The Portland daily press., 1883-11-08
MAINE.
Augusta Republicans CeIebra,is. .

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Augusta Republicans Celebrating.
AUGUSTA, Nov. Particular interest was
manifested BY the citizens of this city in the
Massachusetts election. By mutual agree
meEt both parties Occupied the aldermen's
room in the evening, and the dispatches ere
/ read as received. The Republicans were iubi-
liant. The squares blazed with burning tar
! barrels, and the streets were alive with people,
From the steeples the bells sounded the jubi-
lee. Tin horns were trumpeted on every hand.
The "North End" band of ten pieces, drawn
by span of ten horses, went on parade at
O'Clock, end for four hours made sorry music.
BurgIaries i'm Rockiand.
RocKLAND, Nov. THE store of Spear &
May was entered by burglars last night, and
the contents of the money drawer stolen.
Store burglaries are getting frequent in Rock
land.
RocKLAND, Nov. 7.-Dennis Chaples, aged
Is, arrested for burglary of Spear & Mays
store last night, pleaded guilty and was bound
over.
steam Saw Mill Burned.
CALAIS, Nov. 7.--The steam saw mill at
AS"sOA3 nAaihSt OHhOu NY OudilCo Ii GdtOng
was bprned today. Loss $25, ,000 insured for
$1S,0OO The fire caught from the boiler.
Postmaster Commissioned.
WASHINGTON, Nov. bradley S. Harri-
man has been commissioned postmaster at
Bucks Mills, Me.
Gail Hamilton took her departure Boston
ward, Tuesday, after visit to Mrs. Blaine at
Augusta.
County Commissioner Andrews of Kenne-
bee, who had been convaleseent from his re-
cent severe illness, and who had recovered SO
far as to be able to sit up part of the time,
has met with relapse, and is again confined
to his bed, says the Kennebec Journal.
Maj. s. j. Gallagher of Augusta has been
summoned to Calais by the serious illness of
his father. He has been stricken with paraly'
sis and may not recover. He is 10 years old
and an estima0le citizen.
BANGOR.
Mr. Dharles Crosby, a son of City Treasurer
Crosby, while riding bicycle on the Hamp-
den road, recently, was thrown from the vehi-
Gle, striking on his head and shoulders He
was travelling at the rate of fifteen miles an
hour at the time, and was very badly bruised
by the fall.
Telegraphic dispatches announce that Samu-
el Il. Prentiss of Bangor is now dangerously
sick at Oakland, California, with malsrial
fever.
Rev. DR.. Field and party are nov in Italy,
where they will pass the winter,
BATH.
little three years old girl, named Leonora
Varney, daughter of Mrs. Mary Varney of
Bath, was drowned in well Monday after
noon. The we'll is about ten feet deep and
nearly full of water. 1t was covered over with
boards, but it was evident that she got the
cover off and fell through. She was in the
water about two hours Her mother, becom-
ing alarmed, searched for her. The neighbors
Joined in the search, and nearly every well
and drain around were looked into, but moth
ing could be found of the child. Some of the
men folks joined in the search, and they thrust
poles into the well near where she was last
seen, and said she was not there. Mrs. Var
ney told Mr.. Robert Craig that she was salts
fed the child was in the well, and asked him
to take the pole and see. Mr.. Craig took the
pole, and the first time he put it into the well
he said he was sure the child was there. An
other pole. with a hook on it, was obtained,
and Mr.. Craig, after carefully feeling around,
caught hold Of the childs clothes and brought
her up.
BRowNFIELD.
There were two sudden deaths in Brown
field last week. Loronzo Stone died very sud-
denly at an early hour Monday morning, the
10th ult., of heart disease, aged AZ years. He
was in poor health, but kept about; went to
the door twice ON Sunday. He leaves young
widow, in poor health. and pair OF twin boys,
about two years of age. Also Mr.. James B.
Durgin, man IA years of age died apparently
from the same cause, Tuesday evening, the
31st ult, He had but little warning, being in
his usual health till within two hours of his
DEATH
BDDEFoRD.
An unusual event occurred on Foss street.
Biddeford, Saturday. This was the marriage
of mother and her son both on the same day
The parties were Mrs. Mary e. Allen and her
son, Eugene o. Allen. Both ceremonies were
conducted by Rev. e. t. Adams. Mrs. Allen
was joined to Mr.. Isaac w. Kinneson of Lime
stone. Mr. Allen was united to Miss Matte
Whitaker OF Lawrence, Mass. The.weadings
were attended By large party of friends.
HALLowELL.
The new Baptist parsonage at Hallowell will
be completed and ready for occupancy in few
weeks The house is thoroughly built, with
all the modern Improvements, and will add
greatly to the appearance OF the locality as
well as convenience of the pastor.
LEWISTON.
iston Z. M. c. A. has been accepted by Prof.
Frank L. Hayes of the Bates Theological
School, formerly professor in Hillsdals College,
and son OF Professor Hayes of Bates.
vAssALBoRo.
Mr. B. c. Nichols of North Vassalboro. who
is well known in educational circles, after
twenty-five years OF labor as teacher, has re.
signed his position as teacher in the school at
North Vassalboro, whore he has been ten
years past and will shortly emigrate to the
State of Florida, locating at Tampa Bay. This
action ppcnesitatp0 hv of fai1ip0
bealth.
wArERv1LLE.
The Merrill prize at Colby University,
founded three years ago by the Hon. ]. War
rem Merrill of Cambridge, Mass, was won by
Woodman Bradbury of Melrose. Mass, men,
Der OF the freshman class. 1t is given on con-
dition of passing special examination at the
beginning of the freshman year, questions be-
ing confined to such subjects as pertain to the
college preparatory course. The allowance
amounts to $3.50 per year for the four years
course.
The tennis tournament at Bowdoin, last
Saturday, resulted in draw. Colby was we'll
represented in En- erson and Doe, both of "a.
The doubles were lost, but in the "singes'
Emerson proved himself too strong for his ops
ponents.
franklin Simmons, the sculptor, has pre-
sented to Colby University the original r1odel
of his magnificent statue of Roger Williams,
which was cast in bronze at Munich, and is
now in Roger Williams Park, Providence, RI.
Hon. William Wilson of Hallowell has also
presented to the university Hammett Billings
original model of "The Signing of the Com,
pact" which adorns the Pilgrim monument
at Plymouth.
m GENERAL.
Mr.. w Mercy, Jr., member of the present
senior class in the Maine State College, has ac-
cepted commission of ensign in the corps of
naval engineers of the French navy and will
start to assume his duties on the arrival of or.
ders at the earliest moment
Robert M. Littler, who was Provost Mar,
shall General of the State, during the latter
part of the war, with headquarters at Augusta,
is visiting Maine after an absence Of eighteen
years Bis home at present is in Davenport,
Iowa.
The demand was SO great last season that the
Red Beach Bone Phosphate Co. were unable