The Portland daily press., 1884-10-03
MAINE.



BrDDEEoRD, Oct Saturday night the
York mills will close down for one or two
weeks. This action Is due to the present de
preston in the dry goods trade.
LEWISTON, Oct 2.-Lewiston Mill, No. q
running on bags, and employing $50 hands
will shut down for short time, Saturday.
A Pastor Installed.
LEWISTON, Oct. 2.-The installation of Rev.
O. Il. Cafe as pastor Of the Main st. Free
Baptist Church, occurred this evening The
sermon was preached by Prof. Hayes.
A Pastor Knstalled at Bath.
BATH, Oct. 2.-Ths ordination and install Ia
tion Of Rev. A. f. Dunneils of Boston High
lands as pastor of the Sd Congregational
church of Bath occurred tonight. The follow
ing programme was observed:
Introductory prayer and Scripture reading,
Sermon and Installing prayer.
Rev.Michael Burnham of Emanuel. Church. Boston.
Rnags Riss Sod 10 me 70 p q ascks s
Address to the people,. ..r..s..........
Rev. w. P. Fisher Brunswick.
1rayer..: Rev. A. +. Steele, Augusta
benedlction. Rev. A. +. Dunnells
The regular choir rendered fine music. The
opening anthem was composed for the occa-
sion by Mr.. e.. 81. Trufant and was highly
praised. Mr.. Dunnells graduated from Ando-
yer seminary last fall.
AUBURN.
The shoe factories do rot make large show
ing in the shipments of the past week. All
the factories were shut down during the great
er part of State Fair week, so that really there
has been only about three days ship
ments. Work is very fair for this season Of
the year but is not rushing The number of
cases Of goods shipped during the past
week is 902 cases. 21.043 pounds Of leather
have besn received during the week. The fac
tories are lightly stocked with leather, and not
very large receipts are coming in from week to
week.
BUcKsPoRT.
While the schooner Express was lying in
Norris Bullock of North Bucksport, dropped
dead on board the vessel. Mr.. Bullock was
about ftty-three years old and leaves a wife
and several children.
BLuEHILL.
Mr.. Stillman Candage OF Blnehill Neck
while returning from Ellsworth, Saturday af-
ternoon in company With Mrs. Angie Candage
his head and receiving spinal injuries which
may prove fatal.
VIM. e. Merang of Essport, has received
the appointment of a professorship in the
Roger Williams University of Nashville,
Tenn.
EAST RoorHBAY.
A large and enthusiastic temperance meet
ing was held at the M. e. Church, East Booth
bay, Monday evening, under the auspices of
the W. @. T. o. Mr.. Peter McGupigle called
the meeting to order, and announced Mrs.
Osgood OF Newcastle, vice president of tho
State association for Lincoln county as presi-
dent OF the meeting for the evening. Mrs.
Osgood introduced Mrs. Emily Pitt Stevens of
California, who spoke for an hour upon the
issues Of the temperance question in an able
and eloquent manner. At the close of the
lecture branch of the society was established
here with 33 members. East Boothbay choir
furnished excellent singing. The following is
a list OF the newly elected officers of this
branch: president, Mrs. Cbas. Seavey; vice
James L. Race: secretary, Mrs. o. o. Owen.
RoCKLAND.
Perry NJ. Blake, an experienced engineer
who has bQen making an extensive survey of
the water sources, ETC., in the vicinity for the
purpose OF ascertaining the feasibility of sup
plying Rockland with water from some other
source than Chickenaukie pond, has reported
favorably, and estimates the cost OF the lead
ing n aims at $57 900, and OF other mains $14,-
IN GENERAL.
The bluebsrry pack of Washington county
will probably equal but not exceed that OF last
year. The weather has been anfavorable, but
the berries gathered were secured Ia good con-
dition. The entire pack is estimated at about
1900 cases, which Ia about IA 600 cases less
than in 1879, the big season. The season prac-
tically closed September 18th.