The Portland daily press., 1884-11-01
THE MAINE STATE PRESS.
MAINE.
BANGOR.

BANGOR.
| Subscriptions for 81 Brush electric lights
have been secured in Bangor.
ELLSWORTH.
! Mrs. Rosilla Barnes fell down stairs SUNDAY
| night at her home on Water street and was se-
riously il not fatally injured. She has been
| unconscious since and being advanced in years
| 1t Is thought che may not recover.
NORWAY.
Thomas Witt, esq.,, who died at Norway on
| wednesday, was printer in his early lie, and
| at one time was publisher of the Norway Ad-
| vertissr. For several years he has resided on
| his farm.
NoRRIDaEwoCK
Mrs. Mary Gray eldest daughter of the late
Hon. 5. ID. Lindsey of Norridgewock, died in
New York recently, aged 2S. She leaves a
young child.
MONMOUTH.
The mother of Rev. r. Sanderson of Lewis
ton, died at her home in Monmouth SATURDAY.
morning. aged rs years.
PREsoUE ISLE
The Star says Daniel Stickney is quite sick
at his home in Presqae Isle. His friends are
very much alarmed.
Roughs in Saco are disturbing the meetings
of the salvation Army. The army has re-
ceived 13 additions to its ranks and 20 converts
are claimed.
The Salvation Army still holds the fort in
spite of the skirmshers that come out from the
devils camp every night. One night this week
some rowdies tore off the blinds from the low
er windows OF the house i'll which the soldiers
live, and abused one of the women who came
out TO demonstrate. II fortunately happened
that devilish plan to break up the meeting
saturday was discovered and the plans of this
gang OF rowdies frustrated They bad it ar
ranged that the party was to seattle about the
nall, and during the meeting one of them sta
toned In the gallery was to shout fire, and the
rest OF the gang was to take it up and start to
ran out. Of course stampede would result
and the result would undoubtedly have been
the manning and possibly killing of many won
en and children. It is outrageous that these
people Cannot be protected, and it does cer-
talnly seem as though the city marshal was
somewhat to blame to let these roWdes do
about as they have mind TO.
Ssco is cursed with gang of "hoodlums''
OF good families, but who have, themselves.
mad the last spark OF manhood extinguished,
and who delight to crowd about certain store
on Main street aud each vie with the other in
making nuisance of himself. It was part
OF this gang That went to Old Orchard last
summer and assaulted a poor deienseless old
woman.
MessFs Anderson and Wildes, Railroad Com.
missloners made their annual tour of inspec.
tlon OF that portion of the B. & NJ r. r. in
Name, today, and we're highly pleased with
the new bridges that have been put in during
the present year.
Those who were fortunate enough to be at
Oid Orchard yesterday had a grand view of the
breakers which rolled in mountains high'
upon the beach The tide was unusually high.
SOUTH BERWICK.
A farewell reception was given Rev. w. D.
Newcomb of South Berwick, Monday evening,
Several valuable presents were presented to
him, one being an envelope containg 800 as a
farewell Offering rom his people. An envel.
ope containing $50 was also given Mrs. New
comb by the ladies of the congregation.
ToGUs.
Mr.. Walter Dockendorf of Bath, who has
been boring an artesian we'll at the National
Soldiers Home, Togus, for several weeks past,
has struck wa;er at depth of 200 feet and
inches, ard is pumping at the rate of 800 gal
Ions per hour.
IN GENERAL.
Professor Baird, Commissioner of Fisheries,
who has just returned from his Northern sum
meT expedition, says the experiment with sal
mon in Maine is a success.