The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-11-01
A Portland Bark i'm Tronble.
MAINE.


MAINE.
Petition for the Removal of an Adminis-
traitor.
BOSTON, Oct. 31.-A hearing was begun be-
fore Judge McIim of the Probate Court to-day
on the petition of Mrs. Amy G.. Shaw for the
removal of Ferdinand A. Wyman as admins
traitor of the estate of VIM. Shaw, one of the
members of the firm OF Fayette Shaw &
Brothers. The ground taken by Mrs. Shaw is
that Mr.. Wyman up to the time of the failure
of f. Shaw & Bros. had filed no inventory as
administrator of VIM. Shaw, and that his
present position as assignee of the insolvent
firm of f. Shaw & Bros. is antagonistic to her
interest as the wife of VIM. Shaw.
A Sad Death.
BIDDEFoRD, Oct. 31.-Chas. N Nickerson,
young resident of this city, died suddenly last
evening at his home on Elm street. About
O'Clock he came into the sitting room, where
the family was sitting. The blood was rushing
out Of his nostrils and he exclaimed "What
shall do?' 1t was but very short time
after this when he expired.
"A Missing Man Heard Frsm.
BDDEFoRD, Oct. 31.-Woodbury Boynton,
who has been missing for some time from his
home in Saco has at last been heard from. He
is at present in Charleston, s. c., and is work
ing in a steady engagement.
Arrested for Passing Counterfeit Money.
DOVER, Oct. 31.-Selden Chapman was ar
rested in Abbot yesterday, charged with pass
ing counterfeit silver dollars. He is known to
have passed several and two were found on his
person. He has formerly lived in Passadum-
keag and Cornville, but lately in this vicinity.
He will be taken in charge by the United
States Marshal.
SchOOlhouse Burned.
HARRINGTON, Oct. 31.--The schoolhouse in
the Mosher district, North Pennington, was
burned Tuesday night with its contents, in
cluding books, etc.
sardine Factory Destroyed.
EAsTPoRT, Oct. 31-A fire this morning de-
stroyed Blanchard's sardine factory, with about
700 cases of sardines. Loss $4,000; slight in-
surance.
Collector Mutt.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31.-The President to-day
appointed Noel B. Mutt Collector of Customs
for the district of Passamsquoddy, Maine.
BoNNY EAGLE.
Mr.. Isaac L. Cove at Bonny Eagle has COM
menced making box shocks; it is reported that
he will make about twenty-five thousand in
number.
BmDEFORD.
Edwin Stone, ESQ.,, of Minneapolis, Mimi,
is visiting Biddeford.
There is lady in Biddeford who owns
number of fowls. She has French neighber
who likewise has a fancy for poultry and keeps
brood of Shanghaes. His fowls have been
in the habit of straying in among those owned
By the lady, much to the latters annoyance.
One evening recently there was f1utter in the
hen house, and the lady in looking in supposed
paying social VISIT and went and told him to
remove the intruder. Her French neighbor
not coming in soon enough, the lady deter
mined to teach him lesson, and going into
her hen house took rooster from roost,
wrung its neck and threw it away. But it SO
happened that the gentleman hen owned by
her neighbor was basking upon his own prem
ises, and she had wrung the neck of one of
her own fowlsl all of which goes to show that
it is very easy to be mistaken-even in fowls.
GARDINER,
A few weeks ago Fred Hunton, cashier of
the Gardiner Bank, had loud talk with W.
c. Palmer in his store, which ended by Mr..
Palmer kicking Mr.. Hunton out. Mr.. Hunton
has brought suit for $4,000 damages.
Fl. W. Jewett & Co. have an extensive order
from the Oakland Manufacturing Co., for
spruce joists to be made into wire netting bed
frames and shipped to England. In this coun-
try these frames are made of hard wood, but
the English prefer spruce and the Oakland
company will send them large shipments.
Fl. E. Merriam. Superintendent of the
Copsecook paper mill, has large order for
paper to be sent TO Rangoon, Burmah. 1t will
be packed in boxes, for which 81. W. Jewett
will furnish the lumber.
A little son of Martin Burns, while playing
with an open knife in his hand last week, fell
down and the blade stuck into his right eye
between the eyeball and the inner wall of the
orbit, and the knife stuck into his eye until II
was pulled out by his brother.
NoRRnDGEwocK.
The twenty-ffth anniversary of the settle
ment of Rev. B. Tappan, d. D., over the
Congregational church in Norridgewock oc-
Cured Saturday, October 9th. The Sabbath
| following he preached his quarter-centennia
| sermon, selecting his text Acts XVI, %. DR.
| Tappan had been twenty years in the ministry
| when he came to Norridgewock. He was frs
settled in Hampden, Me-, and afterwards il
| Charlestown, Mass. He is the third settled
pastor over this church. The long pastorate o
| the Rev. Josiah Peet over this pioneer churcl
in Somerset county is memorable in the his
| tory of the denomination in Maine. His wa
| followed by the short pastorate of the Rev. H
| T. Downs, who resigned on account of il
health, and who did not live to take anothe
| charge. Within an interval of a few months
DR.. Tappan succeeded Mr.. Downs.
PITTsFIELD.
The hearing in the alleged incendiary cas-
has closed after an investigation of about si1
days. Mrs Miriam J. Wright, therespondent
was ordered by the trial Justice TO recogniz
with sureties in the sum of $500 for appearance
at the next term of the S. j. Court in Skowhe
gan. The case has caused much excitement il
the town.