The Portland daily press., 1884-10-24
MAINE.
Grand Trunk Railwny-The semi An
nual Meeting.

Grand Trunk Railwny-The semi An
nual ueeting.
LONDON, Oct. 23.-At the semi.annual meet
ing of the Grand Trunk Railway Company to-
day Sir Henry Tyler reported that during the
half year the earning were e222,OOO less than
the same period of 1883, and expenses el47 900
less. Sir Henry made full explanation of
the company's affairs. A report proposing
dividend of ger cent. on the guaranteed stock
and per cent on the first preference shares
was adopted unanimously. The chairman re-
marked that the threatened storm had col
lapsed altogether, showing that the critics were
afraid to face the directors publicly.
Eiremen's JOlIifcation.
ToPsHAM, Oct 23.-riger Eugine Company
No. 4, of Hallowell today we're the guests of
Audroscoggin, No. 2, of this place. The visit
ing company, consisting of 60 men, their hand
tub aud the Hallovell band, arrived on the
lilo train and proceeded to the Topsham en-
glue house, At IL o'clock they proceeded to
the fair house, where dinner was given them,
after which the two compaaiss made parade
of the two towns, and at o'clock there was
friendly trial of engines in front of the resi-
dence of Col. Wildes P. Walker, which was
won by the visitors. Supper was served in the
fair house. and this evening there was a con-
cert and dance in the fair house hall, with
music by Small's orchestra. Previous to the
dance Giveen's baud OF Brunswick and the
Hallowell band gave a concert in the hall.
BRUNSWICK.
Eddie Courson, an employe of the box shop,
while playing base ball on Danlap street,
during the noon hour Wednesday, was struck
in the head by ball, knocking him senseless,
causing him to go into commissions. He was
taken to his home on Jordan avsHue, where he
fell into stupor and remained SO the rest of
the day
BELFAST.
Mr.. j. S. Ranlett of Rockland is a shipping
master of seamen, boarding-house keeper. ETC.
Nearly all the vessels crews of E sstern Maine
are supplied by him. Mrs. Ranlett, however,
Goes most of the business, aud frequently goes
to Boston and returns with ships crews, and
has brought crews to Belfast. On SATURDAY.
she went to Belfast with q crew for the new
schooner Yale, but on arrival the men refused
to go on hoard and wanted to return to Rock
land with Mrs. Ranlett in her teams, but she
said mo; go on board the vessel or walk back
to Rockland, it is only 80 miles; you cannot
ride in nay teams They wanted their dun
mage (eloihes and bedding), but she would not
give them up. About O'Clock the men left
on foot for Rockland. Mrs. Ranlett left with
8 O'Clock. She was armed with revolver.
EAsTPoRT.
A gentleman in Eastport attempted recently
to remove some rocks from we'll he was dig
ging, by the use of dynamite, but not success
fully. The explosion that followed was terri
fc. The shrieks Of frightened women in the
house mingled with the crash of broken glass,
and after things had quieted down he emerged
from behind the house to find upwards of 40
squares of glass broken in neighbors houses,
the ell started from his own house, and
the rocks not blown way either
FRYEBURG.
Tuesday Miss Sarah S. Evans leaves Frye
burg for Louisville, KY, under engagement
with the association to LABOR among the freed
men .and to aid in establishing Congregation
al church among the people
FRANKFORT.
The house and barn of Rufus Kenney at
Frankfort were entirely destroyed by fire Tues
day afternoon about O'Clock. All the farm
crops were lost, and only part of the furniture
was saved. The total loss is about $500, and
there IS no insurance.
GARDINER.
About four weeks ago, as Miss Mary Drew
was crossing the road opposite their house, as
she went to step upon the sidewalk, her foot
went into hole and she fell forward, striking
her head on the fence on the ether side with
such force that she did not recognise her
friends for week. She Is just getting SO as
TO sit up.
LEWISTON.
The issue of case in insolvency in which
Portland grocers we're petitioners against La
fontaine Brothers of Lincoln street, Lewiston,
was the arrest of one of the firm Tuesday on q
warrant for alleged completely in fraudulen
concealment of property. The other member
of the firm has left the city. M. Lafont aine
was released on bail Wednesday. The firm
owes, it is said. about $4,000.
NoRTHPoRT.
w. s. Card OF California employed a man a
month last summer digging for Gait. Kidd's
treasure at Northport. 1t is hardly necessary
to tay that he found none of it.
RoCKLAND.
The Cobb Lime Company will send model
line kiln with samples of lime to New Or
leans.
The Methodists of Strong are improving the
appearance of their church by the addition OF
new tower.
sKoWHEGAN.
Ell. e. Reed, in charge of the blasting at the
falls, lighted two charges at the same instant
Wednesday, Only one exploded and he
started for the ledge, when the second explo.
sion took place. The air was filed with rock
and Reed was struck by piece with sufficient
force to knock him down, and although it was
thought by the lookers-on that he was dead he
fortunately escaped with but a slight cut over