The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-11-12
MAINE.

marked on any map, and requests the fact to
be made known to American navigators.
MAINE.
Valuable Horse Burnt TO Death.
BATH, Nov. 10,-A barn owned by John f.
Harris was burned last night His seven hum
dred dollar horse Independent and another
horse were burned.
Thrown from Carriage and Killed.
LEWISTON, Nov. 10.-Mrs. Carter Of East
Livermore was thrown from wagon on Fri
day and instantly killed.
Death from Paralysis.
CANTON, Nov. 11.-Orlando A. Hayford,
postmaster and druggist of Canton, died sud-
denly at 1880 a. m. to-day from paralytic
shock. He was prominent and highly re-
spected citizen.
Rs-dedication of a Church.
BANGOR, Nov. 1.-THE First Methodist
church of this city, after being very extensive
ly remodeled, was re-dedicated to-day with
appropriate services. Rev. DIR. Upham of
Drew Theological Seminary, Madison, NJ Y,
delivered an address this forenoon, which was
followed by the dedicatory exercises, conducted
by Rev. George R. Palmer, Presiding Elder of
the Bangor district.
In the afternoon discourse was given BY
Rev. j. B. Gould OF Newton, Mass, and in
the evening discourse by Rev. Ell. W. Bolton.
ID. D., of Roston. There have been expended
$10,325 in improvements. and the church was
re-dedicated free of debt. Rev. Theodore j.
Gerrish is pastor.
BANGOR.
The annual session of the State Grange will
commence in Bangor on Tuesday, December
18th, and continue four days The indit ations
are that there will be very large gathering of
members Of the order. Worthy Master Robbie
| will deliver an address.
BRIDGToN.
! A. r. Sylvester, pastor of the Methodist
| relations with the society, and is to remove
| with his family to the southern coast of
| Florida, where he has relatives. He will be
| much missed as minister and citizen by the
| people of Bridgton.
| CANTON.
The new encampment, L. o. o. E was In
stituted at Canton Friiay night by Grand
| Patriarch Edwin A. Gray, assisted by other
| Grand officers. 1t will be known as Canton
| Encampment, No. 80, and its officers are:
| G. P, F. E. Bicknell; II. P, j. s. Mendall;
s. w.. M. r. Davis; S., R. SWEET; T. W.
| Reynolds.
DAMARIscoTTA.
Hon. Henry Ingalls, of Wiscasset, q. s.
| Commissioner on Alabama Claims, has been
| In town this week, holding court, saws the
| Damariscotta Herald. Mr.. Munrcs, OF the
| firm of Hale & Munroe, Portland, aud Wash
ington, u. o., has been in attendance prosecut-
| ing claims and examining claimants in this
| vicinity. Among the claimants are the late
| firms of Metcalf & Norris, B. D. Metcalf &
Sons and Stetson Bros, Damariscotta; estate
lothian D. Clifford and Capt. John G. Barstow
| of Newcastle, and VIM. f. Storer g. Co.,
Wsldoboro. These claims aggregate about
| $4,000.
| A Lewiston lady and a gentleman from 81
Paso, Texas. who had never seen each other
| till ore day last week, are to be married be-
| fore another week has passed. The young
| lady is Miss Clara Kelley and the gentleman is
Mr.. George Ellis, locomotive engineer The
match was made by mutual friends through
| correspondence. Mr.. Ellis upon arriving in
Lewiston, endeavored to obtain look at his
| afhanced, i7,cognito; but he was Immediately
| recognized by some of her friends about as
soon as he reached town. His photograph had
| been there before him.
| RocKLAND.
| A hearing was held at the Probate court
room jim Rockland, Tuesday, before Judge
Wood. on com 3laint of Margeret Crockett,
| widow Of the late Enos Crockett that VIM.
Fl. Titcomb, executor Of the estate, had CON
| cealed embezzled or conveyed away property
! belonging to the estate, namely: One lot OF
| Omaha bonds; one lot Northern Pacific rail-
| road bonds; one lot city of Rockland railroad
| bonds; a sum OF money and articles Of furni-
ture and other personal property; all to the
| amount of several Thousand dollars General
| Titcomb was examined in accordance with
| the petition Of complainant. He claims that
/ the property in question was all given to him
| by Mr.. Crockett in presence of witnesses. We
| understand that the widow will bring suit in
| the Supreme Court to recover the bonds,
money, etc, which constitute the bulk of the
property of deceased. Gen. Titcomb s son-
| in-law OF Mr.. Crockett.
WINTHROP.
| citizens meeting was held Friday night to
| hear the report of the committee who had
| charge of the putting in of the fire apparatus.
| They reported that all was in working order,
at a cost of "a 600, 5000 of which was raised
by the town, and the balance by the village.
| They also reported a balance Of S27450 in the
| treasury, and it was voted TO use this sum for
| the benefit of the hose company.
| A lodge OF Good Tempiars has been Or
ganized at East Winthrop by Mrs. Estes OF
| Waterville. 1t has 81 charter members, and
will be known as Northern Spy Lodge.
| WATERFORD.
About week ago George French, OF Water
ford, stated he was robbed OF over 81 200. He
| engaged Detective Wormel to work up the
case. The creditors of French also engaged
| Wormell to do the same thing. In company
with Jason Hutchins, the largest creditor, Mr..
Wormell made a thorough investigation. As
the result French was arrested on capids
and his brother and brother-in-law on war
rants. The three men were brought to Bethel
| Thursday, and there they settled with Freuch's
creditors for 60 cents on the dollar. French's
liabilities were $1,000, and assets between $500
and $500.
| WIsCA8sET.
Wiscasset is to have new hall, an associa-
tion having been formed with that object, and
the money is being rapidly raised. The capi-
tai stock is to Do 5000 divided into 5000 shares
at 81 each.
| IN GENERAL.
A Maine gentleman, just rstarned from Bos-
ton, informs US that he passed by the new
and gorgeous gin palace recently opened by the
Hon Thompson II. Murch, late friend of the
people and member OF Congress from Maine.
Over the door, was magnificent gilt sign,
reading Thompson h. Murch;" in the win.
dows are displayed bottles and the appurten-
ces of a rum shop: the interior was Respondent
with greon and gold, black walnut and gilt
three har-tenders had all they could do in
| dispensing rum gin and whiskey to the dear