The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-10-17

WATERvILLE, Oct. 16.-The farm buildings
OF Francis Low, of Clinton, were burned
wednesday evening Loss $4,000; insured for
$250O
The Reeds Pond Accid emit.
ELLSWORTH, Oct. 16.-Lorenzo Brown, the
Italian, killed near Reeds Pond yesterday, by
falling from train was A years old He
leaves widow and three children. His home
was in New York. By the verdict of the cor
oner's jury his death is due to his own care.
lessness and no blame attaches to the Maine
Central railroad or its employees. The body has
been buried at Ellsworth.
Celebrating the Victories.
BANGOR, Oct. 16.-The Republicans celebra-
ted their victory in Ohio here tonight BY a sa-
lutte of 3S guns. Bon fires were kindled in the
principal streets and meeting was held at the
Wigwam, at which speeches were made BY
Ex-President Hannibal Hamlin and others.
The, Democrats also celebrated on the
strength of the returns from West vigirnia by
ameeting at the headquarters aud with bon
hres. Addresses were made by local speakers.
AUGUSTA.
Patrick Leahey was before the Municipal
Court Wednesday for peddling liquor in the
Togus woods. He testified thst he manafac-
tured his own liquor from material purchased
at the drug store. He was sent to Jail.
BAR HARBoR.
Capt. Hopkins, of the steamer City of Rich
mond, was seriously hurt at Bar Harbor, Sat-
urday evening. He was standing on the wharf
and the slip was iast a little at one side of him
and he not noticing it stepped off and fell,
striking on his head, an being terribly bruised
about the face and head.
BUXTON
The Buxton lecture course at Grange Hall
will open Thursday, Oct. %, with an enter
tainment. Miss Lucie V. G. Gookins will give
reading, aud Miss Maggie A. Welch will
sing. The Buxton Cornet Band is engaged
and vocal music in abundance will be fur
nisbed by home talent. II stormy, ii will be
postponed week.
FRYEBURG.
AT the annual meeting of the West Oxford
Agricultural Society, held in this town on
Tuesday last, the following officers were
Vice President, Q. D. Fessenden, BrowDfield;
Secretary, ID. L. Lamson, Fryebnrg; Treasurer,
John Locke, Fryeburg. Trustees w. r. Tar
box, Fryeburg; j. w. Barker, Fryeburg; o P.
Saunders, Sweden; FL. g. Walker Lowell;
|. A. Walker, Stow; A. P. Pingree, Denmark:
Samuel Warren, Brownfield; S. 81. Fessendep,
Hiram; L. D. Cook, Porter.
Shoe shipments for the past week amount tn
1909 cases. The receipts of leather are as 981
pounds. The shipments last week were COS
cases. leather received 50, ,054 pounds. For the
corresponding week last year the shipments
and receipts were respectively 1706 cases and
63, 140 pounds leather.
NEW PORTLAND
Some time after midnight, Wednesday, the
barns of Mrs. Viola Richardson in New PORT
land digpnUprnd In ha Tra
help could be summoned, both barns, one
oOx40 and smaller one, used as stable, to-
gether with their contents, were burned to the
ground.
READFIELD,
Some time ago the town decided to raise the
Ds ad stream bridge eighteen inches The con-
tract for the work was completed THURSDAY of
last week, but the next night at about Q
O'Clock just as single team had crossed over
the bridge and as q boy named RAYMOND was
ABOUT to cross, crash was heard, and the
whole structure caved in and disappeared.
The Drl Ige has been standing fifty years and
been raised before without bad result. This
accident. Friday, is attributed to the extra
weight OF the IS inches of stone and dirt.
which is supposed to have dislodged opa of the
outer, underneath legs.
STRONG.
The Phonograph correspondent from Strong
states thai the body of Mrs. Israel Over.
Wnlcn was recently removed from one Com0-
terry TO another in that town, was found to be
petrifsd.
sEDawICK.
The Ellsworth American says: Philip Per-
veur OF Sedgwick, is probably the Oldest per-
son in the State. He was born in Hampton
Falls, N. H., on December s, 1878, aud on cleo
tion day walked over mile to the polls to
vote for Gov. Robie. AT the request of several
who were there, he wrote his name and the
place and data Of his birth on slips of paper for
them. He wrote fairly legible hand without
the use of glasses.
SOUTH HOPE.
Mrs. Ward Wentworth, so years OF age, fell
down long flight of stairs Saturday evening,
at the honse OF her daughter Mrs, NJ. g. Tay-
lor. The old ladys skull was crushed, a severe
cash cut in her arm and she was otherwise Sc
verely bruised. She is in critical condition
and will probably die.
WELD.
A few days ago, as Messrs. A. f. and MI
Andrews of Norway, were crossing Weld up
per dam, with drove of seventy large cattle,
the bridge gave way, when it was loaded with
oxen. There wers 15 cattle on the bridge,
which fell about 10 feet to the rocky bed of the
stream. There was not whole plank or tim
Der left of the bridge, yet the cattle all escap-
ed With very slight scratches The bridge
was rebuilt within few wears.