The Portland daily press., 1883-11-29


AUGUSTA.
The December term of Kennebec county
Superior Court convenes next Tuesday.
remarkable phenomenon, the effect of the
gale that commenced Monday morning, No
vember 18th, and ragged with such fury tor &c
hours, is reported as just having been discov-
cred in John GarlaDd's wood lot about two
miles above Augusta. 1t was in the heart of
the forest For a distance of thirty rods in
length by one in breadth the trees are coma
pletely fiattened to the ground, and a woods
man with his axe could not have taken them
cleaner. Pines which had withstood the
storms of bali century we're twisted and
wrenched off, the mere play thing of the blast.
Bee ches and naples fell before its mighty
breath like corn before the reaper The trees
lay apparently in inextricable confusion.
BELGRADE.
Charles w. Stuart of Belgrade met with a
severe accident Monday forenoon While at
work in the woods telling trees, he lodged a
tree in another, and while attempting to cut
that one down it suddenly fell and struck him,
breaking his leg just above the knee.
BRowNvnLE.
A man at Brownville who was paying twen-
ty-fve cents piece for partriages excited
suspicion. 1t was found that he was shipping
them to Boston concealed in barrels of pota-
toes The law prohibits the sending of par
tridges out of the State.
BUCKsPoRT.
Mrs. Dora Wiley Golden arrived at Bucks-
port last Friday, from England, and will, in a
few days. start on her return, taking her little
daughter, Bernice, along. Mrs. Golden has
been singing in the "Royal Concerts" at Co.
vent Garden, London, and will resume her en-
gagement.
An attempt at burglary was made on the
store of Leighton Il HAYNES, in Dexter, about
1 O'Clock Sunday morning The woul6-be bur
glar had broken q square OF glass and unfas-
tened the window on the inside, and was about
entering the store when he was discovered by
the night watchmaD, Daniel McCriliis. The
burglar, finding that he was discovered, made
hasty retreat, the watchman friug three
shots after him without effect. The Dexter
Office of the American Express Company is To-
Gated in this store.
FRYEBURG.
The fall term of the Academy closed with
the following literary and musical entertain
ment at Academy Hall, Tuesday evening, Nov.
27:
Welcome song. ..........,-....,,.s.
i American Independence. -........,..D- M, Cole
The American Union. n.....'............,- .,-,;';:...
Spottycus =. >; 6srroWs v
The Flag Restored on Sumter. ......E. N. Shirley
Tableau-Waiting for Mate. e.................-.
The Schoolmaster's Guests Fannie .; Gordon
Duet 80. M E. R .ndall and NJ. W. Weston
Merit1 of Fultons Invention...... j. P. Hubbard
Death of Little Paul: Alice E. Morgan
Duet Nv. L. Wheeler and A. L. Shirley
That lnquisitive Small Boy. Mary w. Weston
School song. @ ....... :. Written by Eva D. Walker
| The exercises were all worthy Of specis
commendation, and received the hearty ap
| plause of the large audience. The receipts o.
| the entertainment are to be expended Tor tnt
~ 41x GO thn inn n
| principal Mr.. Richardson and Miss Stone
| the new teachers. are sustaining admirably tbs
| we'll established reputation of this old lnstltu
| tion, now in its 9isr YEAR. The winter tern
| will have larger number in attendance thai
| is usual; and when arrangements are compie'
| ed with the village districts 1t will take equa
| rank with the other terms Students IL alten
| dance will hereafter share the advantages aris
| ing from the additions recently made to thu
| chemical and philosophical apparatus, and ais
| from the opening of Mrs Ran1all's new ant
| pleasant boarding house in close proximity Il
| the academy.
| By the recent removal of Mr.. Charles PER-,
| to Portland, a very excellent opportunity i
| afforded to some family to secure one OF tn
| finest residences in town, and also one well sii
| uated for the accommodation of boariers al
| tending school, or coming from the city Il
/ summer.
| LEWISTON.
The Lewiston Pine street Congregations
parish on Tuesday evening unanimously con
Cured with the church 10 extending call t
Rev. George M. Howe of Princeton, Mass 4, :
be pastor of the church and society. MI
Howe is about 40 years of age, Is graduae 9
| Amherst and Andover, and has been IN hl
only psstorate at Princeton about ten year,
where he has proved very successful pastor
and an able and acceptable preacher.
Mr.. Frederick Hill OF Lewiston is the poi
SCISSOR of a Wildcats pelt. He and A. Jewe
started for Lisbon, to hunt part'idge