The Portland daily press., 1883-11-16
MAINE.
A Kiatery Farmer Shoots and KILLS Him.
seIf-No Motive known.


A Kiftery Farmer Shoots and Kills Him.
self-No Motive known.
KITTERY, Nov. 15-Thomas Barrows,
son last night. His wife states that he went
into the barn. Shortly after she heard the
shooting and saw him crawling towards the
house bleeding She fed in terror to the
neighbors and when she returned found him
on the bed dead. He was shot twice in the
left leg, once in the left side and once in the
head He had no known enemies, and the
wounds were such as could not have been self
inflicted. A revolver was found which was
not his. The sheriff of York county is at work
on the case. There is great excitement.
GLATER.
A coroner's inquest in the Barrows' shooting
case was held today Mrs. Barrows now says
she saw him kill himself
Burglar Arrested.
BANGOR, Nov. 15.-Charles Hutchinson has
been arrested for breaking into the store of j.
B. Chase of Orono on the nights of October
Sth and 9th. Several hundred dollars worth
of goods were stolen and portion has been
recovered at places in Basin Mills and Great
Works where Hutchinson had hid them.
Penobscot .. J. Court.
The Supreme Judicial Court term which ad-
journed today, decreed 27 divorces.
AMHERST.
Mr.. John Sumner, much respected citizen
of Amherst, died October Sd at the advanced
age of SO years and months. He was born in
Boston in the year 1900. Mr.. Sumner had sew
en- sons in the war of the Rebellion. three of
whom ere killed. He was a jackson Demo-
crat
AUGUSTA.
Mr.. D. w. Pillsbnry, brother of the Hon.
Eben T. Pillsbury, and a Democrat, has been
appointed clerk in the Augusta post office by
Postmaster Manley.
The Executive Council adjourned Wednes-
day to meet at the call of the Governor.
Mr.. Blaine's grandson has been named
Blaine Coppinger.
Rev. j. S. Gledhill has accepted the call to
become pastor of the Winthrop Street Univer-
salist Church. He commences his duties in
the early part of December.
BANGOR.
A Freuchman named Eli Darvue was ar
rested in Bangor, Wednesday, charged with
selling liquor without paying special United
States tax. Darvue is said TO have been in the
habit of attending cattle shows and fairs and
carrying supply of liquors with him, from
which he would sell in pint and half pint bottles
whenever he could find customer. The au-
thorities have been looking for him for e long
time. D4rvue says he is Innocent and never
sold drop of liquors in his life. He belongs in
Watervlle.
The citizens of Oldtown are making grand
progress in stopping the sale of liquor in this
town. Deputy Sheriff Lancaster, supported
and assisted by the committee of fourteen, is
securing convictions almost every day Some
offenders have left town, some are in Jail, and
all ave been driven into very close aud secret
corners. public meeting Monday evening
was addressed by r. W. Dunn, Esq, of Water
vile, who spoke on Prohibition and the
Prohibitory Amendment"
BATH.
The friends of Rev. j. o. Fiske of Bath
will be panied to learn that he is not improv-
ing in health. He has given up contemplated
trip to Florida.
A minister of Bath was called to marry
couple one day last week, and was thunder
struck to find the groom dressed in linen
dusier and standing in his stocking feet. The
minister not expecting any fee was surprised
when he was handed ST.. He said it was the
queerest wedding he ever attended.
BELFAST.
Belfast has taken no action on the adoption
of the standard time, which will bring any
given hour there % minutes and 26 seconds
later than the Local time. Some of the jewellers
will run two timeFieces, one on local and one
Oh railroad time. In regard to the expiration
of insurance policies the local agents have
received no Instructions yet to make the
change. Prominent lawyers think that the
public officers who are obliged by law to make
records of the hour and minute of certain
transactions, namely, the registers of deeds
and insolvency, the sheriffs and their deputies
constables, ETC., must adhere to the local time
until authority to change is given By act of
Legislature, as great confusion is liable to
arise from different officers working by differ
ent time standards. The working day of
workmen who are dependent upon daylight
will be changed, if the dinner hour is still
kept between the hours of twelve and one,
the forenoon being heightened by nearly
half hour and the afternoon shortened to the
same extent.
BUXTON.
Mr. Edward FL. Elwell of the Portland
Transcript lectures at Grange Hall, Buxton
Centre Depot, Wednesday evening, Nov. 81,
on Dialect
Nearly four inches of snow fell in Calais
Wednesday.
CoRNvILLE.
George M. Booker, young man living at
Crowell's Mills, Cornville, was found with
bad cash in his throat. He had been drunk
and laid down on the straw in the stable. He
says he remembers nothing further except that
something was hurting him. Under the straw
was found the knife. Opinion is divided as to
whether it is a case of attempted murder or
suicide.
FAIRFIELD.
very interesting historical relic-the old key to
the old block house at Fort Halifax, Winslow.
The key came into the possession of Robert B.
Thomas of Winslow from his father. Mr..
Thomas kept the first store opened in what
was the district of Vassalboro. Major J. w.
Charming, the present owner, will send it to
the Maine Historical Society. 1t is large old
style, English key, such as was used in a
store lock in those days.
Five hundred skilled workmen are employed
in the mills and shops in Fairfield.
GARDINER.
Mrs. Julia Ward Howe is visiting her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Richards
HALLoWELL.
The Hallowell Granite company is shipping
the pieces to composeithe Buffalo Soldiers mon
ument. The statue to be placed on it, of which
we have previously given description weighs
about six tons. The whole height of the mon
ument will be eighty-uine feet and thirty-two
| feet square at the base, and wien set up com
| plete will cost about $4O,00O
LIvERMoRE.