The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-03-07

went to Bangor. Baggage master Cole and
Engineer Kennedy are quite badly hurt, Others
Injured slightly. A ~recking train from Ban
gor has gone TO their assistance.
Fire in Ellsworth.
ELLSWORTH, March 6.-David Bor nsY's
house and barn at Ellsworth Falls were burn
ed early this morning. The loss Is $1,000. 1t
was insured for So 600.
An Augusta HEidshipman.
WASHINGTON. March Representative
Milliken has recommended to the secretary OF
the navy, Mr.. Charles b. Brann of Augusta,
for the naval academy.
A Steamship for Fruit Trade Between
Bosten and Jamaica.
BATH, March 6-Goss & Sawyer launched
the steamer Lorenzo d. Baker, 966 tons gross,
owned by the Standard Steam Navigation Co.,
Boston. Capt. W. f. Wiley will command
her. She is built for the fruit trade between
Boston and Jamaica, and will accommodate 10
passengers. The Goss Marine Iron Works of
Bath. furnish the boilers. tanks and iron, and
most of the machinery will come from New
York. President Jesse Freeman of the COM
pany was launched on board of her.
BANGOR.
1t is estimated that the amount of logs
which will come through the Penobscot boom
this year will not be upwards Of from 80 to 100
million feet. This is fifty million feet less than
last year, and in some former years the amount
has reached two hundred and two hundred and
fifty million feet.
Coombs' skating rink was opened to the pub
lie Wednesday evening. The building is 100x
70 feet, and "a feet high. The galleries are on
the sides, so as to give the spectators view of
the entire floor. The floor i 94 x60 feet, and is
laid with birch. The music for the occasion
was furnished by a band organized especially
for the rink.
BRUNSWICK.
Prof. f. G. Robinson, of Bowdoin College,
has recently determined an unknown m ineral
found at Brunswick, to be atlantic, some
what rare mineral not before found in Maine.
FARMINGroN.
"CamDmeeting john Allen is quite sick
with erysipelas.
changes and repairs upon the tannery recently
purchased of Dea. j. P. Thwing, and will be
ready to start up in about ten days.
FORT FAIRFIELD.
On the 9th of February Edwin A. Gray,
Grand Patriarch of r. W. Encampment,
assisted by the other Grand officers, instituted
Northern Light EncampmeDt, No. 40, at Fort
Fairfield, under very favorable circumstances,
81 having petitioned for the same. Three
years ago Odd Fellowship was first planted in
AroostJok county in this place. Since then
there have been four other lodges instituted,
and now there are two encampmentS. The
institution of these encampments will long be
remembered, as they were instituted on the
same day, one at Houlton and one here. The
following officers of Northern Light Encamp-
ment were installed:
G. Pc. r. Scates.
H P.-J. s. Stevens.
s. W.-D S. Jones.
j. VIC. d. Cults.
HARPswELL.
The Baptist Society in Harpswell have de-
cided to build parsonage. Three-fourths of
the needed subscription have been raised. A
building comeittee has been appointed, and
tits expected that work will commence upon
it as soon as the ground will permit in the
spring.
NEWPORT.
DR.. A. H. Barrows and Edgar r. Dunhapl-
have begun suit against the Maine Cs1tral
Railroad Company for damages -ssc6iVed at the
Colcord crossing BY Y-hs.ag thrown down the
mhaggsksiins iinsnt made by the railroad raising the
grade of the highway at that point.
RocKLAND.
At the annual meeting of the stockholders
ing directors were elected: j. r. Bod well,
Moses Webster, E. r. Walker, G. M. B rain
erd. and IL NJ. Wight. The directors subse
quently elected J r. Bodwell president, Moses
Webster vice president, Francis Cobb treasuI-
or, and e. FL. Lswry secretary.
SHERMAN MILLS.
Our correspondent writes, under date OF
March Cd: Moderate aad mostly cloudy
weather for the past fortnight. We had about
one foot OF snow last Thursday, with quite
breeze during the following day, blocking the
roaus considerably, which brought out the big
teams Tn Saturday. The weather is now clear
and cool.
sEARsP0RT.
Mrs. Josiah Packard was aroused about 3
O'Clock Monday morning by the barking OF the
house dog, aud on investigating it was found
that barrel, in which ashes had been left,
was on fire, and a large hole had been burned
in the floor; but for the timely warning OF the
dog, the honse and stable would probably lave
been burned.
SOUTH PARIS.
The South Paris Dairying Association sold
their cheese factory, together with all the ap-
purtenances, at auction Wednesday. 1t went
at very low figure John Whitman bid OF
the building and lot for $515; s. P. Stesrns the
utensils for $780,
Ia the double race at the rink Wednesday
night Charles W. Bowler and Miss Carrie Hall
took first prize, and Chas A. Lucas and Miss
Gertie Richardson the second.
The Paris Manufacturing Company have
now got their main line shafting all hung,
nearly all the machinery belted on, and will
commence active operations this week.
IN GENERAL.
The following from Maine graduated re-
Gently at the Philadelphia Dental College:
Charles A. Bills s. S. Costellow, Frederick
0. Sawyer.
A freight train was thrown from the track
between Brunswick and Lewiston, Wednesday,
at Jacks crossing. The saloon Car was upset
and burned. Conductor Dunlap was severely
burned on the shoulder while trying to save
the contents of the burning car