The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-03
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MAINE.
The Blddeford Mayoralty.

The Biddeford Mayoralty.
BDDEFoRD, March 2.--The Republican
caucus tonight nominated Alfred G. Goodwin
as candidate for Mayor.
Death of the Oldest Inhabitant of Peru.
CANTON, March 2.-Dean Lunt of Peru, over
so years of age, died this morning He was
the first male child born in Peru and was high
ly respected.
A Generous Gift.
PROVIDENCE, R. l., March 2.-Hannah j.
Bailey of Winthrop. Me-, has sent $1,000 to the
Friends school here for artistic engravings,
photographs, etc.
The Rockland Mayoralty.
RocKLAND, March 2.--Solon Chase Green
hackers tonight nominated John j. Lothrop as
candidate for mayor. The Democrats will
hold no caucus, but so-cal,e9 citizens caucus
called for tomorrow night will, no doubt. rati-
fy the nomination of Capt. Gregory made by
mechanics and aborers, and he will receive
the Democratic vote.
The Chadbournes Sentenced to State
Prison for Life.
BANGOR, March 2-The Chadbournes for
many mon hs located in Bangor Jail have been
sentenced by Judge BArrows in the Supreme
Judicial court at Dover to Imprisonment for
life at the State prison at Thomaston. The
father and two sons we're tried for murder of
Alvin Watson at Parkman Corner June
2o, 1881. 1t appears from the evidence at the
trial that the victim went home on the night
OF the tragedy about o'clock and retired. 1t
also appears that when Watson was aroused by
the movements of the murderers in his room
he reached out of the window and screamed
for assistance. He received some % cuts, some
20 of which reached to the hilt of the instrn.
ment used, any of which would have caused
death The body was dragged out doors and
found next morning
Samuel Byron Chadbourne, deaf mute Is
years old, confessed the crime and bloody
knife was found in his pocket. 1t appeared
that there had been trouble between Watson
and the Chadbourne family, it being claimed
that Watson was intimate with Wallace Chad
bourues wife. Bloody clothes and knife be-
longing to Wallace Chadbourne were also
found, and blood was found on the old man
Chadbourne's face and whiskers
State Attorney Cleaves argued that it was
impossible for the mute to commit the crime
alone and that he had accompllces, and that
the mute knew no masters except the respond
ents; that he was subject TO their control and
than they had motive for committing the
crime and used him as tool. The Jury re-
turned verdict of guilty of murder in the
first degree as to both Benjamin and Benjamin
Wallace Chadbourne. Respondents filed ex-
ceptions which were overruled by the law
court, and Judge Barrows to-day sentenced
them to State prison for life. The order of the
Court at the time of the trial concerning the
mute was that he should be placed in custody
of the superintendent of the insane asylum
and the Legislature recently made provisions
for his education.
Woolen Mills Shut Down.
DEXTER, March The directors of the
Dexter Woolen Mills Corporation have decided
to entirely suspend operations. Some of the
departments are now closed and the operatives
discharged. This corporation owns three large
mills here, employs, when in full operation,
about $50 hands. and has monthly pay roll of
about $4,000. Their stoppage at this time will
be OF serious consequence to the business in
terests of the town, and cause considerable suf-
fering among the many operatives who depend
entirely on these mills for employment. The
principal reason assigned for this decision is
the high price of wool, the prices of manufac-
tured goods not corresponding with that of the
raw material
Gas Explosion in Eastport.
EAsTPORT, March "A reservoir situated
on Washington street between the Custom
House and residence of Frank McGraw be-
came filed with coal gas from defects in
pipe running past it. The workmen digging
to find leak built fire to thaw the ground
and the escaping gas became ignited and per-
colated into the reservoir when a tremendous
explosion occurred between Il and l o'clock,
fortunately while the workmen were at din
ner. Twenty feet square of the street was
torn up and the cover of the reservoir thrown
sixty feet high and carried one hundred and
twenty-five feet, crashing through the roof of
Grady's sardine factory. Two boys and man
were blown several feet into the air, but Were
unipjured except slight bruises All the vim
dows and sashes were blown out of the Custom
House.