The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-10-30
MAINE.
Death of George *. WashBurn of Thom-
aston,

Death of George *. Washburn of Thorn-
aston.
THoMAsToN, Oct. 29.-George X. WashburD,
one OF our active business men and most use
fol citizens, died last night He was native
of Kingston, Mass, and about 68 years of age.
He leaves wife and five sons, the latter of
whom are promin ent business men.
Maine Central Car Burned.
STouGHToN, Mass, Oct. 29.-A box car, No.
335, belonging to the Maine Central Railroad,
was fred by an incendiary about midnight and
entirely consumed The car stood in close
proximity to Paul's lnmber yard, and it was
doubtless the intention of the incendiary to
burn this and the depot of the Providence
Railroad here. The less is proably $4,000.
The Shaw Bres.' Failure.
BOSTON, Oct. 29.-In connection with the
Shaw Brothers failure it is rumored that If
the firm could get back assets they would be
willing to make substantially cash offer of
80 cents on the dollar secured if such propo-
sition could be carried out in reasonable
length of time.
Franklin and Somerset Railroad survey.
FARMMGToN, Oct. 29.-Col. A. w. Wides
has been engaged to take the entire charge of
the survey of the franklin and Somerset Bail
road and will have on parties as soon as posi-
BILE.
AUGUSTA
DIR. Lapham has returned from his vaca tion
trip with health SO much improved that he
has abandoned his contemplated Southern
journey, and will spend the winter at home.
While away the doctor visited Boston, Low
ell. Fffchhur0 and atfar naiata M aaa achr,-
setts, and comes home fully persuaded that
Governor Butler will be defeated at the COM
ing election.
The next session of the Governor and Coun-
Gil will commence Monday, November 18th, at
O'Clock ?. m. The Governor will name as
Thanksgiving Day the same day designated by
the President.
There is lady in Bath, says the Times, who
has marked mesmeric power, although few
OF her friends are cognizant of thelfact. When
she is travelling in the cars by concentrating
her mind upon any passenger ahead of her,
she makes the aforesaid passenger very uneasy
and causes him or her as the case may be, to
turn around. She can by intensely thinking
OF any friends of hers in the city make them
come to her house. II she sees any neighbor
come into the house she can tell whether they
want to gossip or borrow the fiat irons, or get
slip of some of her plants. Her husband is
entirely under the control of her mesmeric
powers greatly to his sorrow.
BETHEL.
DIR. N. I. True, the veteran author and
school teacher of Bethel, writes: "My left
hand has SO far recovered that / shave myself
with each hand without any tenor, and am be.
ginning to have the power of motion in nv
leg. My physicians assure me that am in a
fair way for complete recovery. My brain is
clear and read as well as ever, and suffer
no pain except that of taking nasty medicine
BmDEFoRD.
Frank Simpson, charged with assauiting his
mother, Ann Simpson; with intent to kill, has
been bound over to answer the charge pre-
terred against him at the January term of the
Supreme Court.
The gun lost from the rowboat in which
Frank Cole of Saco WIS upset at the Pool
Wednesday last, has been recovered, having
been washed ashore far enough to be picked up
at low tide.
FARMNGToN.
The fall meeting of the franklin County
Teachers Association will be held in Academy
Hall. Wilton, November 9th and 10th.
Among the speakers announced are Prof. Geo.
9 Purington, principal of the Pennington
Normal School, and Prof. Charles F. Warner
of the faculty, A. d. Russell OF Weld and A
A. Bailey of Industry Hon. Nelson A. Luce
OF Freedom, State superintendent of schools,
and Prof. r. Woodbury. of Castine, principal
of the Eastern State Normal School, are ex-
exercises. A novel feature will be recitations
for criticisms by classes from the Pennington
Normal School to be conducted by Mrs. Helen
B. @. Beedy and Miss Bessie @. Bell CT the
faculty.
HoULToN.
On Tuesday afternoon, the 25th inst two
lads, Sherman Cornelison and Charlie Foss of
Houlton, were playing with pistol, when
the former pointing it at the latter and snap
ping it, the contents entered Foss's breast
The ball was extracted, and the wound is rot I
considered fatal.
KENNEBUNK.
The Mousam river mills at Kennebunk are
being run on three-quarters time for few
weeks, when it is expected to run full time
again. The company have just put in a new
water wheel, which will give them an extra
force of over fifty horse power. They have al
so ordered new machinery, which will arrive
and be put into operation soon.
MACHIAs.
Measles are SO prevalent at Machias that
several of the public schools have suspended.
WATERFORD.
Anthony Smith of WATERFORD lost his dwell
ing house by fire last week. The fire caught
in the chamber, burning everything contained
in that rooW. He lost all his corn and pota-
toes. There was only $500 insurance on his
building which is but small part of his loss