u. Chapman, Damariscotta, keeps
something more than 100 grade Plymouth Rock
h,'sisa @nu , nnanpai success VI tne
ooang az 'ne iaoor nelseli' besides
oo.,n 'no WIN III i"n'iiS Vi ioot Vi nVe per-
soA'
mIsi nSaa o. n. sylvester, Wiis OF Dr. sylvester,
the 13th On tho siasmsbin Siiasa sor Parl;,,
Germany. where the DOCTOR ras,des
rpn,sro,,
1acu.s,-t
her OF the school COMMITTEES Of Iawiston in the
piace of Raw w RI Rnwen who hos ran,ovsd
from the citv.
phe French paper LsMessapar of I,awiston.
has passed into the n,anaoement Of nnb,ish,
inc eomnanv mnosad ~ r Provost II NJ
,ai T n Mou+m.rona+ aad T NJ + ,IJ.a. -
sns will s1ar, off ~ 10 80 euA,
enlarged and improved FORM
DIR G. w. Phillips of Lewiston. will 90 to
Austin, Texas, where he has been apoointed
to the position of United States Deputy Mar
shal.
NEWPORT.
Tuasdav at Nawnort a whirlu;nd ahont fonr
teen feet wide came tearing through the place
at a terrific speed. The roof of E. M. Shaw's
store was torn off and trees and fences along
ics M pain roughiv oeaib WIN. "A lady named
horno a,oaer orI, thSo S nor ieos anu
.;ad Tnss,,.atiyy oh.oo io'e uy 1uo wIiii-
;,.n5 roisun"'oiS sho WAS uoS seriously in-
Juieu' -
40, G., -
Wednesd,.v Hiram Hatborn ewh;h;seds ansS AnsS
tralian oats weioninq 5G nonn6s IA onncas 70
the bushel. and James Hamiiton showad a new
clothes hanger of his own invention ~"
oAALAND'
Prof. A. w. Small, OF Colby University,
will supply the Baptist pulpit in Oakland dur
ing the coming autumn and winter.
PHILLIPS.
po.4 80 a.. c.,
fost oi me Uranu army OF tne hepuohc