The Portland daily press., 1884-05-06
MAINE.
Death from Haste Sad Accident at a Fire
i'm ParsOnsfeld.

MAINE.
Death from Haste Sad Accident at a Fire
in Parsonsfeld.
CORNISH, April5.-The buildings of James
Chick in Parsonsfeld were burned Sunday
afternoon while he was on visit at Hiram
with bis family. His mother aged about 10,
the only person left at home, was found dead
in the road leading TO one of the neighbors.
She had evidently set out after help. The
cause of her death was breaking of blood
vessel in her haste. Her weight was over two
hundred. The buildings were worth about
$500; partially insured
BOwdoin College.
Boston, April 5.-The committee of Bow
doin College met again this afternoon and in
formally discussed the question OF presidency
of the College. They adjourned without
taking any definite action.
House burned at Rumford Falls.
RuMFoRD, May 5.-Sunday morning Samuel
Wind who occupied part of the old hotsl
and store building at Rumford Falls discover
ed the roof on fire.. Mr.. Wing and Andy
Lany, the only men around the Falls made
good tight but could Tot stay the flames and
the building was burned. Mr.. Wing saved
only small part OF his household furniture.
Some forty drivers were in camp below the
fall. They and the people in the neighbor-
hood that saw the fire soon gath cred and kept
the fire confined to that one building. Brown
& Chisholm of Livermore Falls are supposed
to be the owners.
AUGUSTA.
The telephone line between Augusta and
Lewiston is now assured. Barnes & Snow are
the contractors. 1t will run through Man
chester, Fast Winthrop, Winthrop, Monmouth
and Sabsttus. Two miles of poles have already
been distributed and the work of setting will
be commenced Immediately.
CAMDEN.
The Camden lobster factory will start bust
ness under The control of Gen. q. P. Mattocks,
S. L. Jewell of Mechanic Falls having charge
About twenty hands will be employed, with
three smacks and perhaps steamer.
FAIRFIELD.
The Somerset Fibre Company have pur-
chased lanu owned by Mrs. j. III. Nye and
will make extensive additions to their plant
on the island. They propose to bridge the
side track will be laid from the railroad. BY
their new purchase and the additions con-
temrsated, they will materially Increase their
facilities for doing business.
KENNEBUNK DEPOT.
City Marshal Harmon of Biddeford seized
ten gallons of whiskey at the Eastern depot
Sunday night. consigned to Tim Holland, Bid
deford
The freight at the Boston aud Maine Rail-
road passes over the Eastern Railroad at pres
ent, during the trouble at Dover, to accommo-
date the increased traffic.
Webster Post, G. A. R., is making extern
sive preparations for the appropriate observa-
ance of Memorial Day.
Samuel E. Smith has received about 5000
back pension and been granted 81 per month.
Services at the Universalist Church, Wells
Beach, will be inaugurated May 18th. Rev.
Dr. SpauldiDg of Massachusetts will oficiate.
A frst-class base ball club of the amateur
order has been organized in every large vii
lage and city iu York county. A league will
undoubtedly be formed.
r. W. Lord & Co., Irvine manufacturers.
have suspended a portion Of their mill for a
few weeks.
Hartley Lord and others having leased sew
eral trout streams of renown in the town of
Kennebunk and Wells, advertise fishing priv
ileges to Inhabitants of said towns at So per
day, to non-resdents SIS per day, passes not
transferable, proceeds to go towards the sup
savors very strongly of lsndlordism (no pun
intended) though the object is good one.
READFIELD.
There is to be change in the time of the
exercises commencement week at the Maine
Wesleyan Seminary at Kent's Hill. The class
class day exercises by the ladies of the college
class will occur Tuesday evening, prizs reading
and defamation in the forenoon, and concert
in the evening of Wednesdays commencement
OF ha
for the week is to be furnished by the music
department. There will be about twenty-five
in the graduating classes.
SOUTH PARIS.
A report is in circulation in the vicinity of
Streaked Mountain that some Boston parties
are conte mplating the erection OF large sum-
mer hotel on the top of the mountain, and in
anticipation of their coming soon on a."pros-
pecting tour" some of the farmers in the inn
mediate vicinity have been clearing away
spruces, &c. Quite an easy ascent can be made
from the farm houses on the eastern side.
IN GENERAL.
Dr. Horace Jacobs, aged g. one of the oldest
and best known physicians of Springfield,
died of heart disease in Salt Lake City, Utah,
Saturday evening. He was on his way
home with his wife and one daughter from a
winter trip to California. He was born in
Royalston. Worcester county, Mass, studied
medicine in Exeter, Me-, and South Hadley,
Mass, and began practicing in Chicopse when
he was %. He went to Springfield in 1857
Two of his sons are members of the firm of
Jacobs, Whitcomb & Co., of No. 26 Federal
street. One daughter is the wife of Rev.
Chas. F. Rice of Webster, Mass.
WELD.
William Vining, son of &. w. Vining Of
Weld, young man about twenty-one years
old, working for A. s. Holt, attem pied suicide
Saturday morning by hanging, says the Wilton
Record. Mr.. Holt found him and Immediate
ly took the rope off.