The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-04-01
MAINE.

Special to the Press.l
SOUTH WATERFORD, March 31.-About sew
on O'Clock yesterday morning the house and
farm buildings of Mr.. James Grant, at this
place, were destroyed by fire, and little was
saved excepting the stock. Mr.. Grant lost
about $50 in cash and his watch which were
in his vest. The loss is estimated at about
$4,000, on which there was an insurance of
50, 900. This was one Of the finest establish
ments in the town. 1t vas formerly the home
of Miss Mary Emerson, the aunt of Ralph
Waldo Emerson, and where he spent portion
of his early days The cause of the fire was a
defective chimney.
Go the Associated Press)
SKowHEGAN, March 31.-A fire at IL O'Clock
last night mentioned in yesterdays PREss),
burned A. H Fletcher's store and storehouses.
with all the contents. Loss $4,000: insured
for $1,000. A small tenement house, owned
by Mr.. Fletcher, was also burned. Loss $3.50.
Three freight cars caught fire, and were dam
aged about S25. The fire caught in Fetcher's
store, bat the cause is unknown. There vas
great danger at one time of the entire business
portion of the village burning.
PHILLIPS, March 31.-The house and part of
its contents of Joel W. Hinkloy of this vii
lage, were burned this morning. Cause, an
over-heated funnel. Loss nearly $1,000: in
sured for 5000.
Municipal Elections.
THoMAsToN, March 31.-The annual town
meeting was held today, aud officers were
elected as follows:
Moderator Atwood Levensaler.
Clerk-T. A. Carr.
Treasurer-Wm. O. Burgess.
Selectmen-W. FL. Hatch, T. s. Andrews.
Thomas R1ssell.
Assessors-J. G. Levensaler, G. Prince, D.
?. Rose.
Supervisor-Eli NJ O'Brien.
There was no political contest, local issues
only controlling.
WIscAssET, March 3t.-At the town election
held today, the following were elected:
Moderator-Henry Ingalls,.
Clerk. B. Borland.
Selectmen-B. F. Smith, James Cover, ].
L. White.
Treasnrer-Alfred Lennox.
Agent-Henry Ingalls,.
School Committee-Charles NJ. Percival
Auditor-F. w Sewall.
Collector-Andrew Lacy.
The Biddeford Machine Works.
BOSTON, March 31.-The liabilities of the
Biddeford Machine Works of Biddeford, Me-,
are reported at $4,000. Its assets are mort
gagged and it is thought the unsecured credit.
ors will receive little on their claims.
Lost Overheard and Drowned.
PRovNcETowN, Mass, March 31-Arrived
today, the three-mssted schooner "a. c. Win
ship, Doane. from Boston for Bootbbay, to
load ice. Capt. Doane reports that in the gale
of Sunday morning, while halfway between
Thatchers' Island and Cape Cod, Charles
| Sampson, second mate, was lost overheard an d
drowned.
Am Exciting Election.
EAsTPoRT, March 31.-The most exciting
town election for years occurred here today,
resulting only in the election of Moderator
| W. j. Fisher, Democrat, had 473 votes, and N
J B. Mutt, Republican, 457. About 200 mole
votes were thrown than ever before.
Pole at Biddeford.
BDDEFoRD, April 1.
The league game of polo, at Biddeford,
which was to have been played last night be.
tween the Sscos aud Bowdoins, was awarded
to the former, the Bowdoius not appearing.
The large steam single and clapboard mill
| of e. A. Gooding & Co. was consumed by fire
| Thursday night last. It is understood that
| there ia no insurance on the property. The
| mill was built by q MIR. Sweet some seven
years ago, at a cost of S1l 900, to whom il
! proved disastrous speculation. The present
sufferers bought at a large discount, but with
| the large amount of manufac' ured stock Oh
| hand, the loss of their mill at this season OF
the year will be seriously felt by them.
CRANBERRY ISLE.
Mr. and Mrs. K. j. Stanley of this place
| cele brated the tenth anniversary OF their mar
| riage recently, by very enjoyable tin wed
ding. About seventy guests. young and mid
| die aged, assembled, notwithstanding the very
bad roads, laden with gifts and good wishes.
DAMARIscoTTA.
A cake of ice was seen 10y Damariscetta PEG
| pie to b. Differed and manned by lone rae
| coon, who successfully pioted his cold raj
LOST his presence of mind, be deserted his
c'af for the shore, and was shot by e, A. Teb-
bits.
| DEXTER.
Mr.. w. H. Lane, of Pawtucket, r. l., has
| accepted a call from the Baptist Church Ill
Dexter; He is graduate OF Newton Iheo
logical Seminary.
B. j. Hogan, formerly proprietor OF TIT
falrheld House, has just died in Brooklyn.
GUILFoRD.
Charlie Bearce, boy IA years of age, O.
Gulltord, started a fox recently, and aitel
it was chased is while by dog, REWARD made
for neighbor's barn and was captured alive
1t was subsequently killed and the skin sold
by the lad.
HIRAM,
Mrs. Lucy NJ. Wentworth Of Hiram, has {
pair of corsets which belonged to her grand
mother, that are 116 years old The corset