The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-01-14

Tue pulSsanJ creations or our nOnoreu prlnci'
pal, FL. b. Nevens, and generally speaking
the kindly support of parents, and the school
Committee, order is maintained and only one
SO far has stopped to the dishonor OF expul-
sion for an act OF insubordination. While the
ruler is thing of the past--as hasty In its exit
as its entrance. As to the article publ1shed IN
our local paper of last week, entitled "Our
Schools" wherein mention is made OF two
residents of the town who instituted a confess
sional' in the schools, we have only to say
that the party who did it merely acted under
the advice and direction of the secretary of
the experimenting school committee of the
town and that he alone is held personally
responsible for the act.
DIR. N. P. Pottdr has Just returned from a
trip to the District of Columbia
An organization known as the Bridgt0n
Shoe Manufacturing Company has been ef-
fected with the following officers:
President-G, G. Wight.
Secretary-E II. Staples.
Treasurer-F. p. Bennett.
Directors-P. l.. Chandler, c. Downing,
Geo. p. Perley, George W. Freemsn, G. G..
Wight. The par value of the stock is $40 per
share. About HOO shares have already been
taken, and consequently We have nearly ar
Ject OF this organization is to erect building,
suitable for the manufacture of shoes, and
Offer it to any manufacturer of good financial
standing who is willing to paw the prevailing
lDUtroeb Oh Uu0 money Invested, ana keep INC
building in repair. Parties looking for loca-
tion in this State, will find that Bridgton offers
superior advantages for freighting, and liberal
Inducements to the right parties.
HALLowELL.
John Yeaton, an old and prominent citizen
of Hallowell, died Friday aged 81 years. He
was born in Berwick Jan. 6, 1897, and came to
Hallowell Jan. l, 1898, and has resided IN that
town during his long pnd eventual life. He
has always interested himself in all the public
and benevolent enterprises of the day, and was
an earnest advocate for the emancipation of
the slaves, and consistent worker in the
cause OF temperance.
LISBON FALLS.
Mrs. James Coombs of Lisbon Falls met
with painful accident on the 10th inst. She
had made call on sick friend and on leaving
the house slipped on the ice and fractured her
wrist. DIR. Sawyer was called and set the
broken bone. Mrs. Coombs is doing as we'll as
can De expected, being nearly 70 years old.
lady and gentleman were riding Friday
evening when the horse became frightened by
the boys coasting on the hill and ran away
throwing the occupants out and fracturng the
lady's arm. The horse was badly cut and the
sleigh was complete wreck.
MADISON.
The residence of Mr.. Horace Wells was en-
tered Wednesday evening while the family
were absent, and $50 belonging to his daugh-
ter, Miss Cora Wells. is missing.
NEWCASTLE.
Mr.. Joseph Hanes. for many years president
of the Newcastle National Bank, has retired
by reason of advancing ears AID enfeebled
health. Mr.. Austin Hall. a director of the
bank Tor thirty years, has been elected in his
place.
Mr.. james Fowler of Unity, S5 years of age,
infsrIns the Belfast journal that within 100
foas from his house in Unity Is stump ifouu
which was cut one of the masts of the frigate
Constitution. He says one tree which was cut
for mast lodged and broke. The one finally
procured hauled to the Sebasticook river
and fl ated down to Bath. Mr.. Fowler got
the story from his father, who was one of the
hrstsettlers of the town, but the year is for
gotten. he says the stump Is nearly obliter-
ated and can only be found by those who
know the exact spot. The mast cost $500.
wALDoBoKo.
"A highway robbery was attempted on the
person OF Mr.. Elijah Barstow, while returning
from Rockland to jefferson, On what is called
The Libby hiil,' ia North Waldoboro says
tue Lincoln News. Two men drove past him
On tho hill, then went ON little way down
the bill, when they turned, met Mr.. Bsrstow
and demanded his money. Que of the men
sprang from his sleigh to Mr.. Barstows rack
but as he was about to get on, Mr.. Barstow
struck him with the butt end of his whip
knocking MIN Dack. lie Then started his
horses into run, and got away. Mr.. Barstow
Is not very easy man 10 bluff.
wATERvlLLE.
The annual encampment of the Department
OF Maine, G A. R., will be held in Waterville,
Feb. 10th and 21st., with headquarters at the
Elmwood Hotel.
wEBB'S MILLS.
Mrs. Samuel L. Brown of this place was so
badly burned on the night of Jan. I'd, by her
apron taking fire while reaching over the stove
for match, that she died the following FRI
day. She was 65 years of age aad had partly
lost the use ofone hand by paralysis.
IN GENERAL.
e. @. Allen, Esq, of Augusta, sailed for
America from Europe, the 29th ult., and is ex-
pected home within few days.
Judge Symonds will preside at the next
term of the S. j. Court to be held at Houlton,
which will convene on Tuesday, FEB. 9th.
The bark Minnie M. Watts, which sailed
from New York for Portland Oregon, May
18th has not been heard from since July 22d,
aud her agents give her up for lost She had
twenty persons on board. including the sesSSs
tain, his wife and children. ThesI6ark was
worth about $4,000, and her cargo was valued
at $S5 600. She was BIZ ifft in Thomaston in
1875 and measure5sd $50 TONS 1t is now 245
days siace she left New York, which is longer
Than taask4owest passage on record.