The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-11-20
MAINE.
Hangers Double Fine


government this evening the veto by Mayor
Cummings of the order adopting the new
standard tine was sustained by three Demo
cratic aldermen voting With him. The stan
dard time however has been quite generally
adopted in the city, and two of the public
clocks, those ON the Hammond street and
Universalist churches have been changed by
vote of the parish committees and tho Uni
tartan clock will at noon tomorrow adopt the
new time.
FEe Kxitfery REursscr-TsvO Fersezas Hrm-
plicased.
PORTSMOUTH, Nov. 19.-Sufficient evidence
has been secured to warrant arrests in the
Barrows case at Kittery, and they will proba-
where the revolver was purchased, and also
the cartridges. All the evidence points to two
persons as aceomplices in the crime.
Accidentally Shot.
SEARsPoRT, Nov. 10. - Ezra Hunt, of
Thorndike, 25 years old, at work here, acci-
dentally shot him self to-day while drawing his
gun from some bushes. The charge entered
after heing shot. He is still conscious but
cannot live, MS he is besding internally
AUGUSTA.
In Augusta lives the widow of George
Evans, one of the most eminent men Maine
ever produced. who died in 1867. Mrs. Evans
a few days ago celebrated her s9th birthday.
She is SO wonderfully preserved that she looks
twenty five years younger than she really Is.
She dresses in black and moves about with
elastic step. Her mind, seemingly, is as clear
and vigorous as it ever was. She is fond of
playing Whist, and can play as good hand as
she did when her distinguished husband was
winning his laurels as statesman and debater
during his eighteen years in Congress.
BRISTOL.
Thomas Henry Clark, who died in Aurora,
Ill.,, Nov 18th, was a native of Bristol, towns
man of Judge Drummond and Prof. Johnston
He was born in 1929, and graduated al Bow
doin 10 1856. His life work has been that of
an educator, and in Illinois, which ranks high.
est among the Western States, he has main
tanned a leading position for quarter of a
century. He was principal of high schools in
The cities of Ottawa and Aurora till his death
BDDEFoRD.
a meeting of the Pavilion church society
will be held to-day to take action in regard to
rebuilding their church, which was barned
Sunday. The organ was saved.
CHELSEA.
At the Soldiers Home at Togus Saturday
evening, George Wilton, cue of the inmates
shot another iamate named James f. Baker.
Wilton lived in a house outside the Il ONE with
woman whom he called his wife, but who it
is said had several lovers. Baker was making
him a friendly call, when Wilton's wife took
her departure Wilton, inspired by jealousy
drew revolver and declared that he would
shoot Baker. Before his hand could be stayed
lie had fired. Tie ball entered Bakers right
cheek and came out at the back of his head,
near the base of the skull. The injury is not
thought to be fatal. Wilton was arrested, and
is now in the guardhouse He admits the shoot
ing, aud says that when he fred he meant to
kill Baker.
A despatch received last night says Wilton
was arraigned Monday before U. s. Commis-
sioner Choate OF Augusta. The prisoner plead
not guilty, and was committed to Jail. He has
a preliminary hearing today.
FR-EBURa.
There was quite an excitement near Frye
burg recently. Mr.. Mortimer Burnham was in
the woods near the railroad track aud when
near the road that used to lead to Morse's Mills
he found part o. a human skeleton. The skull
was nearly perfect, the lower jaw and part of
the teeth being gone. He found the bones of
one arm, one leg and few of the vertebre.
There is evidently some mystery connected
with this skeleton. Two or three years ago,
Peter Wiley and Nathan 0sgood found some
clothing within few rods Of where these bones
were found.
KENNEBUNKPoRT.
A feud has existed for some time between
two neighbors residing near COTS Mills, nam
cd Melville O.. Clough and Joseph Harrop.
Thursday afternoon as Clough was on the road
with his team, and was passing Harrop, he
spoke to him, when Harrop, then within a
few feet of him, threw large stone at him
which struck him Just below the eye cutting a
deep cash and making an ugly wound confus-
ing him for moment. Clough then started for
Harrop who ran, and overtaking him gave him
a severe pounding about the head. They were
near their homes and each staggered home as
best he could. Both are said to be badly in
jured. Clough is a man upwards of fifty years,
and Harrop is some older
KTTERY.
Commodore Luce thinks $142,227 should be
spent in repairs on Kittery navy yard next
year.
LEWISTON.
Mr.. j D. Montmarquet has retired5rom the
editorship of La Messager,a paper printed fh
the French language at Lewiston.
About half-past nine o'clock Friday evening
ashock of earthquake was experienced in a
part of Androscoggin county. An old voyager
who lives in Greene says the sensations were
precisely like those he has often experienced
in Italy. This gentleman says he caught dis
tinctly the ringing vibrations which accom-
psny italian earthquakes. The shock lasted
about ten seconds.
RICHMOND.
Three more persons were baptized in the
river Sunday afternoon.
SPRMGvALE.
The Springvale Mills Co, manufacturers of
print cloths, will settle in insolvency.
IN GENERAL.
Mr.. Fl. f. Eaton, formerly of Maine, and for
twenty-six years principal of the Eaton School
located in Norridgewock, went to Dakota Ter
ritory last Spring, for the purpose of establish
ing ''Maine colony" He selected "town-
site on the James river and bHilt the first
house about the 10Th of last March. He also
erected several shanties for the "new corners" F"
There was quite rush TO that locality. The
entire township was sold several months ago,
and quite number of substantial houses have
been erected. The town has been named
Eaton" They have a lumber yard, coal
yard, stores and offices of various kinds. a
post Office was established there some three
months ago, and a weekly paper published
there called the Jim River Journal" The
editor and printer are young men FROM Maine,
and for many years students ia the Eaton
school in Norridgewock. The town Is lucsted
in Dckey county. A railroad has nearly
reached the town, and will pass through it 10 a
very short time. A schoolhouse, hall, church
and hotel are projected. Next spring city