The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-11-23
SKOWHEGAN.

NEx-Gov. Coburn is about to erect beauti-
ful monument on the Coburn burial lot. An
elaborately cut die is surmounted by column
crowned by Corinthian capital supporting an
urn. The whole monument is to be richly
carved and ornamented. The base is nearly
seven feet square and the whole height nearly
thirty feet. The die alone will require 100
cubic feet OF marble in one block. The mar
BILE is already ordered in Italy, from the quar-
ries at Carrara, that have furnished material
for the finest monuments of the world for two
thousand years. This will be one of the best
monuments in New England.
WINTHROP.
The Friends meeting house at Baileyville,
Winthrop, is approaching completion. The
interior is elegantly finished in ash. The
painters are now engaged in frescoing the CELL
ing and walls. The church will have 1900
pound bell and the the work of erecting the
belfry will Immediately be commenced. When
completed this will undoubtedly be the costli-
est and best appointed Friends church in the
world.
Ethan Conant, a young man about q years
of age, living on the Spencer" about 10 miles
from Parlin Pond, was found dead in his cabin
Wednesday morning of last week, by ere w
OF logging men at work for Omar Clark in the
above named place. After trying in vain to
secure coroner, Mr.. CLARK concluded to see
to the case himself, as the body should be
buried, and reaching there at the scene, view
ed the body, drew up paper describing his
clothes, the weapon the deed was committed
with, the position Of the body, etc., and after
the men had all signed it, he proceeded to per-
form the last rites of man to man, burying him
Sunday morning. The deed was, without
doubt, done in fit of insanity, as the man has
been known to be out of his mind at times and
talk has been made of sending him to the asy-
lum. Conant came from Massachusetts, where
his folks now reside, about two weeks ago,
since which time he has employed himself by
hunting, selling the fur for his support.
DR.. Burrage has received in money and
pledges for the free bed in the Maine General
Hospital which the Baptist convention deter
mined to establish about 5000. The largest
contribution from any church so far comes
from the First Baptist church Of Portland.
Hon. Charles A. Winslow a member of the
Supreme Court Commission of Missouri, died
at Jefferson City ON Sunday, aged AZ. He was
native of Maine and was a lawyer OF marked
ability.
MAt the last monthly meeting of the New
England general ticket and passenger agents
held in Boston an order was passed that on
and after January /, 1884, no, single piece of
baggage weighing over $50 pounds, be accepted
for transportation in baggage cars, or checked
for that purpose by the lines constituent of the
association.
Mrs Susan K. Masseok died in Manchester,
N. H., Wednesday night, at the advanced age
OTIS years. She was born in Saeo, Me-, May
II, 1908, and her death was caused by COM
plication of diseases. She was member of
the st. Paulfs M. E. church in Manchester,
and was the oldest Rebekah in the State. J.
S. Masseck is her only surviving child. Mrs.
Masseck has been failing for six months, and
the news of her only sisters death, which
reached her last Friday, proved severe
shock to her nervous SYSTEM and it is thought,
hastened her death. One brother, Humphrey
2. Kendrick, of Saco, Me-, and four grand
children, constitute her immediate survivors.