The Portland daily press., 1884-07-29
MAINE.
CIereland and Hendricks CIuh.

IHoMAsToN, July %. A large Cleveland
ard Hendricks club was organized here to-
night President, Atwood Levensaler; other
officers, A. 2. Gould, Samuel Watts, Patrick
Gray, e. K. O'Brien, j, E. Moore, J. A.
Creighton, Silas j. Starrett, G. S. Smith.
Arre' ted for Burglary.
CALAIS, July 28-Professional burglars en-
tered two houses at st Stephens Saturday
night and secured about $27O in money, two
gold watches and several pieces OF fine iewelry.
Two men supposed to be the culprits were ar
rested il ST. George this morning and brought
to St. Stephens tonight.
Death of nm AGED Citizen.
BANGOR, July 28.-Mr. Joseph L. savage,
died this morning at the residence of his sister
in Hamden, aged 80 years. Until within three
years he was able to reaa perfectly we'll with
out glasses, and his hearing was perfect almost
to the hour of his death. The remains will be
taken to Norridgewock for burial
Fire in Bath
BATH, July 28-The ell of the house &C.
cupied by Alden Sprague together with the
stable, we're burned late Saturday night. A
horse. COW and nics flock OF hens persisted in
rooms were in the ell, and the occupants of
them barely escaped with their lives. Mr..
Sprague was burned some about the head. A
policeman broke in the door aud awoke the
family just in time. Loss 81, 900; Infused.
AUGUSTA.
There will be meeting of the Governor
and Council August 9th.
Capt Joshua A. Fessenden OF the 9th U. s.
Artillery, stationed at Fort Columbus, N Y
Harbor. has been detailed by Gen. Hancock to
attend tne encampment of the Maine Militia,
next week.
sAco.
Two attempts were made between SATURDAY.
night and Monday morning to burglarize
stores in this city. At the store OF L. L. Peck
& Co, pane OF glass was broken in the back
door, and the key turned and the door opened.
The burglars were probably frightened off
and lett the door open after them. Nothing
was missed from the store The tame oDer-
alton was gone through with at the five cent
store of W. e. Hill, but they succeeded only
in getting the key out of the door; bolt high
up on the door baff1ed them.
Mr.. G. NJ. BlsseIland family who have been
spending few weeks with our fellow towns
man, j. +. bearing, returned to New York
Monday evening. Mr.. Bissell is superinten-
dent of the New York Central aud Hudson
htVer hdllrOau SOuln OF Albany, and his r6Duta-
tion as a successful railroad man stands very
high.
Steamer S. E. Spring carried large num-
Der OF ezcursionists down the river Sunday
Che stiff breeze that blew tempted everybody
out that owned sail boat, and the river pre-
seuted an animated appearance.
A portion of Main street has Just been paved
and the street commissioner mas left the str eet
at the end of the paving in very bad condi-
ton. A sudden and steep rise of about
eighteen inches, tends TO throw horses that ap-
proach it at a trot in the dark. Several have
already fallen, but with no worse mishaD than
d broken shaft. Somebody is going to get
hurt there, if something is not done to remedy
the existing evil
KITTERY.
Geo. l.. Pierce, M. d OF BROOKLYN, N. Y.
formerly of Kittery, is visiting his sister, Mrs.
d. Nj. Shapleigh, at North Kittery.
Mrs. j. Fl. Sanborn of Kittery has purchased
the cottage formerly owned by Rev. H Chase
at Old Orchard camp ground and will remain
there during the summer.
NoBLEDoRo.
The sixth annual Sunday school NJ ass Meet
ing for all denominations and people viii be
hed at the camp ground in Nobleboro, on
Wednesday, Aug. 18th. At the same place on
FRIDAY, the 10Th, will be gathered the Temper
ance Loeges and Missions. The annual camp
meeting will commence on Monday, the 18Th
OF Angus and continue Que week.