The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-08-26
MAINE.
Suicide at Searsmont.

MAINE.
Suicide at searsmont.
Special to the Press.)
BELFAST, Aug. 25.-Oliver Keen of Sears
| mont committed suicide by shooting this after
| noon. Domestic trouble caused it is said by
signs of Winter.
ITO the Associated Press.l
LEWISTON, Aug. 25.-Heavy frosts on low
lands are reported from several towns in this
vicinity. No damage to crops.
Suicide i'm Berwick
Boston, Aug. PA special to the Journal
dated Berwick, Me-, says: Mrs. E!sea Kicker
of this town, aged 81, committed suicide yes
terday by hanging herself with skein of yarn
to picture hook in the sitting room of her
husbands house. Mrs. Kicker had been an
invalid several years and her sufferings prob
ably weakened her mind.
Bar Harbor News.
BAR HARBoR, Aug. 25.-Mr. Blaine was
feeling somewhat ill yesterday and received
few visitors while lying upon the sofa. Among
those who dropped in during the day were ".
S. Gurnee of New York and Colonel Evans,
United States Commissioner OF Internal Re-
venue. Mr.. Blaine was at work good por-
ton of yesterday on his correspondence. Tc-
day he left for Bangor, where he will be the
guest of Representative Boutelle, and tenor
row he will be present at great meeting at
Corinth
Chaplain Clark of Washington preached at
Clark Memorial Methodist Church and Rev.
Dr. McVickers Of Philadelphia at the Episco.
pal Church yesterday.
Highway Robbery.
BANGOR, Aug. 25.-William Hunt, ped
dler, was attacked by four highway men about
seven miles from Patten Friday evening, and
robbed Of between $4O0 and $3.50. The rob-
bers also shot his horse. Nc clue.
East Maine lsetEaodises' Campmeeting.
BELFAST, Aug. l25.-The annual campmeet-
log of the East Mane Methodist conference at
Nolthport commenced with ..se attendance
to-day and will continue during the week.
Fire at Easfon.
BANGOR, Aug. 25.-E. W. Sprsgue's mill at
Easton was burned Thursday night with 25O,.
600 shingles. Loss $25OO; no insurance.
All the remaining Sprague property in the
city after the sale of the mill, was sold at auc.
ton in Augusta last week, at very low figure.
Following are the numbers OF the lots sold and
the purchasers, who, IT will be seen, are near
ly all Augusta parties: 81 582, 374, were
Company; 533, James Bridge; 81, FL, FL.
Harvey; .520, Bowdich & Webster; SIT,
518, q. Hanks; Richardson farm
west side of road, James e. Fuller and Geo.
Dsataow e..
Fuller; lots lao, 1873, 152, 1877, Stephen NJ.
Boynton; ", 155, Samuel Titcomb; 2O9 292,
Albert T. Fuller; SO, 208, Benz. T. Gaslin;
352, Henry G. Lombard; 81, Edwards Manu-
featuring Company; $50. Hiram X. Choate;
449, E. w. Whitehouse; 43O, Samuel Titcomb;
"a, 40. Edwards Manufacturing Company. The
total sales amounted to $14,674, the Richard
son farm bringing $1,000; The terms wore
ten per cent. in cash on the day of sale, with
interest at six per cent. on the balance until
paid, deeds to be delivered upon full payment.
The contract for laying the foundation of
the new building Of the Industrial School for
girls, has been awarded to M. @. Foster &
Son of Waterville, for 81, 724.
BANGOR
Sunday evening about dark as two little chill
dTen of l.. B. Hanson of Bangor we're walking
on Newbury street man jumped ont of CAR
riage and attempted to seize them. They
screamed aud ran and the man after pursuing
S-AS~-~
BowDoNHAM.
The Gospel Banner SAYS the Maine Uuiver-
salist Sunday school convention will be held at
bowdoinham, Sept. 18th and 18th.
BUXTON.
TIE seventh annual cattle show and fair of
Buxton Grange will be held at their grounds
at Buxton Centre depot Wednesday Sept. oath,
The exhibition at the hall will be onened to
the public Tuesday, Sept. 23d. This fair has
been very successful venture in years past
and indications are that the next will eclipse
are former exhibitions.
CARIBOU.
A barn belonging to Robert Colquit, five
miles from Caribou village, was stuck by
lightning Sunday of last week, and burned
with its contents, about ten tons of hay.
FREEMAN.
L. P. Brackly, young man about is years
old, committed suicide Sunday last, by
taking Paris green. He lived from D. M.
Sunday till a. m. Monday. He was at one
of his neighbors when he took it, and Lad Just
borrowed it as he stated to kill potato bugs.
oRoNo.
The officers of the senior class, Maine State
College, are: President e. o. Goodridge;
Vice President, o. I. Dntton; Secretary, j. P.
Moulton; Treasurer, L. W. Riggs; Marshal, f.
E. Hull; Orator, G. L. Hanscom; Historian,
81. L. Fernald; Prophet, f. e. Manter; Poet.
w. A. Libby; Odst, L. G.. Paine; Chaplin, f.
L. Russell; Valedictorian, G. w. Chamber
lain
PITTsFIELD.
MI Il. FL. Powers has received pension,
with back T ay amounting to between $500 and
$780,
PATTEN.
On Tuesday, the 18th inst, Mr.. Charles
Cross, one of the workmen on Isaac Jones'
new building. nov being erected at Patten,
fell a distance of only four feet from the
ground. striking his side on the sharp side OF a
board He went to his home at Silver Ridge,
and Thursday morning died from the effects
of the fall.
ToPsHAM
Robert Spear of Topsham OF whom so mach
was said last winter in connection with the
exchange of will, said Friday that the oppos-
ton had had their day; that the will was pro-
bated and that now his turn was to come, that
suit already had been brought against one
party for $40 900; that the body was exhumed
without statute authority, and finally, that he
would derive some $4,000 or $4,000 from the
estate.
Haying is terribly late and about two-thirds
crop.
Berries have been very plenty.
A supper at the hall the other nignt resulted
favorably. Proceeds nearly $50. This goes
toward the payment of the minister's salary.
13Oth Bond Call.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25.-The Acting Secre-
tary this afternoon issued the both call for re-