The Portland daily press., 1884-07-21
MAINE.
The Calais Races.

The Calais Races.
CALAIS, July 19.-Teemer, Riley, Lee, Ten
Eyck. Eph Morris, and the Hamm brothers
arrived here tonight for the coming regatta.
Great interest is being taken in the races. I'm
mense throngs of people are expected There
will bs excursions from all points east OF Bog
ton and West of Halifax, Tuesday and We'd
nssday.
Mr. Blaine's Movements.
ELLSWORTH, July 19-James G. Blaine ar
guest oil Senator Hale.
Serious Fire in Jsnesport.
MAcHIAs, July 20-William Underwood &
Co.'s lobster and ssrdine factory aud Newell
Rumery's store and stock were burned last
night. Underwood & Co.'s loss is $4,000; in.
sured for $4,000 Rumery's loss is SIS, 900; in
sured for $4,000, The fire started in the store.
its origin being unknown.
AUGUSTA.
Herbert L. Blake, a native OF Augusta.
fatally shot himself in California town the
third OF June. He was SO years of age
BUcKFIELD.
G. Wilmington & Sons brush factory at
Buckfeld was burned Saturday Loss SIS 600:
Insured lOr liJUU.
CALAIS,
A farm hand employed by G. L. Wood, stole
$500 from his employer the other day and de-
camped.
HALLowELL.
Mr.. Blaine has given $3.50 to the Maine In.
dustrial school.
The stockholders of the American National
Bank met last week and formed now bank
ing association under the name of the Halio-
all Nat al De- IT.
president, and A. d. Knight, cas- hier John
Graves, j. r. Bodwell VIM. Wilson, e. A.
Sanborn and B. f. Warner, directors BUSH
ness will be continued BY the American Ma
t.onal Bank until the expiration of its charter
Sept. 10th, when the new bank will be ready
to continue the business under the new char
ter.
MADRID.
Abel, son of Gilman Hinckley, of Madrid,
was climbing up ladder the other day when
the ladder gave way and a ring on the middle
finger of the right hand caught on a nail.
Nail and ring proved stronger than the finger
and the poor boy fell, leaving the fineer, bone
and all to the first joint and the fash without
the bone to the next joint. With tbs cord which
seemed to have broken eff at the elbow hang
ing to it. The stump was amputated.
MoNsoN.
At the Kineo slate quarry Tuesday, Hollis
Sargent was struck by the rubbish box and
knocked into the pit, falling about twenty-five
feet, striking on his head and injuring him
very badly, SO that he probably cannot live.
wATERvILLE.
The prospects for the new class al Colby Uni
versty are encouraging. Thirty have already
indicated their purpose of entering, and it is
reasonable so expect II at the class will have
not less than 30 members.
wALDoBoRo.
The ladies of the Baptist society of Waldo
boro turned out the other day and with their
own hands painted the parsonage blinds, says
the News.
Rev. James Graham Of Meredith village, N.
H., has accepted call as pastor OF the First
Baptist church at Waldoboro, and will enter
upon his duties the first Sunday in August
PERKINS PLANTATION.
Ezekiel Carriers buildings at Perkins Plan
tatioD were struck by lightning on Sunday of
last week. The top of the chimney was taken
off, and one of the flying bricks hit Mrs. Car.
ter in the face, but glanced by 10 such way
that it did no serious injury. The electric bail
passed into room in the lower part of the
house and took a rocker from chair in which
Mr.. Carter had just been sitting.
IN GENERAL.
The total internal revenue receipt from
Maine last July was 500, 500.
Supt. G. A. Coombs of the Knox & Lincoln
railroad, left for Minneapolis, Mimi. Friday
morning. to attend the national G. AR. con-
vention. Mr.. Coombs is a member of the
council of administration of educational de-
partment He will be gone two weeks.