The Portland daily press., 1884-10-14
on vessel, fell and struck on his side on
spike in the wharf, tearing bad cash in his

on vessel, fell and struck on his side on
spike in the wharf, tearing bad cash in his
side.
LEWISTON.
The new class at the Bates Theological
School numbers six. A student entered the
class, this week, from Houlton, Aroostook
county.
LISBON.
A man named Greenwood, employed in Far
wells mill, Lisbon, attempted suicide about
O'Clock, Friday evening" by cutting his throat.
BE severed the wind-pipe aud esophagus, but
did not sever the arteries. The wound is very
severe and the man will probably die from the
shock. He visited his homo at Newmarket,
n. H., where bis wife keeps a boarding hoase,
week ago, since which time he has given
evidence of insanity. He submitted to the
operation of sewing up the wound requiring
over an hoar, without ana5thetics, and ex-
pressed the hope that he could live till his
wife should arrive. His father expected to
sail from Boston for Europe Saturday.
oLDrowN.
The annual elec'ion of the Penobscot tribe
OF Indians took place last Tuesday with the
following result: Governor, Stephen Stanis-
laus; Lieut.. Governor, Saul Neptune; Repre-
sentative TO the Legislature, Joseph Nicolar.
PARsoNsFIELD.
A bond valued at 81 200, was recently stolen
from a chest in the room of Rufus Mason AN old
gentleman residing in West Psrsonsfsld.
PHILLIPS
1be Franklin journal learns that the re-
ceipts for cattle show and fair days were larger
than ever before. The amount taken was over
four hundred dollars which, after paying all
Dilis, will leave quite little sum to help the
agricultural society pay for their park.
Fred Beal, the carpenter, met with serious
accident Saturday morning. A dynamite cap
had been LETT over from excsvasing well at
Chas. Minors house, and with culpabe care
lessness on the part of somebody, allowed to
lie around. Mr. Beal, never having seen one
OF the sort took it to be common cap, though
little peculiar looking, he thought, and with
the laudsble purpose OF depriving it of its dam
gerOus properties before throwing it away, bs-'
gan working upon it The result was the loss
of the thumb aud bali the fore finger on the
left hand, and a slight iDjGry to the right,
with a wound close to the eye that ia not ex-
pected to prove serious.
RocKLAND.
j. B. Loring of Rockland is at work on
fifteen foot Bar Harbor pulling boat, to be
sent to the Exposition and World Fair at
New Orleaue. The boat will be made entirely
Of Maine woods, in all the different colors,
and win have nickel plated trimmings. 1t
will be called the "Bar Harbor."
IN GENERAL.
The Augusta Journal states that Commits.
slonef Cnoate mas oeen occupied IN taking
testimony on a number of Alabama claims.
George M. Seiders, United States counsel, and
Baker & Cornish, attorneys for the claimants.
The follo~ing are the parties presenting
claims: Peter G. Bradstreet ct al, Gardiner;
W. W. Brsds.resf, Gardner; Il. f. Rollins,
HalloWelt; David Wing, Gardiner; Capt.
Jason Collins, Gardiner; Stephen j. Young,
Brunswick Mrs. Eunice b Titcomb, Augusta; !;
James W. q. Richardson, Quebec, P. @.
WATERyILLE
Geo. z. Garland, a graduate of Colby Uni
veisity in 1882, and of the Albany Law School
in 1888 with high honors, died at his home in
Wateryile Saturday.