The Portland daily press., 1884-01-29

FARMINGToN, Jan. 2S. "A cold wave seemE
to have reached this section, and it is bitter
cold here this morning. Thermometers in
this town registered 29o and 800 below zero; in
Chesterville, 800 below; New Sharon. 23o be-
low.
CANTON, Jan, 2S.-The thermometer was the
lowest of the season this morning, registering
800 below zero at Z O'Clock.
Fire in North Anson.
ITO the Associated Pressl
NORTH ANsoN, Jan. 2S.-The two story
building near the depot, known as the Rail-
road House. owned by Samuel Bunker, and
now used as a tenement house. was burned at
8 O'Clock this morning. The cause of the fire
is unknown. Loss $4,000; insured for 81, 200.
EsOardIng House Burned.
HoULToN, Jan. 2S.-Fire today damaged
Mrs. Chalmers boarding house to the amount
of $1,000. A defective chimney was the
cause. No insurance.
Arrested fer Passing Bogus Checks.
BANGOR, Jan. 26. = Andrew Hughes, of
Prince Edwards Island, was arrested here to-
day for passing co0nterieite echecks. His ac-
complice, John Robinson, escaped across the
boundary.
Deasia Of DIR. Wood.
New YORK, Jan. 28.-Dr. John B. Wood, a
journalist, who had large circle of acquain-
tances in this city and vicinity, having been
au active reporter, correspondent and editor in
this city for thirty-three years, fell from Pier
No. 3, distance of 12 feet and struck tho ice,
iniuring him SO badly that he soon died. He
was born in Lebanon, Ne. While employed
on the New York Sun he became so skilled in
eliminating superfuities from press reports
as to. be called the "Great American Conden-
ser. "SEThe funeral will occur Wednesday.
Found Dead i'm His Eont.
EAsTPoRT, Jan. 2S.-Josoph Kelly, who left
Eastport in snail boat Friday afternoon for
Trescott, about 10 miles distant, was found
Saturday, frozen dead in his boat.
BANGOR.
: The thermometer was as low as 15o below in
some parts of Bangor, Saturday morning. At
North Bradford it was 240 below.
There vas a narrow escape from disastrous
panic in st. Johns (Catholic) church, Bangor,
Sunday forenoon. Mass was in progress, when
a lady in the choir was taken with Mysteries
and fed shrieking into the vestibule. Her
cries were awful, and hundreds of the vast
congregation became alarmed and rushed for
the doors, while some women tainted. The
sexton saw the crowd coming, and luckily
threw open the doors, preventing an imminent
crush. The service was abandoned.
BELFAST.
Mr.. Geo, A. Quim by OF Belfast, who recent
ly made q trip from Savannah to Boston, on
the steamer City of Coulumbus has contribut-
ed to the discussion anent the wrscking of
that steamer, letter to the Belfast Journal.
n.rs., brz I.
with Can't Wright, cennot think tbs blame of
the accidena rests upon his shoulders He says
the captains room was directly aft the pilot
house, with q door naening intn il and ti a
deck fell Off there was q step from the pilot
house to the captain room. The captain re-
marked 10 Mr.. Quimby, ST never 90 to bed
from the time l leave port till ] get in again.
What little sleep get is By turning in with
my clothes on, on that lounge" and Mr.
Quimby declares that he doesn't know man
than in Capt Wright's. He thinks it unfair
to assume that liquor caused the disaster.
HERMoN.
Bfr. ". D. Eaton, of Hermon, who has been
on tf the scene of the wreck Of tho City of
Columbus, has returned home after an ab-
sence of q number OF days spent in searching
for the body of his father, n. D. Eaton. who
was passenger on board the Inflated steamer
No trace was found Of the body, and, though
the other brother, Mr.. Charles G. Eaton, will
continue the search, no hopes sra entertained
of its recovery.
KEZAR FAILS.
Mr.. Daniel Clemons, farmer, was at work
with neighbor, Mr.. Bucknel, telling trees.
They cut one which lodged in another tree.
Bucknell hitched the cattle to the tree to pull
it down, and warned Clemons to get out Of the
way. He did so as he supposed, but the tree
came part way down and turned SO that the
branches struck him on the head and the
trunk across the back. He was severely cut
about the head, and his extremities were para
lyzed. Although hopes are entertained Of his
ultimate recovery, he is at present in an ex-
tremely precarious condition, says the Record
LINCOLN.
Newell Fall, Nova Scotia Indian, who has
been stopping in Lincoln, filled up with fire
water Friday, and started on the war path
He threatened to shoot squaw in the Indian
village on the island opposite Lincoln, fol
which complaint was lodged against him, ht
was arrested, tried, and bound over in $500 K
keep the peace for year. Failing to furnish
bonds he was lodged in Bangor jail.
5ACo.
OF the sixty forthwith" jurors summoned
for the Kittery murder trial today, 10 Saco,
few of the advance members have arrived
but all are in doubt IS to their being wanted
and as to engaging board Tor week, or simply
| dinner for that day puzzles them.