The Portland daily press., 1884-06-07


The class then proceeded to the chapel
where the class ivy was planted and the follow
ing awards were given:
Best mustache-W. P. Nealley.
Dig-J. +. Libby.
Lazy man-W. @. Kendall.
PhilosOpher-O. r. Cook.
Dude-N. T. Tarr.
Popular man.-W. M. Eames.
OFFICERS.
President-L. B. Folsom.
Curator-H. N. Durham.
Committee-N. B. Ford, N p. Nealley, A. W
Rogers
The Ivy hop takes place this evening at Ls.
mont Hail. Music by Grimmer.
Fire Mt PIttstoM.
(To the Associated Press)
GARDINER, June Ga stable in Pittston
with its contents, belonging to the estate Of
Geo. W. Douglass, was destroyed by fire last
night. Loss $1,000; insured for 300. The house
adjacent, owned and occupied by Isaac Peasles
was partly burned. His loss is $500; insured
for $40O The fire is supposed TO be of incen.
diary origin.
AUGUSTA.
Judge Peters decision granting perpetual
injunction against levying any Judgment
against the Edwards Manufacturing Com oany
at Augusta, has been affirmed, and the counsel
for William Sprague will not contest the mat
pany clean title to the property now in their
possession in Augusta.
BANGOR.
The Fourth District Greenback Congress
sional convention will be held in City Hall,
Bangor, Tuesday, June IL.
BUeKsPoRT.
Sergeant William Rowley, who has been in
command at Fort Knox for several months,
left on Thursday for Fort Trumbull, Conn. :.
and his place is filled by Sergeant Adolph
Koch.
ELLSWORTH.
W. 2. Foster, A. B., principal of the Ellis.
worth High School, has been appointed one Of
the examiners of applicants for admission to
the State College at Orono. The date of the
examination is Saturday, June 18th. All who
desire to enter the State College this fall
should be present at the High School room, in
Ellsworth, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon. for
examination. This examination is for those
who live In Ellsworth and vicinity.
KENr's HILL.
The trustees at their annual meeting, elect
ed the same board of instruction. Prof Ire.
fethen returns to the chair of ancient languages
and Herbert E. Russell. Wesleyan '84 is to
have tho mathematics. They voted to increase
the salary of all the teachers Hon. Joseph A.
A<OoAAo
Hon. John A. Perry, treasurer, and Rev. e.
M. Smith, A. M, secretary. Dr. Fl. z. Tor
sey was re-appointed financial agent to solicit
funds for music hall which is very much
needed.
The Grafton on Wednesday afternoon, before
the literary societies by Rev. j. w Bashford,
Ph. D., of Portland, was on Wesley and
Goethe. 1t was scholarly address and much
enjoyed by those present.
The anniversary concert by the conservatory
of music assisted by Messcs. Pullen, Springer,
and Sears, Wednesday evening, was far ahead
OF any commencement concert we have had
for some time. The solos of Mrs. Morse,
Prof. Morse and MIR. Springer were loudly en-
cored.
STOCKTON.
Early Monday evening the brick house at
Sandy Point, owned by Capt. Ira W. Harri-
man and occupied until that day by Capt.
Chas Deversux caught fire from defective
chimney, and was entirely destroyed The
family which has occupied the house for nearly
two years moved into the Cotton house Mon
day. Alter taking down their stove the fire
place was used, thus causing the chimney to
take fire. Some household goods belonging to
Mrs. Caroline Hartman, whose old home it
was, were burned.