The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-04-22
THE MAINE STATE PRESS.
MAINE.
Store Brenkiug i'm Kennebunkpors

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MAINE.
Store Breaking i'm KennebunkpOrt.
Special to the Press.)
KENNEBUNKPoRT, April 21.-The store o
Wheeler & Bell, liz which is the post office
was broken open Saturday night by removing
shutter and a pane of glass; the postage
stamps, bills, silver, the mail bag key, &c.
were lockel up in the safe which resisted th,
unprofessional attempt to force it. A large
revolver, about five dollars in cents, somt
eatables and tobacco and perhaps a few letter
are about all the missing things.
A New Rector.
Special to the Press9
THoMAsroN, April 21.-The Rev. Frederic
Towers of Welsford, N. B., took charge of the
st. John Baptist Episcopal church in this city
yesterday, taking the place of the Rev. VIM.
Walker who went to Pittsboro, N. c., last
October. Since Mr.. Walkers departure lay
services have been conducted regularly in this
church by Mr.. Geo. S. Washburn. M.
The Soldiers Home.
ITO the Associated Press
WASHINGTON, April 21.-The committee on
military affairs to-day instructed Representa-
tive Rosecrans to report favorabIy the joint
resolution providing for the appointment of
Thos. W. Hyde of Bath, Me-, to fill the vaean-
cy in the board of managers of the N ational
Soldiers Home.
Resignation of Rev. +. w. Bakeman.
LEWISTON, April 21.-Rev. F. W. Brakeman
pastor of the Baptist church in Auburn, re.
signed yesterday to accept call to Massachn-
GETS.
The Dory Harold II. Bibber.
sw YORK, April 21.-The Harold T. Bib
Der, dory, Capt. John Traynor, from Bath,
Me-, for this city, was spoken off Greenport
N. Y, on Long Island Sound, about o'clock
yesterday afternoon. Bibber had been II DAYS
out.
Encendiaries at South Eliot.
PORTSMOUTH, N. H., April 21-At o'clock
this morning the postoffice at South Eliot was
burned, together with the tin and hardware
stock contained in the same building, kept by
Howard Staples, the postmaster. The loss on
stock is about $3000 insurance $3.50. The
house near by. belonging to Sylvester Staples,
was damaged to the extent of about $3.50.
The house occupied by Howard Staples was
also injured to the amount of 800, and is not
insured. This is the fourth time the postoffice
has been burned out in three years. The
cause of the fire was no doubt incendiary.
Steam mill in GrOveton Burned.
LEWISTON, April 21.-Charles Richardson's
steam saw and bobbin mill in Groveton was
totally destroyed by fire yesterday. Loss $4,000;
no insurance.
The Governor and Council.
AUGUSTA, April 21.-The Governor and
Council were in session this afternoon when
the nominations of municipal judges in
Watervlle and Belfast were confirmed.
Sale of the WaterviIIe Sentinel,
o. NJ Moore of the Phillips Phonograph and
L. A. Moore of the Maine Farmer of Augusta
have purchased the Waterville Sentinel.
The Lisbon Child Murderess.
LEWISTON, April 21.-The grand jury found
no bill against Mrs. Benoit of Lisbon charged
with infanticide, they reporting her insane.
Judge Haskell has appointed commission to
examine her condition.
ALFRED.
Ralph T. Jordan, a soldier in the war of
1872, and resident of Alfred for several years,
Cd the John Grant farm, died Saturday after
neon aged 81 years.
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son of the late Col. Ivory Hall of Alfred. has
been in failing health the past winter. Last
week Mr.. Hall consulted with Drs. Weeks
and Dana of Portland who discovered his COM
plant to be an internal tumor, and its success
full removal was considered doubtful.
BATH.
The Bath rowing association will hold its
annual regatta on the Kennebec river, May
Both Prizes will be offered for single and double
SOULS, four cared shells, and single and double
working boats. James Mckay, champion
sculler of the Kennebec river, has orderad a
now shell of Ruddock.
BLUEHILL.
A daughter of Mr.. S. P. Snowman, aged
seven years, was very severely burned last
Saturday, by her clothes taking fire, while
playing where brush pile had been burned
the previous evening. Hopes are entertained
of her recovery.
CARIBOU.
A few days ago family arrived in Caribou
from Belfast, says a correspondent of the Ban
gor Commercial. The man had all his house
hold goods packed in a dilapidated trunk
which he was hauling upon handsled. They
had walked all the way from Beifast-father,
mother and two small children--and were in
search of 100 acres of government land on
which to settle and make home. When in
this section, they, like Rachel of old, lifted up
their voices and wept audibly. When last
seen the little company was tramping reso Lutte
ly up the road leading to Fort Kent, deter
mined to find land and home.
DOVER.
Hon. S. Clifford Belcher of Pennington will
deliver the Memorial Day address at Dover.
FRYEBURG.
Abner Gee, proprietor of the Oxford House
in Fryeburg, died recently aged SO years. He
was famous violinist, commencing when
twelve years of age, and playing his favorite
violin until within three weeks of his death.
HEBRON.
The spring term of Hebron Academy will
close with prize exhibition Friday evening,
April 25th. Two prizes are offered to the
young ladies for reading and two to the young
gentlemen for defamation. The spring term
begins Tuesday, May 9th
soMERvILLE.
Last week Aaron Turner'S dam in Somer-
vile was carried away by the heavy press OF
water. John B. Dodge's mill below was car
ried away by the rush of water and logs and
destroyed. A large quantity of slaves and
lun Der was carried away and destroyed. Loss
$4,000.
The Governor has nominated Horace W
Stewart for municipal judge at Waterville
Mr.. Steward is the present incumbent.
IN GENERAL
Gen. j. L. Chamberlain will deliver the
Decoration Day address at Peabody, Mass.
APRIL FLOODS.
High Water ON the sacO River.
4 Especial to the Pressl
STEEP FALLS, April 21.-The Saco is higher
at this place than it has been at any tint
since the great rise in the sprinp of 1870 Thu