The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-12-10
MAINE.
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Augusta National EsanE.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-The comptroller of
the currency has authorized the Augusta Ma
tioual Bank of Augusta, Me-, to commence
business with capital Of 100000.
The Missing fzonmsuth Wan.
MONMOUTH, Dec. 9.-Monday afternoon,
Oanduetir Anderson of the Maine Central sa W
an object which resembIed mans clothing
inflated by the wind, floating in Cochnewagin
Pond. as his train passed Monmouth. He
Thought OF the recent disappearance of Henry
Brown and the mystery attending it, and noti-
fed the people at Monmouth. 1t is thought
very likely that the object may have been
Browns body and that it Is now floating in
some cove OF the pond. A crew OF men were
securing the sides of the pond. Tuesday.
FoaF znches of snow in yvaterviilc.
WATERvILLE, Dec. 9-Four inches of snow
fell in Wsterville and the surrounding region
Monday right. Tuesday morning tue sleighs
were out and it was prettg fair sleighing.
Arrest of Eve geu,sfuI Burglars.
OLDTowN, Dec. 9.-Sheritf Lancaster has
just arrested Amos Foster and Harry Pond,
aged y and IA. of Oidtown, for entering the
store of Henry Pratt on the night of Dec. 4th,
and taking about $15 from the drawer. Both
confess
AMITY.
Benz. Curtis of Amity, lost bis house and
shed with their contents by fire from a defec-
tive chimney Tuesday of last week. He lest
2b0 pounds OF butter, 300 Bushels of OATS two
hogs all his n0tatoea. -four. ETC.. and Sl39 in
money. The total loss is aboat s. 500 and
hAr yruI inc a fhNr f~k -
burned in the day time, they barely got ont
themselves, saving Dotaing but an o:gan aad
a bedstead.
The Bangor Wing says tha Eurricane Gran-
lite Company have secured contract to cot
and finish granite for the extension of the New
York Central depot. The whole work amounts
to $4,000.
The Penohscot Valley Ministerial Assooia-
tion will hold its next session with the First
M. H. church in Bangor, Dec. 2Sth to 31st,
DEXTER.
A civil action for damages has been COM
meDced by Mr.. Geo. A. Patterson, of Dexter,
through his attorney, josiah Crosby, against
MIR. Il. w. Nntter, on account of Djuries al
legged to have been inflicted upon the son of
said Patterson by said Natter, while he was
teaching the Grammar school Ia that village
The case will be brought up in the Supreme
Judicial Court, at Bangor, next month.
HALLoWELL
Capt. Jas. " Coz, prominent citizen of
Fairhaven, Ass, 6ied suddenly in that place,
recently. He was born in Hallowell aud be-
longed to a famous family OF ehip-mastsrs, all
the Sons, five in number, having been COM
maGders OF chips After retiring from the
sea, be was for many years engaged in fitting
whaling vessels for sea, and since 1861 has
been inspector and boarding officer of the
custom house.
LIMINGroN.
Mr.. Moses Blake of this town was struck bv
the engine of a swiftly moving freight train
while passing crossing at Steep Falls Friday
morning last, being thrown Some distance and
falling insensibe. A bad cash vas cnt in the
side OF his head aud his skull was fractured.
1t is thought be cannot recover. The carriage
was totally demolished and the horse thrown
over the fence into front yard adjoining and
killed.
sAco.
Hon. Rufus P. Taplsy, of Saco, who has
been confined to his residences by sickness for
several weeks past, was ont Tuesday for tie
first time.
DAYTON.
Frank Donshue, young man living in the
London district in Saco, was telling trees in
the woods in Dayton, lime miles above the
city, Tuesday, and his axe caught on limb
above his head and came down upon his lett
foot, cutting deep cash extending nearly
across the foot