The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-11-28
Lose OF a vessel with Ann on BOARD.
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Dropped bend.
Especial to the Pressl
BELFAST, Nov. 27.--Miss Carrie, daughter of
the late 10 emiah Abbott of this city, was
found dead in the cellar, where she had gone
to attend to the furnace, yesterday morning,
The cause of ber death was heart disease.
Fire in Riddeford.
ITO the Associated Press.l
BmDEFoRD, Nov. 27.-This forenoon the sta
BILE of Mrs. Porter Ford was burned and the
rear part of the houseiwas badly scorched. Loss
$1,000; insured.
Postal Matters.
WARRINGTON, Nov. 27.-The following
changes in the star service in Maine have been
ordered:
Route 4e1, South West Harbor to Seawell;
leave South West Harbor daily, except Sun
days, at p. M, or on arrival of mail from
Leave Seawell daily, except Sunday, at D. m =.
arr We at South West Hsrbor b. 6 p. m.
James s. Merry was to-day commissioned as
postmaster at Rosicrusian, Me.
saw and Grist Will Eurned.
DAMARIscoTTA, Nov. 27.-Nathaniel Bry-
ants saw and grist mill was burned last night,
with two.dundred bushels of grain belonging
to other parties. Total loss about $780, No
insurance.
Bouud Over for Deadly Assault.
BDDEFoRD, Nov. 27.--John Trovers, Steph-
on Travers and William Benson was to day
bound over to the Supreme Court, charged
with assault upon Leopold Fisher with intent
to kill.
Suicide of Native of Bridgton.
LYNN, Mass, Nov. 27.-Asa Barker, of the
well-known Barker family of singers, hung
himself last night near Leavitt's piggery on
the Lynnfeld road, at Blood Swamp Landing.
The body was discovered this forenoon by Geo.
Il. Emery. Barker was seen in the vicinity
last evening. He was man of eccentric hab-
its, about 80 years old, and lived alone, room
ing last in fremont Block. He sang last at
the Butler rally during the campaign. He
was born in Bridgton, and came to Lynn,
Mass, thirty years ago, where he lsav es wife
and several children.
AUBURN.
The installation services of the Rev. DIR.
Westwood ss pastor of High Street church,
Auburn, will occur on Monday, Dec. Sd. Let
ters of invitation have been sent to the follow
ing churches: Sixth St Auburn, Centre Minot,
Wet Auburn, Turner, Freeport, Yarmouth,
High ST. Portland, Phillips church, Boston,
Hammond St Bangor, New Gloucester, Brun-
swick, Winter st. Bath, Pine St. Lewiston.
Also to Prof. Stanley, Lewiston and Prof. Har-
ris of Andover
AUGUSTA.
Herbert NJ. Heath, Esq. ex-county attorney
of Kennebec and member of the last Legisa-
ture from Augusta, emgrated to Minneapolis
Mimi, last October, and opened law Office.
After months experience Mr.. Heath has de-
cided to return to Maine and will resume his
law practice in Augusta.
BANGOR.
The engagement of one of Bangor's young
lady teachers to well known and popular
preacher in Augusta, is announced by the
Whig.
Senator Eugene Hale and family passed
through the city Monday on their way to
Washington.
Bangor has bad boy equal to Peck's. His
latest exploit is as follows: He was watching
man who was tapping barrel of beer. A
hole was partly made through the head of the
same, and then the man left it to get faucet
A burly two hundred pound man walked into
the store, and asked the bad boy what was up.
Nothing" said the boy, "except they couldn't
drive that piece kof iron through the head
with mallet and the mans gone after
sledge hammer" "Pooh!" exclaimed the
big man, 'let me show you how TO do it,"
the head of the barrel and the beer spurted to
the ceiling of the store and completely satura-
ted the mans clothes. The bad boy had by
this time disappeared. The owner of the store
was out half barrel of beer. He says the bad
boy is a candidate for the penitentiary or Con-
gress, sure
The Bangor Whig has new dress and is
printed on a new press. Those are gratifying
signs of prosperity.
BRUNSWICK.
There is general complaint of water scar
city. Wells have failed in all directions, and
if winter sets in directly much inconvenience
and trouble will result
CORNISH.
Mr.. G. D. Small of Cornish raised $70(
worth of sweet corn the past year for Flint's
| factory at Cornishville and upon the same land
raised 140 bushels of beans.
FREEPoRT.
Or. J. G. Peirce, who has been resident oi
FTeeport, and practicing physician seven and
| one-half years, has just removed to Brunswick
| DIR. Peirce is graduate of Bowdoin anu Har
ward medical school. He was settled in 1867
at Canton and achieved there an enviable sue
| cess. His residence in Freeport has been mark
| ed by rare prosperity, and bis decision to leave
| has caused the deepest regrets, among hi
many friends. Thursday evening, Nov. 10
| over one hundred met him and b s family al
their home and were kindly and generously
| SHJoiOdluou. LIZ, IblIC0 has luoHblueu ulm
| self with religious work and has done efficient
| service as teacher and superintendent in the
Sabbath school, and during the last few
months has been an active amember in the
Baptist church. His cheerful presence will be
! greatly missed in our town, in our families anC
in our church, our Sabbath school and oul
prayer meetings. He with his family will bt
followed by the good wishes and prayers of
| throng of friends, who believe grand future
awaits our faithful and successful physician.
LlMNGToN.
Mr.. Daniel o. Holmes, of South Limington
has completed his new house and moved int
| it.
Rev. Wescott Bullock, of Saco, was stricKer
with paralysis at the house of Mr.. John Stan
ley, at Kezar Falls, on the night of the 2Otl
inst.
James O. Hasty and wife, of South Lining
ton, left for Nebraska the first of the week
they propose to settle.
The South Limingt Sporting Club held
shooting match on Friday last, with Charlie
Mcclellan and Simeon Randall as leaders o
the different Sides The followingi is the score
Simeon Randall, 1880: ]. 0. Hasty and O. S