The Portland daily press., 1883-10-23

rights. The marshal, after referring to the
Year Book and telegraphIng all over the coun-
ty, learned that the boy belonged in Bruins
wick. The police placed him in the hands of
the conductor of the Pullman to turn him over
to lis anxious parents that were waiting to re-
ceive him at his home in Brunswick.
BANGOR.
Officer Allen recently made two seizures of
deer in charge of the American Express Com
pany and bound for Boston. The deer were
tightly packed in boxes, and the express COM
panies had no knowledge of the contents I'm
der the latest construction of the law, express
or railroad companies have not the right to
transport more than three deer.
Mrs. Lucy Griffin Wakefield, wife of Hon.
Albert G. Wakefield, died Sunday at the age
of &C years. Mrs. Wakefield was the daughter
OF the late William Forbes, Esq and was
lady OF fine culture and most gentle and am
liable character.
Schooner Ella, Of Bucksport, before reported
sunk with cargo of lime at wharf in Bel
fast, has discharged her cargo and temporarily
repaired the damage. She will proceed to
Bucksport to finish repairs. The damage to
the vessel was but slight, and was caused by
grounding on broken pile. The cargo was
total loss
Frank Briar, aged 70, was found dead in his
bed at his home in Belfast Saturday morning.
He had been an invalid for about twenty
years, but retired the night before in his usual
health
Fortunate is that neigbborhood that can
boast of good public library. That good for
tune is now the lot of Buxton Centre, the Lii
brary Association having thrown open their
cosy quarters in the school building Saturday
afternoon for the circulation of their books.
Agitation of the question began in June last
and considerable hard work was done by the
parties interested of whom Mr.. Chas. +. Carr
was most active worker in the soliciting of
subscriptions One hundred and thirty stock
subscribers united in the purchase of a well
selected assortment of books; the aim of the
purchasing committee being to select standard
works IN each class of good literature. The
library was also increased by subscriptions of
books from Hon. Samuel Hanson and Rev. j.
M. Burt of Buxton. Mr.. Geo. S. Berry, con-
ductor on the Portland & Rochester made a
generous donation of thirty volumes, all first
olasssworks. Another munifcent gift of books
was received from Mrs. Annie Crane of Brook
line, Mass. A room in the North Grammar
school building was nicely fitted up for the
Library Association, the expense being jointly
borne by Hon. Samuel Hanson of Buxton and
Hon. Mark P. Emery of Portland. The exc
cutive committee are O. f. Carr, Addie Hill
and Wilbur @. Waterman; Miss Susie Davis is
librarian The rooms will be open Saturdays,
afternoon and evening. Those not members
OF the society may take out books for five cents
each, the same being subject to the socety's
regulations.
A course of six lectures will be opened at
Grange Hall, Buxton Centre Depot, ON We'd
nesday evening, October 81, by Mr.. Arthur B.
Morrill,, assistant principal in the Portland
High School, on the subject of Electricity
The lectures will be fully illustrated with expe
riments.
FAIRFIELD.
Mr.. A. B. Allen has retired from the Fair
field Journal and that paper will in the future
be conducted by Mr.. Benz. Bunker, who has
purchased it.
KENNEBUNKPoRT.
Two fishermen living in Kennebunkport
went out fishing in dory Wednesday of last
is feared they were both drowned Jas a strong
northeast wind was blowing when they left the
wharf One of them has family.
oRoNo.
The boys at the State Collene at Orono have
contributed and collected from other sources
funds to build gymnasium at the college
grounds, which is now being erected and fin
ished.
sEARsPoRT.
The annual meeting of the Waldo County
Educational Society and Teachers Institute
will be held in Searsport, Friday and Satur-
day, October 26th and 9th.
wIscAssEr.
Mrs. Mary Grover, wife of W. G. Grover of
Wiscasset, left her home last Friday and went
10 Batn In team, and sent the team back by
a stranger When her folks found she was
missing, they discovered she had left some let
ters behind stating that they need not look for
her, for they could not find her. She leaves
four children. Mrs. Grover aud her husband
separated last spring, and her intention was to
apply for bill of divorce this court; but her
husband came down from Boston to appear |
against her and she has left for parts un-
known.
IN GENERAL.
The Grand Worthy Secretary reports the |
Good Templars in Maine in hourishing con- |
dition. The order now has in the State 5000 |
live members and over 10000 on its records in |
305 lodges The next or annual session will be |
held in Bangor in April, 1884.
The prospect now is that only about two |
thirds as much lumber will be cut on the Ken |
nebec and its tributaries the coming winter as
usual, owing to the low prices which operators
have received for their lumber. leading
Augusta operator in lumber says that, prac-
tically, lumbermen received nothing for the |
stumpage of last years cut.
Austin Academy, at Strafford, N. H, is |
now on a substantial footing, having come in
to possession of $4,000, left it by the late Rev.
Daniel Austin of Kittery, Me.
Mr.. Horace Whitney, president of the Dover
Stamping Company, highly esteemed citi- |
zen, died at his home in Cambridge, Mass, on |
Friday night. He was born in Kennebunk, |
Me-, 75 years ago, and from 1885 to 1866 was |
in business in Dover, N. H.