The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-09-21
MAINE.

MAINE.
Forest Fires at Bar Harbor-The Village
Still i'm Danger.
BANGOR, Sept. 20.-Advices from Bar Har-
bor this afternoon state that the wind is west
and the fire is now within half mile of the
village. Ii tie wind freshens tonight, there
is great danger that the town will be burned
The fire is steadily working toward the town
against the wind.
BAR HARBoR, Sept. 20.-The Strawberry
Hill fire is now well under. The wind is north
and blowing from the town, and the danger is
past.
Thrown from Carriage aud Badly In-
jured.
BANGOR, Sept 20.-Mrs Luce, widow
living in Hermon, was thrown from carriage
in Brewer this evening and injured, probably
fatally.
Dwelling Burned.
Fire this evening destroyed dwelling house
in the suburbs belonging to Patrick Powers.
Only portion of the contents was saved. The
fire caught from defective chimney Loss
$1,000.
Almost a Murder--Another Laborer Shot
by Fellow Workman.
BANGOR, Sept. 20.
Edward Gibbons was shot last evening near
Reeds Pond distant IA miles from this
city by Ransford Gratz. Both are work
men on the Shore Line railroad and the shoot
ing was the result of quarrel which had ex-
listed between them for several days. The bull
let took effect in the left arm close by the
shoulder. The wound is quite painful but is
not thought dangerous.
Gibbons says Gratz drew revolver and fred
at him. They were distant only few. feet Sat
the time. Gibbons thought the man had pick
ed up something to throw at him and he dodg
ed. If he had not moved he would probably
have received the charge in the breast or head
The shooting took place in a shanty in the
presence of more than score OF men.
Gibbons says that Gratz intended unques-
tionably to kill him and that the man came to
Bangor specially to get the revolver with which
the deed was done. The attending physician
probed for the bullet without success.
Ransford Gratz, who shot Edward Gibbons
at Reeds Pond, Wednesday evening was ar
rested near Ellsworth today while attem pting
to escape
From our Exchanges.l
Winthrop's water works, constructed by Mr..
Charles Greenwood of Lewiston, are COM
pleted. There is line of 3,400 feet of eight
inch pipe, with eight hydrants 1900 feet of
fire hose. Two more hydrants will be added.
The water works cost 5000, of which the
town will pay $1,000 and the village the rest.
On Wednesday Marshal Wentworth of
Gardiner arrested Elmer Peasley in Jefferson
for stealing Mr.. Sumner Cunningham's team
at Gardiner on Saturday. The theft occurred
about o'clock in the evening.
Senator Hale has sent check of $25 for the
purpose OF procuring clock for the new
Union church in Caribou
: The UDiversalist church at Skowhegan was
dedicated Thursday of last week. Rev. G. W.
Bicknell preached the sermon.
The Aroostook county cattle show and fair
will be held at Houlton, September 28th and
29th.
The Portland Packing Co. are about through
packing sweet corn at Winthrop for this sea-
son, having put up about 275 900 cans.
Hon. Joseph O. Smith, Secretary of State,
has already got well under way on his work of
and will prosecute it with renewed vigor
through October and November.
Mr.. John s. Gilkey, younger brother Of E.
]. Gilkey, Esq, of Strong, sailed from New
Bedford in charge of whale ship in February,
1858. His friends received letters from him
from time to time-the last letter being dated
at San Francisco in 1866. Nothing has been
heard directly from him since. About 1870
his friends learned through the American con-
sui at Tahiti that JOHN Gilkey sailed from that
port in command of a vessel plying between
Tahiti and Harvey islands, Nothing more
was heard of him till July last, when his
friends received information from the United
States consul that John died in the Island of
Tuba, (Society Islands) Jan. 18th, 1874. The
friends of the deceased are endeavoring to
obtain further information of the circura-
stances of his death.
The Eastern Maine Fair Association offers
an extra premium of $75 for the best pulling
oxen under seven feet two inches The first
premium will be $780, the second $25. An en-
trance fee OF ten per cent. will be required of
those entering for this premium. A premium
OF 800 is offered for the best display of stoves,
ranges and brass work. The goods displayed
must all have been manufactured in Maine
and by one concern.
A union Sunday school convention for
Franklin county will be held at the Baptist
church in Pennington on Wednesday, Sep
tember 26, 1888, at 10 a. M, under the auspices
of the Maine state S. S. Association. The
State Secretary or other members of the
executive committee will be present.
The Phonograph reports the bears lively in
No. 6. M. G. Walkers flock of sheep have
been scattered and some taken. Mr.. W. has
had two traps set all summer but Bruin had
rather put his paw on sheep than in trap.
In November, 1878, Eleazer Horn of Oak
land married Clara A. Horn of Clinton. They
lived unhappiy together for about year and
parted. She applied for divorce at Skowhe-
gan. She went to that town with her wit
nesses, but the court had adjourned the day
before her arrival The case was continued on
the Somerset court docket for several terms
and finally dropped Horn knew that his wife
had applied for divorce, notice having been
served on him, and, supposing that divorce
had been granted, married again and settled in
Oakland. 1t turns out, of course, that the
second marriage was illegal, and to make the
matter still worse, under the new law, Horn
until two years and six months after his first
wife is divorced from him. The first wife
obtained a decree of divorce from Horn
Wednesday, and accordingly he cannot legally
marry woman No. 2 until the two years and
six months have elapsed.
Rev. I. G. Russell has resigned the pastorate
of the Baptist church at Springvale, to enter
on the missionary work, taking that part of
the State west of the Penobscot as his field.
Over five hundred letters received at Old
Orchard this summer have not been claimed
by their owners, and will be sent by the post
master to the dead letter office at Washington.
Woodcock and partridges are plentiful in
York county and are being bagged in good
numbers by local sportsmen. A plump par
fridge few into j. G. Dearing's furniture store,
Saco, Tuesday afternoon, and was captured by
Mr.. Dearing.
The Bddeford Y. M. O. A. have extended
unanimous call 30 W. K. Pilsbury of that
tary OF the association. He has accepted and
entered upon his duties Sept. 18th.
RTJSINESS TROTTR1 ES