The Portland daily press., 1884-02-14
MAINE.
Kennebunkport News Aged People 1n-
jured by Falls.

Seavy, in his 85th year. fell on the ice at the
rear of his dwelling yesterday, and broke off
| the neck of the thigh bone.
The widow of the late Abner Perkins also
fell about the same hour and is entirely dsa-
bled from injuries to the sciatic cord and
| nerves
| Capt George w. Wells of East Boston, has
let the desirable farm near the residence of his
father, Deacon Issachar Wells, known as the
Jacob Merrill place; the present occupant,
Mr. r. W Stone will remove to the village.
Androscoggin Good Templars.
CTo the Associated Press.)
LISBON FALLS, Feb. 13.-The Androscoggin
District Lodge, Good Templars, he Id its annu-
al session here today, with large number in
attendance. The forenoon was devoted to
routine business. Reports from the lodges
showed an increase in membership. The af-
ternoon proceedings coniisted Of renorts from
committees, election and installation of officers
performed by B. G. Torsey, G. w. @. T. In
the evening public meeting was held at the
Baptist church, at which District Templar
White, presided. There was speaking by
Messrs. Torsey and Rand, and Mrs. Bickok of
Boston. A large audience WAS present
The Governor and Council.
AUGUSTA, Feb. 13.-Tuesday was quite
| busy day with the Gobernor and Council. In
addition to routine business, a delegation from
| the Penobscot tribe of Indians Saccobasin
Swasier, Governor, Joseph Nichoer and Ss-
bats Dana appeared before the Governor and
Council in opposition to tie confirmation of
Col. Charles A. Bailey of Brngor, as agent of
trih ho ,a1 Ia
in setting forth their reasons, and would
like TO have Albert Brown of Oidtown, appoin-
ted agent. The Governor and Council decid-
ed to grant bearing to all parties interested
az their next session. The Indians, as a rule,
soon get tired of their agents.
At the morning session Of the Council, Hon.
| ]. w. Bradbury, appeared before the Council
| in behalf of an extension to the State House,
that the library may be accommodated in fire
proof rooms. AT present the library js locatsd
beneath the dome OF the Capitol, approached
by one St airway and entirely inaccessible in
Case Of FIRE. Plans for an addition to the bull
ding were prepared several years ago, bnt no
other movement has ever been made toward
protecting the library from possible destruc-
ton by fire.
tiop to State pauper case with a demand
against the State. Two pardon cases were
next in order. Mrs. Wiegin, formerly of Wat
erboro, York county but now living in Boston,
was before the Governor and Council asking
that her son, Fred A. Wiggin, aged 10 years,
and sent tenced to State prison in October last,
three years, for the crime of larceny of horse,
be pardoned. F. M Higgins, county attorney
of York county, appeared In opposition.
w. Ell. Looney, Esq, and e. @. Chase of
Portland, appeared in behalf of Walter e.
Nickerson of Portland, aged IS years, SEN
fenced to State prison January 20, 1888, for
three years for the crime of assault with intent
to rape. This young man worked for Mr..
Chase. driving teams.
The Governor and Council adjourned yester-
day to March 9Th. They granted pardon to
Walter e. Nickerson in State prison for three
years and Loring s. Griffin of Auburn, in Jail
| for larceny.
AUGUSTA.
Monday evening Charles Bailey, 16 years
| old. while sliding in Augusta ran into a bsrbed
wire fence and mangled his face in a
| buoChluR manner. EaCn extremity OF MS
mouth was torn up into the cheeks distance
Of On inch or more. His apper lip was also
badly cut and weil-nigh severed from the face.
Four front upper teeth were knocked out and
one jaw fractured. His collar was cut off as
smoothly as if done by knife.
BANGOR.
The cut of logs on the West Branch as esti-
mated at the Office of the treasurer of the Pc
nobscot Lum bering Association is 26,800,000
feet.
The annual meeting of the Penobscot Log
Driving Company was held at the Penobscot
Exchange Tuesday forenoon. Abram Moore
| was elected clerk and treasurer, after which
| the following board of directors was chosen:
| John Morrison, VIM. T. Pearson, W. a.
| Strickland, Cornelius Murphy, and John
| Ross. At subsequent meeting of directors
| VIM. FL. Strickland was elected President.
The rivalry among the engine companies as
to which shall get first water at fires ia SO in-
tense that it is said the driver of one of the
hose gigs sleeps on the horse. number of
fremen have not had their clothes off at night
! for two months. Saturday night some of them
do not retire until after one o'clock for fear of
an alarm.
The citizens of Clinton assembled at Cen
| tennial hall on Monday evening. for the pur-
| pose of organizing in the interest Of Prohibi-
| tory Constitutional amendment. Rev. W. s.
1
| persnee Alliance; r. w. Dunn, President of
| State campaign constitutional amendment
| committee and e. r. Drummond, Esq, secre-
l tary of county campaign committee, addressed
the meeting. A very deep interest was mani
l tested by citizens of all political faiths aud
1 parties. a town central committee of three
| was appointed, and an additional working
committee of one from each of the thirtsen
| school districts. Clinton will give large ma
1 jority in favor OF the adoptionsof the amend
1 mont PARTY lines will n0t ba ohser v9d
but temperance men OF all parties will vote
"yes"
| FORT FAIRFIELD.
| Aman named Cross who has been employed
| during the present winter by a lumberman
| named Giberson, operating on the St. Croix,
4 east of Masordis, was found last Thursday
/ morning by scholars their way to school.
| He was nearly dead from cold, and on being
taken to a house near by, lived bat a short
| time. His remains we're taken to Fort Fair
field, where his family reside.
| JAZZ BRIDGE.
Mr.. NJ. V. Stone, blacksmith at Jay Bridge,
| had his leg amputed. He was severely inj jured
| Nov 18th, by being thrown from a wagon.
| Both bones of the right leg we've fractured and
one bone protruded through the flesh. The
| ph ysician, at the time of the accident advised
| amputation, but Mr.. Stone was unwilling to
consent to the operation, an and attempt was
| made to save the limb, but it proved to be OF
| no avail
| LINCOLN.
Mr.. SoloH Gates. formerly of Paris died at
| his home Ia Lincoln, at the Sd inst, at the age
| ef about 80 years. Hs was the Oldest settler In
town, having removed to Lincoln in 1922.
REDDINGroN.
Negotiations ara pending between Mr..
| Church OF Merirvelle, aud the owners OF tim
ber lands ON the Narrsgangus river, with q
view to erecting q taDnery in the vicinity of
Blacks bridge In Beddington.
vAssALBoRo.
Rev. r. G.. Chutter, pastor OF the Congrega-
tional church at Vassalboro, has organized
temperance society in connection with his
church and proposes to have an address on toe
subject delivered to his people at least once
mouth. Vassalboro is a sttcng temperance
town and the people will see that large vote
| is given In favor of the amendment.
| IN GENERAL.
There have been withdrawn from warehous-
es, the past year,in the district of Frenchmen's
Bay, 2,Sl0, 1926 pounds of salt fish In bond, for
curing fish. The duty. which amounted to
S2,z4866 was saving of that amount to those
who used the salt.
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