The Portland daily press., 1884-04-24
MAINE.


| Accident 10 a Lewiston MAN.
LEWISTON April 23.-John Shehan of Lew
iston was run over by the cars at Acton,
| Canada, on Tuesday, and lost both legs. He
was taken to the General Hospital at Mon.
treal.
| Good Templars Twenfy-sixth Animal
Session.
BANGOR, April 23.-The twenty-sixth annual
session of the Grand Lodge Of Good Templars
opened in City Hall, Bangor, to-day, the
attendance of delegates being large.
| About 60 candidates we're initiated and $50
| members are present. The business was large
| ly routine.
At the close of the afternoon session a tenn
persnce love feast was held, fifteen different
speakers participating.
The report of the Grand Worthy Secretary,
| Geo. e. Bracket, is of uch interest The
number of lodges at the April session in 1888
| was 305, and since that time there hive been
| instituted ~. and five recognized, making
| the total number 1882; 80 have surrendered
| their charters, which leaves 1923 lodges at
present. with total membership of 23,774,
large increase over previous years. The total
| gain during the year was 1921; total loss,
| 7774 The financial exhibit shows cash re-
ceived from April II, 1888. 1881 40; cash
received for per capita tax from October Is,
1883. to April 10, 1884, S1717.23; for supplies,
$196.50, making total of $3,74992. There
are now IA district lodges ia the State. Aroos-
took has been divided into two. The condition
of the Juvenile Temples is more prosperous
than for years
The Grand Lodge tonight elected the fol-
lowing officers for the ensuing year:
g. w. C.T.-Rev. H G.. Munson Of South
| Norrdgewock.
G. W. G. MI. Dow of Brooks.
G. W. Y. T.-Mrs. j. f. Presley of Lewis
| tom
G. w. S.-George E. Bracket OF Belfast.
G. w. T.-Joel G. Pease OF Corinna.
| G. W. Grey. M. K. Mabry of Fairfield.
| G. W. M-John S. Hyde of Ssco.
General Superintendent of Juvenile Tenn
| ples-M E. G. Pember of Ksnnebunk.
| Sons of 4 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Session
of the Grand Division of Maine.
| AUGUSTA, April 23.-The seml-annual ses-
sion of the Grand Division, Sons of Temper
anee of Maine, commenced here at 10 a. m.
| to-day. There was quite a full attendance.
| Committees were appointed, the Grand Worthy
| Patriarch delivered his report and the Grand
Scribe also reported, stating that the order is
| in October, 10 new divisions have been organ
| lied and every division in the State has made
an increase in membership during the last
| quarter.
| Court Matters at Auburn.
LEWISTON April pa case of Phillips,
the druggist informer, came up at Auburn to-
day. Phillips claimed his residence 10 Port
| land. The case was continued to take deposit
| tons as to his residence.
Mrs. Benoit, the infanticide, has been COM
| mitted to the Insane Hospital
Thirteen persons were indicted at this term
| for misdemesnors growing out of the late
strikes. They are looking for Gov Butler to
| conduct their defence.
BUCKFIELD.
A large shoe firm of Boston has offered cer-
| tain conditions to establish q manufectory in
Bnckfeld. The citizens have the matter un-
| der consideration.
PORTER.
The farm buildings of David Varney in
Porter were burned Saturday. Insured.
RoCKLAND.
| Hurricane Granite Company has been
! awarded the contract to furnish the granite
| for Lubec Channel ietty, About $500 tons of
| granite viii be required and york win be
Commenced at once. The job will probably
| be finished by the first of July.
sAco.
The directors of the Boston g. Maine rail
| road are determined that nothing shall be left
undone that can be done to make their road
| perfectly safe. The opening, in the early part
of the coming season, of the double track from
Biddeford to Portland will enable them to
handle the trains with greater safety and
promptness. Not feeling satisfied with the
| iron bridges between these two cities, they
| to take them all down and put up heavier and
stronger ones of improved patterns, and this in
| spite of the fact that experts have examined
the old ones and pronounced them good for
| ten years yet.
The telegraph Office in the station here is to
be removed a. once from the baggage room to
| the waiting room. The change will be much
| better for the patrons of the Western Union
Telegraph Co. Richard Googins of this city
will build the office, and will also build q new
periodical stand 10 the Old Orchard station,
and convert the old stand into teegray h
office. This will be of great benefit to Station
Agent Fernald, as his office is rather small for
the railroad and telegraph business.
Large numbers OF people gathered on the
bridge over the falls to-day to see the beauti-
full rainbows formed in the mist. 1t was
pretty sight and well worth watching.
SHERMAN MILLS.
The streams are unusually high, and drivers
on quick water streams have started.
Grass appears to have wintersd we'll. We
had no drouth last 81 ason in this vicinity to
injure grass. With favorable weather through
the season, the prospect is good for another
large crop of hay. Hundreds of tons of hay
will be summered over. Hay is cheap, selling
from "a to So per ton. Farmers are busy pre-
pairing fencing.
The mills are all running. Indications are
that there will be considerable building in
town and vicinity the present season.
The assessors have closed their labors in TAX
ing inventories and assessing the taxes for the
year. The assessed valuation of the present
year is: Real estate, S81, 1856; personal estate,
1896; total, $117,750. Number of polls,
178 Cash assessments, $258304. Rate per
cent, IS mills. Poll tax, $3.50. Total liabili-
ties, March 81, 1884, $2,598.45; resources, ST.
1921; excess OF liabilities, $685.24. The debt
was contracted in building the town ball,
which is nearly completed and has cost S2500.
The A. r. Post, with their wives and the
Relief Corps, celebrated the surrender of Lee
at their headquarters April 9th.
WINTHROP.
A curious phenomenon was noticeable at the
head of Oobbosseecontee pond in connection
with the rise of water there, Near East Win