The Portland daily press., 1883-12-01
THE MAINE STATE PRESS.
MAINE.

Death of Former Warden of she State
| Prison.
| Special Dispatch to the Press9
THoMAsToN, Nov. 30.-Col. William Ben
nett, aged n, died at Amherst, N. s., on
Wednesday, Nov. 2Sth Col. Bennett was
well known in the Eastern part Of Msins,
| where he had host of friends He as
formerly warden of the State Prison in Thomas
| ton. He leaves wife and t~n children
THoMAsToN, Nov. 30.-The remains of COL
Bennett arrived hers this evening from Am
herst.
Visit of she Prison Inspectors.
TO the Associated Press.l
Colonels Porter and Bean, inspectors, are at
the State Prison on an official siass and will
take account of the stock at the end of the
| fiscal year.
Death of Joseph Baker, Esq, of Augusta.
AUGUSTA, Nov. 29.-Mr. Joseph Baker,
senior member Of the we'll known law firm of
Baker, Baker & Cornish of this city, died yes
terday after brief illness, aged II years. He
returned home i'll from Rockland, where he
had been engaged in law case, on Thursday,
the 22d inst, since when he has been confined
to his room Mr.. Baker was much respected
citizen and bad praciiced law in Maine for
long term of years, being one of the abest
members of the Kennebec bar He was well
known throughout the State and his ability in
the legal profession was widely recognized
Mr. Baker for short time was associated
with Mr.. Blaine in the publication of the
Kennebec Journal. He always was scholar
aud was an honored alumnus of Bowdon. He
,o+s, - c. 4
to Augusta over forty years ago.
Mr.. Baker literally died in the harness. At
the age of II years, be still was in the active
practice of his profession; and he lad argued
the celebrsted Gilmsn-Noyes case but few
days before he was taken ILL. The remark able
preservation of his faculties was due to his
correct life and vigorous constitution.
sardine Factory Burned.
EAsTPoRT, Nov. 29.--Fire this sfternoon
destroyed Hustons sardine factory, occupied
by the Eagle Preserved Fish Company; also
large quantity of sardines The loss is
estimated at $4,000; fully insured
Prominent Phy. ician Dead.
CAMDEN, Nov. 3u-Jonat.an Huse, d wealthy
citizen and prominent physician of this town,
died this morning Of heart disease aged 70
years.
Fire i'm Rockland.
RocKLAND, Nov. 30-A barn owned by
Samuel Bryant and occupied by John O'Dou-
nell was destroyed. and O'DoDnell's and War
rem G. Perrig's houses were badly damaged by
fire yesterday O'Donnelps insurance was
$20O0 Perrig's S4GO.
York County Teachers.
BIDDEFoRD, Nov. 30.-The York County |
Teachers Association met here to-day fer |
two days session. State Superintendent Luce |
and W. J. Corthell of the Gorham Normal |
School were present. The attendance of |
teachers is large.
AUBURN.
The sale of stamps and envelopes at the |
Auburn post office, for the month Of October, |
1883, under the new postage laws, as reckoned |
by Postmaster Little, amounted to $672O4. |
This is against $707 S6 for the corresponding |
mouth of 1882. The fact seems TO show an iu- |
crease of nearly third in letter postage for |
the mouth. On the basis OF stamps oDly, it |
would show an increase in stamps sold OF 10,- |
507 stamps. AS matter of fact, 6228 mor5 |
st .mps sold in October, 1883, than IN |
October, 1882. portion of the increase may |
have been due to the demands for the stock ing |
up Of offices, ETC., made necessary BY change. |
1t comes largely from postal cards. an appre- |
~A~o-J ~SSS e-~~SN'S
The shoe shipments of the past week amount |
to 7U9 Cases. This is against 1011 last week. |
Although the week shows decrease In ship
ments ii is not an index of a decrease in ac-
tivity or work. On the contrary the feeling |
in the factories is better. II is approaching |
The season when dealers take account of stock
aud goods are bought much less freely. Most |
of the shipments ere waiting until after Jan.
list. Al of the factories are running with as
many hands as in the busiest of the midwInter
Thn afIa n..rr ,wxalla aSfI
week was 81 ,032 lbs. There is better feeling
IN the shops
AUGUSTA.
The Soldiers Home ate 1900 pounds OF tur-
key, Thursday uooD.
The Insane HOSPITAL patients ate $50 pounds
of turkey aud Que hundred pounds of chicken,
Thursday noon.
Two young men were scafiing Thursday
night when one of them named Ivory Bean
was thrown down and had leg broken at the
ankle.
BRowNvILLE.
The Williams slate quarry at Brownville is
doing good work at the present tue. This
company is getting out fifty squares of slate
week. An Ingersoll steam drill, which does
the work of six men, has recently been put
into the quarry.
BURNHAM.
On Saturday evening, the 18th inst, upwards
of 40 of the neighbors Of MIR. and Mrs. Page
assembled at their residence to celebrate the
fiftieth anniversary of their welded life.
EAsTPoRr.
Eastport has tried the standard time,-and
don't like it. On account of the general dis
satisfaction with the 'set back" the selectmen
decided to go back to the old time which was
done Sunday.
HANCOCK.
While at work on the Shore Line railroad
Monday, 10 the field of Asa Bennett OF Ham
cock, opposite Sullivan Falls, the workmen
p'owed up lot of Indian relics, many Of
which are in q remarkable state of preserva-
ton. The relics consist of stone axes, single
aud double edge, tomahawks, flint spear
heads, arrow heads, and an implement which
has the appearance of having been used as
sinker for fishing. Some of the axes still re-
tain very fine edge, and the flint arrow aud
spear heads are worked down to sharp DO MT.
Que of the spear heads is IT gu ,rtz crystal aud
is very beautiful.
MONMOUTH.
On Tuesday evening, Nov. 9th, about sixty
people gathered at the houss of their pastor
Rev. B. Carruthers, each person depositing a
package upon the table until IL was weighed
down under the abundance heaped upon it. 1t
was a complete surprise, but is repetition Of
like act, perpetrated one year ago.
oRoNo.
At a meeting of the trustees OF the State
College at Oronc, Wednesday, all the trustees
were present, except Mr. Chapman. The usu-
al routine work was done, and an entirely new
board of officers elected, viz Hon. Lyndon
o *, president; Hon. W. T. Haynes, secr.ta-
ry; Messrs. Oak, Robinson and Haynes, exec
uive committee.
PARKMAN.
The Eastern State hears on good authority
that some astonishing developments have beeu
made within day or two in connection with
the Parkman cattle-poisoning case, which has
attracted SO much notice. 1t is said that there
is the strongest circumstantal evidence to
show that the guilty party is ole of the
weathiest citizens of Parkman, from whom
the owner If I Q cattle had collected a tax
that the suspected party had refused to pay.
RICHMOND.
Sagadahock Lodge, No. %, knight of Py-
thias, ceebIatad the second anniversary of its
organization at x, of p. Hal, Wedns sday eve
ming. goodls number of members and in-
vited guests were present, aud the evening was