The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-03-14

citizens, he was highly esteemed, and will be
greatly missed. He leaves wife, who is now
accompanying his remains on their way to
Lewiston, and two sons.
A Horse Thief Arrested.
BANGOR, March 13.-George Snow, alias
Champion, alias W. W. Clark, was arrested in
this city today on the charge OF completely
with one Hawkins for the larceny of valua :
Bile team at Melrose, Mass, some months
since. Joseph E. Snow OF the Massachusetts,
District police Of Lynn, takes The prisoner to
Massachusetts for trial
e. L. Bean, dealer in general merchandise,
Sesrsmont, is reported as having filled petit
tion to be declared insolvent.
BATH.
Tuesday afternoon little boy named Will
liam Roderick, who was in the Bath Iron
Foundry, stumbled and fell on piece of red
hot casting, striking his face on another, cut.
ting it badly. His right hand was also badly
burned.
BANGOR.
0clar Newell, an Oldtown Indian won the
frst prize in the eight hour skating contest
covering 7S 1-2 miles.
BmDEFoRD.
Considerable interest is being taken just
now in the approaching wrestling match BE-
tween Geo. Emery of Saco, aud the 'un-
known" of Biddeford. The affair comes off on
Friday evening next in Marble Hall, Bidde-
ford, and the attendance will undoubtedly be
large The men are pretty evenly matched,
and it will be an interesting exhibition unless
the Democrats over there buy up one of the
men.
Our news boys have succeeded in soaring
fba tf1 ~ hnlf al
pie out here Every evening they swarm
through the streets crying out: "Biddeford
Journal here, - call about the murder, . "all
about the suicide" or ''terrible railroad acei-
ing it through carefully, they find that an out
law has been murdered away out in New Mex
leo, or train has met with an accident in
Washington Territory, and the reader is mad
way through to find that no one has been kill
ed, or has killed himself in Saco.
Our streets and sidewalks have been in
terrible state for few days, and ferry boats,
life saving station, &C., will soon be in good
order.
The organ is being put in to the new Free
Baptist church, aud it is expected to be ready
to try Friday evening. WEBB.
CAMDEN.
The Republicans of Camden held caucus
last Saturday evening, aud delegates to the
State Convention in Bangor, April 30th were
7. r. Simonton, II. L. Shepherd, Albert
johnson and E. G. S. Ingraham.
DENNYsvILLE.
There is town in New England, with some
800 or more inhabitants, where there has not
been a fire for sixty years. Its hotel has sold
no liquor for sixteen years. No persons be-
tween the ages of 1 and 20 years has died
there within sixteen years. No railroad reach
es the town, and it will be long time probab-
ly, before it is thus connected with the rest of
New England. This Eden Of bliss is Dennys-
vile, Mo.
ELLSWORTH.
The city debt has been reduced S8,256.1O the
past year, and the total liabilities of the city
are $64, ,639.70.
GREAT POND,
Lumbermen are thinking about moving out
OF the words, the snow is so deep. 1t is about
three feet here now, and it is almost impossi-
BILE % keep the roads broken out 30 the mail
can get through.
HANCOCK.
A son of Stephen Merchant on Monday was
removing the filling from an sexploder" used
in firing rend-rock, when it exploded and iu-
jured his left hand SO that amputation of the
thumb and fore finger was necessary.
LEWISTON.
The shoe shipments of the past week were
1897 cases. Receipts of leather amounted to
81 el5 pounds. The figures for last week were
1884 cases, 63, GA pounds. For the correspond
ing week last year they were 2,540 cases and
96,998 pounds of leather received.
LIBERTY.
A largo number of the citizens OF the vicin-
ity met at the meeting house in Liberty.
Tuesday evening, March 4th snd formed
themselves into Law and Order League, and
elected the following officers:
President-L. @. Morse.
Vice President-Q. +. Bean.
Secretary George T. Hunt.
TreasUrer-A. A. Brown.
LONG ISLAND PLANTATION.
Mrs. Charlotte Dawes of Long Island Plan
tatioD, was found dead in her bed tho morn
ing of the Goth alt. Cause, heart disease.
sKcwHEGAN.
On Monday of last week, Tom Chucot, en-
ployed in the shoe factory, caught the third
finger of his right hand in the sole moulder,
which he was operating, crushing the bone so
that amputation was necessary. His place
was filled by George D1lac, and Thursday he
met with the same accident that befell his pre-
decessor, the third fnger of his right hand in
the same machine with about the same result
says the Reporter.
SOUTH PARIS.
The ladies' invitation party and oyster party
at the skating rink was grand success, and
one of the pleasantest occasions OF the season.
The March term OF the S. J. Court set at
Paris Hill Tuesday, Hon. W. W. Virgin, Jns..
tics presiding. Owing to the severe storms of
late large numbers Of the witnesses and jury
men we're unable to get there on time, and no
business was done Tuesday. A large number
| of witnesses from various parts of the county
have been snbp@naed to appear before the
Grand Jury and tell what they know about
buying the ardent, and more would have been
had they not in alarm made preciDitate flight.
As the Grand Jury has not risen nothing is
known Of their deliberations. NJ.
WINK.
A roller skating rink is TO be built at Winn
| by Mr.. Simon Gates proprietor of the Katah-
din house.
III GENERAL.
Eight divorces were granted at the recon
.o.., E oo,,rt in AraoefnOk ooUntv