The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-04-25

Two electors at large were nominated, Charles R
Dunton of Union, and R. f. Foss of Auburn.
DR.. Eaton, the candidate for Governor, read
a long speech from manuscript
The convention adjourned at 4 p. m. with
three cheers.
Good Templars-The Grand Lodge.
BANGOR, April 24.-The session of the Grand
Lodge of Good Templars, occupied the fore
noon installing officers
Probably Fatally Injured.
BIDDEroRD, April 24.-This morning as
large cart loaded with oats was backing up to
Andrews grocery store, a little French Girl
named Delina Bolduc, who with Others were
picking up some of the oats, failed to hear the
drivers warning and she was caught and
crushed between the cart and building. Her
injuries will probably result fatally.
Patents to Maine Inventors.
WASHINGTON, April 24.-The following pa
tents have been issued to Maine inventors:
Geo. L. Rowland, Topsham, latch kpeb at
tachment.
Orlando A. Thayer, Paris, brace for sleigh
knees.
Fire in the Dexter Mill.
BANGOR, April 24.-About 3 o'clock this
morning the picker room of the Dexter Mills
caught fire. The upper part was completely
Quilted before the fire could be stopped. Loss
about $1,000; fully insured.
The Provincial steamshd Company.
New YORK, April 24.-Articles of associa-
ton OF the Provincial Steamship Co. were
filed today. The company is to run steamers
for the transportation of passengers, freight
and mails between New York, Boston, Port
land, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Newport
News, West Point, Norfolk, Charleston, Sa-
vannah, New Orleans, Nova Sccsa, New
Brunswick, Prince Edwards Island and Cape
Breton. The capital stock is $4,000.
aO2 Years Old.
BDDEFoRD, April M.-Mrs. Clarissa Dayen-
port Raymond will celebrate her one hundred
and second birthday at her home in Wilton,
Conn.,, tomorrow, and the occasion will bring
together FIVE generations of the centenarian
Mrs. Raymond retains her faculties surpris-
ingly for one of her age. She is able to walk
about, read coarse print and recognize people
at distance without glasses She resides with
her daughter, Mrs. Nathaniel Comstock, her
only living child, who is 80 years of age.
READFIELD.
The ice Make Maranocook is beginning to
break up. The water is very high and has
formed lake. on the other side of what is
known as Dead Stream bridge, of nearly two
miles in circumference, and one can row a
boat from this lake, SO formed, into Lake Ma
ranocook itself, directly across the road, and a
boat is kept at this point to ferry foot passen-
gers across.
CAMDEN.
Rev. G. A. Chapman has resigned the pas
torate of the Baptist Church in West Cam
den and South Hope, and will Close his labors
April 26th.
M. B. Stevens store was entered last Friday
evening by some person or persons and robbed
OF small sum OF money and few goods.
The object of the thieves, no doubt, was
money, as Mr.. Stevens had been seen to take
quite sum of money that day. Only small
amount of change was left in the drawer,
which they secured.
Gen. George L. Beal, who has been confined
to his house by sickness for some time, is bet
ter.
The wooden factory at Welchvile started up
on full time Thursday morning.
The pond and river have fallen back to their
usual level.
Boston parties have purchased Mcguire
Island in Thompson's pond and will put up a
Summer hotel upon it.
A surprise party gave Rev G. S. Cummings
some valuable presents Wednesday night.
ORoNo.
AT special meeting of the voters of the
town of Orono, Tuesday afternoon, Albert
White was elected as town clerk and treasurer,
to fill the vacancy caused by the death of the
late E, B. Butler.
PITTSFIELD.
1t has been decided to build the new wooden
mill on the east side of the river, near the
single mill, so that by next fall Pittsield will
have two wooden mills in operation.
RoCKLAND.
While her arms were in the suds, the other
day, a Rockland washerwoman received the
news that she had inherited fortune of about
$4,000.