The Portland daily press., 1884-11-24
closed with fireworks and a supper. Demo
cratic citizens generally illuminated.



Mr. r. Kittredge of Belfast recently executed
| some curious specimens OF penmapshiD. One
was the letter of acceptance of the Republican
candidate for Vice President, Gen. John A.
Logan, containing 4500 words, written on
postal card in legible manner. Another
specimen was four copies of the Lords prayer
and thirteen words, making in all 276 words,
written on q piece of common note paper one
inch in length and one-half inch wide.
BRowNvILLE.
Wednesday morning, November 10Th, Mr..
Newton Calkins left his home in Browvnille to
visit lumber camp, says the Eastern State.
de left a son IL years of age. at home alone.
Sunday morning, Mr.. Calkins not having re-
turned, search was made for him, and he was
found dead about half mile from his heme.
1t s supposed that he died from heart disease
soon after he left the house Wednesday. His
little son remained alone in the house two
nights, and wauld not permit any one to stay
with him, nor would he 60 to any of the
neighbors, saying he wanted to be there when
his father got home.
DOVER.
Mr.. T. f. Dysrshas been elected representa-
tive to the Legislature from the Dover, Fox
croft, Parkman and Sangerville districts.
LEWISTON.
a frightful accident happened to Maggie
Abbott, little girl II years old, living on the
Bates. She was playing in the attic story of
the house where dormer jats out upon the
roof, on the back side of the building. She
had climbed up and was reaching out to the
gutter, probably to get an icicle piece of
snow, whom in some way she lost her balance
and fell, turning over and over in the air, to
the frozen ground below She was insensble
when found. A doctor was called he found
that no bones were broken. "A bad Injury to
the hip and spine was discovered.
oRoNo.
About forty of the students OF the Maine
State College are to teach during the coming
winter.
SOUTH PARIS.
By special request OF those having in charge
the women's department of the New Orleans
exhibition, Mrs. e. r. Perry of South Paris
sends choice lot of Maine minerals, among
which are tourmaline, aqua marine, topaz and
a specimen of the rare mineral heredite
which is now found only in the State of Maine
These minerals were nearly all dug from the
soil or broken from the rocks by Mrs. Perry,
who has visited large number Of the Maine
localities.
ST. ALBANs.
The Pittsfeld Advertiser reports remarka-
bic case of faith cure 10 St. Albans. The prin-
cipal is Miss Lucinda Gray, daughter of Mr..
Jessie Gray of that village. She has been con-
fined to her bed for the past fourteen years,
never having sat erect in bed for sll that time.
Through the instrumentallty Of some worthy
ladies, she became DIR. Cullis' "faith work"
At time specified by him, which was 3
O'Clock ia the afternoon OF the 14th of last
September, these ladies repaired to her house
and united their petitions with his for her res
toration to health At a little past o'clock
che remarked, 81 can get up," when she arose
and sat upon the side of the bed for about fif-
teen minutes, and from that time has been
steadily gaining. She now walks from room
to room, and sits at her pleasure.
STRONG.
The annual meeting of the stockholders of
the Sandy River Railroad was held in Strong,
Wednesday, The following directors were
elected: n. B. Beal, D. M. Bonney, Joel Will
bur, D. L. Dennison George w. Willes. The
officers are as folloWs President and superin-
tendeut, N. B. Beal, Phillips; treasurer and
general ticket agent,J. E. Thompson, Phillips.