The Portland daily press., 1884-09-19
MAINE.


Episcopal School at Presque Isle.
PREsoUE IsE, Sept 18.-The opening of the
st. John School, for boys occurred here yes
terday. The exercises commenced with pray
ers at the church, after which the Bishop,
clergy, pupils and citizens formed in process
sion and marched to the school building, head
cd by the Presqne Isle Band Here addresses
were made by the BIT. Rev. Bishop and others.
The school opens with a scholarship of 70. The
buildings which will cost about $4,000 are
nearly completed and the school owes no debt
1t starts with bright prospects and to Rev. Mr..
Sawyer, who has besn the main worker in the
enterprise is due much credit.
Nominations by she Governor.
AUGUSTA, Sept. 18.-Governor Robe Sas
nominated Frank e. Nye, insurance commits
sioner, David R. Wylie of West Bath and
James Weymouth of Oldtown as trustees OF
the Bath Military and Naval Asylum.
The Morning Star.
BATH, Sept. 18.-The new missionary steam.
er Morning Star, Capt Bray, sailed at noon
for Boston, where she will load general car
60 for Honolulu.
Pastors Resignation Accepted.
BANGOR, Sept. 1Sth.-The First Baptist
church of this city tonight accepted the resig-
nation of Rev. Francis 7. Lakewood, to take
effect September 2Sth. Mr.. Hazlewood is
called to the First Baptist church of Lynn,
Mass.
Reunion of the Sixth Maine.
ELLswoRTH, Sept. 18th.-Ths annual reun-
ion of the Sixth Maine regimental association,
held here today, has been a success. Seventy
five members were present, including Gen. B.
f. Harris of Augusta, Col. A. B. Sumner of
Lubec, Capt. j. L. Pierce, collector of customs
of Maohias, Lieot. J. G. Hovey of Bangor,
Lieut.. V. P. Wardell of Foxcroft. William Fl.
II. Rice Post, G. A. R. OF Ellsworth, served as
escort. Dinner and supper were served in
Hancock Hall. After.dinner speeches were
made By Mayor Redman, Col. A. B. Sumner,
DR.. H. O. Vaughan, Fl. Fl. Bowles and Gen.
B. f. Harris. By invitation of the Maine
Central railroad the association made an ex-
cursion in the afternoon over the Mount Des.
ert branch to its terminus. Officers were cleo
ted as follows:
President-Gen. B. f. Harris.
Vice Presidents-J. L. Pierce of Mschias
D. L. Fields of Ellsworth, j. E. Stewart of
Columbia.
Trsasurer-W Wainwright Cushing.
Secretary-E. x. Heath, of Portland.
The next annual meeting ia to be held at
Portland next June. A camp fire was held
this evening, W. Gushing, presiding.
ARoosTooK.
Two hundred and twenty-five thousand
pounds of raspbsrries have been sent from
Aroostook and the surrounding counties of
New Brunswick to Boston this season. Half
of them have been boiled and canned, and the
others have been fresh ripe fruit.
BooTBAY.
Boothbay cattle show and fair will be held
October 18th, 9Th and 8.
BANGOR.
Hon. Hannibal Hamlin has gone west to be
absent number of weeks He will first visit
friends in Philadelphia and Pittsburg, and
then go to Ohio, where he will make several
speeches in the district now represented in
Congress by Gen. William Mckinley. Mr..
Hamlin will be received with much enthusi-
asm in Ohio.
BmDEFoRD
The fshways in the Saco at Biddeford are
nearly completed. The sluiceway is seventy
feet long and is built of ponderous timbers at
tached to the ledge of rock by iron spikes Be-
tween the dam and falls large deep holes were
blasted in the rocks to form resting places for
the salmon in still water while going from the
falls to the dam. At the falls there are three
rests built OF WOOD fastened to the rock in the
same way as the eluiceway. Passageways have
also been cut between the rocks at the falls.
PENNINGTON.
Campmeeting John Allen stood by the polls
at Pennington last week, says the Oongrega-
tionalist, when man, flushed with drink,
Haunted ticket inscribed "No," as to the
temperance amendment, in his face, and
cried, THAT is my votep' "Your counte-
nance voted before you did," was the apt re-
ply of the old man of ninety.
GARDINER.
Another forgery of real estate papers has
come to light in Gardiner. citizen of that
city was in Augusta and complained in the
Municipal Court, that one of his fellow-towns-
men had forged a mortgage on his property to
the amount of $500. The mortgage was re
corded in the Register Of Deeds office. The
mortgage, however, was valueless, from the
fact that it was dated on Sunday. The holder
refuses to give up the mortgage itself, and the
owner OF the property was instructed to de-
mand that it be cancelled, or in case of re-
Iusal commence an action at once.
LEWISTON.
The Democratic school board of Lewiston
mas turned out all The j,nitors of the schools
VINO are Republican, and substituted Demo
| Gratis.
There are, at present, thirty-seven members
in the freshman class at Bates College, Lewis
ton, and Others are expected.
MOSCOW.
Mr.. Seba Whitcomb, an old gentleman over
70 years of age, recently left his home in the
town OF Moscow, to visit friends about three
miles distant. After he had made his visit he
started to return home. Ten days passed. and
he did not make his appearance. Mr.. Baker
the gentleman with whom he lived. became
alarmed about him, and went to the fFiends
with whom he had been visiting, and ascer'