The Portland daily press., 1884-04-15
MAINE.

Rise. Fall.
MAINE.
Celebrated Case on Trial in Bath.
BATH, April IA The celebrated case of Sc
reDa L. Powers VS.. Thomas Mitchell, is on trial
in the Supreme Judicial Court, before Judge
Peters, having been transferred from Kenne-
bee county by order Of the court last October
The case is suit for $4,000 damages for inju-
ries received by collision with the defendants
team in The streets of Augusta, in December,
1879. 1t has already had three trials in Ken
nebec county. At the first. In 1880, the jury
were unable to agree; at the second, in 1881.
a verdict was returned for defendant. The
verdict was set aside, and a motion for new
trial granted. At this trial the jury disagreed
again, and motion for change of venue to
Sagadshoc county was granted.
Messrs. Spear of Augusta, and Goddard Of
Portland, are counsel for the plaintiff, and
Baker, Baker & Cornish and E. w. White
house Of Augusta, for defendant. Mr.. Spear
opened the case for the prosecution.
Miss Powers took the stand and was exam
ancu al touStuS uer t5eb1uODy COrtOpOraLl0g
the statement of her counsel.
Miss Powers was formerly in the employ
msnt of Judge Goddard's family at Portland.
Judge Goddard has taken great interest in her
case, and it is owing mainly to his persever-
ance that the suit has been pushed TO fourth
trial.
Suicide at Port Clyde.
RoCKLAND, April IA Mrs James Young of
Port Clyde. hung herself Friday. in her room.
She had cut her throat once before, and near
ly bled to death. She has been insane for a
long time past.
Zee Eeavsag tse Aadre .cogaiu.
CANTON, April 14.-The ice is leaving
Androscoggin here today, aud the Canto
Lumber Company are preparing to start their
mill soon.
An IBjunction Asked Il or.
AUGUSTA, April 14-Today the Lockwood
Company of Wsterville, through their attor-
ney, Hon. e. F. Webb. fled in the Supreme
Judicial Court OF Ksnnebec county, a bill in
equity, asking for an injunction against all
mill owners at Fairfield, Somerset Mills and
forbidding the throwing of refuse Into the
Kennebec river.
Acquitted.
IN the Superior Court today, in the case of
Josiah III. Bangs, charged with adultery, the
jury brought in verdict of aequittal.
AUGUSTA.
Mr.. A. G. Carr, who has been exporting APP
Piles to England, says that Maine Baldwins
are selling in English markets in competition
with Canadian fruit, with great success. Mr..
Carr makes his purchases of apples largely in
Kennebec county.
The employees of the Goss Marine Iron
Works, Saturday noon. through Mr.. A. Davis,
master mechanic, presented Mr.. Wilson
Spraeue with splendid draughting table. The
occasion of the present was his marriage to
Portland young lady.
BLUEHILL.
Rev. r. L. Howard, of Bangor. has been Sc
cured as orator at Bluehill, by james A. Gar
field Post, G. A. R., on Memorial Day.
PENNINGTON.
Mr.. Warner, first assistant teacher in the
Normal School at Pennington, and Mr.. A. W.
Pottle, clerk at Hubbards drug store, were
removing glass jar, containing $50 pounds of
sulphuric acid, from the box in which it was
packed, when the jar was broken and they re-
ceived considerable of the acid on their per-
SOILS. Mr. Warmers face, hands and feet were
seriously burned, his clothing badly injured
and his boots destroyed. Mr. Pottle, as soon
rs the jar was broken, ran from the building
into the snow and water, and thereby escaped
being SO seriously burned.
HIRAM.
Tho wife OF the Hon. Samuel E. Spring has
announced her intention of erecting public
drinking fountain at the north end of the
platform of the Portland & Ogdensburg rail-
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Record. 1t is to be called the "Cbsdboprne
fountain" and will be tribute of respect TO
the late Capt. Simeon Cbadbourne, resident
of Hiram for over sixty years.
HALLowELL.
Gen. Luther Stephenson has been engaged
BY John B. Hubbard Post, G.. A. R., of Halo
well, to deliver the GRAFTON on Memorial Day.
SOUTH PARIS.
e. w. Bartlett, of Norway, has chsllen ged
any skater from South Paris to skate hiLn one
mile or five for $50 side. Mr.. Leonard has
accepted the challenge, and several more are
expected to do SO at once.
Five new houses are in process of erection,
The payroll of ,ths Paris Manufacturing
Company embraces sixty names.
There are ten families at Paris Hill waiting
TO get rents here, and about twelve more who
have houses there that they want 10 sell in or
der to buy or build here. j. 81. r twson now
brings down ~ workmen every morning and
takes them back at night.
There is quite a call for house lots now.
OXFORD.
At Saturdays session of the Oxford County
Teachers Association, papers were read by j.
A. Roberts, of Norway on "Schoel Organize
ton, )" and by Miss Alma Pendexter, on "How
shall we teach history" Both these papers
were fully discussed by the teachers present.
The Oxford Dramatic Company exhibited
in Norway Hall to fair audience April 18th.
Old residents say they never saw the mud 80
bad in Norway streets. From the tannery M
through Main street. it is almost knee deep, IL
inches by actual measurement. Norway ia
noted for her muddy streets.
the high water at Welchville is slowly fall
Ing, and the roads are drying offEfast.
Welcbville had an exciting school meeting
Saturday. The new school house was voted
down by a majority of 6. Every voter was
present.
George Harper, formerly of Welchville, ID
making arrangements for the manufacture OF
fancy carriage mats from sheep pelts, in Sabat-
| tbs,
| George Motley, who was so severely bitten
| by mad dog in Desiring, is thought to be a
| former resident of this village.
L. G. Stone soon goes to Biddeford.
George Hawkes., Esq, who has been sick
| with slow fever, is on the mending hand.
Charles o. Wslcott, of Brooklyn, N. V, and
George Wslcott of Boston, ara visiting III cir
mother here. She Is about 80 years old, and
walked two miles last summer.