The Portland daily press., 1884-01-19
A Woman Assaulted.


The executive committee of the Site Grange
consisting of G. A. Hall OF Sou,h Waterford,
Nelson Ham of Lewiston, Ivory Lord OF Saco
and I. B. Hunter Of Strong, held meeting at
Augusta Thursday evening, Worthy Master
Robbie was in attendance.
BATH.
For tbirty-six years, that is, ever since Bath
has been city, Mr.. Nathaniel Longiey has
each year been elecIed to fill the Office of city
constable and messenger. The county of Sag
adahoc v as established thirty years ago, and
with the exception Of single year Mr.. Long
lev has been messenger for the Supreme
Court.
pIDDRFoRD.
The celebrated case of Elias Clarke VS.. City
Marshal Charles b. Harmon was settled
Thursday by the plaintiff Withdrawing his
case. Mr.. Harmon is prominent Democrat
of Riddeford. and MIR. CLARK Is also an active
worker in the Democratic vineyard. This
case grew out Of political quarrel and created
great interest.
Al the Supreme Court, saco the civil cases
are finished and the criminal cases will bs
brought up on Monday.
BRIDGToN
We copy the following from this weeks
News:
AR Editor:
had concluded not to answer Mr. Pratt's answer
to article III Mondays Press of which l was the
author wherein be states 'thry visited without In
vitatton,' &C. pres ume he must have forgotten
his invitation, to once int mate friend of his. to
Visit the schools and report hin the results of his
hVe-tigations that very aitern on. But when We
read III We mes LAY y Press direct denial Vt the
fact, il makes one feel deeply grieved and much
snrpri ed For surely the writer uiiderstood it 10
be snch, as well as he present at the time.
His challenge to equvocate, 90 not care to ac
cept aHd now finally leave the matter for he AMI
bus own conscience TO do battle.
Respectfully, #. II. III.
The people of Ellsworth are talking OF
walsr-works system.
FARMINaToN.
The Maine State B ard OF Agriculture will
hold farmers institute at Pennington, jan
uary 30.h, and at North Jay. January 3lst.
GOULD B Ro.
On the 18th Of d cember Mr.. George w.
Whit,ker kindled fire his own land for
the purpose Of burning some brush. the fire.
got beyond his control and burned q large
tract of wood land aud al-o burned dwelling
house. church, the town house aud other
bull Jugs. The fire burned wood lot be-
longing to T. S. Dunfer, who brought suit
against Mr.. WI ticker. After hearing the
evidence Judge R-dman gave a verdict for
the plaintiff for $65 and costs. The defend
aut, Mr.. Whitaker, through his attorney,
entered an appeal and the case will come np
again at The A pril term of the Supreme Judi
cial Court. Other actions are pen lug against
AAks " nitaA@l EfOWiuS Out VI bn6 kdu6 IRE
HAMrDEN.
A few nights ago an unknown man broke
into the house of Mrs. Lawrence SmuIlep
East Hampden, with tho evident object of
robbery. and tpdipg Mrs. Smullsn awake,
struck her several heavy blows On the head
one lracturiDg the skull. The police have y
clue aud ara in search Of the perpetrstor Mrs
Smull-n WAS alone in tbe house ut the time.
She is 67 years of age and her injuries NAV re-
suit ia ally. The matter has been kept quiet
in hopes of the capture of the villain.
HALLnwELL.
Tho Hallowel Cotton Manufacturing Com
p8Dy will make reduction of 10 per cent. on
ihe wages of all empl es, to take effect Jan-
nary 18th. They chose this alternative Father
than shut down, as there is profit in the bus-
ness at the present prices. With this reduc-
tion the wages are not SO low as in some of the
neighborins mills.
There was h airing before Judge White
house at the court house ia Augusta Thursday,
on a Haliowell divorce case. According to
the evidence Mr.. Mcclure had been unable 10
sleep iu his bed for Fl teen years. that during
this time he had slept on a lounge in the
kitchen during cold weather and in the stable
when the weather would allow; that the wife
had used abusive aud offensive language
towards him aud once pelted him with stones
and other missiles. The defense was that the
lbellant had cruelty abused his wife aud had
not been faithful to his marriage VOWS.
HOLLIS.
Joseph Locke, an aged and respected citizen
OF Hollis, DIED at his residence in that place on
Tuesday morning, at the age of SO years and
months. de was swell known farmer aud
cattle dealer, and has always lived on the
place and III the same house where his death
occurred.
Capt. joseph T. Mason ldied Thursday from
the effects of two pot oDs of Paris green taken
about breakfast time. Captain Mason was
known in early iifs as a student and scholar.
He was student in Bowdoin College and
subse quently followed the sea and became a
successful tbipmaster. He had charge of the
fine ship Arclurus and others. He retired
flo n the some years si0cs with comforta.
BILE property. He has taught numerous schools
and for years has been one of the school COM
mittee. De was an active member OF Rev.
MIR. Lockwood's (Union Congregational
Church and esteemed for his talents and in
t4grity. The community, as we'll as the
at the tragical termination OF an useful life.
x. w.
LEWISTON.
The biggest shipment of shoes ever made
from the Auburn and Lewiston factories was
made Wednesday. II Was 1910 cases.
PARIS.
Mr.. James T. Clark of Paris died in Wash
lnRton, ID. O., Wednesday. Mr.. Clark had
oeen ID failing health for nearly two years,
and Was in Washington on his way to Florida,
where he was TO spend the winter with his
daughter, Mrs. Thomas NJ. Crocker. Mr.
Clark mad been active in Republic politics
IN oxford county and the State. For several
years no was deputy sheriff aud ialer of OK
lord county, and was Tor many years an in
spector In ,e custom house iu Portland. AS
sdoh he Was Tor sons years stationed at Dam
villa Junction,