The Portland daily press., 1884-07-07
THE MAINE STATE PRESS.
MAINE.
Escape of a Criminal.

LEWISTON, j July 6.-Last winter Mrs. Richard
s. Mullen, residing on Hampden road, Bangor,
was assaulted and her skull cracked. Her son,
residing in Lewiston, informed an officer Sat
urday that he had seen Daniel Hall, whom he
suspected Of the deed, here, and Saturday af-
ternoon Officer French found him (HalD on
the park, and on calling him by name Hall
jumped as though shot and sharply resisted ar
rest. He was taken to the station and locked
in cell. In the evening friends of Hall
asked to see him, and going inside the cell the
door was found wrenched off and only his
shoes inside. He had probably concealed him
self near the door and escaped through the
building when the officer went to the cells on
~ intending to use it If discovered. No trace
of him can be found.
Maine Rivers and Marborss
WASHINGTON, July 5.-The river and harbor
bill as passed by both houses last night appro-
PIRATES $13, 909, 200 The items affecting Maine
rivers and harbors are as follows: Harbors-
Portland, $4,000; Bangor, $4,000; Rockland,
$4,000; Breakwater, mouth OF Saco river,
$4,000; Lubec channel, $4,000; Moose-a-bee
bar, $4,000.
AUGUSTA.
Rev. FL. W. Tilden of Augusta has received
a call to the Baptist church at Hyde Park,
Mass.
BRDGToN.
A black snake measuring five feet four
inches in length and five inches in circamfer-
ence, was killed at Side City ono day of last
week.
BANGOR.
During a thunder storm Wednesday night
lightning struck the Western Union telegraph
lines two miles west of Bangor splitting a
number of poles. The current followed along
the wires and entered the office at the Maine
Central depot, burning the instruments and
melting the metal on the switch board. The
instruments were SO damaged that they were
sent to Portland to be repaired On the Bucks
port branch eight poles were Frustrated in the
distance of mile, between South Orrington
and Hincks' Landing.
ELLSWORTH.
The Ellsworth American has been enlarged,
and hereafter will serve its readers better than
ever before. 1t has always been an excellent
paper
GoULDsBoRo.
Preston Guptill of Gouldsboro has received
about $1,000 arrears of pension.
GRAY.
The following were duly installed as officers
of Sebago Lodge, No. 38, K. of p: J. T. Ham
cock, G. G.; Scammon Fogg, V. c.; W. FL.
Dow, p; W. a. Vinton, M. at A.; Will Gross,
I. g.; Dwinal Cobb, O. G. Immediately after
the installation Mr.. J. T. Hancock invited the
members present to his house, where an
abundant supply of ice cream and cake was in
cigars were passed around and the company
retired, much pleased with their entertain
ment.
KIrrERY.
Elisha Bellsney, belonging in Kittery, was
struck by train at Maiden and instantly
killed He leaves wife and mother in Kit
terry.
Officer Hilton has been removed from the
Lewiston police force for intoxication.
oRoNo.
The body of Charles Smith, who was drown
ed at Orono last Monday, was recovered FRI
day.
Prof @. H. Fernald and family of the Maine
State College, started Wednesday morning for
a yachting cruise along the coast of Maine
PREsoUE ISLE.
About two years ago Rev. 81. Sawyer con-
ceived the idea of establishing a seminary in
Northern Aroostook to fit boys for college. An
arrangement was made with the trustees of
Presque Isle Academy, whereby the academy
turned over their fund, amounting to about
$1,000, to the Episcopal church, and the church
contributed over 900. The school building
is now nearly completed and building de-
signed for the residence of the principal is now
being erected.
RoCKLAND.
Rev. III. A. Philbrook pastor of the Univer-
salist church in Rockland, has resigned, giving
three months notice.
ST. ALBANs.
A heavy thunder shower passed over st.
Adams Wednesday, accompanied with strong
wind, doing considerable damage, blowing G.
5. Ireland's barn fiat, one shade tree for John
Parker, nice apple tree for e. @. Buker and
others in several directions. The path of the
storm was one mile wide and direct from the
north.
The Lockwood Company at Waterville turn
Off every minute over 400 miles OF warn: every
month over 6,478,560 miles, and every year
they turn off over 77,742,720 miles. 1t takes
over Il, 720 bales of cotton to make this amount
of yarn. Over 350,400 cuts of cloth every year
is taken from the looms Over 1000 hands are
employed to do the work, and between $4,000
and $33,OOO are paid to the help every month.
WESLEY.
The fires ON the Machias river, though under
control for the time, are liable to break out
afresh. 1t is feared it will be impossible to
keep even enough to hold them in subsection if
the drouth should continue. Thousands of
dollars worth of good lumber has been burned.
Indications are that the hay crop will be al
most failure, probably owing to the drouth
OF last summer and so much rain this spring.
together with the extremely hot weather Of
the past few weeks with only one shower. Old
hay can be sold here now for eighteen dollars
per ton.
IN GENERAL.
All reports seem TO agree that the hay crop
WILL be very light all over Maine.