The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-11-22
AUBURN

AUBURN.
Rev. Mr.. Bakeman of Auburn has declined
the cal to Newburyport, Mass, recently ex-
tended him.
AUGUSTA.
Rev. Mr.. Upjohn ends his connection with
ST. Marks Episcopal church next week. He
will preach his last sermon at that place next
Sabbath.
While the procession was returning from the
burial of Miss Laura Folsom, who dropped
dead in Foxcroft Thursday morning, horse
NHnped and ran into the ditch, throwing out
and badly injuring brother of the deceased
aud q Miss Mcpherson who was with him.
7 This frightened another horse, which also ran
Ecolliding with hack. Mr.. John Folsom and
|. two children occupied this carriage, and when
the horse ran he jumped out and catching hold
OF the carriage top, tore it off, together with
the seat, leaving the children unharmed while
the horse ran away. Mr.. Dennis Vague, who
was in the hack, was so affected by the acci-
dent and confusion that he has been insane
since reaching home.
Hon. N. A. Luce, State Superintendent of
Schools, began holding teachers institute at
Dover, Wednesday.
GARDINER.
Capt. James S. Dillingham;, formerly of
Gardiner, died in Brooklyn on the 14th, on his
arfival from Rio Janero in the steamer
& MADISON.
Mr. AZ. H Blackwell, of this town, a few
days since filed q six quart pan with ears of
corn, and when putting them away counted
GA earss all perfect and well filed out. Some
scf tEs esfs were not as long as ones thumb.
9lse gale Of d week ago did comparatively
little damage about the village, but reports
from the farmers tell of quite q destruction in
s;tae woods Of small growth.
L..
headway, and with the new machinery is doing
some very good work.
The ri7sr is closed with ice, very unusual
thing at this time of year.
NORWAY.
A new spring of medicinal properties has
been discovered not score of miles from Nor
way. The proprietor of this lucky find says
ut is 'manerisP spring, and that be sent
some of it's waters to Portland and had it an
nuallzed,' and finds that it contains the same
'greivences' as the Poland spring water, besides
being one-third stronger in 'superphosphate.
No doubt this water will cure. He is to build
a large and commodious public house near the
spring.
sKowHEGAN.
Mr.. w. P. Bailey, prominent business man
of Skowheg an, and brother Of @. M Bailey,
ESQ.,, of Winthrnp. is critically i'll, and bis re-
covery is In doubt. Last week be underwent
a surgical operation, which left him much ex-
hausted.
THoMAsToN.
A large amount of repairs and painting has
been made about the prison buildings the past
month. All of the roofs of the buildings, gut
ters, windows and doors have been repaired
against the coming severe and trying weather
of winter. The warden's office, guard-room,
deputy wardens Office aud dispensary are be-
ing painted aud put in good order The main
entrance has been improved, and deei eidedy
better means afforded in the way of better
light at this point of ingress.
wATERvu4LE.
The standard time was adopted at Water
vile, Monday, by the manufacturing and husi-
ness men. The town time was moved back,
and the Catholic six o'clock bell, both morning
and evening, is now rdng on the new time.'
The widow of Lieut.. Boutelle Moves who
was killed while on board q. S. s. Richmond ,
a few months ago, is building a cottage at
Newport, R. L., for a summer residence, but
will make her home at Waterville, with her
late husbands father.
vINALHAvEN,
While Phil Sawyer the local pilot was dig
gipg in the creek mud at the back of Kittredge
hill one day last week, he found largesbone,
the lower part of onesof the legs off some huge
animal. The bone which was on exhibition at
the drug store, weighs 27 pounds, is about
Is inches long and II inches in circumference,
aud is thick at one end. This curious fossil
has been the subject Of much speculation
among the worthless of the town for the last few
days. Some pronounce it the lower part of one
of the fore legs of an elephant, others are in
clined to connect it with some part of whale,
while one or two seem to think 1t part OF some
mighty mammoth of prehistoric age. The
most likely theory is that it belongs to the ele-
phant, as will appear from the following: Some
AZ years ago vessel named the Royal Tar;
carrying menagerie uf wild beasts from the
Provinces to some southern port, took fire and
was run ashore few miles north from where
this bone was found A few of the old people
can tell of how they heard the terrible cries of
the animals, and recollect about large ele-
phant having swan ashore from the wreck.
The 5one is doubtless part of this elephant,
and appears as If it had been broken from the
main body and washed away.
IN GENERAL.
Q. A. Stevens, the popular aathor of books
ind stories for young folks, has leased for ten
years his splendid farm on "the Ridge" in
Norway, and taken residence on the stlake"
road. His new home is close by the margin of
the bright and beautiful Penesseewassee, and
directly upon the line of through travel.
The following four Presidents of Michigan
Colleges, have been professors or students at
gcibs: Kendall Brooks, President Kalamazoo
College, Michigan, was professor of mathe-
mstics and natural philosophy from 1858 to
1856; T. G. Abbott C45) is President of the
6taSe Agricultural College, Lansing, Mich;
President Butterfeld, of Olivet College, was
formerly member of '4S; Rev. DIR. Durgin,
formerly of 56, is president of Hillsdale Col
lege, Michigan.
Larkin Dunton, A. M, LID, is by appoint
ment of the trustees, to be one of Colbys Ex-
aminng Committee the current year.
Chas. f. Foster, of Colby, '55, is having
great success as Superintendent of Public
Schools at Chester, Penn.
RAILWAY MATTERS.