The Portland daily press., 1883-10-04
MAINE.
END of an Old Grudge-Brutal Assault
With a Pitchfork.

END of am Old Gsrudge-Brutal Assault
With a Pitchfork.
SKowHEGAN, Oct. 3.-Intelligenee has just
reached Skowhegan of bloody assault in
Cornville, Monday. While the thresheis were
at work in Nathaniel Whittier's barn, John
Hall of Athens went to see when they would
come to do his threshing One of the men
present was Erastus Williams of Cornville,
between whom and Hall an old grudge existed.
Williams was on the NOV, and when Hall
passed Beneath him he struck down at him
with pitchfork, inficting horrible wound in
his head. At last accounts Hall was uncon-
scious. and the doctor said probably could not
recover.
Serious Accident.
PORTSMOUTH, N. H, Oct. 3.--Wnliam P.
Titcomb, Superintendent of the Town Farm
at York, Me-, was severely, if not fatally in
lured this morning by the breaking through of
bridge over which he was driving an OK
team.
Maine Unitarian Conference.
CAsTINE, Oct. 3.-Fifty delegates were pres
ent at the Maine Unitarian Conference last
evening and many who were prevented by the
storm are expected to-day. The sermon was
delivered by Grindalf Reynolds of Boston;
paper read by Rev. j. A. Bellows of Water
vile; sermon by Francis B. Hornbrook of
Newton, Mass. and essay by L. B. Mcdonald
of Ellsworth
The Old Orchard Shooting Affair.
OLD ORCHARD, Oct. DR.. Arnold of Bos-
ton, who was accidentally shot here at Camp
Comfort while cleaning horse pistol, has raj
lied, SO there are slight hopes of his recovery.
The ball has not yet been found.
Fire in Bangor.
BANGOR, Oct 3.-The double barn on Pine
street owned by Charles s. Stetson and George
Wheelwright was destroyed by fire tonight.
together with the family carriage belonging to
the latter. Loss $1,000; partly insured.
From our Exchanges.
Mr.. Peasley, whose buildings were burned at
Benton Wednesday. lost thirty tons of hay aud
two cows. Total loss, $1,000; insurance $1,000.
At the opening of the new year
of Bowdoin College Tuesday 80 of the
"a who have passed the examination for
entrance to the Freshman class appeared.
There have been two admissions to
advanced classes. 1t is expected that Professor
Brown, formerly of Dartmouth and more re-
Gently of Hamilton College, who has been in
vited to succeed Prot. Campbell as instructor
in Psychology, will accept bat he has not yet
decided the question.
Five milesof the MDnson narrow gauge have
been completed. The road runs from "Monson
Station" in the town of Abbott, on the Ban
gor and Piscataquis road, to the village of
Monson and the slate quarries. The main line
is Elk miles long and there are two miles of
branch tracks to the quarries. The grading
has been finished and the iron has been laid
A gravel train and large crew of men are
now busily at work ballasting the road. In
two weeks regular trains will be run On
Names third narrow gauge railroad.
All along the line OF the b. and p. railroad
the towns are increasing their manufactures
and growing. This corporation has big crew
of men at work on its extension from Blan-
chard to Greenvile at the foot of Moosehead
Lake. This extension of fourteen miles will
be COMPLETED neyt spring, and tourists Will
then be able to reach Moosehead Lake without
getting into stage coach. A village has been
laid ont at the terminus of the road and
$25 900 hotel will be built.
Herbert NJ. Heath, Esq, and Col. Joseph e.
Badger, both of Augusta, with their families,
took their departure Wednesday morning for
Minneapolis, Minn., where these gentlemen
will form copartnership in the law business.
Mr.. Ira B. Northey. the prison off GER who
shot Samuel d. Haynes three years ago, has
resigned his position in the wheelwright shop
at the Maine State prison, and will move his
family TO the State of Florida, where he is to
take charge of large orange plantation.
The business committee of the Oxford Coun-
ty Musical Association have decided upon
Bethel as the place, and Oct. 10th as the time,
of holding the next annual meeting. The
Messiah will be taken up as the principal work
and Zerrahn's new book, "The Index" for
the miscellaneous work for practice. Prof.
Kotzschmar will be In his old place as musical
director.
Great interest exists in the eastern part of
the State, and, in fact, in all Maine, in the
forthcoming matched race between the two
promising colts, Gloster, owned by G. o.
Palmer of Dover, and Harbinger, owned by
Anson W. Bracket of Pittsfield. Each are
four years old, and probably are the two most
| valuable colts of their age in the State.
| At the meeting of the Boardman Missionary
Society of Colby University, held Tuesday
| evening, the following officers were chosen for
| the ensuing year: President, John L. Dear
| ing; Vice President, B. S. Annis; Correspond
| ing Secretary, Henry KiDgnan; Recording
Secretary and Treasurer, Stephen Webber.
Joseph Trott, the man who struck his BROTH
| er over the head Monday with a sung-sbot,
was brought before Judge Tallman, Bath,
| Tuesday morning. On being asked if he struck
| his brother with the intent to kill. he said he
supposed he did and pleaded guilty. He was
| put under $4,000 bonds for appearance at the
| December term of court. Ia defaalt of bail he
| takes a free ride to Augusta
The valuation of the city of sBangor it,
| Real estate. Sc, ,443, ,298; personal estate. So
7ss, Ala. The rate Of taxation is $2.35 on 500,