The Portland daily press., 1883-12-24

Mrs. Reasic Of Readheld who was SO ruelly
beaten 6y "a her son recently died at the Insane
Hospital Thursday night Her death was not
directly caused by the beating, though this
probably hastened it. The son who beat her is
living with his uncle. He is irresponsible
mentally.
BANGOR.
Capt Charles V. Lansil one of the Oldest
ana best known citizens of Bangor. died Fri
day at the age of "a years. For many years he
commanded one of the vessels of the old packet
line between Bangor and Boston.
Brig Ellen Maria of Bangor, reported lest,
was owned 1-6 by the captain, George W.
Cummings, and the remainder by the heirs of
Samuel Larrabee, Lysander Strickland and
David Fpller of Bangor and f. H. Smith &
Co., of New York. Capt. Cummings had an
insurance of $4,000 on his interest and there
was small Insurance on one of the other III
tsrests. Her cargo was owned by L. & E. H.
Strickland and valued at $2900-on which
there is no insurance.
BELFAST.
The first annual concert and ball of Palestine
Commandery of Knights Templars was held
in Belfast Thursday night. The street be
tween the Belfast Opera House and Peirce's
Parlor Theatre was spannsd by a covered
bridge and the COLLATION. served in the theatre
The music was furnished by Andrews full
orchestra Of Bangor was very fine. There
were about one hundred couples on the flour
and the dancing was continued till late hour
1laues9
Efforts are making to form a stock company
to bnild a marine railway in Belfast. The one
now in operation eau only be used by small
vessel, and it is proposed TO build one large
enough to remove a vessel of 900 tons. Near
enough money has been pledged, and work
will probably be commenced az coon as the
ground will allow in the spring.
BROOKS.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. L. Huxford of Brooks were
robbed while waiting at the Old Colony station
Boston, on Friday of all their baggage, con.
sisting of three large travelling bags, two shawls
and one bag of peanuts. The articles stolen
had been left in the ladies' waiting room A
man was seen to enter the room and walk off
with the baggage.
BR1DGToN.
Mr.. AL Morse Of North Bridgton was badly
hurt while telling trees last Thursday. A tree
fell on him, breaking his collar bone in several
places and injuriug his spine. He lies in a
critical condition
The school house in District No. 1, at Eliot,
was burned on Thursday. Loss about $500;
partially insured.
EAsTPoRT.
Over 1900 barrels of frozen herring were
shipped BY the steamer Falmouth from East
port one day last week.
FARMINGToN.
Mr.. Gardner DIake, the postmaster Of West
FarmingtoD, who has made personal examin-
alton Of the matter informs the Lewiston Jeur-
nal that great part of the timber blown down
in the late tornado will be saved, and not
prove the loss that was expected.
HALLowELL.
A young man in Hallowell connected with
the Maine Central railroad woke up one morn
ing recently to find himself entirely hereft of
hearing. His hearing was all right when he
went to sleep. Though he has consulted the
MAJ oh ha unf rod
relief.
LEWISTON.
The city marshal of Lewiston Thursday
closed the store of the Pacific Mail Tea Com
pany on complaint that its method of tea SELL
ing was an infraction Of the laws against lot
! teries.
A Lewiston woman was awakened the other
| night by burglars. She had presence of mind
enough to shout to an imaginary husband,
| make good deal of noise and step heavily on
were frightened away without getting any
thing.
wEBB's MILLS.
| Rev. Columbus Keene has closed his pastoral
relation at Webbs Mills.
WELcHvILLE.
Mr.. Enoch Pinkham, aged so years, has got
along all his life without drop of liquor or
particle OF tobacco lie has never used glasses
and bis eyesight is almost as good as in youth
WINTHROP.
c. III. Bailey of Winthrop has notified his
workmen that a reduction of five cents per
piece, on oil cloths, will be made ON and after
Jan. lst
IN GENERAL.
| The report that "Toby Candor" has resign.
ed his position as Maine correspondent of the
Boston Herald is not true.
Captain Joshua Slocum, master of the ship
Northern Light, who was tried IN New York,
for cruelty treating sailor, was found guilty
| Saturday. The penalty is $1,000 fine or FIVE
years imprisonment, or BOTH
William B. Catlin of Goshen, % miles from
Rutland, Vermont, farmer aged 81 years,
died Saturday under circumstances strongly
indicative of poisoning. An investigation viii
! be held.
The negro "Big Ike, the murderer, died in
jail in Denver, Col, yesterday.