The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-10-31

rarly insane She was 40 years old and a
widow.
BANGOR.
Through the exertions of Rev. n. T..
Griffin, Hammond street church, Bangor, will
have memorial window to commemorate the
fiftieth anniversary of its founding and the
twenty-sixth years pasterate of the Rev, Mr..
Maltby therein. 1t will be placed in position
window will be 500.
Dipththeria is now raging in some parts of
Bangor.
Pref. George FL. Hamlin of the State Col
lege, has been making some important surveys
OF the Penobscot river in Oldtown and above
for the Bodwell Water Power Company.
BRDGToN.
Russell LamsoD, for many years a deputy
sheriff of Cumberland county, who had lived
alone for some time past, was found Sunday
morning by boy who carried him his milk.
sitting in his chair unconscious. He died
about IL o'clock the following night, He
leaves one daughter, the wife of Thos Cleaves,
Esq, Washington, d. @, He was one of the
Oldest members of Cumberland Lodge, l. o
o. F., of Bridgton.
FAIRFIELD.
We understand that Rev. Miss Lorenza
Haynes has resigned the pastorate of the Uni
veIsalst Church at Fairfield. She will re-
main in Waltham for the present. [Waltham,
hsscs-- Me- Record
KIBTERY.
The body of Stephen L. Giant of Kittery,
who has been missing for several weeks, was
found on Rye Beach on Monday. SeysiIty
dollars was found in his pockets, thus setting
At rest suspicion of marder.
LEWISTON.
Nearly three hundred people were out Sun
day forenoon watching disgusting exhibition
of brutality. Two fellows about "a years of
age, repaired to the Auburn shore at point
about opposite the Lewiston Grand Trunk
railway station and midway the two bridges.
The men stripped to the waists and fought
evidently according to the Marquis of Queens
bury rules. The two fighters were protected
by ring of their own adherents They had
seconds and referee. The seconds spurred
conclusion of the rounds. One of the parti-
cipants was knocked out, with cut over the
eye, and innumerable gashes along his face.
He had one cash in the scalp and the blood
had matted his hair. His wounds were
dressed by an Auburn physician. No arrests
were made.
NEW GLOUCESTER.
A large party assembled on Greenleaf Hill,
Saturday evening, to celebrate the silver we'd
ding of e. M. Morgan and wife, All were in
good spirits, and the presents were very fine,
among them was frosted cake, sent by Mr..
Morgan's mother, who is 90 years old. Upon
this cake were raised figures, 1868 and 1888. A
supper of oysters, cold tongue, chicken and
many other things, most admirably cooked,
were served. This happy couple have lived a
quarter OF century on Greenleaf Hill, and
the farms improvements show good skill and
much hard work, and the farm has been
equally well cared for. Such homes make a
nation happy and easily governed.
vAsSALBoRo.
The Adams Memorial Chapel at Vassalboro
will be dedicated to-day at 23O D. m. Geo.
Kent, Esq, of Washington, the only surviving
college classmate of the late Rev Thomas Adj
ans, in whose memory the chapel is erected
will read poem. Sermon by Rev. F.E,
CLARK; "reminiscences OF Mr.. Adams by Rev.
j. 7. Hawes; essay by Rev. John Dinsmore;
addresses by Rev. Messrs. j. e. Adams, e, N
Smith, A. L. Lane and Geo. d. B. Pepper.
WESLEY,
A correspondent Of the Machias Republican
writes to that paper: While engaged in press